Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 842-packet.md (1 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-982-lst982-pkt-842-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-982 - construction, Normandy and Okinawa service, postwar occupation and China service, disposal (archived NHHC page, Wayback capture 2025-12-09; live canonical page returned 404 on 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative; canonical URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-982.html (live 404; archived copy cited)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (verbatim DANFS text): 'LST-982 was laid down on 22 December 1943 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 10 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Orrin R. Hewitt; and commissioned on 19 March 1944, Lt. (jg.) W. A. Breen, Jr., USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-982 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Transferred to the Asiatic-Pacific theater, she engaged in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-April 1946. The ship was decommissioned on 25 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines. LST-982 earned two battle stars for World War II service.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1943-44); crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-10-03 (standing NHHC link-rot defect, see BATCH-01); text verified verbatim from the Wayback capture of the canonical page dated 2025-12-09 (page published 2015-08-04). DANFS gives campaign-level framing only - day-level movements come from the NARA war-diaries row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-982 - milestone timeline, campaign tables, specifications, commanding-officer list, photo archive, disposal line [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160982.htm header timeline, campaign/medal tables, specifications block, commanding-officers table, photo archive
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and tabulations for this hull: LST-542 class tank landing ship; laid down 22 December 1943 at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA; launched 10 February 1944; commissioned 19 March 1944, LTjg. William A. Breen, Jr., USNR, in command; WWII assignment Europe-Africa-Middle East theater then Asiatic-Pacific theater with tabulated campaigns - Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944; Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 30 May - 7 June 1945. Administrative assignment tabulated as LST Flotilla Thirty-Six (CAPT. D. F. J. Shea), LST Group One Hundred Eight (LCDR. W. R. Peeler), LST Division Two Hundred Sixteen. Postwar: Navy Occupation Service medal window September - 20 October 1945; China Service Medal (extended) 9 March - 20 April 1946. Decommissioned 25 April 1946; struck from the Naval Register 19 July 1946; final disposition - sold 5 December 1947 to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown; two battle stars. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328' oa; 50' beam; 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 miles at 9 kt; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted + troop accommodations 16 officers/147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; armament (ultimate design) 2 twin 40mm w/Mk.51 directors, 4 single 40mm, 12 single 20mm; propulsion 2x GM 12-567A 900hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 3x 100 kW 230V DC diesel-driven generators, 2 propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Commanding officers tabulated: LTjg. W. A. Breen Jr. USNR (19 Mar 1944 - Sep 1945); LT. Fred O. Hutsell USNR (Sep - Dec 1945); LT. Wayne T. Hays USNR (Dec 1945 - Mar 1946); LTjg. William W. McLeod USNR (Mar - 25 Apr 1946). Photo archive includes crew personal photographs (Ceylon Dearborn EM1/c series: Omaha Beach November 1944 high-and-dry, beaching shots, Electrical Shop interior 1944) and a National Archives-captioned Army Air Corps photo of troops unloading the ship at Saipan (see ev-05).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard trades (1943-44); crew (1944-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track DANFS where they overlap; the Flotilla 36 / Group 108 / Division 216 administrative listing is as-tabulated and contains a page typo ('USS LST-981' in the flotilla line). Crew photographs are personal-collection submissions - the 'high and dry on Omaha Beach November 1944' image is a crew member's photo, not an official Navy photo number. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-02
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[4]NARA, Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (RG 38), 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (NAID 4697018) - USS LST-982 war diaries, June 1945 (NAID 101722345), July 1945 (NAID 83522747), August 1945 (NAID 77508397); digitized (Fold3 microfilm scans), full text read this session [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog fileUnit records NAID 101722345 (4 scans, fold3.com/image/296561393), NAID 83522747 (5 scans, fold3.com/image/300325377), NAID 77508397 (4 scans, fold3.com/image/300769315); catalog digital-object JPEGs read in full
