Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 722-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-766-lst766-pkt-722-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, DANFS, LST-766 (archived copy; official live URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, complete narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS entry states that LST-766 was laid down on 13 July 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge Co.; launched on 30 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. C. E. Egeler; and commissioned on 25 September 1944. It performed occupation duty in the Far East and served in China until mid-October 1945; was decommissioned on 19 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946; and was sold to Pedro Bidegaray for operation on 24 December 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The archived NHHC entry establishes the stated Navy history only. It gives no complement or propulsion figures, makes no asbestos finding, and does not establish post-sale history or present location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-766-lst766-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 52 (printed page 52), LST-766 entries; duplicate listings appear
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List 44 lists Navy logbook coverage for LST-766 from 25 September through 31 December 1944 and from 1 February through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is an index of logbook coverage, not the logs themselves. It identifies periods for potential follow-up and establishes no operational detail, crew count, asbestos material, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-766-lst766-02
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[4]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, CG Military Muster Rolls 1941-49 (archived copy) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Finding aid entries under boxes 317 (1944), 326 (1945), and 332 (1946)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office muster-roll finding aid lists USS LST-766 among vessels with 1944, 1945, and 1946 records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The finding aid identifies muster-roll records but the rolls were not retrieved. This does not establish a complement figure, individual service details, asbestos aboard, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-766-lst766-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (archived GAO product page) [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review addressed asbestos use in Navy ships and worker protection at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. Its summary states that the Navy's 1975 policy replaced damaged insulation or insulation removed for necessary repairs, and that a 1979 change provided for selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Navy program-level context only. This report does not name LST-766 or establish its class, installed materials, alteration history, remaining asbestos, individual exposure, or quantities aboard. GAO's live page and PDF returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch; this row uses the archived product-page summary, not the full report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-766-lst766-04
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[6]Authenticated CourtListener helper status for exact-name query; quota exhaustion response [other_primary]
- Locator
- 2026-10-03 helper response: wait 40,862 seconds (~11.4 hours); no results payload returned
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener helper did not return a search-results payload because it reported the daily quota exhausted before the requested search could execute. The exact-name asbestos query was attempted; the separate hull-number query could not be attempted. Litigation status is undetermined, not a negative result.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a search-coverage limitation, not evidence that litigation does not exist. No exact-name/hull-number hit classification was possible. The helper explicitly required standing down until quota reset; no retry was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-766-lst766-05
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[7]Negative finding from the source review documented in this record's search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lst-766-lst766-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or other primary record documenting asbestos aboard LST-766 was located in the reviewed NHHC DANFS entry, NARA logbook index, Coast Guard muster-roll finding aid, or GAO program summary. Ship-specific asbestos status remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The reviewed materials are limited and do not constitute a complete archival or litigation search. CourtListener was unavailable because of daily quota exhaustion, Firecrawl search/scrape was unavailable because of keyless quota exhaustion, and actual NARA deck logs and muster rolls were not retrieved. The finding does not prove asbestos was absent.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-766-lst766-06