Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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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-753-lst753-pkt-720-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-753 - construction, sponsor, commissioning, Lingayen Gulf/Mindanao/Balikpapan campaigns, occupation duty, decommissioning, strike, disposal (live NHHC page, fetched via Firecrawl; bare curl returns 404 - UA-gated, re-verified HTTP 200 with browser UA 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-753 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents for this hull: laid down 30 April 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp., Neville Island; launched 10 June 1944, sponsored by Mrs. C. F. Frye; commissioned 10 July 1944. Asiatic-Pacific operations: Lingayen Gulf landing (January 1945), Mindanao Island landings (March and April 1945), Balikpapan operation (June and July 1945). Occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946; returned to the United States; decommissioned 25 June 1946; struck from the Navy list 31 July 1946; 'On 13 December 1947, the ship was sold to Kaiser Co., Vancouver, Wash., for scrapping.' Three battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (Neville Island, Pittsburgh, 1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official history only; no asbestos or material content. Decommissioning port not stated; the 13 December 1947 sale date conflicts with NavSource's 21 May 1948 (unresolved - see ev-02 and gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-753 (10/16/160753.htm, last updated 7 August 2015) - campaign table with dates, occupation-service periods, spec block, commanding-officer list, awards, disposal [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160753.htm header block, campaign tables, specifications block, CO table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents for this hull: LST-542-class tank landing ship laid down 30 April 1944 at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA; launched 10 June 1944; commissioned USS LST-753 10 July 1944, LT. William M. Filmer USNR in command. Campaign table: Luzon operation - Lingayen Gulf landing 4-18 January 1945; Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines - Mindanao Island landings 10-18 March and 24 March-14 April 1945; Borneo operation - Balikpapan operation 28 June-10 July 1945. Navy Occupation service: 12-25 September 1945; 21-31 October 1945; 15 November-3 December 1945; 26 December 1945-3 March 1946. Decommissioned 25 June 1946; struck from the Naval Register 31 July 1946; 'Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 21 May 1948 to Kaiser Co., Vancouver, WA.' Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 mi at 9 kt; 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 2 shafts 1,700 shp, 3 x 100 kW diesel-drive 230 V DC generators; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; radio call sign NGFQ. Awards: American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific (3 battle stars), WWII Victory, Navy Occupation (Asia clasp), Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation (2). CO list: LT Filmer USNR 10 Jul 1944-19 Jun 1945; LT Thomas J. Dailey USNR 19 Jun 1945-10 Feb 1946; LTjg James D. Ferguson USNR 10 Feb-25 Jun 1946. Page photo: the ship underway in the Philippines c. June 1944-November 1945, contributed by Greg Shelton for his father Willard G. Shelton, GM/1c, USS LST-753.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company (~117) plus embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates cross-check cleanly against DANFS except final disposition ('21 May 1948' vs DANFS '13 December 1947' - unresolved conflict, both carried). Contains no asbestos content. No flotilla/group assignment block on this page (contrast sibling LST-790); wartime unit routing is documented in the ship's own action reports (ev-03 through ev-07).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-02
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[4]NARA NAID 139807102, 'USS LST-753 - Report of AA Action While Operating in Resupply Echelon to Mindoro Island, Philippines, 12/29/44' (serials 01-02, dated 2 January 1945, signed W. M. Filmer; RG 38, World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories; micro serial 102298; 4 images; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139807102, images 0835-0838 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-03)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own action report (downloaded and OCR-read this session, all 4 pages) documents Task Unit 78.3.15 - five divisions (LSTs, merchant ships, LCI(L)s, MTBs, escorts; OTC in 'Destroyer 698') - under repeated kamikaze attack on 29 December 1944 en route to Mindoro (AA action form: 9-50 N, 121-50 E, zone time -9 Item). Verbatim: 'the convoy sustained fifteen to twenty attacks resulting in the destruction of twenty-eight planes, this ship downing one and assisting in two.' Casualties aboard LST-753: 'Two Naval personnel were superficially wounded by shrapnel and one Army passenger killed instantaniously by flying debris from a Merchant Ship. This Army casualty was buried at sea.' Convoy damage as reported: two merchant ships damaged and one lost, 'LST 750 sustained considerable damage due to concussion and flying debris leading to her subsequent scuttling,' one destroyer set afire; attacks 'plainly with suicidal intent,' no bombs or torpedoes sighted by this ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-12-29 to 1945-01-02
