USS LST-994

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [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-994-lst994-pkt-844-packet-md

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'LST-994', Naval History and Heritage Command [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS LST-994 entry, full text (single-paragraph entry); page live HTTP 200 with browser UA 2026-10-03 - NHHC 404s non-browser UAs (UA-gated, standing condition)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS: LST-994 was laid down 12 March 1944 by the Boston Navy Yard; launched 17 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Lillian A. Finnerty; commissioned 17 May 1944, Lt. R. P. Gonder, USNR, in command. Assigned to the European theater during WWII and participated in the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944. Following the war she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-April 1946; returned to the United States and was decommissioned 31 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list 28 August that same year; sold 23 December 1947 to Pablo N. Ferrari & Co. for operation. Earned one battle star for WWII service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-03

   Study period

   1944-1947

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy history source naming this hull; establishes construction milestones, sponsor attribution (contested - see ev-08), command, theater assignment, southern France campaign, occupation/China duty, decommission, striking, and 1947 commercial sale. Does not cover the 1945 Pacific transit, the Argentine identity beyond the Ferrari sale, or the final Argentine disposition. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation statement; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-01

3. [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. 17 entry); vessel construction table (LST-994 row, LST980 block); Part III foreign-names table (absence check)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The NPS Charlestown Navy Yard Historic Resource Study documents this hull's construction: its yard chronology records 'Apr. 17 [1944] USS LST-994 (LST-994) and USS LST-995 (LST-995) launched' - the paired launch of the twin hulls; and its vessel construction table lists LST-994 - Boston Navy Yard - Tank Landing Ship - laid down 1944 Mar 12 / launched 1944 Apr 17 / commissioned 1944 May 17. LST-994 does not appear in the study's Part III foreign-names table for transferred vessels (which lists sister LST-993 to China as Chung Hsun (LST-208)) - consistent with her documented sale to a private buyer rather than a Navy-to-Navy transfer.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-03

   Study period

   1944

   Limitations

   NPS study names this hull and corroborates all three DANFS construction dates exactly. The 'paired launch' phrasing describes the 17 April launch day/event - sister LST-995's hull launch date is independently recorded as 2 May 1944 (DANFS-995, SDB roster, NavSource-995), so the table/chronology pairing is an event pairing, not identical hull dates for the twin (see report). No asbestos or materials content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-994 (10/16/160994), compiled from NHHC/DANFS, ONI-1945 specifications, NPS Boston NHP collection items, and contributed records [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/16/160994.htm service summary, campaign and medal tables, ONI specifications block, CO table, photo captions (BOSTS-15404, BOSTS-11716, contributed crew photographs); page live HTTP 200 2026-10-03, last updated 7 January 2022

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource LST-994 page: assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and later the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; campaign table - Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944; Pacific command structure LST Flotilla Thirty-Six (CAPT. D.F.J. Shea USN), LST Group One Hundred Six (CDR. O.P. Thomas Jr. USN), LST Division Two Hundred Eleven; Navy Occupation Service Medal 15 September-23 October 1945 and China Service Medal (extended) 10 November 1945-14 April 1946; decommissioned 31 July 1946, struck from the Naval Register 28 August 1946, sold 23 December 1947 to Pablo N. Ferrari & Co. (named Dona Flora), resold 1947 to the government of Argentina renamed ARA Cabo San Pablo (BDT-7), disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1966 - fate unknown; one battle star; call sign NKMM. Commanding officers: LT Richard P. Gonder USNR (17 May 1944-25 October 1945), LT Thomas R. Kimball USNR (25 October-7 December 1945), LT Thomas C. Webster USNR (7 December 1945-21 January 1946), LTjg Walter P. Crews USNR (21 January-31 July 1946). Specifications (as reported by ONI 1945): 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt trial; 2 x GM 12-567A 900hp diesels, single Falk reduction gear, 2 propellers 1,700 shp, 3 x 100kW DC generators; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted; troops 16 officers/147 enlisted. Photo captions document: the Commandant's Circular No. 18-44 (7 April 1944) scheduling the 17 April launchings of LST-994 and LST-995 with sponsors who 'were shipyard workers chosen by their fellow employees' (NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15404); the printed paired-launch program (BOSTS-15404); the sponsors' ceremony photo with Rear Admiral Robert A. Theobald (BOSTS-11716); the hull combat-loaded in the Atlantic or Mediterranean, summer-autumn 1944; LCT-1040 carried on her main deck to the European theater; leaving Pearl Harbor April 1945; unloading amphibious vehicles at Leyte; unloading alongside USS LST-550 at Okinawa; and ex-LST-994 in Argentine service as ARA Cabo San Pablo (BDT-7) drydocked and in harbor.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-03

