Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
-
[1]research packet 720-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-75-lst75-pkt-720-packet-md
-
[2]DANFS, LST-75 - construction, sponsor, commissioning, Normandy service, post-war occupation/China service, decommissioning, transfer to the Philippines, striking, disposal, one battle star (live page verified this session) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative, LST-75 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 30 January 1943 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 7 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Dorsey W. Brown; commissioned 21 June 1943. 'During World War II, LST-75 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Following the war, LST-75 performed occupation duty in the Far East in November and December 1945 and service in China in July and August 1947. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 22 December 1947, and transferred to the Philippine government on 30 December 1947, serving that government as Cotabato (T-36). She was struck from the Navy list on 22 January 1948 and scrapped in 1964. LST-75 earned one battle star for World War II service.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1964
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1943); crew (1943-47)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The entry is terse: it covers no pre-Normandy movements and no Pacific/Okinawa service, though NavSource displays an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon for this hull (see gaps). 'Scrapped in 1964' conflicts with secondary Philippine-Navy history reporting decommission in early 1978 (see ev-08, gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-01
-
[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-75 (10/16/160075) - timeline, specification block, campaign table, commanding-officer list, captioned photography (live page verified this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160075.htm header, awards display, campaign table, specification block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource for this hull: LST-1 class tank landing ship; laid down 30 January 1943, Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville IN; launched 7 April 1943; commissioned USS LST-75 21 June 1943, LT. John F. Mundy Jr., USNR, in command. Campaign table: Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign, Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944. Occupation service 19 November to 11 December 1945 (Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia clasp); China service 5 July to 2 August 1947 (China Service Medal, extended). Decommissioned 22 December 1947; transferred to the Republic of the Philippines 30 December 1947, renamed RPS Cotabato (T-36); struck from the Naval Register 22 January 1948; earned one battle star for WWII; 'Final Disposition, scrapped by the Philippines government in 1964.' Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t fl / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 mi at 9 kt; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; ultimate armament 2 twin 40 mm w/Mk.51 directors, 4 single 40 mm, 12 single 20 mm; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V D.C. ship's-service generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Awards display includes an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon (no campaign star). Eight commanding officers listed through January 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1964
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1943); crew and embarked troops (1943-47); Philippine Navy crew (1947/48-onward)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track DANFS here and the spec block matches LST-1-class BuShips data. Contains no asbestos content. The displayed Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon (no star) implies limited Pacific/theater presence not covered by the DANFS narrative - an unresolved service-history flag (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-02
-
[4]NARA records referenced in NavSource captions: 'USS LST 75 - War Diary - 6/1-30/44, National Archives Identifier 277721566'; frame from the short film 'Vehicles Loaded Aboard Landing Craft, Portland Head, England' (National Archives ID 15383, Local ID 111-ADC-1576, Dept. of the Army) showing an M-4 tractor/90 mm AA gun loading aboard USS LST-75, Portland Harbor, 2 June 1944; NHHC photo 80-G-252203 (LST-51 backing away from LST Hard #2, LST-75 in background, barrage balloon overhead) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160075.htm photo captions citing NAID 277721566, NARA ID 15383, NHHC 80-G-252203; NARA digitized deck-logs program page (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/digitized-logs)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A NARA-held ship-specific war diary for this hull's Normandy period is cited by identifier in NavSource captions (USS LST 75 War Diary, 6/1-30/44, NAID 277721566), and NARA-held film/photo records place the hull at Portland Hard #2 loading for Overlord 2-3 June 1944 (NARA ID 15383; NHHC 80-G-252203). NARA's digitized deck-log program covers WWII-era deck logs 1941-1950; the war diary is the direct ship-level lead for movements between commissioning and Normandy.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (record window); 1944-06 (photographed)
- Population
- Crew and embarked Army personnel during Overlord staging (June 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival leads only, not work records: the war diary and film frames establish documentation exists and photographic presence, not contents. Direct catalog lookup of NAID 277721566 (catalog.archives.gov/id/277721566) returned 404 on 2026-10-03 - the identifier comes from NavSource captions and could not be independently resolved this session; the NARA catalog UI is JS-rendered. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-03
-
[5]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block for this hull (diesel plant: 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk reduction gear, 2 shafts 1,700 shp, 3 x 100 kW diesel gensets - no steam plant); DANFS build window (laid down January 1943, commissioned June 1943, wartime construction); GAO HRD-80-2 program-level documentation (see ev-05); LST-1-class profile background (class-profiles wave-2 session F, internal) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specification block (this hull); DANFS build/service dates; GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-05)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered amphibious ship built January-June 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a diesel LST-type amphibious ship of this period were engine-room and diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery thermal insulation, gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings, and accommodation insulation. As a diesel ship she carried no boiler/steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; exposure relevance concentrates on machinery-space and accommodation materials and on later yard availabilities.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1964
