Evidence
17 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-17).
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[1]research packet 611-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS **LST-951**, reclassified **LST(H)-951** 15 September 1945
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-pkt-611-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-951 (live NHHC page, verified 2026-10-02) - construction, sponsor, commissioning, Okinawa campaign, redesignation, disposal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative (full entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 8 September 1944 at Hingham, Mass., by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched 7 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. O. P. Thomas, Jr.; commissioned 31 October 1944, Lt. L. J. Kelly in command. WWII Asiatic-Pacific service: assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto April through June 1945. Redesignated LSTH-951 on 15 September 1945; performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-January 1946. Decommissioned 8 August 1946; struck from the Navy list 25 September 1946; sold 14 June 1948 to the Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping. Earned one battle star for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944); crew and embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS gives the occupation-duty end as 'mid-January 1946'; NavSource's occupation table ends 20 January 1946 - a minor conflict carried in gaps. DANFS does not describe the hull's casualty-evacuation role during the Okinawa campaign (documented by the ship's own records, ev-04/-05) or narrate the commissioning-to-Okinawa transit window.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST(H)-951 ex-USS LST-951 - designation timeline, unit assignments, campaign/occupation dates, spec block, commanding officers, disposal (live page, verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160951.htm header, campaign/occupation tables, spec block, CO list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship; laid down 8 September 1944 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham MA; launched 7 October 1944; commissioned USS LST-951 31 October 1944, LT. Leonard J. Kelly, USN in command. Administrative assignments: LST Flotilla Twenty-Five (CAPT. H. E. Richter), LST Group Seventy-Five (CDR. G. W. Stringer), LST Division One Hundred Forty-Nine. Campaign table: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation 1 April-30 June 1945. Redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-951 on 15 September 1945. Navy Occupation Service Medal periods in the Far East: 6-23 September 1945 and 8 December 1945-20 January 1946. Decommissioned 8 August 1946; struck from the Naval Register 25 September 1946; sold for scrapping 14 June 1948 to Walter W. Johnson Co. Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp). Spec block: 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 1,625 t lt / 4,080 t fl / 2,366 t beaching, 11.6 kt trial, complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted, 2 LCVP, class-standard machinery block (see ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-15 for the engine-model conflict), twin rudders. International call sign NKES. CO list: LT. Leonard J. Kelly USN (31 Oct 1944-Dec 1945); LTjg. James L. Macomber USNR (Dec 1945-Jan 1946); LT. Kelly again (Jan 1946-Jun 1946); LTjg. Walter F. Ludwig Jr. USNR (Jun-Jul 1946); LT. William R. Finger USN (Jul-8 Aug 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944); crew/embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates track DANFS where they overlap. The machinery spec block it prints is the class-standard block and conflicts with the BuShips Ships' Data Book machinery table for the LST932-979 engine-variant block containing this hull (carried as correction row ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-15). Occupation-period end 20 January 1946 vs DANFS 'mid-January 1946' - logged in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-02
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[4]NARA RG 38, USS LST-951 War Diary, 1/1-31/45 (NAID 139866516, Roll A1413, serial 050, dated 1 February 1945) - ship-produced record, digitized, all 3 pages read [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139866516 images 0017-0019 (catalog.archives.gov/id/139866516); designation statement in the 17-31 January summary paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own war diary documents the delivery transit and the operational LST(H) designation: underway since 21 December 1944 from Coco Solo, Canal Zone, en route San Diego in company with USS LST-950, carrying 550 tons of dry foodstuffs on the tank deck and 1-2/3 LCTs on the main deck; entered San Diego Bay 2 January (moored Pier 3, Destroyer Base; bow-door repairs through 5 January); underway 6 January for Pearl Harbor with USS LST-888 and escort USS YMS-422; practice AA firings 10 and 12 January; entered Pearl Harbor swept channel 16 January, moored Pier 10, West Loch. During 17-31 January at Pearl Harbor: discharged cargo and LCTs, took aboard one complete LCT and passengers, had minor repairs - and, per the diary's own summary line, was 'Officially designated as LST (H), Casualty Evacuation Control Ship.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 21 December 1944 - 31 January 1945
- Population
- Crew (Nov 1944-Jan 1945 transit period); embarked passengers
- Limitations
- Ship-produced primary record. The January 1945 'officially designated' entry precedes the formal hull-symbol redesignation date of 15 September 1945 given by DANFS/NavSource - read as the operational casualty-evacuation role designation preceding the administrative symbol change (the LST(H) role was being applied in the fleet well before the symbol was standardized). The diary entry does not give the designation's day or the designating authority. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-03