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship's own war diaries (CONFIDENTIAL, LST982/A12-1, signed W. A. Breen, Jr.) document day-level operations: JUNE 1945 - at Okinawa 'How' anchorages under repeated air alerts (general quarters 1-3 June); sortied 4-5 June with the LST fleet to evade a typhoon 450 miles distant; sailed 7 June for 'Rear Area' per Commander LST Flotilla Sixteen, anchored Saipan harbor 13-23 June; departed Saipan 24 June in an eight-LST convoy (LSTs 691, 609, 662, 876, 920, 283, 856, 982; Comdr. J. G. Winn, Commander LST Group 92, in LST 876) bound for Tulagi via Eniwetok. JULY - fueled at Purvis Fuel Dock, Tulagi (5 July); convoy to Espiritu Santo under CTU 11.5.6 / Lt. Comdr. Peeler in LST 691, anchored Pekoa Channel 10 July; beached at Espiritu Santo 12 July ('2/3 speed... draft 7 1/2' forward, 13 1/2' aft'); Russell Islands anchorage 16-22 July (loaded pontoon causeways); Eniwetok 28-30 July; underway for Guam. AUGUST - convoy diverted to Saipan (4-5 Aug); Guam Apra Harbor 7 Aug; beached at Landing Gypsy Beach, Guam, 8 Aug; back to Saipan; entered floating dry dock ARD-15 in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, 14 August, undocked 16 August; departed Saipan 23 August in convoy 5L #15 (20 LSTs; ComLST Flot 23 orders; Comdr. A. L. Warburton, ComLST Group 103, in LST 176) for duty in the Third Amphibious Force; anchored San Pedro Bay, Leyte, P.I., 29 August.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-06-01 to 1945-08-31
- Population
- Crew (June-August 1945); ARD-15 drydock crew, Tanapag Harbor, Saipan (14-16 August 1945)
- Limitations
- Primary-source operational record - proves movements and one maintenance event (the 14-16 August 1945 ARD-15 drydocking at Saipan), not materials: the diary records the docking but not the work scope, so it cannot establish whether any insulation was disturbed. Administrative flotilla assignment differs from operational commanders named in the diaries (Flotilla 16, Group 92, CTU 11.5.6, Flot 23, Group 103) - NavSource's Flotilla 36/Group 108/Division 216 is the peacetime listing; no contradiction, task-organized commands differ. No asbestos content anywhere in the diaries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-03
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[5]NARA, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (RG 24), 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' (NAID 594996) - 'LST-982, 3/19/44-4/25/46' (NAID 126586504), 318 digitized pages covering her entire commissioned period (Ancestry scan partnership) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/126586504; series NAID 594996; online resource note 'scanned as part of a collaboration effort between Ancestry and the National Archives' (search.ancestryinstitution.com dbid=1143)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's complete muster rolls - commissioning to decommissioning (19 March 1944 - 25 April 1946) - survive digitized in the NARA catalog: file unit 'LST-982, 3/19/44-4/25/46' comprising 318 digital objects scanned under the Ancestry partnership. Muster rolls enumerate every person aboard by reporting period - the population trail for anyone claiming service aboard this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-03-19 to 1946-04-25
- Population
- All hands who served aboard (1944-1946)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: catalog metadata verified this session but individual pages sit behind the Ancestry paywall - personnel were not enumerated page-by-page here. Muster rolls document who was aboard, not materials or exposure. Complements (but does not replace) the RG 24 deck-logs series, which is a separate undigitized accession.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-04
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[6]NARA, Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations (RG 342), 'Photographs of Activities, Facilities and Personnel' series - item '[No caption entered] (U.S. Air Force Number 76450AC)', local identifier 342-FH-3A39628-76450AC, subject headings Marianas Islands / Landings, War Theater Pacific; digitized (2 objects) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/204975260 (RG 342, local ID 342-FH-3A39628-76450AC); NavSource 10/16/160982.htm photo table caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official U.S. Army Air Forces photograph (76450AC) in NARA RG 342 documents this hull at Saipan, Marianas Islands: the NavSource-captioned description reads 'Personnel of the US Army Air Corps 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion unload equipment from the USS LST-982 for the construction of an airfield on Saipan, Marianas Islands, date unknown.' The ship's documented Saipan anchorages (13-23 June and 5-23 August 1945 per the war diaries) bracket the plausible window.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945 (probable June-August window per war diaries)
- Population
- Ship's crew + 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion personnel at Saipan
- Limitations
- Archival lead: the catalog item itself carries no caption ('[No caption entered]') - the ship/battalion/place identification comes from the NavSource page's contributor transcription. The NAID NavSource prints (193831547) returns no record in the current catalog; the correct record for photo number 76450AC is NAID 204975260 (verified via catalog search this session). Documents a cargo operation scene, not materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications + class-profile BuShips data (2x GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear, no steam plant; BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 LST design data, LST980-1059 group); documented disturbance window on this hull (ARD-15 floating dry dock, Saipan, 14-16 August 1945, per war diary) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design grouping (per class profile lst-1-class); NARA war diary August 1945 (NAID 77508397, page 2-3)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered amphibious ship built December 1943 - March 1944 at a U.S. Navy yard sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a diesel LST of this type and period were GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, valve packing, deck coverings, and bulkhead/accommodation insulation; she carried no boilers, so the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. One documented maintenance window could have disturbed insulation-era materials: the ship's war diary records her docking in floating dry dock ARD-15 at Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, 14-16 August 1945 - documented as an event, with no asbestos scope documented.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1943-44); crew (1944-46); ARD-15 drydock workers (August 1945)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-982. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. The drydocking is a documented event; whether its work scope touched insulated systems is unknown. Does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-06
