Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]DANFS (NHHC), LST-121 - build record, sponsor, WWII operations, LST(H)-121 redesignation, decommissioning, sale, striking [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-121 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 23 May 1943 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 16 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. H. A. Bayless; commissioned 29 September 1943, Lt. John P. Devaney, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater: Marshall Islands operation (occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January-February 1944); Marianas operation (capture and occupation of Saipan, June-July 1944; Tinian capture and occupation, July 1944); Western Caroline Islands operation (capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September-October 1944); Iwo Jima operation (assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 1945). Redesignated LSTH-121 on 15 September 1945; occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945; decommissioned 21 March 1946; sold 14 April 1946 to Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pa., for scrapping; struck from the Navy list 1 May 1946. Five battle stars for World War II service as LST-121.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- JeffBoat construction trades (1943); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific service history only - no asbestos or material content. The LST(H) redesignation postdates the wartime campaigns listed (15 September 1945, after the 2 September 1945 surrender), so all combat service was as USS LST-121. Does not state where the conversion work was performed or what it entailed materially.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST(H)-121 ex USS LST-121 - timeline, unit assignments, specifications, commanding officers, photograph captions with NARA identifiers [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160121.htm - header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officers table, photograph captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource page for this hull documents: accepted by the Navy and placed in reduced commission for ferrying to New Orleans (LT. Marshall, USCG ferry command, 21-29 September 1943); full commission as USS LST-121, 29 September 1943, LT. John P. Devaney, USNR; assigned LST Flotilla Three, LST Group Nine, LST Division Seventeen; campaign dates (Kwajalein/Majuro 31 January-February 1944; Saipan 15 June-28 July 1944; Tinian 24-28 July 1944; southern Palaus 6 September-14 October 1944; Iwo Jima 19-28 February 1945); redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-121, 15 September 1945; occupation service in the Far East 23 September-20 November 1945; decommissioned 21 March 1946; struck 1 May 1946; sold for scrapping 14 April 1946 to Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Chester, PA. Specifications: displacement 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers/147 enlisted; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three 100-kW diesel ship's-service generators, two propellers, 1,700 shp, twin rudders; armament fit 2 twin and 4 single 40-mm, 12 single 20-mm (ultimate design). Commanding officers: LT. Marshall USCG (ferry) 21-29 Sep 1943; LT. John P. Devaney USNR 29 Sep 1943-27 Jul 1944; LT. Evan D. Godfrey USNR 27 Jul 1944-18 Nov 1945; LTjg. Earl N. Swillim USNR 18 Nov 1945-21 Mar 1946. Photograph captions document the ship loading troops at Guadalcanal 27 August 1944 (NARA ID 77567, local ID 428-NPC-5572) and aground in the Cooper River near Charleston, SC, circa 1945-46.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- JeffBoat construction trades (1943); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46); medical complement aboard during LST(H) service (1945-46); Sun Shipbuilding shipbreakers (1946 sale; breakup completion undocumented)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer compilation transcribing official data - per-hull reference standard for this fleet but secondary, not a registry; the cited dates agree with DANFS and the BuShips roster where they overlap. Contains no asbestos content. The Cooper River grounding photo (circa 1945-46) places the hull near Charleston at the end of service - consistent with a Charleston decommissioning, but no source states the decommissioning location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-02
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945 edition) - official roster entry and LST machinery design table (shipscribe.com scan, text layer) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST roster section (LST117-123 block, Jeffersonville Boat & Mach. Co. column); LST machinery design table (LST1-490 row)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster lists 'LST121 (ex-ATL121)' built by Jeffersonville Boat & Mach. Co., Jeffersonville, Ind. - laid down 23 May 1943, launched 16 August 1943, commissioned 29 September 1943 - matching DANFS exactly. The LST design/machinery table assigns the LST1-490 group (which includes this hull) 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-567A engines at 1,700 shp. The 'ex-ATL121' notation preserves the hull's original ATL (tank-landing-ship) contract designation before the LST symbol was applied.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (edition coverage)
- Population
- JeffBoat construction trades (1943)
- Limitations
- Official construction data only - no asbestos or material content. The 1945 edition predates this hull's LST(H) redesignation (September 1945), so it documents LST-121, not the hospital configuration. URL note: the class-profile citation path (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf) returned 404 on 2026-10-02; the document is live at the /pubs/ path cited here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-03