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[5]NARA RG 38, USS LST-951 - Report of operations in the occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Islands, 6/23-26/45 (NAID 77507878, Roll A1889, serial 0111, dated 28 June 1945, CONFIDENTIAL) - ship-produced action report, digitized, both pages read [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77507878 images 1091-1092 (catalog.archives.gov/id/77507878); Part II para. B; Part VI passenger/passage narrative
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-produced action report signed by Lt. L. J. Kelly documents this hull performing the casualty-evacuation function at Okinawa: she 'anchored in Hagushi anchorage after acting as Casualty Evacuation Control Vessel evacuating casualties from Orange Beach Two, southwest coast of Okinawa Jima,' then joined Task Force 31 / TG 31.24 (Kume Shima Attack Group, Capt. Buchanan aboard USS Compton; CTU 31.24.2 Comdr. Scott aboard USS LST-1040) to lift Marine personnel, LVT(A)s, LVTs, and cargo to Kume Shima 25-26 June 1945 - embarking elements of the 8th Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 'C' Co. Third Armored Amphibian Battalion, 'A' Co. 1st Bn. 7th Marines, 1st MarDiv, and Tenth Army/Amphibious Reconnaissance personnel. The report states 'Acted as Casualty Evacuation Control Vessel at Kume Shima. Did not receive any patients' and records no ordnance expended and no personnel casualties during the operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 23-27 June 1945 (reporting period); June 1945 (evacuation duty referenced)
- Population
- Crew; embarked Marine/Army passengers; evacuated casualties (Orange Beach)
- Limitations
- Operational record documenting the casualty-evacuation role aboard this specific hull in combat - a stronger medical-role record than most LST(H) hulls carry - but it is a war-function record, not a materials record: no asbestos, insulation, or fit-out content. The Orange Beach evacuation statement is retrospective (the report covers 23-27 June); the report does not date or quantify the casualties evacuated from Orange Beach Two.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-04
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[6]NARA RG 38, USS LST-951 War Diaries 7/1-31/45 (NAID 77474126, Roll A1796) and 8/1-31/45 (NAID 77508368, Roll A1890) - ship-produced records, digitized, all 9 pages read [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77474126 images 0140-0143; NAID 77508368 images 0501-0505 (catalog.archives.gov/id/77474126, /id/77508368)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own war diaries document post-Okinawa movements: departed Hagushi anchorage 1 July 1945; anchored San Pedro Bay, Leyte P.I. 6-22 July; beached at Catmon Hill, Leyte, 21 July and embarked the 2078th Quartermaster Truck Company (Avn), USAAF (3 officers, 98 enlisted) with 67 vehicles; returned to Okinawa with convoy TU 72.10.5 (Comdr. Fahenstock, USS LST-729 flagship), anchoring Buckner Bay 29 July; Ie Shima 31 July-6 August (typhoon evasion to Sesoko Harbor 1-3 Aug; unloading on the beach); loaded 96th Infantry Division tanks/vehicles on Okinawa's north coast 6 August; convoyed to Manila 8-13 August (OKI-102, Comdr. E. P. Wilson OTC aboard USS LST-286), Mangarin Bay Mindoro 14-15 August, Subic Bay 16-17 August; received the radio notice that Japan was willing to accept Allied surrender terms at 0800 on 15 August; sighted and engaged a floating mine 20 August (45 rounds 40mm); San Pedro Bay 22-26 August; assigned LST Group SEVENTEEN (Comdr. aboard LST-628) and sailed for Luzon, beaching at Tulaga Beach, Batangas Bay, 30 August. Diary coverage ends 31 August 1945; signed L. J. Kelly, Lieut., USN, Commanding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1 July - 31 August 1945
- Population
- Crew; embarked Army/USAAF troops (July-August 1945)
- Limitations
- Ship-produced primary record of movements and assignments; no asbestos or material content. Digitized diary coverage for this hull ends 31 August 1945 - the September 1945-January 1946 window (formal LST(H) symbol change and Japan-area occupation duty documented by DANFS/NavSource) is not covered by a located digitized diary; additional diaries may exist undigitized in RG 38.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-05
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[7]NHHC photographic catalog NH 84708, 'USS LST - 951' - caption 'Photographed circa 1945-46'; courtesy of D.M. McPherson, 1976 (live page, verified 2026-10-02) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC NH 84708 catalog entry and caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC-held photograph shows this hull at anchor, captioned 'circa 1945-46' - the same image NavSource displays for the hull's page. Documents the vessel's configuration in the late-war/occupation window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- circa 1945-1946
- Population
- Crew (circa 1945-46)
- Limitations
- Photographic presence documentation only: establishes appearance and approximate period, not location, activity, or material condition. Caption date is 'circa.' No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-06
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[8]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (official USN organization document, online reading room) - LST 951 listed under LST Division One Hundred Forty-Nine, CO shown as 'Lt. L. J. Heeley (USNR)' (live page, verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PacFlt 1 May 1945 organization page, LST Division 149 table row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Pacific Fleet organization for 1 May 1945 - during the Okinawa campaign - lists LST 951 under LST Division 149, consistent with NavSource's administrative unit listing (Flotilla 25 / Group 75 / Division 149).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1 May 1945
- Population
- Crew (May 1945)
- Limitations
- The roster prints the commanding officer as 'Lt. L. J. Heeley (USNR)' - conflicting with NavSource's CO table and this hull's own war diaries, which Lt. L. J. Kelly signs through August 1945. The listing may be stale or record a brief interim command; unresolved, carried in gaps. Administrative-organization snapshot only; no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-07
