Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 715-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-719-lst719-pkt-715-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-719 (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-02) - construction, sponsor, commissioning, Pacific operations, occupation/China service, decommissioning, disposal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry narrative (entire entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'LST-719 was laid down on 24 June 1944 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 8 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Mary L. Mattingly; and commissioned on 31 August 1944, Lt. J. H. Ingram in command.' Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; operations listed: Palawan Island landings (March 1945) and Mindanao Island landings (April and May 1945). Postwar occupation duty in the Far East and China service until mid-February 1946; returned to the United States; decommissioned 12 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 14 March 1947; sold 4 November 1947 to Moore Drydock Co. of Oakland, Calif., and subsequently scrapped. Earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (16 officers/147 enlisted capacity)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS names Lt. J. H. Ingram at commissioning while NavSource's CO table names LT. Frank A. Kavorinos, USNR - conflict unresolved (see gaps). DANFS 'Mindanao Island landings' vs NavSource 'Visayan Island landings' for the April-May 1945 operations is a campaign-naming variance, not a date conflict (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-719 (live page, verified 2026-10-02) - timeline, specifications, campaign table, awards, commanding-officer table, disposal [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160719.htm - header block, campaign/occupation tables, specifications block, CO table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LST-542 class; laid down 24 June 1944 at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN; launched 8 August 1944; commissioned USS LST-719, 31 August 1944, LT. Frank A. Kavorinos, USNR in command. Campaign table (Consolidation and Capture of the Southern Philippines): Palawan Island landings 1-2 March 1945; Visayan Island landings 17-23 April and 10-16 May 1945. Postwar periods: Navy Occupation Service 6 November-15 December 1945 and 16 December 1945-13 February 1946; China Service Medal (extended) 16 December 1945-13 February 1946. Decommissioned 12 July 1946; struck from the Naval Register 14 March 1947; sold for scrapping 4 November 1947 to Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA. One battle star. Awards shown: China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal (1). Call sign NFTK. CO table: Kavorinos (31 Aug 1944-14 Jun 1945), Ingram (14 Jun 1945-23 Nov 1945), Swanstrom LTjg USN (23 Nov 1945-12 Jul 1946). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328' oa; 50' beam; 11.6 kts trial; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; ultimate armament design 2 twin 40mm + 4 single 40mm + 12 single 20mm; propulsion two GM 12-567A diesels (900 hp each), Falk main reduction gears, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230V DC generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Crew (1944-46); occupation/China service period; Moore Drydock scrapping trades (1947-48)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates here cross-check against DANFS and agree on all milestones. CO table (courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves) conflicts with DANFS on the commissioning commanding officer (see gaps). The specifications and armament block is class-typical LST-542 data ('varied with availability'), not a hull-verified outfit list. No asbestos content; 'no images' of this hull held.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-02
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[4]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (diesel LST-542 plant); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 LST design table (via lst-1-class class profile, class-f worktree); class-file era applications analysis (ev-lst-1-class-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; class-file ev-lst-1-class-03 (class-f worktree, lst-1-class.class.json)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-542-class tank landing ship built in 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. With no steam plant, the boiler/turbine lagging pathway does not apply; era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard an LST of this period were GM diesel engine and exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); Moore Drydock scrapping trades (1947-48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-719. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-03
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[5]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 that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1944) and service era (1944-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era coverage 1944-46
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed in prior batch sessions) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-04
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[6]Fleischer, W.E., Drinker, P. et al., 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28(1):9-16 (1946) (USMC-commissioned survey); W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust California Site List (Sep. 2020): MOORE DRY DOCK-OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST), Exposure Level H - both via Atlas shipyards.json yard record moore-dry-dock-oakland [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json yard_id moore-dry-dock-oakland (evidence rows ev-moore-dry-dock-oakland-fleischer-1946, -simons-trust-2020); DANFS disposal line
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The yard that scrapped this hull is a documented asbestos site: DANFS/NavSource record the sale of LST-719 on 4 November 1947 to Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA, 'subsequently scrapped.' The Atlas yard record for Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland documents amosite pipe covering (block and felt), asbestos boiler block insulation, asbestos gaskets, asbestos millboard, and asbestos deck covering - on the strength of the USMC-commissioned Fleischer-Drinker 1946 industrial-hygiene survey of Navy-contract yards and the W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust's Exposure Level H (High) site listing for Moore Dry Dock-Oakland.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947-1948 (disposal); 1946/2020 (yard documentation)
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock scrapping/shipbreaking trades (1947-48)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: no source names LST-719 in connection with asbestos, and no record describes ACM handling during this hull's 1947-48 breakup (pre-regulation era). The Fleischer-Drinker survey covered multiple Navy contract yards as a group; Moore-specific dust data not separately published. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, or quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 searches (authenticated, via fleet pacing helper) - opinion and RECAP docket indexes [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-719-04 through -09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation sweep for this hull: all opinion-index variants returned 0 results - '"LST-719"', '"USS LST-719"', and '"LST 719"' (exact-phrase); an unquoted 'LST-719' opinion search returned 93 results that are all name collisions on token '719' (e.g., Swint v. Alphonse, Ga. Ct. App. 2018; American Atheists v. Port Authority, 2d Cir. 2014) - none vessel-related. Docket-index search '"USS LST-719"' returned 0 results. No qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS LST-719 located.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Opinion-index coverage is complete for this hull's name forms; docket-index coverage is partial - '"LST-719"' and '"LST 719"' type=r variants remained blocked by fleet pacing (helper-reported 429, ~114/hr shared) at session end, logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Class-level context: the LST-1-class profile's 'USS LST' sweep found no asbestos docket naming any specific LST hull (only an incidental mention inside a scanned Navy reunion notice, Gitto v. A.W. Chesterton, S.D.N.Y. 1:07-cv-04771). RECAP coverage of WWII-era/older dockets is inherently thin.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-06
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[8]USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc., LST Photograph Collection, Object ID 2010.171.1 - 'LST-719' (print, photographic; live-verified 2026-10-02); plus NARA RG 24 deck-log lead (not digitized) [museum_official]
- Locator
- lst325.info virtualExhibit record 2010.171.1; catalog.archives.gov search attempt 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The USS LST Ship Memorial holds photograph 2010.171.1 of this hull - 'a photo of the LST-719 near an unknown coastline during service in or just after World War II.' NARA deck logs for LST-719 (RG 24, WWII-era) were not located in digitized public sources; the catalog interface is JS-rendered and its full-text tokenization of 'LST-719' returns unusable noise (94,907 loose hits). Both are open archival leads for hull-level records.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (photo subject period)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: a photo establishes appearance, not materials or work performed. Deck logs - the likeliest hull-level primary record - are undigitized; no NAID identified. No asbestos content in either lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-07
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[9]Batch-7249 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource live page; NVR (no entry); CourtListener via fleet pacing helper; USS LST Ship Memorial virtual exhibit; NARA catalog attempt; NIOSH survey-reports index; shipyards.json cross-check; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-719-01 through -14
- 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-719 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CAVEAT: CourtListener docket-index coverage is partial - two quoted docket variants remained blocked by fleet pacing at session end (opinion-index coverage is complete at zero hits). Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing content for LSTs generally (mesotheliomasymptoms.com and similar listicles asserting asbestos aboard without primary sourcing) - 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 - the 1944 construction era and the documented-asbestos scrapping yard are consistent with era materials. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-719-08