Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 736-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity confirmed; thin sourcing disclosed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (identity confirmed; thin sourcing disclosed)
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-862-lst862-pkt-736-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List No. 44, Navy Logbooks, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 57, LST-862 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives' ship-number list identifies USS LST-862 Navy logbooks covering 4 December 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-12-04 to 1945-06-30 (logbook date span)
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid identifying logbook holdings and their date span, not the logbooks' contents. It does not establish construction, operations, crew exposure, asbestos presence, or current status.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-862-lst862-01
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[3]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Report pp. 1-3; Navy policy summary
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 report reviewed Navy asbestos-protection efforts at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards and described the Navy's policies for removing and replacing insulation in 1975 and 1979.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-protection program
- Limitations
- Program-level context only. The report does not identify USS LST-862 or document asbestos aboard this hull; its ship-specific applicability was not established. It supports no vessel exposure or product claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-862-lst862-02
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[4]National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, USS LST-325 (LST-542 class), continuation sheet [nps]
- Locator
- Continuation sheet, section 7, pp. 2-3
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Park Service registration form for USS LST-325 provides LST-542-class specifications and describes that separate vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Class background about USS LST-325 only. It does not identify USS LST-862, establish that LST-862 belonged to this class, or support any claim about asbestos aboard LST-862; excluded from ship-specific findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-862-lst862-03