Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 743-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-908-lst908-pkt-743-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-908 (NHHC ship-history page; live URL 404s - ARCHIVED Wayback capture 2025-02-20 cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text, single-paragraph ship history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS, verbatim scope): laid down 14 February 1944 at Hingham, Mass., by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched 28 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Monorief; commissioned 8 May 1944. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in: Leyte landings (October and November 1944), Mindoro landings (December 1944), Lingayen Gulf landings (January 1945), Zambales-Subic Bay (January 1945), and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April 1945). Postwar: occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946; decommissioned 30 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 28 August 1946; sold 3 October 1947 to Luria Bros. & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., for scrapping. Earned four battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official history; contains no asbestos or material content. DANFS struck date (28 August 1946) conflicts with NavSource/Wikipedia (26 August 1946) - DANFS carried as the more authoritative source, variant in gaps. DANFS narrative dates the Okinawa participation 'April 1945' while the official campaign-credit table carried by NavSource shows 26-30 June 1945 (see ev-02). Live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-10-03; archived capture cited and labeled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-908 (10/16/160908) - milestones, campaign-credit table, flotilla assignment, occupation-service windows, specifications, commanding officer, photo captions (verified LIVE 2026-10-03; page updated 1 Nov 2024) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160908.htm - header, campaign table, flotilla block, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-specific record: commissioned 8 May 1944 under LT Curtis B. Costello, USNR; IRCS NVPY. Credited Asiatic-Pacific campaigns - Leyte operation (landings 18 Oct-6 Nov and 19-29 Nov 1944); Luzon operation (Mindoro landings 12-18 Dec 1944; Lingayen Gulf landings 4-18 Jan 1945); Manila Bay-Bicol operations (Zambales-Subic Bay 29-30 Jan 1945); Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation, credited window 26-30 June 1945). At Okinawa assigned to LST Flotilla Fourteen (CAPT E. A. Seay), LST Group Forty (CDR G. Reith), LST Division Eighty. Navy Occupation service periods: 5-23 Sep 1945 and 8 Oct 1945-10 Apr 1946. Decommissioned 30 Jul 1946; struck Naval Register 26 Aug 1946 (conflicts with DANFS 28 Aug - see gaps); sold to Luria Bros. & Co., Philadelphia PA, 3 Oct 1947 for scrapping. Four battle stars. Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; two GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three 100 kW 230V DC generators, two shafts (1,700 shp), twin rudders. Photo captions document launching at Bethlehem-Hingham 28 Mar 1944, the ship at Okinawa April 1945, at Subic Bay 1945, and underway in San Francisco Bay circa 1946 with homeward-bound pennant (Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, reference NHHC photo 79581).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Crew (1944-46); embarked troops; 1947 shipbreakers (Luria Bros., Philadelphia)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestones and campaign dates track the official campaign-credit listing but carry their own variants (struck 26 Aug vs DANFS 28 Aug; Okinawa credit window 26-30 Jun vs DANFS narrative 'April 1945'). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-02
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[4]Library of Congress, Veterans History Project, Henry Grady Black Collection, AFC/2001/001/51628 (catalog record via Wayback capture 2025-02-08; live loc.gov returned 403) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LOC VHP item afc2001001.51628 - Service Summary and Service History blocks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Library of Congress holds a firsthand crew narrative for this hull: Henry Grady Black, U.S. Navy, service unit USS LST-908 (Landing Ship Tank), highest rank Quartermaster Third Class, dates of service 1942-1946; service locations Massachusetts; Norfolk, Virginia; Leyte Island and Luzon (Philippines); New Guinea; Okinawa; Japan; Pacific Theater. Collection is a typewritten transcript (1 item, collected 31 January 2005 via the Atlanta History Center).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1946 (service); 2005 (collection)
- Population
- Henry Grady Black, QM3c (crew, 1942-46 per catalog dates of service)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the catalog metadata documents a crew member's service aboard this hull; the transcript contents were not reviewed (access requires VHP permission for copies) and no exposure-relevant content is established. Not an exposure record and not an asbestos source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-03
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[5]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 LST design table (LST-542 group: 2 x GM 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp, diesel plant - no boilers; shipscribe.com SDB1945v2 scan) + NavSource spec block for this hull (consistent machinery) + LST-1-class profile era assessment [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB 1945 v2 LST design table (class profile ev-lst-1-class-01); NavSource spec block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1944 diesel-driven LST-542-class hull built at a WWII emergency yard sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. With no steam plant, the boiler/turbine lagging pathway does not apply; era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard a ship of this design were diesel-exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944); crew and embarked troops (1944-46); 1947 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-908. Names era-standard applications for the design, not confirmed installed materials aboard this hull. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution. The diesel plant narrows - does not eliminate - the exposure pathway.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-04
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[6]Selikoff et al., 'Radiological evidence of asbestos disease among ship repair workers,' Am J Ind Med (1980), PMID 7342758 (Bethlehem Baltimore shipyard workforce); Selikoff & Hammond, 'Asbestos-associated disease in United States shipyards,' CA Cancer J Clin (1978), PMID 417776 (industry-wide survey incl. Bethlehem yards); shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json 'bethlehem-shipbuilding' record (tier 3, product list incl. 85% Magnesia block, Marinite, Transite, Aircell, Armabestos, Limpet, Unibestos, Raybestos) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed 7342758 and 417776 citations (metadata verified via NCBI ESummary); shipyards.json bethlehem-shipbuilding asbestos_products_documented + evidence rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- This hull's builder belonged to the Bethlehem Shipbuilding organization: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc. was a Bethlehem subsidiary managed by Bethlehem's Fore River (Quincy) yard. Bethlehem shipyards are a documented asbestos cluster: the yard dataset for the parent entity is tier-3 with a specific product list (85% Magnesia block insulation, Marinite board, Transite pipe covering, Aircell pipe covering, Armabestos block, Limpet spray, Unibestos, Raybestos cloth, asbestos cement/sheets, lagging, gaskets, packing), and the Selikoff literature documents radiological asbestos disease among Bethlehem shipyard workers (Baltimore repair workforce) and across U.S. shipyards generally.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (Hingham operations); 1978-1980 (studies)
- Population
- Bethlehem shipyard construction trades generally (1941-45 Hingham workforce ~23,000 at peak per secondary sources); this hull's 1944 construction trades
- Limitations
- Yard/corporate-level documentation, not a hull record: the cited studies cover Bethlehem's Baltimore (Sparrows Point) workforce and the U.S. industry generally - Hingham is not named in either study, and no asbestos survey of the Hingham yard was located. Documents the builder's organizational asbestos context only; does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, or quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-05
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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) and service era (1944-46) and her 1947 scrapping.
