Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 726-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-792-lst792-pkt-726-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-792' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Entire DANFS entry; live URL returned HTTP 404 on verification, while the live search index supplied the entry text.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS history states that LST-792 was laid down 25 June 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Dravo Corporation; launched 2 September 1944; and commissioned 2 October 1944. It records Asiatic-Pacific service at Iwo Jima in February 1945 and Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945, Far East occupation duty until late October 1945, decommissioning 29 April 1946, striking 19 July 1946, and sale 31 October 1946 to Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co. of Jacksonville, Florida. The ship earned two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Dravo construction workers; U.S. Navy and Coast Guard personnel assigned to the vessel
- Limitations
- This is a ship-history record, not a materials, asbestos, exposure, or causation record. The canonical URL was live-checked and returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-03; facts are retained only because the official search result returned the same entry text, and the access gap is disclosed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-792-lst792-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, U.S. Navy Deck Logs, 1801-1983, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 54, entries for LST-792 (two duplicate index lines).
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- National Archives Special List 44, a guide to U.S. Navy deck logs by ship number, indexes LST-792 deck logs for 2 October 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-10-02 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Personnel recorded in deck logs
- Limitations
- The index establishes logbook coverage, not the contents of the logs. Individual log volumes were not retrieved, and this row does not establish asbestos presence, individual exposure, or service events beyond the indexed date range.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-792-lst792-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product-page highlights; PDF text at pp. 10-11. Direct PDF URL returned HTTP 403 during live verification; searchable official PDF text was reviewed.
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy-wide use and management of asbestos thermal insulation, including a 1975 policy to remove and replace only damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs and a 1979 policy for selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. The report states that decisions to replace asbestos thermal insulation were made by individual ship or ship class.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy period; report published 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy vessels reviewed by GAO
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program evidence published decades after this hull left Navy service. It neither names LST-792 nor identifies its construction materials, products, quantities, condition, removal, or individual exposure; it is class/era context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-792-lst792-03
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[5]CourtListener authenticated search helper, /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py, attempted exact-name query "USS LST-792" [other_primary]
- Locator
- Exact-name helper output: 'COURTLISTENER PACING: the fleet-wide request budget is momentarily spent ... Do NOT retry in a loop.' Exact-hull helper output later: 'DAILY QUOTA EXHAUSTED' with a 37,931-second (~10.5-hour) wait. Neither request returned search results.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos litigation result is recorded because the required authenticated CourtListener queries produced no search result: the exact-name request was paced out before execution, and the exact hull-number request received a multi-hour daily-quota reset notice.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a blocked/incomplete sweep, not a no-result finding. It establishes neither the presence nor absence of qualifying litigation, asbestos aboard, exposure, causation, product identity, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-792-lst792-04
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[6]Research sweep of NHHC DANFS, National Archives deck-log index, and GAO Navy-asbestos report; NARA Special List 44 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lst-792-lst792-01 through sl-uss-lst-792-lst792-05.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed authoritative public sources did not locate a ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, product list, or asbestos litigation record for USS LST-792. NARA's indexed deck logs are a primary archival lead for operational records, but their contents have not been reviewed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A limited public-source negative finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because the required authenticated searches were paced out; no archive boxes or individual deck logs were retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-792-lst792-05