- Population
- Ship's company plus embarked Army passengers (Dec 1944)
- Limitations
- Primary ship-produced record; OCR quality good (verbatim casualty and aircraft-claim sentences re-checked against displayed scan). No asbestos or material content. The report records convoy-level events as observed by this command, not a damage survey of this hull. Enclosure (A) AA-action form pages are partially legible (hand-filled form, degraded ribbon).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-03
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[5]NARA NAID 139888389, 'USS LST-753 - Rep of act With enemy aircraft while enroute Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Is, Philippines on 1/12/45' (serial 07, dated 23 January 1945, signed W. M. Filmer; RG 38; micro serial 108681; 1 image; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139888389, single image 0379 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-03)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's action report (downloaded and OCR-read this session) documents the Lingayen follow-up echelon (G-3): on 12 January 1945 at 1830, LST-753 operating with Task Group 78.9 under Captain L. J. Manes USN aboard USS LST-574, making a follow-up landing at Lingayen Gulf on the western side of Luzon (S-day set as 9 January 1945). LST-753 in Section I, first wave of LSTs, sixth column fifth ship; about fifteen miles west of the Luzon coast near 15-30 N the convoy was attacked 1831-1840 by four enemy planes 'believed to be Tojos and Oscars.' LST-753 on course 000 T at nine knots opened fire with all 40mm and 20mm guns; two planes dove at Liberty ships in III Section, one crashed into an XAK in position 78 setting it afire, the fourth believed shot down by the screen astern. 'U.S.S. LST 753 suffered no damage and had no casualties. Three hundred and forty-two rounds of 20mm ammunition and fifty rounds of 40mm ammunition were expended.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-01-12 to 1945-01-23
- Population
- Ship's company (Jan 1945)
- Limitations
- Primary ship-produced record; clean OCR. No asbestos or material content. Routing block shows the ship reporting via Com LST Flotilla FIFTEEN (TG 78.9) - wartime unit documentation absent from the NavSource page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-04
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[6]NARA NAID 139929940, 'USS LST-753 - Rep of the torpedoing & sinking of LST 577 while enroute in resupply echelon to Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Is, Philippines 2/11/45' (serial 025, dated 20 February 1945; RG 38; micro serial 112292; 1 image; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139929940, single image 0588 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-03)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's action report (downloaded and OCR-read this session; scan faded but legible) documents LST-753 on 11 February 1945 on course 300 T at eight knots in formation with LSTs of Task Unit 76.7.5 (Captain L. J. Manes USN) on a resupply run from Aitape, New Guinea, to Lingayen Gulf. At latitude 7-55.6 N, longitude 130-15.0 E, two explosions were heard and LST-577 (position 21) was seen broken in two sections just forward of frame 34; LST-753 (position 23) sheared to port through floating debris and swimming survivors, then starboard. LST-577's after section sank within minutes; the forward section floated several hours. The screen reported a sound contact, depth-charged it, and a large cloud of oil rose; interrogation of witnesses indicated an electric torpedo fired from 255 T, two wakes reported. 'LST 753 suffered no damage and performance of machinery and personnel was considered satisfactory.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-02-11 to 1945-02-20
- Population
- Ship's company; LST-577 survivors in the water (Feb 1945)
- Limitations
- Primary ship-produced record; scan is ribbon-faded and a few clauses are partially legible (position/longitude read against the displayed image). No asbestos or material content. Documents this hull as an eyewitness unit to the LST-577 loss, not a casualty itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-05
