Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 740-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity only
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-890-lst890-pkt-740-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-890 (archived 9 December 2025; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS narrative beginning 'LST-890 was laid down'; archived official page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Archived NHHC DANFS states that LST-890 was laid down on 10 September 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Dravo Corporation; launched on 21 October 1944; and commissioned on 24 November 1944. It further states that the ship was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater, participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945, performed Far East occupation duty until mid-October 1945, was decommissioned 24 May 1946, struck 3 July 1946, and sold on 10 June 1948 to Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington, for scrapping. DANFS credits one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Dravo construction workers; ship's company and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- Archived official history verifies construction, service, and disposition only. It identifies no asbestos-containing product, material quantity, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. The current live NHHC URL is an access failure, not a missing-history conclusion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-890-lst890-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, Navy Deck Logs, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF text rows for LST-890 (two entries), page 54
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44 lists LST-890 with deck-log coverage from 24 November 1944 through 30 June 1945, providing a primary archival lead for the ship's commissioning-era and wartime operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-11-24 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's company and wartime operations
- Limitations
- The index establishes deck-log coverage dates, not the contents of the underlying logs. The logs were not retrieved or read; this row makes no material, maintenance, exposure, or asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-890-lst890-02
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[4]Fleischer et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 28 (1946), pp. 9-16, PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NLM MEDLINE record: title, publication details, and shipyard-workers indexing
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1946 U.S. Public Health Service-indexed article is titled 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels.' It supplies historical naval-vessel-construction context for asbestos research, but does not name LST-890 or identify any material on the hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1940s
- Population
- Naval-vessel construction and pipe-covering workers
- Limitations
- This is construction-era context, not a hull-specific asbestos finding. The indexed record does not name LST-890, state that any particular item was installed aboard it, establish fiber content, quantity, condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility; full article text was not retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-890-lst890-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product URL; direct request returned HTTP 403 before report text could be retrieved
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's official publication title, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' identifies a 1979 Navy-wide asbestos-program review. It is program-level context only and does not identify LST-890.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy workers and Navy asbestos program
- Limitations
- The live GAO product URL was verified as access-blocked (HTTP 403); the report text was not retrieved. This Navy-wide title is not evidence of asbestos aboard LST-890 and establishes no product, quantity, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-890-lst890-04
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[6]Batch-7433 authoritative-source review and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-890-lst890-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, product identification, or qualifying asbestos litigation record was located in the accessible authoritative sources reviewed for this hull. Litigation coverage remains incomplete because the required authenticated CourtListener helper reported a daily-quota wait before any result returned.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A negative finding about sources reached is not proof that asbestos was absent. The underlying NARA logs were not read, Firecrawl was quota-blocked, and CourtListener was not completed; no conclusion about exposure, causation, remaining material, or legal eligibility is supported.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-890-lst890-05