Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 616-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-monroe-county-lst1038-pkt-616-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'Monroe County' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (published 2015-08-11) - the full narrative entry for this hull [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS M-section entry body text + spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC records: header block '(LST-1038: dp. 1,625; l. 328'; b. 50'; dr. 14'1"; s. 12 k.; cpl. 119; 8 40mm., 12 20mm.; cl. LST-511)' - namesake counties in 17 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin). Laid down 29 Oct 1944 by the Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.; launched 6 Jan 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Elwood Printz; commissioned at New Orleans 5 Feb 1945, 'Lt. Julius Wood' in command. Shakedown Florida gulf coast; New Orleans availability; side-carry pontoons at Gulfport, cargo ammunition at Mobile; departed 15 Mar 1945 via Panama Canal; Ulithi 4 May; convoy UOL-11 on 8 May; sighted Kerama Retto 16 May; reported to CTG 31.15 supplying ammunition to fleet units (primarily DDs and DMSs) under daily air-attack alerts for a month; shifted to Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa, 10 June for CTG 31.19 through end of June; Leyte 6 July availability. Post-war: cleared Subic Bay 4 Sep 1945, embarked XI Army HQ personnel to Wakayama (disembarked 25 Sep); two more occupation troop lifts (Philippines, Okinawa); sailed 27 Dec for Saipan then Tinian cargo for Guam (arrived 10 Jan 1946); sailed 2 Feb for the Russells under ComMarianas for base roll-up. Detached from Pacific Fleet spring 1946; reported to 3d Naval District May 1946; three years as a training vessel for naval reservists in the New York area; ordered south for inactivation 1949; decommissioned June 1949; Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs, Fla.; renamed Monroe County 1 Jul 1955; struck from the Naval Register 1 Nov 1958. One battle star for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Wartime crew (1945-46); naval-reservist trainees, New York area (1946-49); Atlantic Reserve Fleet caretakers, Green Cove Springs (1949-58)
- Limitations
- Primary Navy historical entry - authoritative for service history, milestones, and the reserve-fleet disposition chain. DANFS text carries defects: 'Drava, Corp.' (for Dravo), a stray 'LST-1088' in the detached-from-Pacific-Fleet sentence (means this hull), and commissioning CO 'Lt. Julius Wood' vs NavSource/EoA 'Lt. Julius Wolf' - all logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-01
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[3]DANFS, 'LST-1038' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command - the companion L-section entry for this hull [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS L-section entry body text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The shorter L-section DANFS entry confirms the same milestones: laid down 29 October 1944 at Pittsburgh by Dravo Corp.; launched 6 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Elwood Printz; commissioned 5 February 1945. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific theater; assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto May-June 1945; occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945; then 'operated as a training ship for naval reservists in the New York area. Decommissioned in 1949, LST-1038 was assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet berthed at Green Cove Springs, Fla.' Redesignated Monroe County (LST-1038) 1 July 1955 after counties in 17 states; struck from the Navy list 1 November 1958; one battle star for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Limitations
- Independent DANFS entry cross-confirming milestones; likewise contains no asbestos/materials information. Same 'Julius Wood' CO spelling as the M-section entry (vs 'Wolf' in NavSource/EoA) - logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), patrol vessels/landing ships volume - hull roster row and LST design table (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 roster p. ~188 (LST1038 row under Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pa.); LST design table pp. 168-169 (LST980-1059 group rows)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips roster lists this hull by number: 'LST1038 - Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pa. - 29 Oct 44 / 6 Jan 45 / 5 Feb 45' (keel laid / launched / first commissioning) - the builder named verbatim as the Neville Island yard and all three dates matching DANFS and NavSource. The LST design table places this hull in the LST980-1059 group: 328'0" oa / 316'0" wl; beam 50'0"; extreme displacement 2,366 t; 3,960 t trial / 4,080 t full-load (limiting draft 11'2", max navigational 14'1"); trial speed 11.6 kt; machinery 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-567A, 1,700 shp, 2 propellers; accommodations 13 officers / 106 enlisted; armament 2 twin + 4 single 40mm AA mounts; single Falk main reduction gear; 3 diesel-driven 100 kW 230 V DC ship's-service generators; diesel fuel 4,320 bbls. The boiler columns are blank for every diesel LST group - no boiler/steam plant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction workforce (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull in the roster and assigning its design group - confirms identity, builder, milestones, and diesel machinery plant. OCR of the scanned table is columnar and partially garbled; roster row and design-table values cross-verified against DANFS and NavSource. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-03