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1943); crew and embarked troops (1943-47); yard/base trades at any availabilities (1943-47); Philippine Navy crew (1947/48 onward)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-75. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-04
-
[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1943) and U.S. service era (1943-1947).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-10-03) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-05
-
[7]U.S. Army (army.mil), 'LST in WWII' by Paula Ussery, Army Heritage Museum, June 16, 2008 - official history of the LST type [other_primary]
- Locator
- army.mil article 10067, 'LST in WWII' (live page verified this session)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official U.S. Army history of the type: the LST was designed at a British-American conference in November 1941; America built all vessels for both countries; the first keel was laid 10 June 1942 and 1,051 were built by the end of WWII. Type characteristics: 328 ft, ~2,100-ton cargo capacity and ~200 soldiers, Tank Deck 230 ft x 30 ft x 12 ft, bow doors for direct beach landing. LSTs served at Sicily (first large-scale joint amphibious use, July 1943), Salerno, Anzio, Normandy, Southern France, and in the Pacific; on D-Day LSTs evacuated 41,035 wounded across the Channel; 26 LSTs were lost to enemy action and 13 to weather or accident.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- LST construction workforce across 17 yards; LST crews and embarked troops (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Class/program-level context only - does not name this hull and contains no asbestos or material content. Documents the type's mass-production scale and the class's diesel amphibious design that frames this hull's era inference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-06
-
[8]The Waterways Journal, 'Jeffboat Property Wrangles Continue' (Sep 25, 2026) - closed Jeffboat shipyard site status per owner American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Waterways Journal news article, 2026-09-25 (live page verified this session)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The builder's successor site: American Commercial Barge Line closed the historic Jeffboat facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana (80-100 acres of Ohio River riverfront) in 2018. Per ACBL's statement, the company 'has completed surveys and environmental cleanup' at the property ahead of a redevelopment project funded by ~$6.5M in Indiana READI 2.0 and $20M in Lilly Endowment grants; ACBL has offered to sell the site to the city of Jeffersonville. This documents that the yard that built this hull underwent modern environmental survey and cleanup - yard-site context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2018-2026
- Population
- Jeffboat workforce to 2018; redevelopment/remediation contractors
- Limitations
- Site-level environmental context, not a hull record: the coverage does not name asbestos, no remediation detail (scope, media, contaminants) is given, and the surveys are not public in this reporting. Jeffboat is the successor entity of this hull's builder - no ship-level or wartime-period inference may be drawn from a 2018+ site cleanup.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-07
-
[9]Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC), 'A History of the Philippine Navy in the Korean War (1950-1953)' (Jul 18, 2018) - RPS Cotabato (T-36) service record [reputable_press]
- Locator
- CIMSEC article, Cotabato/T-36 passages (live page verified this session)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Philippine-service history for this hull: RPS Cotabato (T-36) was one of five Philippine Navy LSTs (with Pampanga, Bulacan, Albay, Misamis Oriental) that served as 'the workhorse in transporting Filipino soldiers to and from Korea for five years.' Documented operations: homecoming of the 10th BCT aboard Cotabato in April 1951; September 1951, Cotabato and Pampanga under CDR Tomas C. Robenul lifted the 20th BCT (Col. Salvador Abcede) to Korea; on 30 September 1951 the last 10th BCT elements departed Busan aboard Cotabato under LCDR Florentino Buenaventura, sheltering from storms at Kagoshima and entering Manila Bay 23 October 1951. The article notes 'RPS Cotabato (a veteran of the 1944 Normandy landings) and RPS Pampanga were decommissioned in early 1978.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1950-1978
- Population
- Philippine Navy crew and embarked PEFTOK troops (1948-1978)
- Limitations
- Secondary naval history (CIMSEC journal article), not a primary Philippine Navy record: it conflicts with DANFS/NavSource 'scrapped 1964' - the source documents decommission in early 1978, leaving the actual scrapping date unresolved (see gaps). The 'Normandy veteran' attribution corroborates hull identity. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-08
-
[10]Batch-7283 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live); NavSource (live); NARA catalog + digitized deck-logs program page; CIMSEC; U.S. Army official LST history; Waterways Journal; DOL BRB decision 17-0653; Justia/FindLaw/600 Camp case-law sweep on Jeffboat; firecrawl web searches (litigation, Jeffboat asbestos, LST museum abatement); CourtListener via cl-auth-search.py (blocked); shipscribe SDB1945v2 link check (dead); GAO product page (blocked) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-75-lst75-01 through -15
- 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-75 or RPS Cotabato (T-36) was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper reported the shared daily quota exhausted (server-requested wait 42,240 s, ~11.7 h; helper exit 2) - logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos on LSTs generically without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy. Yard-level: no NIOSH HETA for Jeffersonville Boat & Machine/Jeffboat located; Jeffboat litigation located is non-asbestos (Chaffers, 7th Cir. 2026, LHWCA paint/chemical claim; Blessey, 5th Cir. 2014 unpublished, contract dispute; Neafus, BRB 17-0653 2018, LHWCA Section 4(a) employer status).
- 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 - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (quota-blocked, not run). Deck logs, the NARA war diary (NAID 277721566), builder work packages, and Philippine Navy records are undigitized or unresolved leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-75-lst75-09