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[7]NARA NAID 633402989, 'USS LST-753 - Rep of ops in the invasion of Zamboanga, Mindanao Is, Philippines 3/10-11/45' (serial 037, dated 12 March 1945, signed W. M. Filmer; RG 38; 1 image; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 633402989, single image 0792 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-03)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's action report for the Victor Four operation (downloaded and OCR-read this session; load-bearing sentence re-verified by direct image display) documents: the Victor Four attack force (Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal USN in USS Rocky Mount) departed Mindoro 0739 Item 8 March 1945 for the assault and landing on Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, J-day 10 March, H-hour 0915 Item. 'LST 753 in position 1-3 carried as cargo, LVTs, ammunition, gasoline and transport vehicles'; LSTs 705, 578, 630 and 753 carried the assault force comprised of the 41st Infantry Division. LVTs disembarked 0745 Item; assault beach under continuous bombardment from the screen and Thirteenth Air Force bombers; first wave reported landed at 0915 with light opposition. 'LST 753 beached at Yellow Beach in slot No. 7 and unloaded cargo retracting at 1715 Item 11 March 1945. Occasional enemy mortar fire was evident but did not delay unloading.' No damage; machinery and personnel satisfactory.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-03-08 to 1945-03-12
- Population
- Ship's company plus embarked 41st Infantry Division assault troops (Mar 1945)
- Limitations
- Primary ship-produced record; clean OCR with verbatim beach detail confirmed on the scan. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-06
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[8]NARA NAID 633402749, 'USS LST-753 - Rep of ops in resupply landing at Zamboanga, Mindanao Is, Philippines, 3/17-18/45' (serial 042, dated 18 March 1945; RG 38; 1 image; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 633402749, single image 0526 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-03)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's action report for the V4 resupply echelon (downloaded and OCR-read this session) documents: Task Unit 78.1.15 (Commander Daniel J. Weintraub USN in LST-258) departed Mindoro 1100 Item 15 March 1945 for Zamboanga at eight knots; 'LST 753 in position B-2 carried units of Marine Air Group TWELVE as passengers, two hundred and eighty-five (285) tons of bulk cargo and three hundred (300) tons mobile cargo.' No enemy activity; arrival and unloading without incident; performance of machinery and personnel satisfactory. Routing via Com LSM Flotilla TWO / Com Amphibious Group SIX.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-03-15 to 1945-03-18
- Population
- Ship's company plus embarked Marine Air Group 12 personnel (Mar 1945)
- Limitations
- Primary ship-produced record; clean OCR. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-07
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[9]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-753 (Detail/9494) - four Dravo builder's photographs, contract W-1538, built for Navy Dept. (Bureau of Ships), dated 6-10-44 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov Detail/9494, images LST-753_9494_001-004.jpg
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The MARAD vessel-history entry for this hull (no narrative; vessel type 'LST Tank Landing Ship', MARAD type 'Military') carries four scanned Dravo builder's negatives (LST 442-445) dated 10 June 1944 - launch day - documenting the sponsor (consistent with DANFS's Mrs. C. F. Frye), the sponsor's party, the christening, and the launching of LST-753 'at Dravo West Yard' under contract W-1538 for the Bureau of Ships. Images downloaded and OCR-read this session; the sponsor photograph re-verified by direct image display.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Photographic record only; no status card, no material or hazmat content, no disposal document. Confirms construction identity (builder, contract, BuShips customer, yard 'Dravo West Yard' = the Neville Island yard named by DANFS).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-08
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[10]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan); NavSource LST-753 spec block; lst-1-class class profile (class-f worktree, 2026-09-16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2 LST design table; NavSource 160753.htm specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference for this hull: the LST-542 design group ran a diesel plant (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp total, Falk reduction gear, twin screws - BuShips design table and this hull's NavSource spec block) with no boilers, so the steam-plant lagging pathway of boiler vessels does not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications aboard a 1944 diesel landing ship of this type were the era-standard set - diesel-exhaust and machinery-space lagging, gaskets and packing, accommodation thermal insulation, deck coverings. Unlike sibling LST-790, no yard availability, conversion, or repair period is documented for this hull in the sources located, so no hull-specific rework event can be associated with the inference.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46); Kaiser Vancouver shipbreakers (1947/48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package was located for LST-753. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities; no manufacturer attribution. SDB 1945 v2 link verified live 2026-10-03 (the class profile's older /styles/usnaux/ path has rotted to 404 - corrected path used).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-09
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[11]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 construction (1944), Pacific service and occupation duty, and her 1947/48 scrapping.
