Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet 843-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-986-lst986-pkt-843-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-986 - construction, commissioning, campaign list, postwar occupation, decommissioning, strike, disposal (live NHHC page, fetched via Firecrawl 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-986 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents for this hull: laid down 15 January 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched 5 March 1944; commissioned 14 April 1944, Lt. Harold G. Waite, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in the capture and occupation of Guam (July-August 1944), the Lingayen Gulf landings (January 1945), and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April-May 1945). Postwar occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946; returned to the United States; decommissioned 18 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 28 August 1946; on 4 November 1948 sold to the Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, Calif., for scrapping. Earned three battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction workforce (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official history only; no asbestos or material content, no sponsor named, no Leyte operation mention (the hull's own action report documents the 22 October 1944 Red Beach landing - see ev-03), no unit-assignment detail, decommissioning location not stated. The 4 November 1948 sale date conflicts with the MARAD status-card delivery date of 27 November 1947 (see ev-08 and gaps) - DANFS date carried as printed with the conflict logged.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-986 (10/16/160986.htm) - designation timeline, spec block, awards, commanding-officer list, photo captions (live page verified 2026-10-03 via Firecrawl full-text extraction) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160986.htm header block, awards row, specifications block, CO table, photo caption 1016098601
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents for this hull: LST-542-class tank landing ship laid down 15 January 1944 at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA; launched 5 March 1944; commissioned USS LST-986 14 April 1944, LT. Harold G. Waite, USNR, in command; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII under LST Flotilla Sixteen (Capt. N. W. Sears), LST Group Forty-Seven (Cdr. L. A. Drexler USN), LST Division Ninety-Three 'for Okinawa only'. Campaigns tabled: Marianas operation - capture and occupation of Guam 22 July-4 August 1944; Luzon operation - Lingayen Gulf landings 4-18 January 1945; Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation 1 April-7 May 1945. Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 28 October-3 December 1945 and 14 December 1945-4 March 1946. Decommissioned 18 July 1946; struck 28 August 1946; sold for scrapping 4 November 1948 to Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA; three battle stars. Spec block per Office of Naval Intelligence-1945: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt trial; 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk single main reduction gears, 2 shafts 1,700 shp, 1 x 100 kW 240 V DC generator; complement 13 officers / 106 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; radio call sign NVRJ. Commanding officers: LT Waite (14 Apr-Sep 1944), LT Rayner (Sep-Dec 1944), LT Lozica (Dec 1944-Dec 1945), LT Ender (Dec 1945-Mar 1946), LTjg Spohn (Mar-29 Apr 1946), LTjg Bargeon (29 Apr-18 Jul 1946). Photo caption documents the hull underway off California with LCT-1016 cradled on her main deck, 2 July 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company (~119) plus embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track DANFS; the Flotilla 16 / Group 47 / Division 93 assignment is corroborated by the NHHC Pacific Fleet organization listing of 1 May 1945 (ev-07); the CO list's December 1944 start for Lt. Lozica conflicts with his signature on the ship's 30 October 1944 action report (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-02
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[4]NARA NAID 139825957, 'COMTASK-GROUP 78.11 - Rep of ops While enroute from Leyte Is, Philippines to Hollandia, New Guinea, 10/23-26/44' (serial 001, dated 2 November 1944; RG 38 WWII War Diaries, micro serial 103900, Roll A1366; 57 images; covering letter and LST-986 Enclosure (A) at unit pp. 1-9 read in full 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139825957, images 0092-0100 - CTG 78.11 cover letter and Enclosure (A), USS LST-986 action report serial 61-45
