Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 719-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (sourcing note
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-747-lst747-pkt-719-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-747 (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-03) - construction, sponsor, commissioning, campaigns, occupation duty, disposal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-747 entry, full narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 2 April 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp., Neville Island; launched 20 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Roy Uncapher; commissioned 15 June 1944. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in the Lingayen Gulf landing in January 1945 and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945. Following the war she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-January 1946; returned to the United States, decommissioned 20 June 1946, struck from the Navy list 31 July 1946; sold 21 May 1948 to the Bethlehem Steel Co., of Bethlehem, Pa., for scrapping. Earned two battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (Apr-Jun 1944); crew (1944-46); shipbreakers (1948)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official history; contains no asbestos or material content. DANFS describes the sale buyer (Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa.) but not the dismantling yard or any material-handling detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-747-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-747 (page 160747) - command, organization, campaign dates, occupation windows, specifications, awards, photo captions (verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160747.htm header block, campaign table, organization line, specification block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and details for this hull: LST-542 class; commissioned with LT. Donald F. White USNR in command. Campaign dates itemized - Lingayen Gulf landing 11 January 1945; assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 2 April to 30 June 1945. Assigned to LST Flotilla Six (CAPT. Laidlaw), LST Group Sixteen (LCDR. J. T. Brugger USNR), LST Division Thirty-Two. Navy Occupation Service Medal windows 9 September-12 December 1945 and 24 December 1945-24 January 1946. Awards displayed: American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2); World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Medal with Asia clasp; Philippines Presidential Unit Citation; Philippines Liberation Medal (1). Specification block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; ultimate design armament 2 twin 40mm + 4 single 40mm + 12 single 20mm; diesel fuel 4,300 bbls; propulsion two General Motors 12-567A 900hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100kW 230V DC ship's-service generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Photo captions document the hull beached (1945-46), alongside USS LST-627 and USS LST-660 at Okinawa circa 1945-46, and the 3 June 1945 Iheya landing in which the Eighth Marine RCT was transported by Navy LSTs including LST-747, LST-724 and LST-930 (caption cites US National Archives ID 74252365, a USMC photo).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops; shipbreakers (1948)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its dates track DANFS where both exist; the two-hull photo caption (LST-627/LST-660) and contributor-supplied items are caption-level detail. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-747-02
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[4]NARA Catalog: USS LST-747 - Rep of opers in the invasion of Iheya Shima, Ryukyu Islands, 6/3-5/45 (NAID 77515977, 7 images digitized); USS LST-747 - War Diary, 9/1-30/45 (NAID 77532678); USMC photo NAID 74252365 'World War II - Okinawa' (local ID 127-GR-107-126987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LST-747' (158 hits, fuzzy); file units NAID 77532678, NAID 77515977 (7 images); NAID 74252365
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-specific records exist digitized in the National Archives Catalog: the ship's own report of operations in the invasion of Iheya Shima, Ryukyu Islands, 3-5 June 1945 (NAID 77515977, 7 images, WWII War Diaries microfilm series) and her September 1945 war diary (NAID 77532678). A USMC photograph (NAID 74252365, 'World War II - Okinawa') is identified by NavSource caption as the 3 June 1945 Iheya landing showing landing craft of the Eighth Marine RCT transported by LSTs including this hull. These are primary ship-generated records available for deeper pull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Crew (1945); embarked Eighth Marine RCT elements at Iheya (June 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: war diaries and operation reports are operational narratives - they contain no asbestos, insulation, or material content. The NARA catalog 'LST-747' query returns fuzzy matches across other hulls; only the file units titled for this hull are claimed. RG 24 deck logs for the full commission run were not individually confirmed digitized this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-747-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (13 April 1945), LST design table + roster (shipscribe.com scan, live URL verified 2026-10-03 - relocated from the former /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path, which now 404s); NavSource specification block for this hull; GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 Oct 1979), product page https://www.gao.gov/products/hrd-80-2 (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403 - standing limitation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2 LST design table (pp. 168-191 section per the sectioned generalstaff.org scan); NavSource 160747 specification block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a 1944 diesel-powered LST-542-class hull: propulsion is two GM 12-567A diesels (900 hp each) with diesel-drive generators - there is no steam plant, so the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway does not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications for the type in this construction era were diesel exhaust and machinery lagging, gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/windlass brake linings. WWII-era naval shipbuilding operated inside the documented asbestos-use era (federal supply reservation for shipbuilding; GAO-documented Navy-wide use through the early 1970s).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1944); crew and embarked troops (1944-46); 1948 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-747. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Does not establish individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-747-04
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[6]Batch-7280 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live page; NavSource 160747 live page; NARA Catalog digitized file units; NVR; uboat.net corroboration; secondary web litigation sweep; CourtListener (blocked - quota) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-747-01 through sl-uss-lst-747-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-747 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated API reported the fleet-shared daily quota exhausted (~42,607 s / ~11.8 h to reset); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. A secondary web sweep surfaced no qualifying case and no marketing-listicle assertions naming this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull's 1948 scrapping predates modern ACM-handling disclosure regimes. The litigation-repository search is a genuine open gap (throttled, not run). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-747-05