Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 844-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-992-lst992-pkt-844-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'LST-992', Naval History and Heritage Command [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-992 entry, full text (single-paragraph entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS: LST-992 was laid down 5 March 1944 by the Boston Navy Yard; launched 7 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Frances C. Landers; commissioned 10 May 1944, Lt. Stanley J. Kerr, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945; performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946; decommissioned 9 August 1946; struck from the Navy list 25 September 1946; sold 13 June 1948 to the Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping. Earned one battle star for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy history source naming this hull; establishes construction milestones, sponsor, command, theater assignment, Okinawa service, occupation/China duty, decommission, striking, and 1948 sale-for-scrapping. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation statement; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-01
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[3]National Park Service, Charlestown Navy Yard: Historic Resource Study (Boston National Historical Park; digitized full text via Internet Archive) [nps]
- Locator
- HRS yard chronology (Apr. 7 entry) + vessel construction table (LST-992 row) + foreign-transfer table (LST-993 entry)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NPS Charlestown Navy Yard Historic Resource Study documents LST-992 as a paired construction effort with sister hull LST-993: 'Apr. 7 [1944] USS LST-992 (LST-992) and USS LST-993 (LST-993) launched'; its vessel construction table lists LST-992 - Boston Navy Yard - laid down 1944 Mar 5 / launched 1944 Apr 7 / commissioned 1944 May 10. LST-992 does not appear in the study's foreign-transfer table (which lists sister LST-993 to China as Chung Hsun (LST-208)) - consistent with her documented sale for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- NPS study names this hull and corroborates DANFS construction dates and the paired launch with LST-993. Neither source addresses materials or asbestos; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-992 (10/16/160992), compiled from NHHC/DANFS and contributed records [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LST-992 page: service summary, campaign and medal tables, specifications block, commanding officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource LST-992 page: assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in WWII under LST Flotilla Eight (CAPT. E. Watts, USN), LST Group Twenty-Three (CDR. T.C. Linthicum, USN), LST Division Forty-Five; participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 12 to 30 June 1945; Navy Occupation service and China Service (extended) in the Far East 5 January to 4 April 1946; commanding officers LT Stanley J. Kerr USNR (10 May 1944-Mar 1945), LT Earl Henry Clark USN (Mar-Dec 1945), LTjg. W. C. Thomasson USNR (Dec 1945-1946), LTjg. Heath M. Flowe USNR (1946-9 Aug 1946); specifications incl. 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 11.6 kt, two GM 12-567A diesels 1,700 shp, complement 13 officers/104 enlisted, troops 16 officers/147 enlisted; decommissioned 9 Aug 1946, struck 25 Sep 1946, sold for scrapping 13 Jun 1948 to Walter W. Johnson Co.; one battle star. Page states no images of USS LST-992 are available.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is a curated secondary archive (not a government publication) but reproduces official specifications and NHHC-consistent data; flotilla/group/division assignments and the CO table rest on contributed compilations (Wolfgang Hechler/Ron Reeves). No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) - LST roster entry and LST980-1059 design/machinery tables (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2: LST roster (LST992 row, Boston Navy Yard ditto block) and machinery/characteristics tables for LST980-1059 block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips data: Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945 edition Vol. 2 roster lists LST-992 explicitly under the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. block - keel 5 Mar 44, launch 7 Apr 44, commission 10 May 44; the LST980-1059 design block the hull belongs to is listed at 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t light / 4,080 t trial, 11.6 kt, powered by 2 G.M. Diesel 12-567A engines at 1,700 shp with Falk reduction gears, accommodations 13 officers/106 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Authoritative contemporaneous BuShips publication naming this hull in its roster and placing it in the GM 12-567A diesel block - confirms diesel plant, no boilers. All three milestone dates agree with DANFS exactly. Enlisted complement 106 here vs 104 on NavSource - minor discrepancy carried in gaps. No asbestos or insulation content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-04
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[6]ShipbuildingHistory.com (T. Colton), Boston Naval Shipyard construction table - vs DANFS (controlling) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Boston Naval Shipyard build table, LST-992 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Secondary-source disposition imprecision documented: the shipbuildinghistory.com Boston Naval Shipyard construction table lists 'LST 992 - Landing Ship, Tank - 1,625 t - 5/10/44 - Scrapped 1947', part of a uniform 'Scrapped 1947' entry applied across this hull block (LST-981/982/984/985/986/989/990/996/997/999/1000/1001/1002/1028/1029/1031). DANFS records sale for scrapping to Walter W. Johnson Co. on 13 June 1948. The sale-for-scrapping disposition is carried per DANFS; actual demolition date/location is undocumented.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1947-1948
- Limitations
- Shipbuildinghistory is a respected secondary compilation, not an official register; the uniform 'Scrapped 1947' fates across this hull block indicate rounded/incomplete disposition data. Disposition carried per DANFS (1948 sale); the row does not establish the demolition date or location and contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-05
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[7]In re John Crane Inc., No. 01-03-00698-CV (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 13, 2003, orig. proceeding) - memorandum opinion on mandamus [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion 'Factual and Procedural Background' section (Terranova allegation recital); John Crane general objection text. Page live; full text verified via firecrawl 2026-10-03 (curl receives HTTP 403 bot-block)