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[5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Monroe County (LST-1038), file 10/16/161038 (page last updated 7 Feb 2020) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 161038.htm - specifications block, campaign table, occupation-service table, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline corroborates DANFS/SDB and adds detail: 'LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship'; call sign NAAB; assigned LST Flotilla Thirty-Two (CAPT. D.J. Sweeny), LST Group Ninety-Six (CDR. J.M. Dod USNR), LST Division One Hundred Ninety-One; campaign credit - Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 15 May to 30 June 1945; Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 20 Sep-3 Oct 1945 and 15 Oct-4 Dec 1945; 'Decommissioned, 25 July 1946'; laid up Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL; renamed USS Monroe County (LST-1038) 1 July 1955; struck 1 November 1958; one battle star; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' CO roster: LT Julius Wolf USNR (5 Feb 1945-24 Oct 1945); LT Thomas W. Sherman USNR (24 Oct 1945-Mar 1946); LTjg William P. McKelway USNR (Mar 1946-25 Jul 1946). Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328' oa x 50'; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; armament 2 twin + 4 single 40mm, 12 single 20mm; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 3 diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC generators, 1,700 shp, twin screws/rudders; diesel fuel 4,300 bbls. Photo records: launch photo 6 Jan 1945 at Dravo Neville Island (US National Archives photo USN 407638); at anchor San Francisco Bay 1945-46 (NHHC photo NH 82160).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with NHHC/SDB on milestones. Two conflicts logged in gaps: 'Decommissioned, 25 July 1946' vs DANFS June 1949 (NavSource's own CO roster also ends 25 Jul 1946); CO 'Julius Wolf' vs DANFS 'Julius Wood'. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-04
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[6]NHHC Online Reading Room, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' - official fleet organization document [other_primary]
- Locator
- Fleet organization document, Amphibious Forces section - LST Flotilla 32 > LST Group 96 > LST Division 191
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Pacific Fleet organization document of 1 May 1945 lists 'LST 1038' under LST Flotilla Thirty-Two (Capt. D. J. Sweeney), LST Group 96 (Comdr. J. M. Dod, USNR), LST Division 191 - independently confirming NavSource's claimed flotilla/group/division assignment for this hull at the opening of the Okinawa operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- Confirms operational assignment only; contains no materials or asbestos information. Minor spelling variance: document gives 'Sweeney', NavSource 'Sweeny'.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-05
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[7]NHHC photo catalog, NH 82160 - 'USS LST-1038 (Later: MONROE COUNTY)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC NH-series catalog entry NH 82160
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy photo catalog carries NH 82160: 'USS LST-1038 (Later: MONROE COUNTY)', caption 'In San Francisco Bay, 1945-46', courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1975 - an NHHC-held image of this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Limitations
- Photographic record only - documents the hull's appearance and San Francisco Bay presence circa 1945-46; no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-06
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[8]National Archives catalog - digitized USS LST-1038 war diaries, Record Group 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations), series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LST-1038' (153 file-unit hits); NAID 101766966 verified live 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's catalog returns 153 file-unit hits for 'LST-1038', including this hull's own digitized war diaries spanning her entire commissioned wartime career: NAID 101766966 (War Diary 2/5/45 to 7/31/45 - commissioning through the Okinawa operation), NAID 77490291 (8/1-31/45), NAID 77543083 (9/1-30/45), NAID 77592308 (10/1-31/45), NAID 140081903 (11/1-30/45), NAID 140084392 (12/1-31/45). These are the ship's contemporaneous operational records - the open archival lead for any future materials/maintenance detail.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-02 to 1945-12 (diary coverage)
- Population
- Wartime crew (record subjects)
- Limitations
- Catalog-level verification only - file units confirmed live and digitized (e.g. NAID 101766966, 9 images) but contents not reviewed page-by-page this session; war diaries record operations, and no asbestos content should be presumed. Post-1945 records (reserve-training era, inactivation, reserve-fleet custody) are separate RG holdings not yet pulled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-07
