Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 738-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-872-lst872-pkt-738-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-872 (NHHC ship history page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text (two-paragraph service narrative)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry for this hull: 'LST-872 was laid down on 18 November 1944 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machinery Co.; launched on 28 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Carrie I. Morris; and commissioned on 22 January 1945. LST-872 performed no combat service with the United States Navy and was decommissioned on 8 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 August that same year. On 27 October 1947, she was sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service for operation.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction trades (1944); commissioned crew (1945-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The bare-bones entry does not state where she served beyond 'no combat service,' where she was decommissioned, or any detail of the post-sale career - those come from other rows. Page verified live 2026-10-03 via full-text scrape (automated curl UA receives a 404 bot-block response; the page itself is live).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-872 (10/16/160872) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 160872.htm - timeline block, specifications block, awards ribbons, commanding-officer table, Hilo 1945 photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and specifications for this hull: commissioned USS LST-872 22 January 1945, LT Edward B. Hullinger USNR in command; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater - LST Flotilla Thirty-Two (CAPT. D. J. Sweeny), LST Group Ninety-Five (CDR. J. Capponi USNR), LST Division One Hundred Eighty-Nine; photographed underway in the harbor at Hilo, T.H., in 1945; international call sign NIUZ; awards American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal; decommissioned 8 July 1946; struck from the Naval Register 15 August 1946; sold for operation 27 October 1947 to Northwest Merchandizing Service; resold to the government of Argentina in 1948, named Cabo San Gonzalo (BDT-4); disarmed at the Santiago River Naval Base 23 December 1957 and added to the Argentine Naval Transport Command; renamed Cabo San Gonzalo (Q-44); transferred to the Baja Naval Transport Service 1979; listed for disposal 13 November 1979; sold in 1980 to SERAM S.P.A. for scrapping. Specs: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full load / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft o.a.; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kts trial; endurance 24,000 miles at 9 kts; 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; ultimate armament 2 twin 40 mm with Mk 51 directors, 4 single 40 mm, 12 single 20 mm; 2 GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk main reduction gears, three 100 kW 230V DC diesel-drive generators, 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Commanding officers: Hullinger (Jan-Sep 1945), LTjg Paul K. O'Malley (Sep-Dec 1945), LT James P. Fenlon (Dec 1945-Mar 1946), LT Maxcy J. Moorehead (Mar-8 Jul 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1980
- Population
- Commissioned crew 1945-46 (13 officers/104 enlisted complement); Argentine Navy crew 1948-1979; SERAM shipbreakers 1980
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestones track DANFS where they overlap. Argentine-service dates (1957 disarm, 1979 disposal listing, 1980 SERAM sale) rest on NavSource's compiled sources (histarmar photography credited on page; histarmar.com.ar itself unreachable this session). Contains no asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-02
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[4]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (online reading room), Amphibious Forces LST Groups section [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- LST GROUP 95 / LST DIVISION 189 (1) roster entry 'LST 872 (GF)'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC official fleet-organization document 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' lists LST 872 (suffix code '(GF)') in LST DIVISION 189 under LST GROUP 95, commander Comdr. J. Capponi (USNR) - corroborating the NavSource flotilla/group/division assignment (Flotilla 32 / Group 95 / Division 189) as of 1 May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LST Group 95 / Division 189 crews (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Establishes organizational assignment on one date (1 May 1945) only - says nothing about movements, operations, or materials. The '(GF)' suffix code is a type/variant designator in this document and is not interpreted here. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-03
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[5]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 machinery table (LST542-931 = 2 x GM 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp); NavSource specifications for this hull; Corn & Starr (1987) era documentation; lst-1-class class profile analysis [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 machinery table (LST group rows); NavSource 160872 specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST of the LST542-931 design group built November 1944-January 1945 at an inland Ohio River wartime yard: asbestos-relevant applications aboard a hull of this type and period were GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. As a diesel plant she carried no boilers - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1980
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction trades (1944-45); commissioned crew (1945-46); Argentine Navy crew and yard trades (1948-1980); SERAM shipbreakers (1980)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or construction work package located for LST-872. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Jeffersonville-era construction records that could confirm installed materials are an open archival lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-04
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[6]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wiley journal page, AJIM 11(3):359-373 (verified live via DOI resolution 2026-10-03)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII and that the federal government reserved asbestos supply for the wartime shipbuilding program - the era and program under which this LST was mass-produced (laid down November 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-05
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[7]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST machinery table (shipscribe.com scan, text layer verified) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 propulsion/machinery table, LST group rows (LST542-931 = 2 x GM 12-567A, 1,700 shp). NOTE: class-profile citation path /styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf is now 404 - document relocated to /pubs/ path (verified live 2026-10-03, 16.8 MB).
