Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 836-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-936-lst936-pkt-836-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-936 entry (archived copy of official Navy page; live page now 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry (Wayback capture 2024-05-27), service and disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry states that LST-936 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Mindanao Island landings in March and April 1945; was decommissioned on 17 May 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 5 June that same year; and was sold on 12 June 1948 to the Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping. DANFS records one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship's company; Walter W. Johnson Co. scrapping workers (1948)
- Limitations
- DANFS does not mention the ship's presence at Labuan or Okinawa documented by NavSource photo captions, and does not identify materials aboard. It establishes service and administrative disposition only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-936 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page heading, history bullets, campaign table, awards section, commanding-officer table, and final-disposition line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's live LST-936 page records the 1944 construction and commissioning milestones, names the commanding officer (LT. Meredith Edison Bolen, USN, 1 September 1944 - 17 May 1946), gives the Asiatic-Pacific campaign table ('Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines - Mindanao Island landings, 10 to 18 March, 24 March to 14 April and 17 to 23 April 1945'), awards listing (one battle star; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal), radio call sign NVPI, decommissioning 17 May 1946, striking 5 June 1946, and sale for scrapping 12 June 1948 to Walter W. Johnson Co., Seattle, WA; the page's class-specification block gives 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 11.6 kt trial, complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted, and two GM 12-567A diesels (the generic class listing - see ev-07 for the BuShips 12-278A block assignment carried).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship's company, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource live-verified at research time (direct fetch and firecrawl scrape both returned content). It supplies the commanding-officer name and campaign-date detail beyond DANFS; it does not document asbestos or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-936 photo captions (contributor-supplied identifications over Australian War Memorial and private photographs) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Photo table captions: AWM OG2917/OG2918 (Labuan, 11 June 1945); Donn Cuson photo (Okinawa, circa 14 July - 13 December 1945); Steven Smith photo with LST-717 (post-Typhoon Louise)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource photo captions place LST-936 beached at Labuan Island, Borneo, while offloading Royal Australian Air Force trucks on 11 June 1945 (Australian War Memorial photos OG2917 and OG2918, shown with LST-806), and beached at Okinawa circa 14 July 1945 to 13 December 1945, including an image of LST-717 and LST-936 beached at Okinawa sometime after Typhoon Louise passed over the island on 9-10 October 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship's company during Borneo and Okinawa operations
- Limitations
- Hull identifications in photo captions are contributor/editor attributions, not Navy records: the AWM catalog record describes only 'the LST' at Labuan without naming hull numbers. Typhoon Louise context (9-10 October 1945 mass grounding at Buckner Bay/Nakagusuku Wan) is well documented generally, but LST-936's specific grounding and refloat dates rest on captions alone - NARA deck logs (see archival-lead row) are the open verification path. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-04
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[5]Australian War Memorial, collection record OG2917 [museum_official]
- Locator
- AWM online collection record OG2917, description field
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Australian War Memorial collection record OG2917 (maker John Thomas Harrison, public domain) documents Labuan Island, Borneo, 11 June 1945: 'a truck from one of the RAAF airfield construction squadrons coming ashore from the LST (landing ship, tank)' - corroborating the date, place, and scene of the NavSource-captioned photo, without identifying the hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- RAAF airfield construction squadron personnel; LST crew
- Limitations
- The AWM catalog does not name the vessel; the LST-936 identification comes from NavSource's caption of the same photograph. Confirms the event scene, not the hull attribution, and contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-05
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[6]Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011, 15 April 1945), vessel roster LST-936 row (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Roster section, Bethlehem Steel Co. Hingham Mass. block, LST-936 row (keel 7 Jul 44 / launched 9 Aug 44 / 1 Sept 44)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Bureau of Ships Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 (NAVSHIPS 250-011) roster lists LST-936 within the Bethlehem Steel Co., Hingham, Mass. builder block with keel laid 7 July 1944, launched 9 August 1944, and completion/commissioning 1 September 1944 - matching the DANFS milestones.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction workers
- Limitations
- Official BuShips publication naming this hull by number; text layer parsed directly (pdftotext). The roster row establishes builder assignment and milestone dates only - not materials, asbestos, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-06
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[7]Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011, 15 April 1945), LST machinery/engine-block table (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST design/machinery table, engine rows by hull block (LST932-979 = 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-278A, 1,700 hp)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The same BuShips Ships' Data machinery table assigns engine type by hull block: 'LST932-979' carried two G.M. Diesel 12-278A engines at 1,700 horsepower, while adjacent blocks (LST542-931, LST980-1059, LST1081-1152) carried GM 12-567A engines. LST-936's roster placement places it inside the 12-278A block.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Engineering crew