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Yard-level asbestos product allegation at this hull's builder: in In re John Crane Inc. (Tex. App. 1st Dist., No. 01-03-00698-CV, mandamus decided 13 November 2003), the opinion recites that real party in interest Carl Terranova 'alleged that, while working at the Boston Naval Shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts, he was exposed to John Crane's gaskets and sealing materials which contained asbestos.' The appellate proceeding concerned discovery scope only; John Crane's own objection language on record states it 'manufactures engineered sealing products, some of which contained asbestos but which encapsulated the fibers.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2003 opinion; underlying exposure period not stated
- Population
- Boston Naval Shipyard workers (era unspecified in the opinion)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE allegation (classified down per batch rule): the opinion recites an allegation of exposure at Boston Naval Shipyard; it adjudicates discovery scope, not exposure merits. YARD-LEVEL, not hull-level - does not place the affiant aboard LST-992 or date the exposure to her 1944 construction. Supports only the proposition that asbestos gasket/sealing products were alleged in use at the builder yard during the shipyard era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-06
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[8]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data for the LST980-1059 block + era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class/design technical data; this record's propulsion documentation (ev-04)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LSTs of this class: LST-992 has no boilers or steam plant (2 x GM 12-567A diesels per BuShips SDB-1945 v2 and NavSource), so the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; the asbestos-relevant applications typical of the type and era were diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, winch/crane brake linings, and valve/flange packing - asbestos insulation products of this era commonly contained asbestos fiber.
- 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 13 officers/~104-106 enlisted; embarked troops; 1948 demolition-yard workers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no member-hull asbestos record exists for LST-992. The diesel plant narrows (does not eliminate) exposure pathways. Establishes no quantities, no present-day presence, and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-07
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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 (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch - content via product-page description; standing access block also noted in BATCH-01/98)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program (HRD-80-2): standing policy from 1975 removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or when required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained aboard WWII-built hulls for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. LST-992 left Navy custody in 1946 and was sold in 1948, decades before this program existed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program scope)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not hull- or class-specific; the hull was sold for scrapping before the program period, so the policy history is background only and implies nothing about retained ACM aboard this vessel. Full text not retrievable this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-08
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[10]NARA, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' guided-topic page; NARA digitized Navy deck-logs index (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online); RG 19/RG 24/RG 181 record-group framework [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guided-topic page (RG 19 filing-by-hull-designation method; RG 24 deck-log caveat); catalog.archives.gov/search-within/594258?q=%22LST-992%22 (no LST-992 logbook; postwar logs of other hulls only)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA publishes an official research guide, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961,' which maps the archival path for hull-level asbestos documentation: Bureau of Ships general/confidential/secret correspondence in RG 19 is filed by hull designation (an 'LST992' file code would hold this hull's BuShips correspondence, 1940-1946 entries relevant to her build); shipyard files sit under 'NY' codes for public yards; and RG 24 deck logs - the guide notes explicitly - contain no direct asbestos evidence but identify work periods. This hull's own deck logs (1944-46) are in RG 24 but do not appear in NARA's digitized deck-log index checked this session (66 fuzzy hits for 'LST-992' were all postwar logbooks of other hulls); RG 181 Boston Naval Shipyard shore-establishment records (NARA Boston) are the construction/outfitting lead.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948 records; guide current
- Limitations
- Research-method documentation and record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed. The guide itself states deck logs provide no direct asbestos evidence. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-09
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[11]Batch-7535 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS, NPS HRS, NavSource, SDB 1945 v2, NHHC photo catalog, NARA deck-log index + asbestos guide, shipbuildinghistory, secondary web; CourtListener blocked [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-992-lst992-01 through sl-uss-lst-992-lst992-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming the LST-992 hull was found in the public sources searched - DANFS, NPS Charlestown HRS, NavSource, BuShips SDB-1945 v2, NHHC photo catalog, NARA digitized deck-log index, and secondary web contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement for this hull. CourtListener could not be searched this session (authenticated API returned daily-quota exhaustion, ~6.2h server-requested wait) and is logged blocked, not as a negative result (see search_ledger).
- 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 - a 1944 Navy-yard-built hull is era-consistent with original asbestos-containing materials. The CourtListener gap means litigation status is open, not negative. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-992-lst992-10