   Study period

   1944-1966

   Limitations

   NavSource is a curated secondary archive (not a government publication) but reproduces the ONI-1945 spec block, DANFS text, NHHC-consistent milestones, and NPS-cataloged Boston NHP items; unit assignments and the CO table rest on contributed compilations (Hechler/Reeves). The sponsor photo caption (Holber for LST-994) contradicts the DANFS text reproduced on the same page (Finnerty) - the page carries both; see ev-08. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-03

5. [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 (LST994 row, Boston Navy Yard ditto block - text layer verified 'LST994 . do .. 12 Mar 44 / 17 Apr 44 / 17 May 44') and LST980-1059 characteristics table

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Official BuShips data: Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945 edition Vol. 2 roster lists LST-994 explicitly in the Boston Navy Yard block - keel 12 Mar 44, launch 17 Apr 44, commission 17 May 44; the LST980-1059 design block the hull belongs to is listed at 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t / 4,080 t, 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. PDF verified live (HTTP 200) and text layer extracted 2026-10-03.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-04

6. [6]NARA catalog (catalog.archives.gov proxy API), 'LST-994' result set - 165 records, ship-titled file units enumerated [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov search 'LST-994' (proxy API JSON, 165 hits); ship-titled units: NAIDs 139906117 (Dragoon report), 139992219, 140010123, 140020686, 101736328, 83536368, 77490284, 77553900, 77571268, 140081883 (war diaries Feb-Nov 1945); paper units 118967604, 278465659

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA holds an unusually complete digitized record group for this hull: nine ship-titled war-diary file units covering February 1945 through November 1945 (NAIDs 139992219 'War Diary 2/1/45-3/31/45' serial 99-45; 140010123 4/45; 140020686 5/45; 101736328 6/45; 83536368 7/45 serial 228-45 dated 8/8/45; 77490284 8/45; 77553900 9/45; 77571268 10/45 serial 345; 140081883 11/45 serial 383 dated 12/10/45), plus the ship's own after-action report - NAID 139906117 'USS LST-994 - Report of operations in the invasion of Southern France, 8/15-16/44' (serial 93, micro serial 110592, dated 11/10/1944, WWII War Diaries roll A1447). The parent-unit diary 'COM LST GR 106' (matching her NavSource-documented group assignment) is also digitized (e.g., NAID 139937925, 1/27-2/28/45). All file units are Fold3-digitized; the scan images themselves are subscriber-access-gated for automated retrieval and could not be read this session - catalog-level metadata (titles, serials, dates) verified via the NARA catalog API. Two paper-only file units at College Park plausibly contain hull material: NAID 118967604 'USS LSM-144 to USS LST-1005' and NAID 278465659 'LSI(L) 1091, USS THRU LST 1106' (range includes this hull).

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-03

   Study period

   1944-1945

   Limitations

   Archival coverage verified at catalog level only: titles, serial numbers, and date spans are catalog metadata, not read content. Fold3 scan images are behind a subscriber access gate (verified: fold3 image API denied; the Dragoon-report page's own metadata recites 'VIEW minAccountStatus: SUBSCRIBER'). Nothing in these records was read for asbestos, materials, or work content; the Feb-Nov 1945 diaries bracket her Pacific transit, Okinawa-period, and occupation service months, and the Dragoon report documents the assault operation at page level if retrieved. No asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-05

7. [7]Journal of Duane D. Nicol, WWII (crew journal maintained aboard USS LST-994, May 1944-April 1945), hosted as NavSource PDF 160994a.pdf [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource PDF 160994a.pdf (4 pp., full text extracted this session); entries 17 May 1944 - 10 April 1945

