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-739-lst739-pkt-718-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, LST-739 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 88, table entry for LST-739; table headings 'Begin Date' and 'End Date'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA's Special List #44 records LST-739 with a Begin Date of 15 May 1944 and an End Date of 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship administrative records
- Limitations
- The list's columns are administrative begin/end dates, not a complete construction or commissioning history. It does not establish the builder, exact commissioning ceremony, decommissioning date, asbestos content, or final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-739-lst739-01
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[3]NHHC, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- PDF/text page 59, LST Group 46, LST Division 92
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1 May 1945 U.S. Pacific Fleet organization lists LST 739 in LST Division 92, LST Group 46, under Lt. M. U. Sarezky, USNR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Pacific Fleet personnel and landing-ship organization
- Limitations
- This is an administrative organization record for one date, not a full operational history. It does not establish asbestos exposure, material composition, crew size, or later disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-739-lst739-02
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[4]Seventh Amphibious Force, Annex C, Ormoc Operation task organization, 7 December 1944 (NARA/NHHC-hosted archival copy) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Annex C, task organization sheet 18, TU 78.3.4 Heavy Transport Unit
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Ormoc Operation task organization dated 7 December 1944 lists LST 739 in the Heavy Transport Unit of the operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-12-07
- Population
- Seventh Amphibious Force; ship's company and embarked transport personnel
- Limitations
- This identifies an operational assignment on the cited date only. It does not describe the ship's construction materials, asbestos, individual exposure, or the outcome of any claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-739-lst739-03
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[5]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-739 record [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Vessel detail page, characteristics, Fate, Historical Narrative, and Vessel Name History sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies the vessel as LST-739, a military LST tank landing ship, and records its fate as 'Sold - No Further Info'; the page states that no historical narrative is available.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- accessed 2026-10-03
- Population
- MARAD vessel-history records
- Limitations
- MARAD's record is incomplete: it supplies no verified build year, shipyard, dimensions, service chronology, asbestos information, or post-sale location. 'No further info' is a database limitation, not proof that the vessel was destroyed or that no records exist elsewhere.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-739-lst739-04
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[6]Batch-7271 authoritative-source sweep: NHHC/DANFS, NARA, MARAD, NPS, NVR, and official museum/archive searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lst-739-lst739-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or other authoritative document identifying asbestos aboard LST-739 was located in the sources searched.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A negative public-source result does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Firecrawl was unavailable because its MCP reported a multi-hour quota exhaustion; the direct-source fallback was used. CourtListener was not completed because the fleet pacing limiter reported its request budget spent; no litigation conclusion is drawn from that incomplete sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-739-lst739-05