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-authored action report for this hull (serial 61-45, dated 30 October 1944, signed A. Lozica), enclosed as Enclosure (A) to Commander Task Group 78.11's report of the Leyte-to-Hollandia convoy operation 23-26 October 1944 (Comdr. T. C. Linthicum, USN, Comdr. LST Group 23, flagship USS LST-1018), plus the covering endorsement. The 986 report documents: participation in the Leyte invasion with TG 78.6 under CTF 78 OpPlan 101-44 - loaded equipment and embarked troops of the 339th Army Engineering Construction Battalion at Tanah Merah Bay, New Guinea, 12-13 October 1944; sortied Humboldt Bay 16 October; assigned to the Red Beach group; two unsuccessful beaching attempts 22 October (exceptionally shallow water, soft mud to 1,000 yards); third attempt 23 October failed; bow doors opened 500 yards offshore 0900 23 October and the beach party constructed a pontoon causeway to the ramp; unloaded 1100-1315 23 October; retracted 1400. Returning for Humboldt Bay in TG 78.11, at 2335 on 24 October at 08 deg 29 min N, 128 deg 29 min E, two explosions ahead in convoy; LST-695 flashed 'WE HAVE BEEN TORPEDOED AND ARE SINKING'; LST-986 - last ship in the extreme left column - went to her assistance, lowered boats to search for survivors, and at 0100 25 October took LST-695 in tow at ~4 knots with PC 598 screening and LST-170 following. LST-695 reported 15 dead, 3 missing, 20 injured; SOPA established aboard LST-986; buried-at-sea count reached 22; on LST-170's advice of critical casualties a fast-ship/plane request was made to Palau; at 1217 on 26 October course changed to 097 deg T for Palau; arrived Palau late forenoon 27 October; transferred 13 patients off LST-695 and 1 off LST-170; turned LST-695 over to a salvage tug under CTG 57.14 orders; sailed for Hollandia at 1815. CTG 78.11's endorsement: the CO of LST-986 'acted contrary to instructions in towing the vessel to Palau' and 'was lax in not making at least an attempt to carry out original orders to a place where repair facilities were available,' but 'towing into port the stricken vessel was a difficult job well executed' deserving 'high praise for the participants.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-10-11 to 1944-10-30
- Population
- Ship's company (~119); embarked 339th Army Engineering Construction Battalion troops (Oct 1944); LST-695 survivors
- Limitations
- Ship-produced primary record plus task-group endorsement, images read in full; legible scan. Documents operations, dates, and the LST-695 tow verbatim; no asbestos or material content. Signature 'A. LOZICA' on the 30 October 1944 report precedes NavSource's stated command start for Lozica (December 1944) - flagged in gaps, possible acting-CO signature or NavSource imprecision. The Leyte landing (22-23 October 1944) is ship-documented but not in DANFS's campaign list.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-03
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[5]NARA NAID 139890166, 'USS LST-986 - Rep of ops In resupply echelon G-3 to Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Is, Philippines, 1/12-22/45' (serial 107-45, dated 27 January 1945; RG 38 WWII War Diaries, micro serial 108839, Roll A1427; 2 images; both read in full 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139890166, images 0404-0405 - full text of action report serial 107-45
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-authored action report for this hull (serial 107-45, dated 27 January 1945, signed A. Lozica): in TG 78.9 resupply Echelon G-3 under Capt. Manees (USS LST-574) per CTG 78.9 OpOrder 3-44 and CTF 78 OpPlan 103-44, this ship alone comprised Group 38 of the echelon; left Leyte Gulf 8-9 January 1945 for Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. On 12 January ~1815 the convoy went to general quarters; four enemy aircraft attacked ~1830-1840 - one suicide-dived a Liberty ship astern (overshot and crashed astern of her), a second crashed a Liberty ship on the starboard quarter ~1,000 yards off (hits scored, ship set afire), a third dove on an LST at the rear but fell short, the fourth flew off. LST-986 expended 245 rounds of 40mm and 517 rounds of 20mm; no material failures. Arrived Lingayen Gulf early 13 January; beached 1800 19 January on Crimson Beach; discharged cargo and troops - personnel and equipment of the 71st Headquarters Tactical Reconnaissance Group and the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron; sortied 1700 22 January with TU 78.11.10 under Capt. Thieme (LST-1015); arrived Leyte Gulf 27 January 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-01-08 to 1945-01-27
- Population
- Ship's company (~119); embarked 71st HQ Tactical Reconnaissance Group and 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron personnel (Jan 1945)
- Limitations
- Ship-produced primary record, both pages read; legible. Documents the Lingayen operation and kamikaze defense verbatim; no asbestos or material content. Paragraph 1 dates the troop/equipment discharge 20 January while paragraph 6 records beaching 19 January 1800 on Crimson Beach - discharge evidently spanned both dates; both stated. Ammunition-expenditure figures (245x40mm, 517x20mm) are the ship's own accounting.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-04