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Contemporaneous crew journal (Duane D. Nicol, quartermaster aboard this hull, contributed by his daughter and hosted on the NavSource page as PDF 160994a.pdf) documents verbatim: 'THE USS L.S.T. 994 WAS COMMISSIONED AT THE CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, BOSTON, MASS.' 17 May 1944; loading and drills; departure Pier 9 Boston 25 May for Little Creek, Va.; New York Pier 88 16-17 June, loaded LCT-1040 on the main deck; Norfolk N.O.B. 19-22 June; 'UNDERWAY IN CONVOY UGS-54 FROM CAPE HENRY TO GIBRALTAR' 24 June; landfall French Morocco 10 July; Oran 11 July; Bizerte/Ferryville 15-17 July; Palermo 27 July; Naples 30 July; staging at Nisida/Golfo de Pozzuoli 10-11 August; 'AUG. 12. 1944 "THE INVASION" (1545) (Operation Dragoon) UNDERWAY FROM NISIDA, ITALY, IN CONVOY OF TWENTY-SEVEN L.S.T.'S AND ESCORTS, TO ASSAULT AREA, RED BEACH, SOUTHERN COAST OF FRANCE'; Bonifacio Straits 13 August; 'MADE SHUTTLE RUNS BETWEEN AJACCIO, CORSICA AND ASSAULT AREA, FRANCE' 16 August-25 September; then Marseille-Oran-Marseille-Leghorn-Naples-Salerno-Bizerte-Oran through 8 November 1944. The journal ends 10 April 1945 with Nicol's transfer ('REPORTED ABOARD L.S.T. 309').

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-03

   Study period

   1944-05 to 1945-04

   Population

   Ship's company including QM Duane D. Nicol (1944-45); embarked troops; LCT-1040 cargo

   Limitations

   A crew member's personal contemporaneous journal - a genuine primary-era artifact, but not an official record; dates/place names as the writer recorded them (e.g., 'RED BEACH' assault area for Operation Dragoon). Documents convoy routing, ports, and the assault-convoy composition - not materials, work, or asbestos content. The journal's coverage ends April 1945 (author transferred to LST-309); the Pacific transit and China service are outside its scope.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-06

8. [8]Witness to War oral-history archive, Ken Meyer USS LST-994 interview clips (4 segments); Wikimedia Commons file LST994.tif (veteran scrapbook photograph) [other_primary]

   Locator

   witnesstowar.org combat_stories/WWII/9949 (Ken Meyer, USS LST-994, 4 clips); commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LST994.tif (personal collection of Mel Belsky)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Veteran-derived materials documenting post-war service detail not in the official record: the Witness to War oral-history archive carries four interview clips with Ken Meyer, a signalman aboard USS LST-994, recording that he 'boarded an LST that had already seen action in North Africa' (consistent with her Mediterranean service), that the Pacific transit 'was slowed by engine trouble,' that the ship rode through a severe typhoon, witnessed a kamikaze hit on another ship on the day the war ended, and that 'the men of LST-994 had the sad duty of repatriating Japanese from Korea' with disease and death aboard - 'his last duty before returning home.' Separately, a Wikimedia Commons photograph (file LST994.tif, personal collection of Mel Belsky, from a US Navy veteran's scrapbook) is captioned on the print: 'USS LST 994 11 FEB 1946 AT WHANGPOO RIVER SHANGHAI CHINA' - placing this hull at Shanghai inside her documented China-service window (10 November 1945-14 April 1946).

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-03

   Study period

   1945-1946

   Population

   Ship's company (1945-46); repatriated Japanese nationals embarked Korea-Japan runs (1945-46)

   Limitations

   Veteran oral history and a personal-collection photograph - genuine veteran-era materials but not official records; consistent with the documented timeline (Pacific transit early 1945, surrender-date presence, Korea-Japan repatriation runs, Shanghai February 1946) but uncorroborated at the detail level. 'North Africa' in the oral account describes Mediterranean-theater service. The Commons photo's provenance is a scrapbook print with a handwritten caption. No asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-07

9. [9]DANFS 'LST-994' sponsor line vs U.S. Navy photograph caption, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11716 (Boston NHP collection; caption as transcribed on NavSource 160994.htm) [nps]

   Locator

   NavSource 160994.htm sponsors' ceremony photo caption (BOSTS-11716) vs DANFS LST-994 entry sponsor sentence