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[8]National Park Service, Charlestown Navy Yard Master Development Strategy Phase I Environmental Assessment (January 2023) - documents asbestos-containing material in WWII-era Navy construction at the Charlestown Navy Yard (Boston Naval Shipyard) [nps]
- Locator
- CNY MDS Phase I EA (Jan 2023), Section 3.2.1.2 'Building 109' (asbestos siding/shingles narrative) and Section 2 alternatives (demolition/remediation); glossary 'ACM'
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Government documentation of asbestos use in construction at this hull's builder yard during her build era: the NPS environmental assessment for the Charlestown Navy Yard (Boston Naval Shipyard, closed 1974) documents that Building 109 - 'constructed by the Navy in the 1940s' and 'built in three stages between 1940 and 1944' as a wartime temporary building - is 'a two-story, wood-frame building with light gray asbestos siding', shows 'cracked exterior asbestos shingles', is 'afflicted with structural issues and asbestos', and is slated for 'asbestos siding remediation'. The EA glosses ACM as 'Asbestos Containing Material'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1940-1944 (building construction); 2023 (assessment)
- Population
- Charlestown Navy Yard trades and staff (1940s construction era; 2023 remediation planning)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: proves asbestos was used in the yard's own wartime construction (1940-44, overlapping this hull's December 1943 - March 1944 build window) but says nothing about shipboard materials aboard LST-982. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, quantity, or present-day presence. PDF returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch; text verified from full-text extraction of the Wayback capture (2025-12-06).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-07
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[9]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 Navy life (1943-1947, construction through disposal).
- 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; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403 - standing defect since BATCH-01) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-08
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[10]Batch-7525 search ledger (this record): DANFS via Wayback; NavSource page; NARA catalog (war diaries, muster rolls, RG 342 photo); NPS Charlestown Navy Yard EA (via Wayback); GAO product page; NVR (no entry - pre-1987 disposal); MARAD vesselhistory (no record); shipbuildinghistory registry; CourtListener (blocked); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-982-01 through -12
- 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-982 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated API helper returned a daily-quota-exceeded response (server-requested wait ~6.5 h); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case naming this hull; only generic LST-class listicle coverage exists on excluded law-firm marketing sites (navyshipexposure.com and similar).
- 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 (quota-blocked, not run). The muster rolls, RG 24 deck logs (separate undigitized accession), and any 1947 commercial-sale hazmat trail are open leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-09
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[11]Disposition cross-check: shipbuildinghistory.com 'Landing Ships, Tank - LST part 3 (LST 797-1155)' build table row for LST-982 ('Boston NSY, Charlestown MA... scrapped 1947') vs DANFS/NavSource disposition ('sold 5 December 1947 to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown'); hazegray Boston Naval Shipyard production record (unreachable this session; search snippet prints 'LST 982 | LST 511 Class | 19 Mar 1944 | Sold 5 Dec 1947') [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lstpart3.htm LST-982 row (live, verified 2026-10-03); DANFS disposition line; NavSource final-disposition line; hazegray.org/shipbuilding/bnsy.htm (HTTP 000 unreachable 2026-10-03 - snippet only)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION/SOURCE-CONFLICT: secondary shipbuilding registries compress this hull's fate to 'scrapped 1947'. The authoritative record is narrower: DANFS says 'sold to Bosey, Philippines' on 5 December 1947 and NavSource adds 'fate unknown'. A sale to a Philippine commercial buyer (Bosey) is documented; whether she was in fact scrapped is not established by the 'scrapped 1947' shorthand and remains unresolved - 'fate unknown' is the honest status.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1947 (disposition window)
- Limitations
- Corrects an over-specified secondary disposition, not a material or exposure claim. hazegray's 'LST 511 Class' label for this hull reflects the DANFS spec-block convention for Boston-Navy-Yard-built LSTs; canonical class is LST-542 per NavSource and BuShips design group LST980-1059 (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-982-10