Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 716-packet.md (5 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: UNVERIFIABLE
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-725-lst725-pkt-716-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-725 - construction, sponsor, commissioning, Iwo Jima/Okinawa campaigns, decommissioning, disposal, battle stars (live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text (single-paragraph short entry, published 2015-08-03)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS verbatim): laid down 29 July 1944 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 2 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gladys D. Ogden; commissioned 25 September 1944. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and of Okinawa Gunto April through June 1945. Returned to the United States; decommissioned 1 May 1946; struck from the Navy list 3 July 1946; sold to the Southern Shipwrecking Co., of New Orleans, La., 11 December 1947 for scrapping. Earned two battle stars for World War II.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Jeffboat construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS does not give campaign sub-dates (Iwo 20-25 Feb; Okinawa 1 Apr-10 Jun come from NavSource's campaign table), does not name the commissioning CO, and does not state the yard's corporate lineage (from NIOSH Jeffboat history, ev-04). Live NHHC page verified fetching this session - unlike the BATCH-01-era 404s.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-725 (LST-542 class) - designation timeline, commanding officers, flotilla/group/division assignments, campaign dates, awards, specifications, disposal (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160725.htm header block, commanding-officer table, campaign/awards tables, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LST-542 class; laid down 29 July 1944, launched 2 September 1944, commissioned USS LST-725 25 September 1944, Lt. Davisso A. Benson Jr. USNR in command. Assignments: LST Flotilla 21 (Capt. W. H. Brereton USN), LST Group 62 (Cdr. W. M. Gullett USN), LST Division 123. Campaigns: Iwo Jima operation, assault and occupation, 20-25 February 1945; Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation, 1 April-10 June 1945. Awards: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima 20-25 Feb 1945); Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2); Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp (23 Sep-10 Oct 1945 and 10-20 Dec 1945). CO roster: Benson (Sep-Dec 1944); Lt.(jg) Clifford Reuman USNR (Dec 1944-Mar 1946); Lt.(jg) Robert E. Davison USNR (Mar-1 May 1946). Decommissioned 1 May 1946; struck from the Naval Register 3 July 1946; sold for scrapping 11 December 1947 to Southern Shipwrecking Co., New Orleans, LA. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328' oa; 50' beam; 11.6 kt; 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 2 propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders, 3 x diesel-drive 100 kW 230V DC ship's service generators; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted; troops 16 officers/147 enlisted; 2 LCVP.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Jeffboat construction trades (1944); crew ~117 + embarked ~163 (1944-46); shipbreakers, Southern Shipwrecking Co., New Orleans (1947-48)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its dates track DANFS here (all milestones agree). Division assignment (123) differs from the NHHC 1 May 1945 order of battle (Division 124) - see ev-03 and gaps. One photo caption dates a pontoon-causeway image 'circa September 1943', impossible for a hull launched September 1944 - carried in ev-09. Contains no asbestos content; the 1947-48 breakup predates modern ACM-handling regulation and no hazmat record was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-02
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[4]NHHC, U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (online reading room) - LST-725 listed under LST Division 124, Lt. (jg) C. Reuman USNR commanding [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC online reading room, 'U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945', LST Division 124 section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's official order of battle at 1 May 1945 places this hull in LST Flotilla Twenty-One (Capt. W. H. Brereton), LST Group Sixty-Two (Comdr. W. M. Gullett), LST Division One Hundred Twenty-Four - 'LST 725, Lt. (jg) C. Reuman (USNR)' - alongside LSTs 726, 939, 940, and 945 in the Division 124 listing (Division 123 of the same group carried LSTs 598, 599, 641, 642, 723, 724). Corroborates NavSource's flotilla and group assignments and Reuman's command (NavSource: Dec 1944-Mar 1946); differs on the division number.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Crew under Lt.(jg) Reuman, 1 May 1945
- Limitations
- Single-date organizational snapshot; the order of battle confirms Flotilla 21 and Group 62 but places the hull in Division 124 where NavSource lists Division 123 - wartime reassignment or secondary-source slip, unresolved (see gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-03
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[5]NIOSH Preliminary Survey Report EPHB 229-11a, Pre-Intervention Quantitative Risk Factor Analysis for Ship Construction Processes at Jeffboat LLC, Jeffersonville, Indiana (Nov 2000; surveyed Nov 1999) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NIOSH EPHB 229-11a, 'Plant Description' section (Introduction); full text extracted 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Government documentation of this hull's builder: NIOSH's plant description states the Jeffersonville yard has operated at its present Ohio River site since 1939 - 'initially known as the Howard Ship Yards, then as the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, or Jeffboat, making 123 landing craft, 26 submarine chasers, and hundreds of other vessels for the U.S. Navy during World War II.' Confirms the DANFS builder identity and the yard's WWII naval production; by 1999 the yard's primary products were barges, towboats, and an occasional paddlewheeler.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1999-2000 (survey); 1939-1945 (historical narrative)