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   DOCUMENTED CONFLICT - launch sponsor attribution: DANFS states this hull was 'sponsored by Mrs. Lillian A. Finnerty'; the contemporaneous U.S. Navy photograph caption held in the Boston National Historical Park collection (NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11716, caption transcribed on the NavSource page) identifies the lineup at the 17 April 1944 launching ceremony as 'Mrs. Mary L. Smith, matron of honor, USS LST-995; Mrs. Lillian A. Finnerty, sponsor, USS LST-995; Admiral Theobald; Miss Gertrude Holber, sponsor, USS LST-994; and Mrs. Viola Boudrow, matron of honor, USS LST-994' - i.e., the NPS-cataloged caption assigns Finnerty to LST-995 and Miss Gertrude Holber to LST-994. The circular's own text confirms the sponsors were shipyard workers chosen by their fellow employees (BOSTS-15404). The record carries DANFS's attribution (controlling milestone source) and flags the conflict.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-03

   Study period

   1944-04-17

   Limitations

   A direct conflict between official/contemporaneous sources, not resolvable from the materials located: DANFS (later official compilation) vs a contemporaneous Navy photo caption (NPS-cataloged). Twin LST-995's DANFS entry names no sponsor, so a wholesale swap cannot be confirmed. Neither attribution is an asbestos or materials fact.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-08

10. [10]In re John Crane Inc., No. 01-03-00698-CV (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 13, 2003, orig. proceeding) - memorandum opinion on mandamus (archived copy; live justia page bot-blocks automated fetch) [court_record]

    Locator

    Opinion 'Factual and Procedural Background' section (Terranova allegation recital); John Crane general objection text. Verified verbatim via Wayback capture 20151007193337 - live page returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch

    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' in lubricants, binders and adhesives.

    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-994 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-994-lst994-09

11. [11]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data for the LST980-1059 block + ONI-1945 spec 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-994 has no boilers or steam plant (2 x GM 12-567A diesels per BuShips SDB-1945 v2 and the ONI-1945 NavSource spec block), 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. Construction at a Navy yard (Boston Navy Yard, a tier-3 Atlas yard with a documented asbestos product allegation) and wartime fitting-out/repair periods sit inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-10-03

    Study period

    1944-1966

    Population

    Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); ship's company 13 officers/~104-106 enlisted; embarked troops; commercial (Ferrari/Dona Flora) and Argentine Navy crews (1947-66); 1966-era breakers

    Limitations

    Class/era inference only - no member-hull asbestos record exists for LST-994. The diesel plant narrows (does not eliminate) exposure pathways. Establishes no quantities, no present-day presence, and no exposure for any individual. The hull left Navy custody in 1947 and her 1966 Argentine disposition predates modern ACM-handling disclosure practice - no foreign-service materials record located.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lst-994-lst994-10

12. [12]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, reconfirmed 2026-10-03 - content via product-page description; standing access block also noted in BATCH-01/98/7535)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program (HRD-80-2): 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) and U.S. service (1944-46); 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. LST-994 left Navy custody in 1947, 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 out of Navy custody 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-994-lst994-11

13. [13]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); navy-online index grep - no LST-994 entry

    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 'LST994' 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 (no 'LST-994' entry in the navy-online logbook list; WWII-era LST logs not in the digitized set); RG 181 Boston Naval Shipyard shore-establishment records (NARA Boston) are the construction/outfitting lead, supplemented by the digitized war diaries and the Dragoon action report (ev-05).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-10-03

    Study period

    1944-1947 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-994-lst994-12

14. [14]Batch-7537 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS, NPS HRS, NavSource (+journal PDF), SDB 1945 v2, NARA catalog API + deck-log index + asbestos guide, Witness to War, Commons, John Crane (Wayback), shipbuildinghistory, secondary web; CourtListener blocked; MARAD blocked; NVR n/a; Fold3 images gated [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-994-lst994-01 through sl-uss-lst-994-lst994-17

    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 the LST-994 hull was found in the public sources searched - DANFS, NPS Charlestown HRS, NavSource, BuShips SDB-1945 v2, NARA catalog, the crew journal, veteran oral history, and secondary web contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement for this hull. CourtListener could not be searched this session (authenticated API reported daily quota exhausted, ~6.0h server-requested wait) and is logged blocked, not as a negative result (see search_ledger). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no law-firm listicle 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 - a 1944 Navy-yard-built hull is era-consistent with original asbestos-containing materials, and her 19-year Argentine second career is entirely undocumented for 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-994-lst994-13