Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 714-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-71-lst71-pkt-714-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-71 (archived copy; live NHHC URL returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-71 entry, construction and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS entry identifies LST-71 as laid down on 27 November 1942 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 27 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Lew Murphy; and commissioned on 9 June 1943. It records Pacific service including Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and Okinawa, decommissioning on 25 March 1946, striking on 8 May 1946, and sale on 23 January 1948 to Atlantic & Pacific Packing Co. for conversion to merchant service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Shipyard construction personnel and Navy/Coast Guard-manned crew
- Limitations
- Archived copy of the official NHHC DANFS page because the live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 at research time. DANFS establishes history and disposition through the 1948 sale, not asbestos content, present condition, final fate, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-71-lst71-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-71 [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LST-71 page: history, campaigns, awards, and final-disposition sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-71 page identifies this hull as an LST-1-class tank landing ship and lists the same construction, commissioning, decommissioning, striking, and 23 January 1948 sale milestones. It records three World War II battle stars and states that the vessel was sold for conversion to merchant service, with final disposition unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Navy/Coast Guard-manned crew and later merchant-conversion personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival/photo reference and corroborates identity and milestones; it does not provide a hull-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or present-day location. Its 'final disposition, fate unknown' wording is adopted without inferring a later outcome.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-71-lst71-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-71 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LST-71 page: Specifications, Complement, Troop Accommodations, and Propulsion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource lists the ship-specific specifications as 1,625 tons light displacement; 328 feet overall; 50-foot beam; 11.6-knot trial speed; complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted personnel; troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted personnel; and cargo capacity varying by mission. It lists two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, Falk main reduction gears, two propellers, twin rudders, and 1,700 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Crew, embarked troops, and engineering personnel
- Limitations
- The specification page reports ship/class data but does not identify insulation, gaskets, packing, deck covering, or any other asbestos-containing product. Propulsion type alone is not treated as asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-71-lst71-03
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[5]LST-71 source review and batch search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lst-71-lst71-01 through sl-uss-lst-71-lst71-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the official DANFS entry, the NavSource LST-71 archive page, or the CourtListener search attempt. No asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, asbestos-product inventory, or adjudicated exposure finding naming this hull was verified in the reviewed public material.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number requests were blocked by the fleet pacing guard before results were returned; the litigation component is therefore incomplete. The sources reviewed do not establish present material condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-71-lst71-04
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[6]NHHC DANFS LST-71 (archived copy), considered with the LST-1-class identity stated by NavSource [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS construction record; NavSource LST-1-class designation
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The record is classified as class_or_era rather than ship_specific for asbestos: LST-71 was a World War II LST-1-class vessel, but no authoritative hull-level material record was located that identifies asbestos aboard this ship. No asbestos product is carried in product_normalized.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- World War II construction trades and shipboard personnel (context only)
- Limitations
- Class and construction era establish context only; they do not prove that asbestos was installed on this hull. No inference is made from diesel propulsion, ship type, construction date, or generic wartime shipbuilding practice.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-71-lst71-05