Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 714-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (thin post-war sourcing; battle stars unconfirmed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (thin post-war sourcing; battle stars unconfirmed)
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-711-lst711-pkt-714-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-711 (NHHC ship-history page - construction, sponsor, Pacific operations, occupation duty, transfer to Army, striking, battle stars) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative (three paragraphs)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 28 May 1944 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 3 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret C. Harris; commissioned 28 July 1944. WWII Asiatic-Pacific operations: Lingayen Gulf landing (January 1945), Mariveles-Corregidor (February 1945), Tarakan Island operation (April-May 1945). Postwar occupation duty in the Far East until mid-July 1946; decommissioned 11 August 1946 and transferred to the United States Army; struck from the Navy list 29 September 1947; earned three battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; the DANFS entry contains no asbestos or material content and makes no statement about disposal beyond the Army transfer. NHHC page is JS-rendered - verified live via Firecrawl extraction 2026-10-02 (raw fetch returns 404 shell).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-711 (10/16/160711) - class assignment, CO list, campaign-award table, occupation-service periods, specifications, disposition line, AWM-captioned photography [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LST-711 page: chronology, campaign table, occupation table, specifications block, photo captions, CO list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LST-542-class tank landing ship; commissioned 28 July 1944, Lt. Francis C. Huntley USNR in command (CO list: Huntley to March 1946; Ltjg Stanley E. Peterson March-July 1946; Ltjg Lawrence J. Remington July-11 August 1946). Campaign-award table: Western New Guinea operation - Morotai landings 15 September 1944; Luzon operation - Mindoro landings 12-18 December 1944 and Lingayen Gulf landing 4-18 January 1945; consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines - Mindoro Island landings 17-23 April 1945. Navy Occupation Service Medal periods: 23 September-25 October 1945; 17 November 1945-15 April 1946; 5-17 July 1946. Decommissioned 11 August 1946 and transferred to U.S. Army; struck 29 September 1947; three battle stars; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Specifications: 328' o.a., 50' beam; 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 11.6 kt; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gears, three 100kW 230V D.C. diesel generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Photography: AWM photos OG2803/OG2807 show LST-711 at Morotai 29 May 1945 loading RAAF vehicles for the Labuan invasion; photo shows her beached at Tarakan c. May 1945; a crewman's log places her at Iwo Jima 6-16 July 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Crew (1944-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- NavSource is a specialist photographic archive, not a primary record; campaign table and occupation dates reflect the official awards record it reproduces. The 'fate unknown' line is superseded by the documented merchant trail (ev-04). NavSource's 'Mindoro Island landings 17-23 April 1945' label and DANFS's 'Mariveles-Corregidor / Tarakan' operation list describe overlapping Southern Philippines and Borneo service differently - reconciled as presented, not adjudicated. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-02
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[4]Christopher J. Martin, 'The Aftermath of Hell,' Marine Corps History (Marine Corps University Press, Winter 2016) - documents 604th QM Graves Registration Company AGRS operations staged aboard LST-711, 1947 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Article body, AGRS search-and-recovery section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull's post-Navy Army service: 'On 15 July 1947, the 1st Platoon, 604th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company (QM GRC), left Hawaii on board USS LST 711 en route to the South Pacific to conduct search-and-recovery operations' for the American Graves Registration Service; the article (based on the unit history) describes 604th QM GRC area searches on Guadalcanal (19-24 October 1947), New Georgia (26 November-1 December 1947), and Bougainville (12-19 December 1947) during this deployment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947
- Population
- 604th QM GRC personnel embarked (1947); Army operating crew
- Limitations
- Names the hull in Army service after the 11 August 1946 Navy transfer; a vessel-history fact with no asbestos or material content. Does not document ship condition or any exposure. Further 604th QM GRC voyages aboard the hull into 1949 rest on specialist secondary compilation (Pacific Wrecks, citing IDPFs) - corroborative detail only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-03
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[5]NavalCoverMuseum (Universal Ship Cancellation Society museum wiki), LST 711 designation history - USS LST-711 -> FOSS-207 -> SANITARY 2; cites Merchant Vessels of the United States 1952, p.193, U.S. Official No. 262259; corroborated by Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society photo catalog (barge FOSS-207, Joe Williamson collection PS1980.1.12.64/.66) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NavalCoverMuseum LST 711 'Ship Name and Designation History'; pugetmaritime.pastperfectonline.com photo records PS1980.1.12.64 and PS1980.1.12.66
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Post-Navy merchant trail for this hull: sold to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle WA (sale date not stated; a secondary compilation gives 1951, then Dillingham Corp. 1969 and Marine Disposal Co. 1970); first U.S. merchant documentation appears in Merchant Vessels of the United States 1952 (published 1 January 1952), p.193, as a barge, U.S.-flagged, Official Number 262259; appears to drop out of documentation around 1973. Later designation SANITARY 2 for Marine Disposal Co., Washington. Museum photograph record confirms a Foss-fleet barge FOSS-207.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- c.1951-c.1973
- Population
- Commercial barge crews (1950s-70s); conversion workers (undocumented)
- Limitations
- The underlying primary record (Merchant Vessels of the United States 1952) was not directly consulted this session - the chain rests on NavalCoverMuseum's transcription plus the museum photo record confirming the barge's existence; treat sale dates and the SANITARY 2 registration detail as partial. No asbestos content; material state after barge conversion is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-04
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[6]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) LST design table (shipscribe.com scan) as carried in the LST-1-class Atlas class profile (lst-1-class.class.json, class-f worktree); NavSource LST-711 specifications (GM 12-567A diesels, Falk gears, diesel generators); era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf); NavSource specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-542-group tank landing ship built in 1944 at a wartime mass-production yard carries the era-standard asbestos-relevant systems for the type: GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. The diesel plant means no boilers and no steam-line lagging pathway - the concentrated steam-system exposure geometry of larger combatants does not apply; whatever asbestos was aboard distributed across machinery, accommodation, and deck-covering applications.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-c.1973
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); Army operating crew and embarked 604th QM GRC personnel (1946-49); commercial conversion and barge crews (1950s-70s)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-711. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution. BuShips design table consulted via the LST-1-class class-profile record, which does not itself state 'asbestos.'
