Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 840-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-964-lst964-pkt-840-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'LST-964' (NHHC, 4 Aug. 2015), text surfaced in indexed search result; canonical page could not be retrieved directly during this session [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-964 entry, construction and service-history paragraphs (indexed extraction; live retrieval unavailable)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS text surfaced in the indexed record states that LST-964 was laid down on 24 October 1944 at Hingham, Massachusetts, by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 22 November 1944; and commissioned on 16 December 1944. It states that after the war she performed occupation duty in the Far East and served in China until early April 1946, returned to the United States, was decommissioned on 27 June 1946, and was struck from the Navy list on 15 August 1946. DANFS reports sale on 17 January 1947 to Campania Naviera y Commercial Perez Compano S.A. for operation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Crew and construction trades; no individual exposure claim
- Limitations
- Ship history only; it contains no asbestos or materials information. The canonical NHHC URL did not return accessible page content during this session; details were visible in an indexed search result that attributes the entry to DANFS. Treat this as a source-access limitation, not live-page verification. Merchant-era claims after the 1947 sale were not carried because they could not be verified from an authoritative source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-964-lst964-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 61, LST-964 entry (rows repeated in the listing)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number list records USS LST-964 deck logs for 16 December 1944 through 30 June 1945. The listing establishes that logs for this span are identified in the archival finding aid; the logs themselves were not examined for operational or material details.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-12-16 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's company
- Limitations
- Finding aid only. Does not establish asbestos aboard, a specific port call, maintenance activity, exposure, or the content of any log entry. The remaining commissioned period is not covered by the date span listed here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-964-lst964-02
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[4]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 Oct. 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2; full text access gap
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's report concerns the Navy's asbestos-protection program and documents Navy shipboard asbestos-insulation use and later substitution/removal policies at the program level, across an era that includes LST-964's 1944 construction and 1944-1946 Navy service.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979 report on Navy program
- Population
- Navy asbestos-protection program
- Limitations
- Program-level context only; this report does not identify LST-964 or establish any material aboard this hull, any quantity, individual exposure, or current condition. Full text was not retrieved; the product-page description was accessible.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-964-lst964-03
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[5]Batch research ledger and source searches for USS LST-964 / LST-964 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lst-964-01 through sl-uss-lst-964-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material schedule, or other primary asbestos documentation for USS LST-964 was located in the sources accessible during this session. The CourtListener litigation sweep was not completed because the authenticated helper reported the fleet-wide daily quota exhausted on the first request; litigation status is therefore unknown, not a negative finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A search that locates no record does not establish that asbestos was absent. The litigation repository remains unsearched for this hull, and several ship-history sources were inaccessible. No conclusion about exposure or legal eligibility follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-964-lst964-04