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) machinery table lists the LST design groups and their plants: LST1-490, LST491-541, LST542-931, LST980-1059, LST1081-1152 = 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-567A, 1,700 shaft horsepower; LST932-979 and LST1060-1080 = 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-278A, 1,700 shp; LST1153 = geared turbines 6,000 shp. This hull's group (LST542-931) is a diesel design with no steam plant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Official BuShips data - the authoritative class machinery source; establishes propulsion type by design group, not hull-specific materials. Diesel plant is an exposure-relevant fact only insofar as it removes the boiler/steam-lagging pathway from era inference; it says nothing about installed insulation materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 Highlights section (verified live via firecrawl 2026-10-03; raw curl receives 403 bot-block)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented (HRD-80-2, Oct 1979) that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s, and that 1975/1979 removal policies were selective (damaged insulation and high-maintenance areas) rather than systematic - the policy environment governing this hull's entire U.S. Navy era (1945-46) and consistent with the retention of wartime materials aboard ships of her vintage sold abroad without abatement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979 (policy era documented 1970s; applicable era span 1945-46 for this hull)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. GAO fieldwork was Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. Full report text not extracted this session - content via product-page Highlights. Whether retained materials survived to her 1980 Argentine scrapping is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-07
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[9]Batch-7415 search ledger (this record): DANFS; NHHC PacFlt org; NavSource 160872; NARA catalog searches; MARAD/NVR checks; Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-63; secondary web asbestos/litigation sweeps; CourtListener (blocked) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-872-lst872-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-872 was found in the public sources searched (DANFS, NHHC fleet-organization document, NavSource, NARA catalog, MARAD ShipHistory, NVR, secondary web sweeps). CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated API returned a daily-quota-exhausted response (~8.9 h wait reported); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. No ship-specific 'asbestos aboard LST-872' assertions of any kind were located, including in excluded marketing sources.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a Nov-1944-launched LST retaining original wartime fabric is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and her scrapping predates modern ACM disclosure regimes. The litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (quota-blocked, not run). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-08
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[10]NARA catalog.archives.gov - RG 38 World War II War Diaries (COM LST GR 95; COM LST FLOT 32); RG 24 Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations (series 594473) - no LST-872 file unit located [other_primary]
- Locator
- Example digitized file units: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77562675 (COM LST GR 95, Jul 1945) and https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139922379 (COM LST FLOT 32, Jan-Feb 1945); quoted search "LST-872" returned 91 results, all parent-command war diaries and other ships' records - no ship-specific file unit
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (partially digitized): the National Archives catalog holds digitized RG 38 war diaries for this hull's parent commands covering her Pacific service - COM LST GR 95 monthly war diaries Feb-Oct 1945 (NAIDs 101715404, 101715345, 83534074, 77605767, 77562675, 77562683, 77511351, 77574532, and 139892499 for Jan 30-31) and COM LST FLOT 32 war diary Jan 25-Feb 28, 1945 (NAID 139922379). These would document group movements in which LST-872 participated. Her own deck logs (RG 24, Jan 1945-Jul 1946) were NOT located as a digitized file unit in the catalog - physical-holding lead only.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-1946 records
- Limitations
- Record-group/file-unit mapping only - the group war diaries were located but not read page-by-page for LST-872 mentions; the deck logs were not located digitized and may exist only in RG 24 physical holdings (College Park). Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-09
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[11]Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-63 (Sampson Low, Marston & Co.), Argentine Navy 'Tank Landing Ships (BDT)' section and Indonesian Navy 'Ex-U.S. LST 511-1152 Type' section (Internet Archive scan) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- OCR text: Argentine BDT roster incl. 'BDT 4 CABO SAN GONZALO' + ex-US LST list incl. 872; Indonesian roster 'TELUK MENADO LST 872'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION/collision guard: Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-63 lists BOTH (a) the Argentine BDT section - 'BDT 4 CABO SAN GONZALO' among tank landing ships noted as 'Ex-United States LST's 875, 995, 998, 872, 919, 994, 1057, 1044, 1108,' consistent with NavSource's ex-LST-872 = Cabo San Gonzalo identification - and (b) an INDONESIAN section listing 'TELUK MENADO LST 872 (ex-U.S.S. LST)' under the heading 'Ex-U.S. LST 511-1152 Type.' The Indonesian 'LST 872' is that navy's own pennant-series number on a different ex-US LST hull, NOT this vessel: this hull was in Argentine service 1948-1979 and scrapped 1980, and Indonesia acquired its LSTs 1960-61 under MAP. A bare 'LST 872' name-match in foreign-service lists must not be attributed to this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1962-1963 (publication); service spans 1948-1980
- Limitations
- Jane's is a reputable period annual but secondary; its Argentine notes contain known garbles ('Built by Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co.' cannot apply to all nine hulls incl. Jeffersonville-built LST-872; 'Dona Elora/Dona Irma' namings conflate the interim commercial names). Used here only to document the pennant-number collision and corroborate the BDT-4 pairing already established by NavSource. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-872-lst872-10