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[6]NARA NAID 139918929, 'COMTASK-GROUP 78.9 - Rep of ops of resupply echelon G-3 to Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Is, Philippines, 1/12-15/45' (serial 0010, dated 25 February 1945; RG 38 WWII War Diaries, micro serial 111571, Roll A1461; 13 images; cover letter and task-organization pages read 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139918929, images 0324-0325 - forwarding letter and echelon composition table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Commander Task Group 78.9's own action report for resupply Echelon G-3 to Lingayen Gulf, 12-15 January 1945 (serial 0010, dated 25 February 1945), independently lists the echelon composition: 'Group 38 - LST 986(13)' - this hull as a single-ship group - within a 100-ship echelon (groups 26, 29, 32, 38 and others, LSTs/LCTs/LCIs/LCMs; flagship USS LST-574, Capt. L. B. Manees). Corroborates the hull's own report (ev-04) that she alone constituted Group 38.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-01-12 to 1945-02-25
- Population
- Echelon G-3 ships' companies (Jan 1945)
- Limitations
- Task-group-level primary record; ship-specific by name in the composition table. Read to the composition page only - the report's remaining pages (operations narrative, annexes) were not individually read; they may contain further LST-986 mentions. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-05
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[7]NARA NAID 140026984, 'COM LST GR 46 - Rep of ops in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Is, 4/1-8/45' (serial 06, dated 8 April 1945; RG 38 WWII War Diaries, micro serial 124544, Roll A1638; 22 images; cover letter, task-organization pages, and Enclosure (C) USS LST-986 action report serial 148-45 read in full 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 140026984, images 0125-0126 (cover letter + unit composition) and 0140-0143 (Enclosure C, LST-986 report pp. 1-4)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Commander LST Group 46's action report for the invasion of Okinawa Jima, 1-8 April 1945 (serial 06, dated 8 April 1945; Lt.Cmdr. James R. Keeling, USNR, flagship LST-739), with this hull's own enclosed action report as Enclosure (C) (serial 148-45, dated 11 April 1945, signed A. Lozica, Lt. (D), USNR). Group report documents Unit Four of TU 53.3.3 (Tractor Group CHARLIE): 7 LSTs (739, 581, 672, 580, 628, 986, 564), 5 LSMs, 4 LCIs - departed Purvis Bay, Florida Island, 12 March 1945, staged at Ulithi, arrived Okinawa morning 1 April 1945. The 986 report documents: under CTF 53 orders beached Green Beach, Banika Island, Russell Islands, 4 March 1945 to load understowed ammunition; beached Pavuvu Island, Macquitti Bay, for the remainder of cargo and troops - elements of the Eleventh Marines and one Army amphibian truck unit; completed loading 7 March; logistics at Port Purvis; departed 12 March with the LST/LSM/LCI convoy under Capt. Watts (LCI 786), CTU 53.3.3; arrived Ulithi 21 March; departed for Okinawa 25 March; arrived morning 1 April; launched amphibious vehicles 1100-1130; stood off Yellow Beach Two until ~2000; received beaching instructions 1900 2 April; beached Yellow Beach Two at 2200 between LST-580 (port) and LST-739 (starboard); commenced unloading non-amphibious vehicles and bulk cargo 1400 3 April; completed unloading 1800 4 April; retracted 2300 as ordered in a freshening 25-knot southwesterly; moored at Kerama Retto; underway ~1715 6 April with an LST convoy for Leyte and Lingayen Gulf (moored 17 April); 22 April underway with other LSTs for return to the Panama Canal Zone for overhaul via Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor (arrived Eniwetok 5 May). Report closes: 'The performance of the ship's crew and officers during this operation was most satisfactory. No personnel casualties have been suffered.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-03-04 to 1945-05-05
- Population
- Ship's company (~119); embarked elements of the Eleventh Marines and one Army amphibian truck unit (Mar-Apr 1945)
- Limitations
- Ship-produced primary record plus group report, read in full for the hull's sections; legible scans. Documents the Okinawa operation and the post-operation overhaul routing verbatim; no asbestos or material content. Internal date inconsistency: report physically dated 11 April 1945 narrates events through arrival at Eniwetok 5 May 1945 - flagged in gaps (likely drafted underway and completed/serialized later, or misdated). The 'Panama Canal Zone for overhaul' destination is the ship's own wording; the yard actually used is not stated in this report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-06
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[8]NHHC, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (Navy Department Library online reading room) - LST 986 listed under LST Division 93, LST Group 47, LST Flotilla Sixteen [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945 page, LST Flotilla Sixteen > LST Group 47 > LST Division 93 roster block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 U.S. Pacific Fleet organization listing (NHHC online reading room) places USS LST 986 in LST Division 93, LST Group 47 (Comdr. L. A. Drexler, Jr.), LST Flotilla Sixteen (Capt. R. C. Webb, Jr. / Capt. W. C. France) - corroborating NavSource's unit assignment exactly, with CO shown as Lt. A. Lozica (USNR).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Ship's company (1945)
- Limitations
- Fleet-level administrative listing; ship-specific by name but contains no asbestos, material, or yard content. Administrative group (Group 47) differs from the tactical commander at Okinawa (ComLSTGr46 commanding Unit Four, TU 53.3.3) - consistent assignment vs operational-control distinction, not a discrepancy. At 1 May 1945 the hull was in fact already en route to overhaul (arrived Eniwetok 5 May per ev-06) while still carried on the Pacific Fleet list.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-07
