Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]DANFS (NHHC), LST-268 - build record, sponsor, WWII operations, LSTH-268 redesignation, decommissioning, striking, sale (archived Wayback capture 2025-12-09; live NHHC URL returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-268 entry, full text (Wayback capture of official NHHC page)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 26 November 1942 at Ambridge, Pa., by the American Bridge Co.; launched 18 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. W. Ward Powell; commissioned 19 August 1943. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater: occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (February 1944); Tinian capture and occupation (July 1944); capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands (September-October 1944); Lingayen Gulf landing (January 1945); assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (March through June 1945). Redesignated LSTH-268 on 15 September 1945; occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946; returned to the United States and decommissioned 16 February 1946; struck from the Navy list 31 October 1947; sold 24 March 1948 to the Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., of Morris Heights, N.Y., for scrapping. Five battle stars for World War II service as LST-268.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1942-43); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific service history only - no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page returns 404 (confirmed 2026-10-02); the URL cited is the 9 December 2025 Wayback capture of the official page, not a live source. DANFS lists five operations and five battle stars - it omits the Saipan operation box NavSource carries (6 stars claimed there); conflict logged in gaps. DANFS says she 'returned to the United States and was decommissioned' - NavSource instead records decommissioning in the Far East with immediate SCAJAP transfer as Q062; the conflict is logged, not resolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST(H)-268 ex USS LST-268 - timeline, unit assignments, campaign table, specifications, commanding officers, photograph captions with NARA identifiers [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160268.htm - header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officers table, photograph captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource page for this hull documents: commissioned USS LST-268, 19 August 1943, LT. W. T. Brooks, USNR, in command; assigned LST Flotilla Thirteen (CAPT. J.G. Sampson, USN), LST Group Thirty-Eight (LCDR. M.F. Stiling, USNR), LST Division Seventy-Six; campaign table - Marshall Islands (Kwajalein and Majuro, 2-8 February 1944), Marianas (Saipan, 15-25 June 1944), Tinian (24-28 July 1944), Western Caroline Islands (southern Palaus, 6 September-14 October 1944), Luzon (Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 January 1945), Okinawa Gunto (1-10 April 1945); redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-268, 15 September 1945; occupation service in the Far East 13 October 1945-16 February 1946; decommissioned 16 February 1946 and assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q062; struck from the Naval Register 31 October 1947; sold for scrapping 24 March 1948 to Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, N.Y.; six battle stars for World War II service. Specifications: displacement 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers/147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three 100-kW 230-V DC diesel ship's-service generators, two propellers, 1,700 shp, twin rudders; armament 2 twin and 4 single 40-mm, 12 single 20-mm (ultimate design); diesel fuel 4,300 bbls. Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6), Navy Occupation Medal (Asia clasp), Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation Medal. Commanding officers: LT. W. T. Brooks, USNR (19 Aug 1943-?); LT. J. H. Nollen, USNR (May 1945-?). Photographs include NARA 80-G-314195 (entering USS ABSD-1 drydock, Espirito Santo, ~15 October 1944) and an Okinawa beaching photo with LST-724 and LSM-440.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1942-43); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46); medical complement aboard during LST(H) service (1945-46); Japanese repatriation-service passengers and SCAJAP crews (1946-48); Consolidated Shipbuilding shipbreakers (1948 sale; breakup completion undocumented)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (NavSource), the fleet-standard per-hull reference - corroborated where possible against DANFS and the BuShips roster. Conflicts with DANFS documented and logged: six battle stars vs DANFS five (the NavSource campaign table adds a Saipan box absent from the DANFS operation list); SCAJAP Q062 assignment vs DANFS 'returned to the United States' narrative; Okinawa date window 1-10 April 1945 vs DANFS 'March through June 1945'. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-02
