Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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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-767-lst767-pkt-722-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘LST-767’ (archived 2025-12-09 capture of official NHHC page; current live page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening paragraph and service narrative; archived capture dated 2025-12-09
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry states LST-767 was laid down 19 July 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge Company; launched 4 September 1944; commissioned 30 September 1944; served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945; performed occupation duty in the Far East after the war; was decommissioned 7 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list 28 March 1946; and earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- The live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03; this citation is explicitly an archived copy of the official page. DANFS records vessel history, not asbestos condition, material inventories, or individual exposure. The entry does not establish the ship's final disposition or present location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-767-lst767-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers (Navy logbooks finding aid) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Table row for LST-767 (appears twice), date range 9/30/1944–6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives finding aid lists LST-767 logbooks for 30 September 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-09-30 to 1945-06-30
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid documenting an identified logbook date range, not the logbook contents. It does not verify specific voyages, work conditions, asbestos aboard, or exposure. Duplicate listing in the finding aid is not treated as two separate records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-767-lst767-02
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[4]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- pp. 1–2, 8; enclosure I, pp. 1–4
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy shipboard asbestos use and shipyard worker-protection efforts. The report describes asbestos thermal insulation as the Navy's major shipboard asbestos application, reports 1975 and 1979 policies for removing or replacing insulation during repairs, and concludes that Navy ships varied in their asbestos content.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975–1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships generally
- Limitations
- Navy-wide and shipyard-program evidence only. It does not name LST-767 or establish its asbestos-containing materials, quantities, remaining material, service-member exposure, or legal eligibility. GAO's work focused on Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, not this hull's construction yard at Ambridge. The official GAO PDF loaded through the web document viewer, while direct local automated retrieval returned HTTP 403.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-767-lst767-03
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[5]Documented source review (NHHC DANFS, National Archives Navy logbook finding aid, GAO HRD-80-2; search log dated 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Source-by-source queries and access outcomes are recorded in search_ledger.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or hazardous-materials disclosure was located in the reviewed source set. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were blocked before returning search results, so no conclusion about asbestos litigation can be drawn and the court-record portion is incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- Research conducted 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A scoped search result, not proof that no such records exist or that the vessel contained no asbestos. The sources reviewed primarily document vessel history, logbook availability, and Navy-wide asbestos policy. CourtListener litigation status remains undetermined because the helper returned pacing blocks and later reported daily quota exhaustion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-767-lst767-04