Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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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-738-lst738-pkt-718-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-738 entry (live official URL unavailable; verified transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS transcription, service and disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The DANFS entry states that LST-738 served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater, participated in the Leyte landings in October 1944 and the Mindoro landings in December 1944, was lost in action to a Japanese aerial attack off Mindoro on 15 December 1944, was sunk by guns of the invasion fleet, and was struck from the Navy list on 19 January 1945; it earned two battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew, embarked Army personnel, and rescue/attack forces
- Limitations
- The transcription records service and loss, not the composition of materials aboard the hull or any individual exposure. It does not establish whether the wreck was salvaged or what materials remained after sinking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-738-lst738-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-738 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page: heading, history bullets, awards, specifications, and propulsion sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource identifies LST-738 as an LST-542-class tank landing ship and records its construction, commissioning, Leyte and Mindoro operations, loss to enemy action on 15 December 1944, striking on 19 January 1945, complement and troop accommodations, and diesel propulsion specifications.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company, embarked troops, and construction/maintenance workers
- Limitations
- The exact NavSource URL returned HTTP 200 and was read in full at research time. Its class specifications do not establish that any particular insulation, gasket, packing, cable, covering, or friction material aboard LST-738 contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-738-lst738-03
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[4]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 52, LST-738 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44 lists LST-738 with Navy logbook coverage from 14 May 1944 through 30 November 1944, providing an archival lead for the ship's commissioning and wartime record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- 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-738-lst738-04
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[5]National Archives and Records Administration, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Volumes; Historical Notes sections, including S39 and S48 discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's research guide identifies S39 insulation-and-lagging and S48 piping records as potentially relevant leads for research into asbestos aboard a particular Navy ship, while expressly stating that those record series do not themselves provide direct evidence of asbestos use or presence in Navy ships or components. This supports an archival research path for LST-738 but does not identify asbestos aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- Researchers of U.S. Navy vessels built or operated through 1961
- Limitations
- This is methodological and era context, not a ship-specific material finding. It does not establish asbestos presence, product identity, quantity, condition, removal history, individual exposure, or causation aboard LST-738. Citation type is retained as the schema's available federal-source category; source is NARA, not NPS.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-738-lst738-05
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[6]Batch-7270 source review and search ledger: NHHC/DANFS, NavSource, NARA, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-738-lst738-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the authoritative sources reviewed: the DANFS transcription and live NavSource page contain no asbestos, survey, abatement, hazmat, or insulation-material disclosure for LST-738, and NARA's public logbook index provides coverage dates but no asbestos content. The required CourtListener sweep was attempted through the authenticated helper but stopped at the fleet-wide pacing stand-down before a result response.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because the authenticated fleet limiter returned a stand-down after the exact-name opinion request; no anonymous or raw request was made and no litigation conclusion is inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-738-lst738-06
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-738 entry (live official URL unavailable; verified transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS transcription, opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The DANFS entry states that LST-738 was laid down on 20 February 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Dravo Corporation, Neville Island; launched on 1 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John S. Mason; and commissioned on 9 May 1944 under Lieutenant John T. Barnett, USNR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Dravo construction workers and initial Navy crew
- Limitations
- The official NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 during live verification; the cited page is a verbatim transcription of the DANFS entry and is labeled as such. This row establishes identity and construction milestones, not asbestos content, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-738-lst738-01