Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 717-packet.md (3 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-73-lst73-pkt-717-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'LST-73' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (published 2015-08-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-73 entry, full entry (single paragraph)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented build and service record for this hull: laid down 10 December 1942 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 29 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Bertha L. Johnston; commissioned 8 June 1943. Assigned to the European theater; participated in the Normandy invasion 6-25 June 1944. Assigned to occupation duty in the Far East in fall 1945. Decommissioned 13 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 10 June 1947; sold 31 March 1948 to Kaiser Co. Inc., Seattle, Wash., for scrapping. Earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Ship's company 1943-1946 (service-era population only)
- Limitations
- Service-history record only: DANFS contains no asbestos, material, survey, or crew-exposure information. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim; documents only the hull's existence, builder, and operational timeline.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-01
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[3]Imperial War Museums collection object 1060019406, film A70 28-2, 'Casualties from Normandy Invasion Beaches Return to the UK (Part 1)', Army Film and Photographic Unit, production date 1944-06-07 [museum_official]
- Locator
- IWM object page, Object description and Object details sections (catalogue no. A70 28-2)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official British archival film record documents this hull in the Normandy casualty-evacuation role: 'US Navy LST 73 arrives at Elson Hardway in Gosport with a cargo of British army casualties from Gold Beach,' wounded transferred ashore to waiting Austin K2 ambulances. IWM object record associates the film with 'United States Navy & LST 73' and Operation Neptune; production date 1944-06-07, the day after D-Day.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked casualties/medical personnel, June 1944
- Limitations
- Archival footage establishes the ship's presence and casualty-evacuation tasking at Gosport on 1944-06-07; contains no asbestos or material information. Film is a visual/curatorial record, not an engineering document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-02
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[4]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-73 record (Detail/9484) incl. vessel status card image 43V_01.png [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD vessel history Detail/9484, Status Cards tab, card image https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/43V_01.png
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Maritime Administration's vessel status card for 'LST 73' records the hull in the Navy Surplus account, operator line 'Kaiser Company, Inc.', delivery date 3/31/48 - corroborating the DANFS-documented 31 March 1948 sale to Kaiser Co. Inc. for scrapping. MARAD database entry lists fate as 'Sold - No Further Info.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1947-1948
- Population
- Scrapping-yard workforce (Kaiser Co., Seattle, 1948) - downstream population only
- Limitations
- Disposal-record corroboration only; the status card documents sale/delivery, not the scrapping process, site conditions, or any materials aboard. Card's handwritten 'Date Allocated' pool annotation is not fully legible in the scan and is not relied on here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-03
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[5]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-73 page (compiled from US Naval Historical Center and crew-submitted records; last updated 2020-12-24) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LST-73 page: awards/campaign section, flotilla listing, specifications table, photo caption table, commanding officers table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Compiled hull record supplying operational detail beyond DANFS: Pacific assignment to LST Flotilla Thirty-Six, LST Group One Hundred Seven, LST Division Two Hundred-Fourteen; Far East occupation service 19 October to 6 November 1945; five-officer commanding roster (LT Wilfred K. Bradbury USNR at commissioning through ENS Stanley J. Cumberpatch at decommissioning); specification table (13 officers/104 enlisted; 16 officers/147 enlisted troop accommodations; 2 x GM 12-567A diesels); photo caption identifying LST-73 in the foreground of US Army Signal Corps photo SC 190462 carrying 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division troops toward France on D-Day.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Ship's company 1943-1946; embarked troops
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-compiled secondary archive, not an official repository; figures and captions are sourced from official records but are not themselves primary documents. Complement figure (104 enlisted) differs from the BuShips class figure (106) - see gaps. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-04
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[6]Naval History and Heritage Command, official photograph record SC 190462, Normandy Invasion, June 1944 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC photo page, Description and Catalog # SC 190462 fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NHHC photograph record identifies this hull on D-Day: 'Landing ships (with USS LST-73 in the foreground), carrying troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, move toward the north coast of France on D-Day, 6 June 1944. They are protected against low-flying enemy aircraft by gas-filled balloons. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-06-06
- Population
- 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division troops; ship's company
- Limitations
- The official photo description verifies the vessel's identification and D-Day movement only. It does not identify onboard materials, asbestos, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-05
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[7]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers (logbook coverage index) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List No. 44 PDF, LST-73 row (coverage 6/1/1943-6/30/1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44 indexes LST-73 with logbook coverage from 1 June 1943 through 30 June 1945 - an archival lead covering this hull's commissioning and entire wartime service; the underlying deck logs are the primary document for any future material or personnel-event research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and wartime operations
- Limitations
- The index confirms logbook coverage dates, not the contents of the logs. No logbook volume was retrieved and this row makes no asbestos or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-06
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[8]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (January 1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table and roster section
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST-1-group hull: the BuShips 1945 design table documents the class machinery plant as 2 x General Motors 12-567A diesels (~1,700 shp, Falk reduction gears) - no boilers or steam system. Asbestos-relevant applications for the type concentrate in diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, machinery gaskets and packing, deck coverings, bulkhead/accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings - product categories of the 1942-45 era commonly manufactured with asbestos fiber.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (construction/era); 1945 (document)
- Population
- Shipyard construction trades (Jeffersonville, 1942-43); engine-room and maintenance ratings (service era)
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation plus era inference - the BuShips table names no asbestos materials and does not name this hull; no material schedule for LST-73 has been located. The diesel plant eliminates the boiler/steam-lagging pathway typical of larger combatants but does not establish the presence or absence of asbestos-containing insulation elsewhere aboard. Does not establish quantity, condition, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-07
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[9]U.S. EPA HERO catalog: Rushworth, D.H., 'The Navy and asbestos thermal insulation,' Naval Engineers Journal 117(2):35-48 (2005), DOI 10.1111/j.1559-3584.2005.tb00336.x (peer-reviewed) [other_primary]
- Locator
- EPA HERO reference 3584926, abstract field
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed Navy engineering literature, cataloged in EPA HERO, establishes the era context for this 1943-built naval hull: asbestos was used in U.S. Navy shipboard pipe and machinery thermal insulation and in many other shipboard products, and thermal insulation was the most likely shipboard exposure source because the materials were 'dry, friable, and easily accessible'; the article describes the evolution of thermal-insulation systems in WWII and post-WWII ships.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1948 (hull era); 2005 (publication)
- Population
- 1942-43 shipyard trades; engineering crew and maintenance workers
- Limitations
- General Navy and class/design context, not a ship-specific material finding - the cataloged article does not name LST-73 or the LST class and does not establish period installation, presence, absence, quantity, condition, removal history, individual exposure, or causation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-08
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[10]Batch-7261 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC; NHHC photo record; NavSource; IWM collection; NARA Special List 44; MARAD Vessel History Database; EPA HERO; Naval Vessel Register; shipscribe BuShips SDB1945; live-web asbestos/litigation search; shipyards.json builder lookup [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-73-lst73-01 through sl-uss-lst-73-lst73-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located in searched public sources: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material schedule naming LST-73. Only generic law-firm 'Navy ships asbestos' listicles surface, none naming this hull and all excluded by source policy. The litigation sweep is an access gap, not a negative result: CourtListener was unreachable this session under fleet pacing (see ledger sl-12).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-consistent materials were standard in 1942-45 naval construction. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener search was blocked by fleet pacing at research time, so 'no case found' is NOT asserted - it is an unsearched repository, disclosed as an access gap.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-73-lst73-09