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 (thin sourcing on honors
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (thin sourcing on honors
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-74-lst74-pkt-718-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-74 entry (verified Wayback capture of official Navy page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, service and disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry states that LST-74 served in the European theater, participated in Convoy UGS-36 in April 1944 and the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944, was decommissioned on 21 December 1945, struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946, sold to Southern Shipwrecking Co. on 22 September 1947, and subsequently scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and embarked personnel; Southern Shipwrecking Co. workers
- Limitations
- DANFS establishes service and disposition, not shipboard materials, asbestos removal, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-74-lst74-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, Tank Landing Ship LST-74 [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, history bullets, specifications, and commanding-officer sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The live NavSource hull page records LST-74's construction and commissioning, European operations, decommissioning, striking, sale and scrapping, two battle stars, a complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted, troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted, and the diesel propulsion specifications.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Ship's company, embarked troops, engineering crew, and later shipyard workers
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource and the exact navsource.net URL was live-verified. Its specifications do not establish that any insulation, gasket, packing, covering, or friction material aboard this hull contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-74-lst74-03
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[4]NAVSEA, S9086-BS-STM-010, Readiness and Care of Inactive Ships, section 050-7.2.7 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section 050-7.2.7, Handling and Removal of Asbestos Materials
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NAVSEA's inactive-ship technical manual states that past naval shipbuilding programs used asbestos materials in shipboard installations such as thermal insulation and deck tile, and addresses installed insulation and asbestos-containing gaskets, packing, and stores. This provides Navy program and era context relevant to a World War II diesel landing ship but does not identify LST-74.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2005 manual describing past naval shipbuilding programs
- Population
- Navy inactive-ship personnel and contractors; era/program context
- Limitations
- Program-level technical guidance issued after LST-74 was scrapped; it does not prove presence, absence, quantity, condition, or removal history aboard this hull and does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-74-lst74-04
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review describes Navy efforts to protect shipyard workers from asbestos exposure, including the Navy's policy of removing damaged insulation or insulation removed during repairs and later selectively replacing asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. The review is fleet/program context and post-dates LST-74's 1947 scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers
- Limitations
- The review concerns Navy shipyards and policies after this hull's disposal; it does not identify LST-74, any material aboard it, or any person's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-74-lst74-05
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[6]Batch-7272 source review and search ledger: NHHC DANFS, NavSource, NAVSEA, GAO, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-74-lst74-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the authoritative sources reviewed: the official DANFS entry and live NavSource page contain no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or named material finding for LST-74. The required authenticated CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull sweep was attempted through the fleet helper but was blocked by the shared pacing limiter before any result response; no litigation result is inferred.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because the fleet limiter did not yield a slot during the session; state-court and unindexed records are also outside the search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-74-lst74-06
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-74 entry (verified Wayback capture of official Navy page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry states that LST-74 was laid down on 1 January 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 31 March 1943; and commissioned on 15 June 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. construction workers and initial Navy crew
- Limitations
- The current NHHC URL returned 404 on direct verification; this citation uses a verified 2024 Wayback capture of the official Navy page and is labeled archived. This row establishes construction milestones only; it does not establish asbestos content, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-74-lst74-01