Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[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-752-lst752-pkt-720-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-752 - construction, sponsor, commissioning, campaigns, occupation duty, disposal (archived capture 2005-01-11 of the official Naval Historical Center page; live NHHC DANFS pages 404 - standing link-rot defect) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-752 entry (Wayback capture 20050111053933 of history.navy.mil/danfs/l24/lst-752.htm)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS, verbatim): 'LST-752 was laid down on 23 April 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp., Neville Island; launched on 3 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John K. Hill; and commissioned on 5 July 1944, Lt. Stephen A. McClean, USNR, in command.' WWII Asiatic-Pacific theater: Lingayen Gulf landing January 1945; assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto April through June 1945. Post-war: occupation duty in the Far East until mid-December 1945; returned to the United States; decommissioned 7 June 1946; struck from the Navy list 19 July 1946; 'On 13 October 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to William E. Skinner, New York, N.Y., for scrapping.' Two battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on all candidate URLs 2026-10-03; archived capture of the official NHC page cited and labeled as such. Commissioning date here (5 July 1944) conflicts with the BuShips SDB-1945 v2 roster 'date of first commission' of 26 June 1944 - documented in ev-03 and gaps, unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-752-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-752 - campaign table, flotilla assignment, occupation periods, awards, commanding officers, specifications, photo captions (live-verified 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160752.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource page for this hull: LST-542 class tank landing ship; laid down 23 April 1944 at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA; launched 3 June 1944; commissioned USS LST-752, 5 July 1944, LT. Stephen A. McClean USNR in command. Asiatic-Pacific campaigns: Luzon operation - Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 January 1945; Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 10 June 1945. Assigned to LST Flotilla Six (CAPT. Laidlaw), LST Group Seventeen (CAPT. E. Watts USN), LST Division Thirty-four. Navy Occupation Service Medal periods: 5-25 September 1945 and 11-23 December 1945. Decommissioned 7 June 1946; struck from the Naval Register 19 July 1946; two battle stars; sold to William E. Skinner, New York, N.Y., 13 October 1947 for scrapping. Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation Medal (1). Call sign NGFK. Commanding officers: LTjg. Stephen A. McClean USNR (5 Jul 1944 - Dec 1945), LTjg. Casper Samuel Neer USNR (Dec 1945 - 28 Mar 1946), LTjg. Sidney Brook USNR (28 Mar 1946 - 7 Jun 1946). Specs: 1,625 t (lt) / 4,080 t (fl) / 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 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 2 shafts 1,700 shp, 3 x diesel-drive 100 kW generators, fuel 4,300 bbls diesel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (up to ~163)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation tracking official records - its milestones here match DANFS exactly except where noted. Contains no asbestos content. The commissioning date (5 Jul 1944) follows DANFS; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 lists first commission 26 June 1944 (see ev-03, gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-752-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (NAVSHIPS 250-011, 13 April 1945), LST design table and roster (shipscribe.com scan, full text extracted this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST roster section, Dravo Neville Island block, LST-752 row; LST542-931 design table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips roster entry for this hull: builder 'Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pa.' (ditto-carried); keel laid 23 April 1944; launched 3 June 1944; 'date of first commission' 26 June 1944 - nine days EARLIER than the 5 July 1944 commissioning date carried by DANFS and NavSource, a documented conflict between two official Navy sources (see gaps). Class design table for the LST542-931 group (which includes this hull): 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t light / 4,080 t full, 11.6 kt, complement 13 officers / 106 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (publication 13 April 1945)
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous official register - dates and builder only, no material or asbestos content. PDF text layer has staggered OCR layout; the LST-752 row was read against the table's printed column headers (keel laid / launched / first commission) and cross-checked against neighboring hulls (LST-745, LST-748 values match known commissioning dates). The 26 June vs 5 July 1944 commissioning conflict is unresolved - both sources are official Navy records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-752-03
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[5]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 machinery data (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, diesel plant - no boilers); NavSource specifications for this hull; LST-1/491/542-series class profile (ships-worktrees class-f, researched 2026-09-16); GAO HRD-80-2 era documentation (see ev-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table; NavSource specifications block; class profile ev-lst-1-class-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An LST-542-class tank landing ship built April-July 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a diesel-powered LST of this design were: diesel exhaust lagging on the GM 12-567A mains, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/windlass brake linings. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers and no steam propulsion plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway dominant on steam vessels does not apply here; exposure relevance concentrates in the engine room, exhaust runs, and interior finish materials.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); shipbreakers handling the post-1947 breakup
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-752. Names era-standard applications for the type, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-752-04
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[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 (1944) and service era (1944-46). Standing 1975 policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs; original-era insulation typically remained until a yard period disturbed it (program-level context; this hull was already scrapped by then).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- 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 - standing defect since Batch 01); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-752-05
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[7]USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. LST Shipyard Collection - Dravo Corp. construction photograph captioned 'LSTs in various stages of construction at Dravo Corp. Shipyard, Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA circa June 1944. The middle hull is numbered as LST-752' (caption via NavSource); Heinz History Center Detre Library & Archives, Dravo Corporation photographs collection (Neville Island LST construction/launch series); NARA RG 24 deck logs for LST-752 (1944-46) - undigitized [museum_official]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160752.htm photo table (construction photo 1016075202 caption); heinzhistorycenter.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/dravo-corporation-lst-photographs/ (verified live); lstmemorial.org
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for this hull: (1) a USS LST Ship Memorial LST Shipyard Collection photograph of the Dravo Neville Island ways circa June 1944 with the middle hull numbered LST-752 - the credited institutional collection (lstmemorial.org live; its virtual-exhibit subdomain was unreachable this session). (2) The Heinz History Center Detre Library & Archives holds the Dravo Corporation photographs collection - Neville Island LST construction, launch, and christening series (the hull is individually identifiable only where annotated on the photo backs). (3) NARA RG 24 deck logs for LST-752's commissioned period exist per standard custody practice but are not digitized publicly.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Archival leads only - a construction photo documents physical presence on the Dravo ways, not materials or work packages; the memorial collection page was verified via its NavSource caption, the virtual-exhibit subdomain (new.lstmemorial.org) was unreachable (connection failure) this session. No asbestos content in any located item. Deck-log custody is inferred from the standard NARA RG 24 practice, not from a catalog hit for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-752-06
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[8]Batch-7286 search ledger (this record): DANFS via Wayback; NavSource live page; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 full text; CourtListener (blocked - fleet daily quota); NVR check; LST Ship Memorial and Heinz History Center archive leads; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-752-01 through -11
- 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-752 was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper reported the fleet's daily quota exhausted (~11.6 h to reset); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no hull-specific law-firm page at all - only generic landing-ship asbestos listicles (Gori Law Firm landing-ships page; Simmons Firm Navy-ships list) that assert class-level asbestos without naming this hull - excluded by source policy. The class-level CourtListener sweep (2026-09-16, class profile) found only an incidental LST-579 mention in a reunion-notice exhibit - not 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 - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (quota-blocked, not run). Deck logs, Dravo work packages, and any scrapping-contract records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-752-07