Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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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-995-lst995-pkt-844-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-995 (official NHHC ship-history page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative and disposition paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents this hull as laid down 12 March 1944 at Boston Navy Yard; launched 2 May 1944; and commissioned 20 May 1944, Lt. (jg.) G. W. Chamberlin, USNR, in command. It assigns LST-995 to the European theater for the August-September 1944 invasion of southern France, then to Far East occupation duty until early April 1946; it records decommissioning 15 August 1946, striking 25 September 1946, sale to Northwest Merchandising Service 4 November 1947, and one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); crew (1944-1946)
- Limitations
- This is ship-specific history, not a materials record; it does not identify asbestos-containing materials, quantities, work locations, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. The canonical page was live-verified in web search on 2026-10-03, but direct Studio-side retrieval returned HTTP 404, so no additional page text was relied upon.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-995-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-995 (includes NPS Boston National Historical Park Collection and U.S. Navy/NHHC photo captions) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Header timeline; campaign and occupation tables; specifications block; photo captions BOSTS-15404, BOSTS-11716, and NH 79867
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live NavSource hull page corroborates the Boston Navy Yard construction dates and records LST-542-class specifications: 13 officers and 104 enlisted; troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted; two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, Falk reduction gear, three diesel-driven 100-kW 230-V DC generators, two propellers, 1,700 shp, and twin rudders. It records the 15 August-25 September 1944 southern-France campaign, 28 March-8 April 1946 Far East occupation-service period, 15 August 1946 decommissioning, 25 September 1946 striking, and post-Navy names Don Nicolas and ARA Cabo San Diego (BDT-2); it gives final disposition as unknown. Its image captions identify Boston National Historical Park Collection/NPS records of the LST-994/LST-995 launching program and a U.S. Navy/NHHC photograph of LST-995 in San Francisco Bay in 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1966
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); crew (1944-1946); embarked troops
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer compilation and its specifications are class/design figures, not a muster-roll count or material inventory. The referenced NPS and Navy images document construction and service scenes, not asbestos. This source does not establish asbestos content, quantities, condition, exposure, causation, or current location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-995-02
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[4]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 description (full text access blocked)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy-wide asbestos program review provides era context for Navy vessels: it describes extensive Navy use of asbestos insulation and the Navy's later insulation-substitution and removal policy. LST-995's 1944-1946 Navy service falls before the policy period discussed in the report.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-program population
- Limitations
- Program-level context only; the report does not name LST-995 and does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, a specific application, individual exposure, causation, quantity, or legal eligibility. The GAO product page was live-verified by web search, but direct Studio-side retrieval returned HTTP 403 and full text was not retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-995-03
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[5]Class/era assessment based on the ship-specific diesel machinery specification in ev-uss-lst-995-02 and the GAO Navy-wide asbestos-program context in ev-uss-lst-995-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource machinery specifications; GAO HRD-80-2 product-page description
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference only: LST-995's documented diesel propulsion has no boiler or steam-plant pathway. Potential period applications on a diesel landing ship include diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, machinery-space thermal or acoustic insulation, valve packing, deck coverings, and accommodation or bulkhead insulation. No ship-specific asbestos survey, material schedule, procurement record, abatement record, or hazmat disclosure was located to confirm any application aboard LST-995.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); crew (1944-1946)
- Limitations
- Inference from ship type, machinery, and era only. The listed applications are not confirmed installed aboard LST-995; no quantity, manufacturer, location, condition, removal history, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-995-04
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[6]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep through /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper stderr, 2026-10-03: 'DAILY QUOTA EXHAUSTED: server asked to wait 22037s (~6.1h). Do NOT retry CourtListener until after the reset.'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The required exact-name CourtListener opinion search for "USS LST-995" was initiated through the required authenticated helper. Before returning any results, the helper reported DAILY QUOTA EXHAUSTED and a server-requested stand-down of 22,037 seconds (about 6.1 hours). The exact-name docket query and exact-hull-number opinion and docket queries were not sent after that instruction. No litigation result can be classified from this blocked sweep.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A quota block is not a no-result finding. This row establishes neither an asbestos case nor absence of one; the full exact-name and hull-number sweep must be rerun after the API reset. No anonymous or v3 API request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-995-05