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-05
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[7]U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review Board, Burton v. Old JB LLC f/k/a Jeffboat LLC f/k/a Jeffboat, Incorporated, BRB No. 24-0045 (unpublished, August 2025) - Longshore Act death-benefits claim [court_record]
- Locator
- DOL BRB decision 24-0045, procedural-history and facts sections
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The successor shipyard to this hull's builder generated occupational asbestos-exposure claims in a later era: BRB 24-0045 documents a Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act death claim by the widow of Bennie Burton, a Jeffboat pipefitter/supervisor employed 1964-1995, 'during which time he was allegedly exposed to asbestos, welding fumes, and other toxic substances' (ALJ summary decision for claimant affirmed). Yard lineage: the plant was the former Howard Shipyards property acquired by the Navy in 1942 and operated as Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. (built 123 LSTs during WWII), renamed Jeffboat in 1957, and closed in 2018 (Indiana University archives collection InU-Li-VAD6549; Courier-Journal closure coverage, 20 Apr 2018).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1964-2025
- Population
- Jeffboat yard trades (1964-1995 window)
- Limitations
- Builder-yard context only - documents asbestos-exposure allegations and litigation at the successor yard for a 1964-1995 employment window, NOT 1944 construction-period conditions and NOT this hull. Claim-stage material: the exposure allegation was accepted for compensation purposes via summary decision, not tried. No finding about WWII LST construction. Yard lineage rests on archive-collection and newspaper descriptions, not a primary corporate record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program posture: standing 1975 policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. Program-level context for any WWII Navy hull retained in service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy ships' crews and yard workers (program scope)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; does not name this hull or any LST and establishes nothing about material aboard this vessel. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches - product-page description used; full-text pull remains an open lead (standing defect since BATCH-01).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-07
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[9]Batch-7241 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource 10/16/160711; NavalCoverMuseum; MCU Press article; Pacific Wrecks; Puget Sound Maritime photo catalog; DOL BRB 24-0045; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener opinion + docket sweeps; NVR scope check; NARA deck-log program check; secondary web asbestos sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-711-lst711-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-711 (or its FOSS-207 / SANITARY 2 merchant identities) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion and docket searches for "LST-711" both returned zero results through the authenticated fleet helper. The only open-web 'asbestos' material is generic law-firm listicle content and name collisions with USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711), a destroyer sharing the hull number - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Deck logs (WWII LST logs not in the digitized NARA batches), Jeffersonville Boat & Machine work packages, Army/AGRS operating records, and Foss/Marine Disposal conversion records are undigitized or unlocated leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-08
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[10]historycentral.com 'History of LST - 700 - 750' page - DANFS transcription with a spurious appended sentence ('...he LST 711's final act was to serve as a target vessel in Operation Crossroads'); corrected against NHHC DANFS original, NavSource occupation-service record, and MCU Press AGRS documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- historycentral.com/navy/patrol/26.html, LST-711 entry (verified live via Firecrawl 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: a circulating web transcription of the DANFS LST-711 entry (historycentral.com) appends a sentence absent from the NHHC original claiming the ship 'serve[d] as a target vessel in Operation Crossroads.' The claim is chronologically impossible - the ship was on Navy occupation service in the Far East through 17 July 1946 (NavSource awards record) while the Crossroads Able and Baker shots ran 1 and 25 July 1946 at Bikini; she was decommissioned 11 August 1946, served AGRS recovery expeditions in 1947-49 (MCU Press), and was documented as a commercial barge into the 1970s (merchant register).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1946 (claimed event); 2026-10-02 (verification)
- Limitations
- Correction documents the transcription error only; the historycentral entry otherwise matches DANFS verbatim. Root cause of the injection unknown - the same page's adjacent hull entries carry no comparable insertions. The false claim should not propagate into any downstream record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-711-lst711-09