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[4]NARA Catalog: muster rolls 'LST-121, 9/21/43-3/1/46' (NAID 126466826, RG 24 Bureau of Naval Personnel, microfilm roll 4325, 174 digitized images) plus monthly WWII war diaries, RG 38 (e.g., NAID 139943932, USS LST-121 War Diary 3/1-31/45, 3 images, Fold3 digitized) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search "LST-121" (297 results): muster rolls NAID 126466826; war diaries incl. NAIDs 78272988 (12/43), 78296369 (1/44), 78340537 (2/44), 78380006 (3/44), 78422086 (4/44), 78458359 (5/44), 78520159 (6/44), 78571776 (7/44), 78607089 (8/44), 134374391 (9/44), 78646374 (10/44), 78706161 (11/44), 139895357 (2/45), 139943932 (3/45), 139998595 (4/45), 140020542 (5/45), 101766832 (7/45), 83557403 (8/45); NARA motion-picture record ID 77567 / 428-NPC-5572 (Guadalcanal, 27 Aug 1944) referenced in NavSource caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-specific archival records exist and are digitized in the NARA catalog: quarterly muster rolls covering the hull's entire commissioned life (21 September 1943 - 1 March 1946), listing every crew member aboard by date; and monthly war diaries covering December 1943 through August 1945 (RG 38 series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories'), digitized with transcriptions. These establish the crew population by name/date and document operations month-by-month - including the casualty-evacuation-adjacent Iwo Jima period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- All hands by name/date (muster rolls); operational record (war diaries)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the records are located and digitized but their page content was not reviewed this session; no asbestos, repair, or material content is established by the catalog entries themselves. Deck logs proper (RG 24 P118-type series) for this hull were not located among the digitized results - only muster rolls (RG 24) and war diaries (RG 38).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-04
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[5]Consolidated era inference anchored to BuShips SDB 1945 v2 LST design/machinery data (diesel plant, no boilers) plus era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST machinery design table (2 x GM 12-567A, no boilers); class-profile era framing (class-f lst-1-class.class.json ev-lst-1-class-03)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST: the GM 12-567A diesel plant means no boiler/steam-turbine lagging pathway; asbestos-relevant applications aboard the type were diesel exhaust lagging and flange gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, valve packing, and winch/windlass brake linings. WWII-era naval construction of this period used asbestos-containing insulation, gasket, and deck-covering materials as standard practice (GAO program documentation, ev-06). The September 1945 LST(H) hospital redesignation implies interior accommodation and medical-space re-work - conversion scope undocumented for this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- JeffBoat construction trades (1943); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46); conversion-yard workers (1945); Sun Shipbuilding shipbreakers (1946 sale; breakup completion undocumented)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package was located for LST-121/LST(H)-121. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities, no individual exposure. Whether the 1945 conversion added or disturbed asbestos materials is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-05
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[6]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 built in this era and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s; standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs. For this hull - built 1943 and sold for scrapping 1946 - the construction-era asbestos-use context applies to build and scrapping alike; the later program history is context for the fleet, not for a hull disposed in 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); 1940s-1970s (program scope)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not class- or hull-specific. Full text not retrieved: gao.gov blocks automated fetch (HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description per the standing Batch-01 workaround.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-06
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[7]CourtListener API v4 sweeps (type=o and type=r): "LST-121", "LST 121", "LST(H)-121", "LSTH-121", "USS LST-121" [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-h-121-05 and sl-uss-lst-h-121-06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located. Opinion search (type=o): zero hits for "LST-121", "LST 121", and the OR-ed variant set ("LST(H)-121" OR "LSTH-121" OR "USS LST-121"). Docket search (type=r) for "LST-121" returned 7 dockets - all name collisions in which the string appears incidentally in scanned filings (habeas petition, prisoner civil rights, bankruptcy, ERISA, patent, and a 1951 statutory case); none is asbestos litigation and none refers to the vessel. Class-level note: the LST-1 class profile's wider 'USS LST' sweep likewise produced only an incidental mention (Gitto v. A.W. Chesterton, S.D.N.Y. 1:07-cv-04771 - a reunion-notice exhibit naming USS LST-579).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Negative finding bounded by index coverage: CourtListener covers published opinions and RECAP dockets; unindexed state-court complaints, MDL-875 pleading exhibits, and settled claims naming the ship may exist outside the index. A zero-hit hull-number sweep is expected for a 1946-disposed hull - most asbestos claims name shipyards or manufacturers, not hulls - and is reported as such, not as proof that no claim ever named the ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-07
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[8]Batch-6455 search ledger (this record): DANFS (live); NavSource (live); BuShips SDB 1945 v2 (live, relocated URL); NARA catalog; CourtListener API v4; NVR; GAO product page; NavSource-hosted op-plan PDFs [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-h-121-01 through sl-uss-lst-h-121-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for this hull: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material schedule, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LST-121 / LST(H)-121 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was sold for scrapping in 1946, predating modern ACM-handling regulation - no scrapping-yard material record was located for the Sun Shipbuilding breakup either.
- 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 - a 1943-built naval vessel of this type is era-consistent with asbestos-containing construction materials. Unexamined leads: the digitized war diaries and muster rolls (ev-04), NARA RG 24 deck logs (not located among digitized records), JeffBoat yard records, and any Sun Shipbuilding scrapping contract file. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-121-08