- 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; standing defect carried from earlier batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-06
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[8]MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup file, 'Hingham Shipyard' facility, 349 Lincoln Street, Hingham, MA - Release Abatement Measure (RAM) Plan RTN 4-3023722 (GZA GeoEnvironmental for Samuels & Associates Hingham LLC, submitted 14 June 2006), incl. MCP transmittal forms listing asbestos among OHM contaminant categories and site-correspondence mapping multiple RTNs (3-2333, 3-12098 inter alia) across the former shipyard facility (verified live PDF, 588 KB) [other_primary]
- Locator
- RAM Plan cover letter + BWSC-107/108 transmittal forms; site-correspondence maps (Building 24 / site 3-2333); related contractor coverage of PCB cleanup under MCP
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The former Bethlehem-Hingham shipyard site (postwar 'Hingham Shipyard' facility, 349 Lincoln Street) is a documented Massachusetts Contingency Plan remediation property: the 2006 RAM Plan addresses a chlorinated-VOC release area (Hewitts Cove Marina section) and the file set maps multiple tracked releases across the facility from 1940s-50s shipbuilding-era operations (PCB-contaminated soils and metals documented in related coverage). The MCP transmittal form carries 'asbestos' inside its printed contaminant-category list, and the file opens a lead into the MassDEP eeaonline document set for this facility.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1996-2006 (file window); 1941-45 (yard operations)
- Population
- Redevelopment/remediation workers (2006); postwar site occupants
- Limitations
- Site environmental record, not a vessel or yard-operations record: documents post-closure contamination of the builder's real estate (CVOCs/PCBs/metals), not materials installed aboard ships built there. The asbestos mention sits inside the standard form's printed category list; the OCR text layer does not preserve checkbox marks, so whether asbestos was a released contaminant at this site is UNCONFIRMED. Establishes only that a state-supervised hazmat file exists for the builder's site - a lead, not a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-07
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[9]Conflict set: DANFS struck date 28 August 1946 vs NavSource 'Struck the Naval Register, 26 August 1946' (and Wikipedia infobox copies 26 August while its DANFS-derived body text says 28 August); DANFS/NavSource four battle stars vs historycentral.com 'five battle stars'; historycentral.com Palau-Angaur / 710th Tank Battalion claim (17 Sep 1944) absent from the official campaign-credit list carried by NavSource [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text; NavSource header/campaign table; Wikipedia infobox vs body; historycentral.com/navy/patrol/30.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTIONS carried on this record: (1) Struck date - DANFS (NHHC) states 28 August 1946; NavSource states 26 August 1946 and Wikipedia's infobox follows NavSource while its own DANFS-derived body text reads 28 August. DANFS 28 August carried. (2) Battle stars - DANFS and NavSource agree on four; historycentral.com prints five. Four carried. (3) historycentral.com asserts Palau-Angaur participation on 17 September 1944 landing the 710th Tank Battalion - the claim appears in NO official source (absent from DANFS and from the campaign-credit table); unverified and not carried as fact. (4) Okinawa participation - DANFS narrative 'April 1945' vs official credited window 26-30 June 1945 (NavSource table); a NavSource photo captions the ship at Okinawa April 1945, consistent with DANFS - both carried as stated, discrepancy noted.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Corrects circulating secondary-source conflicts; the corrected values (28 Aug struck; 4 stars) are the authoritative-source versions. The Palau-Angaur claim is plausible-looking but absent from official records - left unverified in gaps rather than asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-08
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[10]Batch-7451 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (archived capture); NavSource (live); NVR (no entry - pre-1987 disposal); LOC VHP (archived catalog); MassDEP eeaonline file; GAO product page (403); CourtListener (blocked); secondary web + VA BVA sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-908-lst908-01 through -11
- 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-908 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried - API returned HTTP 429 (daily quota exhausted, ~8 h to reset); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case: no law-firm listicle or docket names this hull, and a VA Board of Veterans Appeals corpus sweep (site:va.gov vetapp) produced only name collisions ('LST' = life-sustaining treatment; '908' = statutory sections) - no hull match.
- 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 - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (throttled, not run). The hull was scrapped in 1947, pre-dating asbestos-handling regulation; no scrapping-yard hazmat record exists or was located. Deck logs and any BuShips work records are undigitized leads (NARA RG 24). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-908-lst908-09