- 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, reconfirmed 2026-10-03) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-10
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[12]NIOSH (Billings CE, Lazar C), 'Walk-through survey report, Dravo Corporation, Engineering Works Division, Pittsburgh, PA' - survey conducted 30 January 1979, report dated 20 June 1980, Industry Wide Field Studies series (CDC Stacks, no PDF in stacks; NTRL note) [other_primary]
- Locator
- stacks.cdc.gov record page, Description field (NIOSH-provided abstract)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- A NIOSH walk-through survey was conducted 30 January 1979 at the Dravo Corporation's Engineering Works Division shipyard, Pittsburgh, PA - the wartime builder of this hull (DANFS: Dravo Corp., Neville Island). The survey evaluated the yard for an industry-wide study of health hazards to painters: 1,200 production personnel, then engaged in barge and towboat design/construction for river transport; personnel records dating to World War I; the authors found the industrial hygiene program needed improvement and recommended the site for the in-depth study.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979-1980
- Population
- Dravo yard workforce (1979)
- Limitations
- Context only: surveyed 35 years after this hull's construction, during post-war barge/towboat work; the survey subject is painter health hazards, NOT asbestos; no PDF in CDC Stacks ('in NTRL, no pdf') - abstract-level content only. Establishes the yard's continued operation and record-keeping; establishes nothing about materials aboard LST-753.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-11
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[13]Batch-7287 search ledger (this record): DANFS; NavSource; NARA catalog + five ship-titled action reports read in full; MARAD vessel-history entry incl. four launch photographs; BuShips SDB 1945 v2; GAO product page; NIOSH/CDC Stacks; NVR; secondary web sweep. CourtListener not searched - authenticated helper reported daily quota exhausted (~11.6h stand-down). [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-753-lst753-01 through -16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located in the sources searched: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material schedule naming LST-753 was found in the public sources read this session. The strongest ship-specific documentation is operational - five ship-produced action reports (December 1944-March 1945) covering combat operations in detail; none contains material, maintenance, or repair content. The litigation axis is UNVERIFIED this session: the CourtListener sweep could not be run (fleet daily quota exhausted; see ledger row sl-uss-lst-753-lst753-11 and gaps).
- 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 - construction at a wartime inland yard sits squarely inside the Navy's asbestos-use era. The litigation check is an open gap, not a negative result; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-12
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[14]NARA catalog, "LST-753" - 184 file units (fuzzy relevance) / "USS LST-753" - 41 file units; ship-titled units are the five action reports read (NAIDs 139807102, 139888389, 139929940, 633402989, 633402749); parent-unit diaries digitized: COM LST GR 44 (Dec 1944; Jan, Jul-Sep, Oct-Nov 1945), COM LST GR 43 (Nov-Dec 1944), COM LST FLOT 34 (Sep 1945), COM LST GR 42 (Lingayen resupply report 1/12-22/45), COMTASK-GROUP 78.3 (Mindoro resupply fwd 12/28/44-1/1/45), COMTASK-UNIT 78.1.13 (Zamboanga invasion), COM 7th PHIBFOR monthly diaries [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov "LST-753" and "USS LST-753" result sets
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Primary archive coverage for this hull is the five digitized action reports; no monthly ship-titled war diary, casualty report, or digitized deck log surfaced for LST-753 in catalog results (contrast sibling LST-790, which surfaced monthly war-diary file units and a paper-only casualty report). The documented unit-routing (Com LST Flotilla 15 via TG 78.9, TU 76.7.5, TU 78.1.12; Com LSM Flotilla 2 via TU 78.1.15) points to the digitized parent-unit diaries - COM LST GR 44 / COM LST FLOT 15-era files and the CTG/TU forwarding reports - as the coverage bridge for months with no ship-titled document, and to fill the April-July 1945 gap (Balikpapan) and the June 1945-March 1946 occupation/decommissioning period.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company (1944-46); researchers
- Limitations
- Archival-lead row: parent-unit diaries were identified in result sets but not read; whether LST-753 was formally attached to LST Group 44/Flotilla 15 is inferred from her own reports' via-blocks, not confirmed by a unit roster. No NARA deck-log or muster-roll file unit surfaced for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-753-lst753-13