Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]DANFS, LST-118 (NHHC, live page verified 200 on 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-118 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 21 April 1943 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 21 July 1943, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Korrell; commissioned 6 September 1943, Lt. Clarence W. Lundberg in command. WWII Asiatic-Pacific operations: Hollandia operation (April 1944); Marianas operation - capture and occupation of Guam (July 1944); Leyte landings (October 1944). 'Following the war, LST-118 was redesignated LSTH-118 on 15 September 1945. She performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946. Upon her return to the United States, the ship was decommissioned on 8 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 29 September 1947. On 28 April 1948, she was sold to the Dulien Steel Products, Inc., of Seattle, Wash., and subsequently scrapped.' LSTH-118 earned three battle stars for WWII service as LST-118.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- JBM construction trades (1943); crew and embarked troops/patients (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS' 'upon her return to the United States' decommissioning wording conflicts with NavSource's same-date in-theater transfer to SCAJAP as Q048 - discrepancy carried in gaps, decommissioning location unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST(H)-118 ex USS LST-118 (page live-verified 200 on 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160118.htm: header, campaign table, occupation-service table, specifications block, commanding-officers roster, photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and spec block for this hull: LST-1 class; laid down 21 April 1943 Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN; launched 21 July 1943; commissioned USS LST-118, 6 September 1943, LT. Clarence W. Lundberg, USN, in command. Assignments: LST Flotilla Five (CAPT G. B. Carter), LST Group Fifteen (CDR V. K. Busck), LST Division Seventy-Nine; later LST Flotilla Three (CDR A. A. Ageton), LST Group Eight, LST Division Fifteen. Campaigns: Hollandia 21-27 April 1944 (page prints '1844', typo); Marianas - Guam 21-28 July 1944; Leyte landings 20 October 1944. Redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-118, 15 September 1945. Occupation service: 23-29 September 1945 and 28 October 1945-8 February 1946, incl. Wakayama area landing (K+2, 27 September 1945) and Sasebo, Kyushu (A+40, 2 November 1945). Decommissioned 8 February 1946 and transferred to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q048; struck 29 September 1947; sold for scrapping 28 April 1948 to Dulien Steel Products, Inc., Seattle, WA. Three battle stars. Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t; 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16/147; 2 LCVP; propulsion 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk single main reduction gear, 3 x 100 kW 230 V DC diesel-drive generators, 2 shafts 1,700 shp, twin rudders; diesel fuel 4,300 bbls. CO roster: LT Clarence William Lundberg USN (6 Sep 1943-1945); LT George D. 'Ferrare' USNR (1945-8 Feb 1946). Photo: USS LST(H)-118 underway off Japan, November 1945 (contributor Mark Strange for father Carl D. Strange, S1/c).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- JBM construction trades (1943); crew/troops/patients (1943-46); SCAJAP Japanese crews (1946-47); Dulien Steel shipbreakers (1948)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestones generally track DANFS/SDB but are not independently authoritative; corroborated here by DANFS and the BuShips roster. Page defect: Hollandia dated '1844' (sic; 1944 per DANFS). CO spelling 'Ferrare' conflicts with NHHC's 'Perrare' (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-02
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[3]USS LST-118 action report package (NARA-declassified scan, E.O. 13526 / NDC NARA Dec 31 2012; hosted by NavSource, contributed by William L. Williams) - PDF live-verified 200 on 2026-10-02, pages read by image OCR [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/pdf/160118a.pdf, 7 pp: CO letter 28 Jun 1944; AA-action-by-surface-ships form; formation sketch; 1st endorsement 4 Jul 1944; 2nd endorsement 19 Sep 1944
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own action report, signed by CO C. W. Lundberg, dated 28 June 1944: on 17 June 1944 at 1755 (-10 zone) at 13 deg 24'N, 148 deg 23'E, steaming course 142T at 8 knots in Task Group 53.16 (16 LSTs incl. 118, 9 LCIs, Agenor, Aloe, and Holly, PC/SC/YMS screen; TG commander Capt. G. B. Carter, USN, in USS Stembel) during the Marianas operation - three Japanese Kate torpedo planes attacked from starboard; LST-118 manned guns almost immediately and fired (AA report form lists 6-40MM and 18-20MM mounts, ammunition expended '825 rds. 20MM and 49 rds. 20MM' [sic]); no hits claimed by this ship; one plane downed probably by LST-220 fire; a torpedo launch was observed and LCI-468 suffered a bow explosion; 'This ship suffered no casualties.' First endorsement, ComLSTFlot5/CTG 53.16 (Capt. G. B. Carter), 4 July 1944 - forwards and directs CO LST-118 to drill gun crews in 'LEADING' targets under automatic-weapons fire. Second endorsement, Commander Group THREE, Amphibious Forces Pacific Fleet (CTF-53), 19 September 1944 (W. E. Moore, Chief of Staff) - forwards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- June-September 1944 (document dates)
- Population
- LST-118 crew and embarked troops during the 17 Jun 1944 attack; TG 53.16 formation crews
- Limitations
- Primary-source ship document proving the hull's Marianas-era combat service; contains no asbestos or material content. Image-only scan read by OCR of page renders; ammunition line reads '20MM' twice (likely 40MM once - sic noted). The same NavSource 'additional resources' block hosts Flotilla 5 war diaries (May, July 1944) as image-only scans - archival leads not bulk-OCR'd this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-03
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[4]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (online reading room transcription; page live-verified 200 on 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC PacFleet org 1May1945, LST Division 15 table (LSTs 117-269 block)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Pacific Fleet organization listing for 1 May 1945 places 'LST 118' in LST DIVISION 15 under LST Group 8 (Comdr. G. Reith, USNR), alongside LSTs 117, 213, 242, and 269, with commanding officer 'Lt. G. D. Perrare (USNR)'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01 (listing date)