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[9]'Our Growing Mercy Fleet,' All Hands (Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin) item AH-4508, 1945 - LST(H) type description (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription of the official USN periodical) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AH-4508-3, LST(H) paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official USN periodical describes the type this hull served as: 'it was at Iwo that LST (H)s made their debut - landing ship, tank, hospital... in reality a floating emergency ward'; LSTs lay close inshore as casualty screens, classifying and tagging cases alongside, swinging serious cases aboard through a hatch to the tank deck; 'the operating rooms were located in the former troop quarters on the port side' with three operating tables, and post-operative litter cases cared for forward on the tank deck. Documents what the casualty-evacuation/hospital-LST role meant in practice at the type level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LST(H) crews and augmented medical staff (type level)
- Limitations
- Type-level description keyed to the Iwo Jima-era debut. This hull's documented casualty-evacuation-control service was at Okinawa (June 1945, ev-04) after an operational LST(H) designation at Pearl Harbor (January 1945, ev-03); whether the full tank-deck hospital fit described here was physically installed aboard this specific hull is undocumented. The record shows she received no patients at Kume Shima. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-08
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[10]Sanders Marble (U.S. Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage), 'Both Joint and Not: Medical Support at Okinawa, 1945,' Joint Force Quarterly / NDU Press - LST(H) definition and Okinawa employment (live page, verified via firecrawl 2026-10-02; direct curl returns 403 to automated fetch) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- JFQ/NDU Press article, medical-planning and evacuation paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Defense-press scholarship defines the role this hull filled at Okinawa: the LST(H) was 'an ordinary landing ship, tank that had been augmented with medical personnel (some Army, some Navy) and equipment to provide blood transfusion and emergency surgery capabilities,' four provided to each landing corps; seaworthy enough to ferry patients out to hospital ships, and used to move patients around Okinawa when rain slowed ground evacuation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LST(H) crews and medical augmentees (type level)
- Limitations
- Type-level and Okinawa-context description; does not name this hull. Her own action report documents the casualty-evacuation-control function at Orange Beach Two and Kume Shima; whether she received surgical augmentation (rather than casualty-evac control) aboard is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-09
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[11]Will Buckley, 'The Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard in World War II,' Naval History Magazine (U.S. Naval Institute), June 2021 - builder-yard history (live page, verified via firecrawl 2026-10-02) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- USNI Naval History, June 2021 issue article
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Documented builder-yard context: the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham MA operated December 1941-1945 as a purpose-built ~150-acre Bethlehem Steel yard; workforce peaked above 23,500 daily; set records including a destroyer escort built in 23 days and 'five landing ship tanks in 50 hours'; received the Army-Navy 'E' Award. Establishes the high-rate wartime production environment in which this hull was built (DANFS ties the hull to the yard).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction workforce (1941-45)
- Limitations
- Yard-level context; does not name LST-951 (DANFS ties this hull to the yard) and contains no asbestos or material-content information. Published scholarship in the Naval Institute's magazine - reputable secondary source, not a primary record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-10
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[12]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data Book 1945 v2 machinery table (shipscribe.com/pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf - live, verified 2026-10-02) assigning the LST932-979 block diesel propulsion; NavSource spec block for this hull's page; LST-1-class batch class profile (lst-1-class.class.json); GAO HRD-80-2 and the NARA asbestos-research guide (see ev-12, ev-13) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB-1945 v2 machinery table; NavSource specifications block; class profile design data; GAO program context
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-542-class tank landing ship built September-October 1944 sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard asbestos applications aboard a diesel amphibious hull of this period were diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, and valve packing. The diesel plant means no boilers and no boiler/turbine lagging pathway.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944); crew/embarked troops and evacuated casualties (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-951/LST(H)-951. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity and no manufacturer attribution. Diesel propulsion narrows but does not eliminate the era pathway. The hull's documented casualty-evacuation role does not add an asbestos pathway - it changes occupancy (more personnel embarked) not materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-11
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[13]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 Highlights (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, covering the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos, and compensation programs; the product page documents that the Navy's 1975 policy removed/replaced insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - spanning a service era that postdates this hull's 1944 construction and 1944-46 service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); WWII-1970s use era
