Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 739-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-878-lst878-pkt-739-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-878 (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-878 entry (short-format entry, no spec block)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 30 October 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 9 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Richard L. Moorehead; commissioned 3 January 1945, Lt. Laurence Lattomus, USNR, in command. Following the war, LST-878 performed occupation duty in the Far East until late November 1945; decommissioned 3 May 1946; struck from the Navy list 19 July 1946; sold to Bosey, Philippines, 5 November 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron construction trades (1944-45); crew (1945-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content. DANFS records no combat operations or battle stars for this hull - commissioned January 1945, her documented service is post-surrender occupation duty. Live NHHC page verified 2026-10-03 (note: site returns 404 to curl without a browser user-agent - bot filtering, not link rot).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-878-lst878-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST roster row for LST878 + LST542-931 design-group table (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST roster (Missouri Valley B. & I. block) and LST542-931 design-group table row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster lists LST878: built by Missouri Valley B. & I. Co., Evansville, Ind.; keel laid 30 Oct 44; launched 9 Dec 44; first commissioned 3 Jan 45 - matching DANFS on all three milestones. The LST542-931 design-group table (which covers this hull) gives: 328 ft overall / 316 ft waterline, 50 ft beam, 2,366 t beaching displacement / 4,080 t full load, 11.6 kt trial speed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron construction trades (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Primary Navy document contemporaneous with the hull (Jan 1945 edition). Ship-specific for build dates/builder; the design table row covers the LST542-931 group, not this hull individually. No asbestos or material content. NOTE: the PDF moved - the URL cited by the lst-1-class profile (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf) now returns 404; the live URL is shipscribe.com/pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf (verified 2026-10-03).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-878-lst878-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-878 - unit assignments, awards, CO roster, specifications, service and disposition [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160878.htm header block, awards ribbon block, commanding-officer table, specifications block, contributed photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents for this hull: LST-542 class; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater - LST Flotilla Thirty-One (CAPT. H. S. Covington USN), LST Group Ninety-Two (CDR. J. G. Winn USN), LST Division One Hundred Eighty-Four; occupation service in the Far East 2 September to 30 November 1945; decommissioned 3 May 1946; struck 19 July 1946; sold to Bosey, Philippines, 5 November 1947, 'fate unknown.' Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp). Commanding officers: LT Lattomus (3 Jan-17 Oct 1945), LT Francke (17 Oct-Dec 1945), LTjg Boone (Dec 1945-7 Feb 1946), LTjg Back (7 Feb-3 May 1946). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full load / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kts; 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; two GM 12-567A diesels, Falk main reduction gears, two shafts (1,700 shp), three 100 kW diesel ship's-service generators. Contributed photography places LST-878 and LST-901 moored in San Francisco Bay in 1945 preparing to depart for Far East duty.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Crew (1945-46); embarked troops during occupation lifts
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates track DANFS where they overlap (all consistent here) but unit assignments and the CO roster are not independently verified against primary sources. Specification block is standard class data, not a hull-specific measurement record. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-878-lst878-03
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[5]Naval Marine Archive, Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company yard table, Evansville IN - per-hull production table including yard hull no. 152 (LST-878) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Missouri Valley yard table, row 152 (LST-878); page narrative on yard history and 1946 fire
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The yard production table lists this hull as yard hull no. 152: keel laid 10/30/44, launched 12/10/44, delivered 1/3/45 - 41 days on the ways, 24 days in the water, 65 days total. The source describes the Evansville plant as a purpose-built wartime yard on the Ohio River, built for the war effort, destroyed by fire in 1946, and closed after the war (the ways remain visible at low water); it credits the yard with 171 LSTs plus LCTs, lighters, and seaplane derricks (the Leavenworth KS plant).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron construction trades (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (Naval Marine Archive research table), not a primary yard record - verification_status partial. Two conflicts against primary sources: launch 12/10/44 vs DANFS/BuShips 9 Dec 44, and disposition 'Scrapped 1947' vs DANFS/NavSource 'sold to Bosey, Philippines, 5 Nov 1947, fate unknown' - primary sources carried for both (see gaps). The yard LST count itself conflicts with the University of Southern Indiana figure (171 vs 167 - see gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-878-lst878-04
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[6]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 LST542-931 design table; NavSource specifications (diesel plant, no boilers); lst-1-class class-profile asbestos-application notes (class-*/lst-1-class.class.json) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST542-931 design row; NavSource 160878 specifications block; class-profile asbestos notes
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A tank landing ship built Oct 1944-Jan 1945 sits squarely inside the Navy's wartime asbestos-insulation era. The type is diesel-powered (two GM 12-567A diesels, electric generation by three 100 kW diesel sets) with NO steam plant - the boiler/main-steam lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. Era-consistent asbestos applications for a 1944-45 LST of this design are: diesel-exhaust and engine-room lagging, machinery thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. Crew lived and worked within a small welded hull built at a wartime emergency yard.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (construction + naval service)
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron construction trades (1944-45); ship's company ~117 officers/enlisted (1945-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, work package, or survey located for LST-878. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-878-lst878-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1944-45) and service era (1945-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-10-03) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-878-lst878-06
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[8]Batch-7421 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2; NavSource; Naval Marine Archive yard table; GAO product page; CourtListener (blocked); NVR (no entry); NARA deck logs (undigitized); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-878-lst878-01 through sl-uss-lst-878-lst878-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-878 was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper returned daily-quota exhaustion (~8.7 h to reset); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. A secondary web sweep surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content (gorilaw.com, mesotheliomatreatmentcenters.org and similar listicles) asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- 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 - wartime LST construction is era-consistent with asbestos use, and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (throttled, not run). The hull's post-1947 commercial fate is unknown, so no post-service hazmat track exists. Deck logs and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron work records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-878-lst878-07