Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 718-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-736-lst736-pkt-718-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), USS LST-736 entry, transcription hosted by NavSource; live URL verified 2026-10-03 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NavSource page, USS LST-736 history and DANFS section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS-derived ship history identifies LST-736 as laid down at Dravo Corporation's Neville Island yard on 2 February 1944, launched 18 March 1944, and commissioned 2 May 1944. It records World War II service in the Asiatic-Pacific theater, decommissioning on 20 June 1946, striking from the Naval Register on 31 July 1946, and sale for scrapping on 29 May 1948.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- The DANFS text is hosted as a transcription on NavSource because the corresponding live NHHC page could not be retrieved. The dates and service summary do not document asbestos or establish exposure. The sale was for scrapping; the source does not specify the date scrapping was completed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-736-lst736-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF table, LST-736 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives' ship-number logbook list includes LST-736 and records a logbook date range beginning 2 May 1944 and ending 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-05-02 to 1945-06-30
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid identifying logbook coverage, not the deck-log contents themselves. It supports the existence and date range of archival logs but no particular voyage, exposure, or asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-736-lst736-02
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[4]U.S. Naval Academy Nimitz Library, finding aid MS 415, landing-craft action reports collection [museum_official]
- Locator
- MS 415 finding aid, Box 14, Folder 3
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Naval Academy finding aid lists a February 1945 folder titled USS LST-736 (Landing Ship - Tank), describing action at Luzon, Philippines, in Box 14, Folder 3.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-02
- Limitations
- The finding aid describes an archival folder; the underlying report was not reviewed. It is an archival lead and does not establish asbestos, an exposure event, or details beyond the finding aid description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-736-lst736-03
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[5]NavSource USS LST-736 page, reproducing a U.S. Naval Historical Center photograph captioned as USS LST-785, USS LST-736, and USS LST-598 unloading at Okinawa in April 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource photo caption, image of three LSTs unloading at Okinawa
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A photograph credited to the U.S. Naval Historical Center is captioned as showing USS LST-736 unloading at Okinawa in April 1945 with USS LST-785 and USS LST-598.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-04
- Limitations
- The image caption provides a ship identification and setting; the vessel itself is not used here to infer materials, exposure, or conditions. The page is a secondary host for the credited Navy photograph.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-736-lst736-04
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[6]Researcher negative finding based on the sources and searches documented in this batch report and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lst-736-lst736-01 through -07
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or primary-source identification of asbestos aboard USS LST-736 was located in the materials reviewed for this batch; ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A bounded research result, not proof that no such records exist. CourtListener searches were not completed because the required authenticated helper reported the fleet pacing budget momentarily spent. Firecrawl was also unavailable due to exhausted keyless quota. See gaps and search ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-736-lst736-05