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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 (LST261-277 block, American Bridge Co. column); LST machinery design table (LST1-490 row, boiler columns blank)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster lists 'LST268 (ex-ATL268)' built by American Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pa. - laid down 26 November 1942, launched 20 June 1943, commissioned 19 August 1943 (verified in the scanned roster page image, not just the text layer). The 'ex-ATL268' notation preserves the hull's original ATL (tank-landing-ship) contract designation before the LST symbol was applied. The LST machinery design table assigns the LST1-490 group (which includes this hull) 2 propellers, G.M. Diesel 12-567A engines, 1,700 shp, with the boiler columns blank - a diesel plant, no boilers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (edition coverage)
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1942-43)
- 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-268, not the hospital configuration. The roster's launch date (20 June 1943) conflicts with DANFS/NavSource (18 June 1943) by two days - verified on the scan image; carried as a documented discrepancy, not resolved. URL note: the class-profile citation path (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf) returned 404 in a prior batch; the document is live at the /pubs/ path cited here (re-verified 2026-10-02).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-03
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[4]U.S. Third Fleet, Western Attack Force (TG 32.3 series), Peleliu Transport Group / ComTransGroup 3, 5th Phib - Attack Landing Order, Pavuvu, Russell Islands, 23 August 1944 (NavSource-hosted scan of the official operation order) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 180782a.pdf, single page - task-organization paragraph 32.13 (LST units) of the 23 August 1944 attack landing order
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Primary-source operation order for the Palau (Peleliu) invasion names this hull: the LST organization under '32.13.1 LST Flotilla - Captain Sampson' (LST Flotilla Thirteen, matching the NavSource unit attribution) assigns LST-268 to an LST unit commanded by Lieut.-Comdr. Hoyt, listed with LSTs 207, 268, 272, 661, and 225. LCT assignments (LCT 782 on LST 607, etc.) appear in the same organization as separate lines, so the '268' in the LST list is this hull, not the landing craft.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked landing force for the Palaus operation (September-October 1944)
- Limitations
- Scanned document with no text layer - content verified by OCR of the single-page extract; the hull appears as a bare number in a task-organization list ('268'), resolved to LST-268 by the LST-unit context and the Flotilla-13/Sampson command line consistent with NavSource. Operational document only - contains no material, repair, or asbestos content. Sister extract 160243b.pdf (CTF 32 Op Plan A501-44 App. 4 Annex D, 'Beach White' Peleliu) was also checked - it is a beach-description page naming no vessels and is not cited as a ship record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-04
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[5]NARA Catalog: ship-specific file units for USS LST-268 - 'USS LST-268 - War History' (NAID 77707059, Roll A2106); 'War Diary, 11/4-30/43' (NAID 78267148, Roll A783); 'Act Rep, Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll, 2/12/44' (NAID 78326808, Roll A850); 'Rep of ops in the invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Is, Philippines, 1/9-11/45' (NAID 139888251, Roll A1425); plus parent-formation war diaries COM LST GR 38 (NAIDs 139807412 11/44, 77462802 6/45, 140008820 5/45) - all RG 38 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories', Fold3-digitized [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search "LST-268" (299 results): NAIDs 77707059, 78267148, 78326808, 139888251 (ship file units); 139807412, 77462802, 140008820 (COM LST GR 38)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-specific archival records exist and are digitized in the NARA catalog (299 results for 'LST-268'): a unit war history, the November 1943 war diary, and action reports for the Kwajalein (Roi Island, 12 February 1944) and Lingayen Gulf (9-11 January 1945) operations - the exact campaigns DANFS/NavSource record. War diaries of the parent formation, COM LST Group 38 (LST-268's assigned group per NavSource), add formation-level operational context.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Ship's company by report period (war diaries); operational record
- 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. Deck logs proper (RG 24 logbook series) and the quarterly muster-roll file unit for this hull were not isolated among the 299 ranked results - open leads. A catalog-titling defect affecting this hull's search set is documented at ev-uss-lst-h-268-11.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-05
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts to Protect Workers and the Public from Exposure to Asbestos at Shipyards and on Naval Ships (HRD-80-2, 1979) - program-level documentation (product-page description; full text blocked) [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 1942-43 and sold for scrapping 1948 - 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 1948.