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[9]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - LST-986, Ship History Detail 9584, incl. digitized status card image 4CS_01.png [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 9584 page; status card https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/4CS_01.png (zoomed read of handwritten fields)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record and digitized vessel status card for LST-986 (ShipHistory Detail 9584): database lists the hull as LST Tank Landing Ship, MARAD Type Military, fate 'Sold - No Further Info.' The status card records 'Surplus - Department of Navy'; operator/buyer Moore Dry Dock Company; form of agreement 'Pur.' (purchase); a sales-pact annotation reading approximately 'SPact 1936'; and 'Date and Time Delivered' handwritten '11/27/47' (27 November 1947). The delivery date conflicts with DANFS/NavSource's printed sale date of 4 November 1948 - see gaps; sister hull LST-979 was sold to the same company 4 November 1947, consistent with a 1947 batch sale.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1947-1948
- Limitations
- Primary government custody record; the handwritten delivery year digit is inked as '47' (descender stroke consistent with 7) but handwriting ambiguity is possible - logged as a live discrepancy against DANFS's 4 November 1948 sale date rather than resolved. If the card is read correctly, DANFS's year is a one-year error. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition information; no milestones table entries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-08
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[10]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan); NavSource LST-986 spec block; lst-1-class class profile (class-f worktree) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB 1945 v2 LST design table; NavSource 160986.htm specifications block; class profile designations field (group LST980-1059)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference for this hull: the LST-542 design ran a diesel plant (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp, Falk reduction gears, twin screws - BuShips SDB 1945 v2 design table and this hull's NavSource spec block) with no boilers, so the steam-plant lagging pathway of boiler vessels does not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications aboard an early-1944 diesel landing ship of this type were the era-standard set: diesel-exhaust and machinery-space lagging, gaskets and valve packing, accommodation thermal insulation, deck coverings, and winch/crane brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46); overhaul-yard workforce (1945); Moore Dry Dock breaking workforce (1947-48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package was located for LST-986. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities; no manufacturer attribution. The hull's only documented overhaul (1945, destination 'Panama Canal Zone' per ev-06) is not broken down by work package.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-09
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[11]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this LST-542-class hull was built at the Boston Navy Yard in early 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or class and does not establish that asbestos was or remained aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-10
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[12]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 construction (1944), Pacific service, 1945 overhaul, and her 1947-48 breaking at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, consistent with prior batches) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-11
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[13]In re John Crane, Inc., No. 01-03-00698-CV (Tex. App. 1st Dist. 2003), as indexed in shipyards.json yard record boston-naval-shipyard [court_record]
- Locator
- shipyards.json boston-naval-shipyard evidence row ev-boston-naval-shipyard-02; Justia appellate opinion page
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Builder-yard asbestos documentation: the yard dataset records Boston Naval Shipyard (Charlestown Navy Yard; this hull's builder, January-April 1944) at evidence tier 3 with a WWII peak employment of 50,128 and a litigation-product row: In re John Crane, Inc., No. 01-03-00698-CV (Tex. App. 1st Dist. 2003) - a worker alleged exposure to John Crane gaskets and sealing materials at Boston Naval Shipyard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- litigation 2003; alleged exposure period not stated
- Population
- Boston Naval Shipyard workforce (WWII era and later)
- Limitations
- Yard-level, not hull-level: documents asbestos-product litigation touching the builder's workforce environment, not this vessel. The case is a pleading/allegation-stage record of claimed exposure at the yard, not a finding about LST-986; no individual exposure aboard this hull is asserted or implied. Justia-hosted opinion text, not independently re-read this session beyond the dataset's indexed row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-12
