Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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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-968-lst968-pkt-840-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-968 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, service and disposition bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's hull page states that LST-968 served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in LST Flotilla Thirty-One, LST Group Ninety-Three, LST Division One Hundred Eighty-Five; performed postwar occupation duty in the Far East from 29 October 1945 to 12 April 1946; was decommissioned 2 July 1946 and struck from the Naval Register 15 August 1946; and was sold to Humble Oil and Refining Co. on 10 June 1948 for operation. NavSource gives final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-1948
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and postwar occupation-duty personnel
- Limitations
- The page states the service and disposal details but provides no primary document image for these entries. Sale for operation is not evidence of the vessel's later identity, asbestos status, or scrapping; the later operator and final disposition remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-968-lst968-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers; Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA PDF, LST-968 line (coverage 1/3/1945-6/30/1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives' Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-968 logbook coverage from 3 January through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's company and assigned naval units
- Limitations
- The Special List is an index and establishes logbook coverage dates, not the contents of the logs. The underlying logbooks were not retrieved; this index does not establish asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-968-lst968-03
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[4]Source review and search ledger sl-uss-lst-968-lst968-01 through -06 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lst-968-lst968-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, material schedule, or asbestos-related exposure record for LST-968 was located in the sources reviewed: the live NavSource hull page, NARA Special List No. 44, and the incomplete CourtListener attempt. Candidate NHHC DANFS, fleet-organization, and photograph URLs returned 404 when checked directly. This is a records-search result, not a finding that asbestos was absent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The search did not retrieve the ship’s underlying NARA logbooks or a hull material survey. CourtListener coverage is incomplete: the authenticated exact-name query was stopped by the fleet limiter before a result was returned, and the separate exact-hull query was not attempted. Candidate NHHC pages could not be verified live. No conclusion about asbestos absence or litigation nonexistence is warranted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-968-lst968-04
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[5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-968 hull page, LST-542 Class specifications section [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, LST-542 Class specifications: Complement and Propulsion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource presents LST-542-class specifications including a design complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted and a diesel plant consisting of two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp engines, Falk main reduction gears, three diesel-drive 100-kW generators, two propellers, and 1,700 shaft horsepower. These are class specifications, not independently verified fit or complement for LST-968.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- World War II-era design
- Population
- LST-542-class crew and maintenance personnel
- Limitations
- The page labels these as class specifications. This row provides design context only; it does not prove equipment fit, asbestos content, presence or absence of materials, quantity, condition, removal history, exposure, or causation aboard LST-968.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-968-lst968-05
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[6]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-968 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, hull milestones and call sign
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's live USS LST-968 page identifies this hull as an LST-542-class tank landing ship and states that it was laid down 7 November 1944 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts; launched 9 December 1944; and commissioned 3 January 1945. The page also lists the radio call sign NKIH.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham shipyard workforce and commissioning crew
- Limitations
- The live URL was checked and returned HTTP 200. NavSource is a secondary naval history/photo archive. The candidate live NHHC DANFS URL returned 404, and no verified archived copy was obtained. These identity and date facts do not establish asbestos content, exposure, quantity, condition, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-968-lst968-01