- 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-268-06
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[7]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, boiler columns blank); 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-uss-lst-h-268-06). 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
- 1942-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1942-43); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46); medical complement during LST(H) service (1945-46); conversion-yard workers (1945, location undocumented); Consolidated Shipbuilding shipbreakers (1948 sale; breakup completion undocumented)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package was located for LST-268/LST(H)-268. 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-268-07
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[8]CourtListener API v4 sweeps (type=o and type=r): "LST-268", "LST 268", "LST(H)-268", "LSTH-268", "USS LST-268", "Q062" [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-h-268-05 and sl-uss-lst-h-268-06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located. Opinion search (type=o): zero hits for "LST-268", "LST 268", and the OR-ed variant set ("LST(H)-268" OR "LSTH-268" OR "USS LST-268"). Docket search (type=r) for "LST-268" returned zero hits - the RECAP index is clean, not even incidental scanned-text collisions. 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 1948-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. Sweeps executed 2026-10-02 under fleet pacing; first attempts were throttled (exit 2), completed on spaced retries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-08
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[9]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-268 (record 9315) - status-card imagery and vessel record shell [other_primary]
- Locator
- vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov ShipHistory/Detail/9315 - record header, fate field, image list
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD's vessel-history database carries a record for LST-268 (General Type 'Naval Combatant', Specific Type 'LST Tank Landing Ship', MARAD Type 'Military', Fate 'Sold - No Further Info') with four status-card images (LST-268_9315_001-004.jpg) attached. The MARAD record corroborates the hull's existence, type, and sale disposition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the status-card images (the likely source of milestone dates for the record) were not examined at image level this session; 'Sold - No Further Info' adds no detail beyond DANFS/NavSource. No asbestos, material, or abatement content. No historical narrative or documents posted for this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-09
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[10]Japan National Archives (Kokuritsu Kobunshokan) Digital Archive: 'Repatriate rosters, Hakata port' (hikiagesha meibo) book 38 (file 4128902, series 4676122; transferred by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; compiled Showa 29-30 / 1954-55; public access) - contains an 'LST-268' section [other_primary]
- Locator
- digital.archives.go.jp file 4128902 - book title metadata 'Repatriate rosters, Hakata port ... LST-268 ... 38'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A repatriate-roster book for Hakata port in the Japan National Archives lists a section for 'LST-268' (ＬＳＴ・２６８) alongside sections for LST-267, Liberty ships, and other SCAJAP-numbered vessels - consistent with the NavSource record that this hull, decommissioned 16 February 1946, passed to the COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for Japan as Q062 and ran repatriation service into Hakata.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1946-1948 (voyages); 1954-1955 (book compilation)
- Population
- Japanese repatriates and SCAJAP crews aboard ex-LST-268 (Q062)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the roster book's title metadata establishes that an 'LST-268' passenger section exists; page content was not reviewed, so voyage dates, passenger counts, and the vessel designation used aboard are unexamined. Identity inference: only one ex-USS LST-268 existed in SCAJAP custody, so 'LST-268' in a Hakata repatriation roster refers to this hull, but the catalog title alone does not prove the voyage schedule. Book compilation date (1954-55) postdates the voyages it compiles.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-10
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[11]NARA Catalog file unit NAID 139740314, titled 'USS LST-268 - Rep of Ops in the Invasion of Southern France, 8/15-27/44' (RG 38 war diaries series, Roll A1164, 3 images) - OCR-verified cataloging name collision [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/139740314 - 3 scan images, first page header 'From: Officer in Charge L.C.T. 268 ... Delta Attack Force'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA catalog titles this file unit as an LST-268 report on the Southern France invasion (15-27 August 1944), but OCR of the three scanned images shows the document originates from 'Officer in Charge, L.C.T. 268' - it is an LCT-268 (landing craft tank) report for the Delta Attack Force, Rive beach, not this hull. A Southern France operation by this hull is also physically irreconcilable with its documented Pacific timeline (Tinian July 1944, southern Palaus September 1944). The file unit is excluded from this hull's record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- n/a (excluded record)
- Limitations
- Correction documented at image level (OCR, this session): the collision lives in the catalog title/indexing, so text-only retrieval would continue to surface it as a false positive for 'LST-268'. Not counted among the hull's digitized records in ev-uss-lst-h-268-05.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-268-11
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[12]Batch-6464 search ledger (this record): DANFS (archived; live 404), NavSource (live), BuShips SDB 1945 v2 (live), Peleliu attack order scan (live, OCR), NARA catalog, MARAD, Japan National Archives, CourtListener API v4, NVR, GAO product page, NavSource LST index [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-h-268-01 through sl-uss-lst-h-268-12
- 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-268 / LST(H)-268 / Q062 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was sold for scrapping in 1948, predating modern ACM-handling regulation - no scrapping-yard material record was located for the Consolidated 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 1942-43-built naval vessel of this type is era-consistent with asbestos-containing construction materials. Unexamined leads: the digitized war-history, war-diary, and action-report file units (ev-05), NARA RG 24 deck logs and muster rolls (not isolated this session), MARAD status-card images (ev-09), the Hakata roster book pages (ev-09), American Bridge yard records, and any Consolidated 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-268-12