- Limitations
- Engine attribution is by documented block membership (LST-936 inside LST932-979), not a per-hull machinery inspection record. NavSource's generic class specification lists GM 12-567A for the class - the BuShips block table is the more specific official source and is carried; the discrepancy is logged in gaps. No asbestos content stated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-07
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[8]shipbuildinghistory.com, Bethlehem-Hingham (Hingham MA) yard production table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Production table, hull no. 3406 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The shipbuildinghistory.com Bethlehem-Hingham yard production table lists yard hull number 3406 as LST-936 (FY1943 contract): keel laid 7 July 1944, launched 9 August 1944, delivered 1 September 1944 - 33 days on the ways, 23 days in the water, 56 days total - with disposition 'scrapped 1947'.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction workers (peak yard employment over 23,000 per same source)
- Limitations
- Compiled yard-record table (Tim Colton's Shipbuilding History), not an official document; build dates match DANFS/BuShips but the 'scrapped 1947' disposition conflicts with DANFS's 12 June 1948 sale date - unresolved, logged in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-08
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[9]Consolidated era inference - BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 LST machinery data plus documented WWII-era ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class technical data; class profile lst-1-class.class.json (ev-lst-1-class-03) corroborates the application list
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference only: the BuShips LST design data identifies the LST series as diesel-powered with no boilers, so the steam-plant lagging pathway does not apply; period asbestos-relevant applications for this type may include diesel-engine and exhaust-system insulation, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation and cable, deck coverings, accommodation-space insulation, and brake/friction linings on winches and windlass.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- 1944 shipyard trades, engineering crew, deck machinery operators, maintenance workers
- Limitations
- Class/design inference, not a ship-specific material finding. No source states asbestos content for this hull; establishes neither presence, absence, quantity, condition, removal history, individual exposure, nor causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-09
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[10]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 to automated fetch, HTTP 403; content via product-page description)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - program context for the era this hull was built and operated, though LST-936 was already scrapped decades before these reviews.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not vessel- or class-specific; postdates this hull's 1948 scrapping by three decades. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov 403 to automated fetch).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-10
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[11]Batch-7479 source review and search ledger: archived DANFS, NavSource, BuShips SDB-1945 v2, shipbuildinghistory, AWM OG2917, NARA Special List No. 44, NVR, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-936-lst936-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public sources searched: the archived DANFS entry, live NavSource page, BuShips roster and machinery tables, the Hingham yard production table, and the AWM record contain no asbestos, survey, abatement, hazmat, or insulation-material disclosure for LST-936; general web sweeps surfaced no qualifying litigation or asbestos claim naming this hull; the CourtListener litigation sweep could not be executed because the authenticated fleet helper reported the shared daily quota exhausted (~7.5-hour reset) and stood down.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage is absent (quota stand-down before any result response); no litigation conclusion should be drawn from the blocked request. Absence of a located record does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-11
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[12]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p.61, LST-936 rows (9/1/1944 - 6/30/1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-936 with logbook coverage from 1 September 1944 (commissioning) through 30 June 1945 - spanning the Mindanao landings and the Labuan period - providing an archival lead for the vessel's wartime deck logs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and wartime operations
- Limitations
- The index confirms logbook coverage dates, not the contents of the logs; coverage ends 30 June 1945, before the Okinawa/typhoon period shown in photo captions. No logbook volume was retrieved and this row makes no asbestos or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-12
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[13]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-936 entry (archived copy of official Navy page; live page now 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry (Wayback capture 2024-05-27), opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry states that LST-936 was laid down on 7 July 1944 at Hingham, Mass., by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 9 August 1944; sponsored by Miss Dorothy M. Wadman; and commissioned on 1 September 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction workers and initial Navy crew
- Limitations
- The live NHHC URL now returns 404; the cited Wayback copy is explicitly archived. This row establishes identity and construction milestones, not asbestos content, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-936-lst936-01