Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
-
[1]research packet 717-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-732-lst732-pkt-717-packet-md
-
[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "LST-732" (archived; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Single-paragraph ship history; construction and postwar-disposition sentences
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records that LST-732 was laid down at Pittsburgh by Dravo Corporation on 5 January 1944, launched on 19 February 1944, commissioned on 10 April 1944, performed postwar occupation duty in the Far East and service in China until early June 1946, was decommissioned on 7 June 1946, transferred to the Department of State for disposal, and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This historical entry does not identify asbestos-containing material, describe machinery or insulation, establish present condition, or establish individual exposure or causation. The original live NHHC page was unavailable at verification time; the citation is explicitly archived.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-732-lst732-01
-
[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Table row: LST-732; dates 4/10/1944 and 6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44 lists USS LST-732 deck-log coverage beginning 10 April 1944 and ending 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This finding identifies log coverage only. The underlying logs were not retrieved in this batch and the list contains no asbestos, material, exposure, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-732-lst732-02
-
[4]In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), No. 1:16-cv-02459-JKB, Document 187 (D. Md. Sept. 29, 2016) [court_record]
- Locator
- Document 187, PDF page 6 of 14; discussion of Navy specifications and thermal insulation
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A federal court record recounts expert evidence that, during World War II and the postwar era, the vast majority of thermal insulating materials used aboard Navy vessels contained asbestos, and describes asbestos materials as used pursuant to Navy specifications. This is general Navy-era context only.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a court record's account of expert evidence in unrelated litigation, not a finding about LST-732, the LST-542 class, a particular component, or a construction specification. It cannot establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, quantity, condition, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-732-lst732-03
-
[5]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search, type=opinion, exact query "USS LST-732"; 0 results [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper output: count 0, next null, previous null
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener v4 opinion search for the exact name "USS LST-732" returned zero results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a negative result for one exact-name opinion query only. It does not establish that no asbestos claim, docket, pleading, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment exists. The docket query was paced out and hull-number queries were not sent, as logged in the search ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-732-lst732-04