Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 839-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-958-lst958-pkt-839-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive: USS LST-958 (live page; the page transcribes DANFS history and supplies specifications) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 542-Class Tank Landing Ship and Specifications sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's live page for this hull records that LST-958 was laid down 3 October 1944 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts; launched 31 October 1944; and commissioned 25 November 1944 under Lt. Daniel S. Connolly, USNR. It identifies the ship as an LST-542-class tank landing ship and gives a diesel plant of two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp engines, Falk reduction gears, two propellers, and 1,700 shp; complement 13 officers and 104 enlisted; and troop accommodations of 16 officers and 147 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944); ship's company; embarked troops
- Limitations
- This is a vessel-history/specification record, not an asbestos material record. NavSource is a secondary archival compilation; its construction and service chronology was cross-checked to the official NHHC/DANFS search result, whose direct URL returned 404 when tested live on 2026-10-03. Diesel machinery does not establish asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-958-lst958-01
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[3]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-958 (official current URL returned 404 live; vessel text verified in NavSource's live transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 542-Class Tank Landing Ship section, campaign and postwar-service entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship-specific DANFS history reproduced on the live NavSource page records Asiatic-Pacific service, including the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from 29 May to 30 June 1945; Far East occupation service from 2 September to 23 October 1945; decommissioning 14 March 1946; striking 28 March 1946; sale 20 December 1946; and one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- The official NHHC source is not live at its current URL, so this row uses a live secondary transcription and is marked partial. This history does not identify asbestos-containing materials, individual exposure, or the vessel's post-sale fate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-958-lst958-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List No. 44, List of Logbooks of the U.S. Navy, 1801-1940s, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 61, entries for LST-958
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List No. 44 lists deck-log coverage for LST-958 from 25 November 1944 through 30 June 1945 (the listing is duplicated in the PDF).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-11-25 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's company during the logged period
- Limitations
- The finding establishes that relevant deck logs are cataloged; the catalog does not provide the log contents, a material inventory, or asbestos evidence. Retrieval and review of the logs remains an archival lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-958-lst958-03
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[5]NavSource USS LST-958 specifications (diesel machinery) and this record's documented class/era research [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications, Propulsion section; class-profile technical context is not used as hull-specific proof
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference only: USS LST-958 was a World War II LST-542-class diesel vessel. Possible asbestos-relevant applications for a diesel-powered vessel of this era include engine/exhaust thermal lagging, gaskets, packing, deck covering, and accommodation or bulkhead insulation. No source located confirms any of those materials aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (1944), crew (1944-1946), and any post-sale personnel
- Limitations
- This is a Tier-2 class/era inference, not a finding that asbestos was installed aboard USS LST-958. The cited specification establishes diesel machinery only; it does not identify insulation composition, product manufacturer, quantity, condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-958-lst958-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated helper output, 2026-10-03 [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py output: DAILY QUOTA EXHAUSTED; wait 24741s
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener litigation sweep could not be completed. Queries for the exact name "USS LST-958" and exact hull number "LST-958" were sent through the required helper, but the service reported its daily quota exhausted and directed a 24,741-second (about 6.9-hour) stand-down. No result is classified as a qualifying asbestos case, other litigation, name collision, or no result because the API did not return search results.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03 search attempt
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- A quota stand-down is an access gap, not a negative litigation finding. No anonymous requests, raw API calls, v3 requests, or retries after the throttle were made. A complete exact-name and hull-number sweep remains required after reset.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-958-lst958-05
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[7]This record's source and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries sl-uss-lst-958-lst958-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or qualifying litigation document was located in the sources successfully accessible during this research pass. The record therefore treats ship-specific asbestos documentation as unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03 research pass
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- This is a bounded research result, not proof that no asbestos ever existed aboard the vessel. Coverage excludes unavailable CourtListener results and unreviewed NARA deck-log contents; no negative conclusion about individual exposure, causation, quantity, remaining material, or legal eligibility follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-958-lst958-06