- Population
- Jeffboat construction trades (1939-1999 documented span; WWII naval production)
- Limitations
- Yard-level history inside an ergonomics risk-factor survey of modern (1999) barge construction - NOT an asbestos survey and contains no asbestos content whatsoever (zero mentions in full text). Documents builder identity and WWII production only; does not establish materials or conditions aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-04
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[6]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table + roster (shipscribe.com scan; cited via class profile lst-1-class verification 2026-09-16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table + roster section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- BuShips official design data for the LST-542 design group (hull blocks LST542-931): 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t light / ~4,080 t trial, 11.6 kt, 2 x General Motors 12-567A diesels 1,700 shp, accommodations 13 officers/106 enlisted - the authoritative class machinery source; matches this hull's NavSource specifications (diesel plant, no boilers).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Class design data, not a hull record: establishes the standard LST-542-group plant and dimensions, not this hull's as-built material content. BuShips enlisted figure (106) differs from NavSource's hull page (104) - see gaps. Roster text layer carries transfer/loss/cancellation annotations per the class profile's prior verification; not re-extracted line-by-line for this hull this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-05
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[7]Era inference built on: DANFS/NavSource milestones (1944 construction, diesel LST-542 class); BuShips SDB v2 machinery data (ev-05); NIOSH Jeffboat yard documentation (ev-04); era amphibious-ship construction practice (consolidated, per class profile lst-1-class) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB v2 LST design data; NavSource specifications; class profile consolidated inference
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered tank landing ship built in 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. As a diesel hull she carried no boilers and no steam plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, narrowing but not eliminating the exposure surface; the class's enclosed tank-deck/engine-room volume concentrates whatever insulation was installed.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Jeffboat construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops transiting insulated spaces; Southern Shipwrecking breakers (1947-48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-725. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-06
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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, Highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's asbestos-protection efforts: the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for repairs, modified in 1979 to include selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - documenting Navy-wide asbestos insulation use across the era that covers this hull's 1944 construction (she was already scrapped before the policy period began).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - not Jeffboat. Product page and highlights verified live via firecrawl this session (2026-10-02); full 26-page report linked but not extracted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-07
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[9]Batch-7256 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource live page; NHHC Pacific Fleet order of battle; NVR; NIOSH Jeffboat report; BuShips SDB v2; GAO; CourtListener opinion index (quoted, zero); RECAP docket index (not completed - fleet pacing); NARA catalog lead; secondary web litigation/asbestos sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-725-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-725 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion search on the quoted string "LST-725" returned zero hits; the unquoted form returned 108 hits, all name collisions on reporter-citation strings, none naming the ship. The RECAP docket-index search was not completed this session (fleet-wide pacing budget exhausted; logged pending). Secondary sweeps surfaced only excluded marketing sources - including a class-level 'LST 542' page asserting boiler-room and steam-pipe asbestos for a diesel class that carried no boilers.
- 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 - and the RECAP docket index remains a genuine open gap (pacing, not run). Deck logs (RG 24), builder work packages, and any scrapping-contract records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-08
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[10]NavSource LST-725 photo captions vs DANFS milestones (cross-check); NHHC 1 May 1945 order of battle vs NavSource division listing [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 160725 photo-caption block; NHHC 'U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: a NavSource-contributed photo captions this hull 'moored to a pontoon causeway somewhere in the Pacific, circa September 1943' - an impossible date, since the hull was not laid down until 29 July 1944 and not launched until 2 September 1944; the caption almost certainly intends circa September 1945 (the period matching her first occupation-service window, 23 Sep-10 Oct 1945). Separately, NavSource assigns her to LST Division 123 while the NHHC order of battle of 1 May 1945 places her in LST Division 124 - a wartime reassignment or a secondary-source slip, unresolved.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (caption window)
- Limitations
- Corrects caption/assignment data, not a material or asbestos claim. The '1945' correction is itself inference (the donor's caption is the only date offered); the division discrepancy is logged in gaps rather than resolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-725-09