Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 732-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (thin sourcing
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (thin sourcing
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-829-lst829-pkt-732-packet-md
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[2]Archived NHHC photograph catalog, 80-G-K-3823, USS LST-829 (Wayback capture 2025-12-16; live page returned 404 on 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Title and caption; catalog number 80-G-K-3823
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC identifies photograph 80-G-K-3823 as USS LST-829 and captions it as a view taken in April 1945 during the Okinawa operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- April 1945
- Limitations
- The catalog establishes the ship identity and the photograph's Okinawa-operations context; it does not establish asbestos aboard, a specific exposure, or the ship's full operational chronology.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-829-lst829-01
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[3]Archived NHHC, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (Wayback capture 2016-10-23; live page returned 404 on 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page section LST Flotilla Twenty-Nine; Group 87; Division 173
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC fleet organization lists LST 829 under LST Flotilla Twenty-Nine, Group 87, Division 173, in the 1 May 1945 organization.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1 May 1945
- Limitations
- This is an organizational snapshot, not a complete service history. It says nothing about asbestos materials or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-829-lst829-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44: Ship Logs, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship-number table, LST-829 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number index lists LST-829 logbook coverage from 23 October 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 23 October 1944–30 June 1945
- Limitations
- This is an archival index, not the deck logs themselves. The listed logbooks were not retrieved or reviewed; no daily movements, repairs, materials, or exposure are inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-829-lst829-03
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[5]Research finding: no ship-specific asbestos record located in sources accessed during this pass [other_primary]
- Locator
- See BATCH-7370-REPORT.md for repository searches, tool access gaps, and incomplete CourtListener searches.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation has yet been verified for USS LST-829 in this pass; CourtListener exact-name opinion search was attempted, but the authenticated helper returned a daily-quota stand-down before returning results. The required hull-number search was not made.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a bounded research result, not proof that no record exists. Firecrawl was unavailable due exhausted quota; official-source coverage used browser search/open fallback; CourtListener search was incomplete. Asbestos documentation and any individual exposure remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-829-lst829-04