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[14]Fleischer, W.E., Drinker, P. et al., 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28(1):9-16 (1946); W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust California Site List (Sep. 2020) - as indexed in shipyards.json yard record moore-dry-dock-oakland [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json moore-dry-dock-oakland evidence row ev-moore-dry-dock-oakland-fleischer-1946 and product lists
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Breaking-yard asbestos documentation: the yard dataset records Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, CA (this hull's scrapper, delivered 27 November 1947) at evidence tier 2: the 1946 USMC-commissioned Fleischer-Drinker industrial-hygiene survey documented amosite pipe covering and asbestos boiler block insulation use in confined engine rooms and boiler spaces at Navy-contract yards of the type Moore operated, with dust counts measured during cutting/fitting; the W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust California Site List (Sep. 2020) assigns MOORE DRY DOCK-OAKLAND (Adeline St) Exposure Level H (High). Dataset product list for the yard: amosite pipe covering (block and felt), asbestos boiler block insulation, asbestos gaskets (Garlock/John Crane), asbestos millboard (Johns-Manville), asbestos deck covering. NOTE: a July 2026 C&EN report called for retraction of the Fleischer-Drinker paper citing understatement of hazards; the Simons Trust H designation independently corroborates the yard's asbestos environment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1946 survey; 1947-48 breakup
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock shipbreaking workforce (1947-48 for this hull)
- Limitations
- Yard-level, not hull-level: documents the documented asbestos environment of the breaking yard, not this vessel. Fleischer-Drinker surveyed Navy-contract yards of this type, not necessarily this breakup; the trust list is a litigation-settlement artifact. Does not establish asbestos content of the hull being broken, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-13
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[15]Batch-7529 search ledger (this record): DANFS live; NavSource live; NARA catalog + three ship-authored action reports located and read (enclosures and standalone); NHHC fleet-organization page; MARAD status card; BuShips SDB 1945 v2; GAO product page; NVR; yard dataset; secondary web sweep; CourtListener (blocked) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-986-lst986-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or verified litigation naming USS LST-986 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper reported the fleet daily quota exhausted (~6.4 h to reset); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no law-firm listicle or qualifying case naming this hull.
- 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 (blocked by quota, not run). Construction at a documented wartime Navy yard, a 1945 overhaul, and 1947-48 breaking at a documented asbestos-environment yard all sit inside the asbestos-use era. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-14
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[16]NARA catalog 'LST-986' and 'USS LST-986' result sets (249 / fuzzy results); NAID 126585299 record page; deck-log search result set [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov 'LST-986' (249 results) result set; NAID 126585299; NAIDs 78549386 / 633400415 / 140018590 record pages
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival coverage for this hull is bounded: the BuPers muster-roll file unit 'LST-986, 4/14/44-5/31/46' (NAID 126585299, RG 24, microfilm Roll 5030) spans nearly the entire commissioned life but is Ancestry-only/microfilm, not freely digitized - not read; its 5/31/46 title end-date precedes the 18 July 1946 decommissioning by ~7 weeks (final rolls may be in a separate file unit or filed with decommissioning papers). No ship-titled war diaries surfaced for LST-986 in catalog searches - unlike sister hulls (e.g., LST-979), this hull apparently did not submit standalone monthly war diaries; her COs filed operation action reports instead (ev-03, -04, -06). Additional group-level reports in which the hull is text-indexed but whose LST-986 mentions were not pinpointed include Almaack (AK-27) and Monrovia Guam reports (NAIDs 78549386, 633400415) and CTU 53.3.3's Okinawa report (NAID 140018590). WWII deck logs for this hull not located in the digitized deck-log series.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946 records
- Population
- Ship's company (1944-46); researchers
- Limitations
- Archival-lead row: muster rolls not read (paywalled partner access); group-level reports carry indexed LST-986 mentions not pinpointed page-level this session; absence of ship-titled war diaries from catalog results is not proof none exist (may be undigitized or misfiled); deck-log series not exhausted. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-986-lst986-15