Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 721-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-760-lst760-pkt-721-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-760 (archived; live URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS LST-760 entry, full narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Archived DANFS documents that LST-760 was laid down 15 June 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge Co.; launched 3 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Walton L. Carlson; and commissioned 28 August 1944 with Lt. R. T. A. McKenzie in command. It records Asiatic-Pacific service at Iwo Jima in February 1945 and Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945, Far East occupation duty until early December 1945, decommissioning 24 May 1946, striking 3 July 1946, sale to Bethlehem Steel Co. for scrapping 29 May 1948, and two battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades; crew and embarked personnel; shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Archived official hull history; contains no asbestos, insulation, product, condition, exposure, or causation information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-760-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-760 (page 160760), live page verified 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header, timeline, campaign and occupation tables, Specifications, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Live NavSource identifies LST-760 as LST-542 class and Coast Guard-manned in World War II; lists call sign NGHU, Lt. Raphael T. A. McKenzie, USCGR, as commissioning commanding officer, Flotilla Twenty-Nine/Group Eighty-Five/Division One Hundred Sixty-Nine, Iwo Jima 19-26 February 1945, Okinawa 1 April-10 June 1945, occupation-medal periods in September-December 1945, and the diesel machinery, complement, and troop-accommodation figures carried in this record. Its captions place the hull at Iwo Jima.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades; Coast Guard-manned Navy crew and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer compilation, not an official Navy registry; figures were not independently corroborated with a primary technical manual or muster roll. Contains no asbestos material record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-760-02
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[4]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 52, LST-760 row: 8/28/1944 to 6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes Navy deck logs for LST-760 from 28 August 1944 through 30 June 1945, establishing an archival path for operational records during commissioning through the Iwo Jima and Okinawa period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-08-28 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's company
- Limitations
- The index establishes coverage only; underlying logs were not retrieved. It does not establish asbestos content, exposure, or litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-760-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-2, opening summary and Navy policy section
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Navy-wide historical context: GAO's 1979 report states that, according to the Navy, all ships contained some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables, and thermal insulation was the Navy's major shipboard asbestos use. It describes the Navy's 1975 policy on removal/replacement of asbestos insulation and its 1979 modification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers; class/era context only
- Limitations
- Navy-wide 1979 context, not a survey or material schedule for LST-760. It does not establish presence, quantity, location, condition, removal history, individual exposure, or causation aboard this 1944 hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-760-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py; authenticated fleet limiter response [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-lst-760-05 through sl-uss-lst-760-08; DAILY QUOTA EXHAUSTED, wait 40925s
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No conclusion on qualifying asbestos litigation can be drawn from CourtListener in this batch. The required authenticated exact-name query received a fleet-wide daily-quota response directing a wait of 40,925 seconds (about 11.4 hours); the companion exact-name and hull-number opinion/docket queries are recorded as blocked, not no-result findings.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Search-access limitation, not a negative litigation result. Establishes neither existence nor absence of a case, allegation, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-760-05
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[7]Batch-7295 search ledger in this record [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-lst-760-01 through sl-uss-lst-760-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos record was located in the completed review: archived DANFS contains no asbestos or material statement; live NavSource contains no asbestos, abatement, survey, or hazmat disclosure; and NARA Special List 44 is only a deck-log index. CourtListener is excluded because its search was blocked by the fleet quota.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record is not proof of absence aboard. CourtListener was blocked and deck logs, construction, and disposal records were not reviewed; this does not establish or defeat exposure, causation, legal eligibility, or litigation outcome.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-760-06