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full report text not retrieved - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to direct fetch and the PDF asset returns an error page (confirmed 2026-10-02); content via the product-page Highlights.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-12
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[14]NARA, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' - official research guide: asbestos use in Navy materiel 1941-1961; RG 19 BuShips correspondence filed by hull designation (e.g., 'LST951') and class ('LST542 Class'); yard correspondence under QM/<yard> codes (live page, verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov guided-topic page, 'Beginning Research' and RG 19 correspondence sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's official guide confirms that asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel 1941-1961 is a documented research subject and maps where hull-level asbestos evidence would live: RG 19 Bureau of Ships general/confidential/secret correspondence filed by hull designation (a 'LST951' file code for this hull and 'LST542 Class' for the class) and QM-prefixed correspondence with the private builder yard. Provides the archival pathway for any future ship-specific asbestos documentation of this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961 subject window
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and crew (research-population framing)
- Limitations
- Research-guide framing only - it establishes that asbestos in Navy materiel 1941-1961 is a documented topic and where the records sit; it does not state what, if anything, exists under this hull's file codes. No ship-specific asbestos finding is implied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-13
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[15]NARA RG 24 Casualty Information Reports, file unit 'USS LST-951' (NAID 472241728, container 59) - 'Not Yet Available Online'; plus series 'Formerly Classified and Unclassified General Administrative Files, 1942-1946' (NAID 5956495) noting passenger lists including LST-951 [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/472241728 record page; NAID 5956495 series description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A casualty-information-report file unit named for this hull exists in NARA's RG 24 holdings but is undigitized ('Not Yet Available Online') - content undetermined; it may document personnel casualties aboard or constitute a routine report. Separately, an NARA administrative-files series notes passenger lists including LST-951 among covered vessels.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946 subject window
- Population
- Crew (potential casualty-report subject)
- Limitations
- Existence and title verified in the catalog; contents not inspected (undigitized). The hull's own war diaries record no personnel casualties in the covered months, and the action report records none for the Kume Shima operation - but a casualty file's presence does not establish that any casualty occurred; treat as an open archival lead only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-14
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[16]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data Book 1945, vol. 2 (shipscribe.com scan, live/HTTP 200 verified 2026-10-02) - machinery table [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2 machinery table, LST932-979 row (PDF text layer); NavSource spec block for contrast
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary-source spec correction: the BuShips Ships' Data Book machinery table assigns the LST932-979 hull block - which contains this hull - 'G. M. Diesel, 12-278A' engines at 1,700 shp, while NavSource's page for this hull prints the class-standard spec block ('two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines'). The BuShips table is the design authority for the block; NavSource's block is boilerplate printed across the LST-542-class pages.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Engine-room crew (spec relevance)
- Limitations
- Corrects the secondary spec block against the primary design table. Which engine was physically installed in this specific hull is a block-level attribution (LST932-979) - consistent but not hull-inspected; and whether any post-delivery engine change occurred is undocumented. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-15
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[17]Batch-6485 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource; NARA RG 38 war diaries + action report (12 images read); NHHC photo catalog; NHHC PacFlt 1 May 1945 organization; NARA casualty-file lead; All Hands AH-4508 via HyperWar; NDU/JFQ; USNI Naval History; BuShips SDB via shipscribe; NARA asbestos research guide; GAO product page; CourtListener authenticated API; secondary web litigation sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-01 through -18
- 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 USS LST-951 / LST(H)-951 / LSTH-951 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener coverage was blocked this session - the fleet-wide authenticated-API request budget throttled before any query for this hull completed; logged honestly in search_ledger, not treated as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos' material is law-firm marketing content targeting the LST type or yards generally (mesotheliomatreatmentcenters.org, asbestos-ships.com, gorilaw.com, simmonsfirm.com), asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- 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 is an open gap this session (blocked by fleet pacing, not a negative result) - re-run when budget allows. NARA RG 24 casualty file and passenger-list series undigitized; RG 19 BuShips hull-file codes ('LST951', 'LST542 Class', QM/Bethlehem-Hingham) are the unexplored primary pathway. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-h-951-lsth951-16