- Population
- LST-118 crew (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific roster placement only; no asbestos content. The CO surname 'Perrare' conflicts with NavSource's 'Ferrare, George D.' - same billet, same initials, unresolved spelling variant carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-04
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), 'List of Naval Vessels' roster + LST design/machinery tables (shipscribe.com scan with text layer; old /styles/usnaux/sdb/ URL now 404 - canonical /pubs/ URL verified 200 on 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2: 'List of Naval Vessels - LST' roster (LST118 line); LST design table (LST1-490 row); machinery table (LST1-490 row)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- BuShips' own 1945 roster carries this hull by name: 'LST118 (ex-ATL118)' - the class's original ATL tank-landing-craft designation - under builder 'Jeffersonville Boat & Mach. Co., Jeffersonville, Ind.' (ditto from the LST-61 block), keel laid 21 Apr 43, launched 21 Jul 43, first commission 6 Sept 43 - matching DANFS day-for-day. The volume's LST design table (LST1-490 group) gives 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 2,366 t light / 4,080 t full, 11.6 kt trial; the machinery table gives the LST1-490 group 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-567A at 1,700 shp - a diesel plant, no boilers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (publication January 1945)
- Population
- JBM construction trades (1943); crew (1943-45 coverage)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific for the roster line (hull named with builder and three dates). The machinery attribution is design-group-level (LST1-490), not a hull-unique spec sheet. No asbestos or material content anywhere in the source. Scan OCR of columnar tables is imperfect; figures cross-checked against NavSource spec block.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-05
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[6]Era/design inference built on: BuShips SDB-1945 v2 machinery table (LST1-490 group = 2 x GM 12-567A diesel, no boilers); NavSource spec block (same plant, this hull); class-profile lst-1-class consolidated era material survey for diesel amphibians [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2 machinery table (LST1-490 row); NavSource spec block; class-f/lst-1-class.class.json ev-lst-1-class-03 (background)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-1-class amphibian built April-September 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were diesel-exhaust and machinery lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, winch/crane brake linings, and electrical insulation. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. Her September 1945 LST(H) hospital redesignation implies interior rework of the era (medical/accommodation spaces), but conversion scope for this hull is undocumented.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- JBM construction trades (1943); crew/troops/patients (1943-46); SCAJAP crews (1946-47); Dulien Steel shipbreakers (1948)
- Limitations
- Class/era and design-level inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, conversion work package, or asbestos naming document located for LST-118/LST(H)-118. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-06
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[7]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 existence (built 1943, scrapped 1948). Standing Navy policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs - irrelevant to this hull, disposed 1948, but fixing the era norm: WWII-built hulls carried asbestos-era materials throughout their service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era coverage back through WWII
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull - the hull was scrapped 26 years before the report's fieldwork and is not named. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-07
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[8]DANFS, LST-213 (NHHC, live page verified 200 via firecrawl on 2026-10-02) - same-date LSTH redesignation corroboration [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-213 entry (redesignation sentence); Wikipedia LST(H) list (secondary cross-check)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 15 September 1945 LST(H) redesignation was a mass post-surrender administrative action, not a hull-unique conversion: DANFS records LST-213 'redesignated LSTH-213 on 15 September 1945' - the identical date - and secondary reference material (Wikipedia 'Landing Ship, Tank (Hospital)') lists some three dozen LSTs so designated, with the 15 Sep 1945 date recurring. This supports reading LST-118's LST(H) designation as a program-level action whose physical conversion scope for this hull is undocumented.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-09-15
- Limitations
- Establishes only that multiple hulls share the same redesignation date - it does not prove or disprove that LST-118 received a physical hospital refit. LST(H)-464's same-date redesignation rests on the secondary LSTH list, not an independently fetched DANFS page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-08
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[9]Batch-6454 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource 10/16/160118 + hosted NARA action-report scan; NHHC PacFleet org 1 May 1945; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 (shipscribe); NVR; GAO; CourtListener; secondary web sweep; NARA deck-log digitization check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or verified litigation naming USS LST-118 / LST(H)-118 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion search '"LST-118"' returned zero hits (authenticated, 2026-10-02); docket and variant queries remained paced/blocked this session - logged, not treated as negative. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no law-firm listicle asserting asbestos aboard this specific hull; 'LST-118 asbestos' hits are industrial part-number name collisions. Law-firm marketing pages do list the builder yard (Jeffersonville Boat & Machine / Jeffboat) in shipyard-asbestos lists - excluded sources asserting nothing about this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. CourtListener coverage is partial (opinions only, one query); docket index and variant spellings unrun due to fleet pacing - open gap, not a negative result. Deck logs, builder work packages, SCAJAP records, and the 1948 scrapping contract are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-118-lsth118-09