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[9]Encyclopedia of Arkansas (Central Arkansas Library System), 'USS Monroe County (LST-1038)', Mark K. Christ, last updated 2023-06-16 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- EoA entry 13702 body text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Vetted state-encyclopedia entry confirming the DANFS narrative from the Arkansas-namesake angle: LST-542 class; keel 29 Oct 1944 by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh; launched 6 Jan 1945; commissioned at New Orleans 5 Feb 1945 'under the command of Lieutenant Julius Wolf'; Gulfport/Mobile loadout; Pacific transit via Panama Canal, Ulithi 4 May; ammunition distribution in the Ryukyus/Okinawa May-June; XI Army HQ lift to Wakayama; Saipan/Tinian/Guam duties Dec-Jan; Russell Islands base roll-up from 2 Feb 1946; Third Naval District and 'three years' as a New York-area reserve training vessel; 'decommissioned in 1949'; Green Cove Springs; renamed 1 July 1955; struck 1 Nov 1958; 'ultimate fate is unknown.' One battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Limitations
- Secondary source derived from DANFS/NavSource - corroboration, not an independent record. Its 'Lieutenant Julius Wolf' reading matches NavSource against DANFS's 'Wood'. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-08
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[10]Era inference built on: BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp, no boiler entries for the LST980-1059 group); NPS 'Role of the LSTs in WW II Amphibious Operations' builder-allocation table; GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2 pp. 168-169 LST design table; NPS LST.pptx slide 4 (archived copy); GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-driven LST built October 1944-February 1945 at an inland 'cornfield' yard (Dravo, Neville Island) sits inside the documented asbestos-shipbuilding era. For this type the asbestos-relevant applications are the diesel-era set, not the steam-ship set: GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, valve packing and machinery gaskets, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead/accommodation insulation, and brake linings on winches and the windlass. BuShips SDB-1945 carries no boiler figures for the LST980-1059 group - no boiler/steam-drum lagging pathway applies.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Population
- Construction trades (Dravo Neville Island, 1944-45); engine-room/shipfitter ratings aboard (1945-49 active service); reserve-training trainees (1946-49)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-1038. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Does not establish present or historical presence aboard this specific hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- 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 construction (1944-45), active service (1945-49), and reserve-fleet lay-up (1949-58). GAO also documented that Navy policy through 1975 removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs - consistent with original-era insulation persisting on hulls that saw no modernization.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved this session - gao.gov blocks automated fetches (HTTP 403 confirmed 2026-10-02); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-10
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[12]National Park Service, Park History Program, 'Role of the LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) in WW II Amphibious Operations' - ARCHIVED COPY via Wayback 2025-04-17; live nps.gov URL now redirects to a generic page [nps]
- Locator
- LST.pptx slide 4 (builder-allocation table)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NPS staff-ride document's slide 4 lists the wartime LST builder allocation: 'Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA - LST 1-5, 7-15, 17-20, 22-24, 26-60, 730-753, 775-796, 884-905, 1038-1059' - LST-1038 heads the 1038-1059 block, the last LST block assigned to Dravo's Pittsburgh (Neville Island) yard, confirming the builder consistent with DANFS and the BuShips roster. Also documents the program scale (over 1,050 LSTs produced during the war; hull-number-only naming until the 1955 county-naming).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- All 17 LST building yards' workforces (context)
- Limitations
- Archived copy cited because the live nps.gov URL redirects to a generic Park History page - the document itself is an NPS-hosted educational product, not a per-hull record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-11
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[13]Batch-6526 search ledger (this record): DANFS x2 live pages; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 roster + design table; NavSource file 10/16/161038; NHHC Pacific Fleet organization 1 May 1945; NHHC photo catalog NH 82160; NARA catalog (digitized war diaries); MARAD vessel-history database; NPS LST document via Wayback; Encyclopedia of Arkansas; CourtListener opinion + RECAP indexes; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-1038 / USS Monroe County was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener (authenticated API v4): '"LST-1038"' opinion search returned 35 hits, all name collisions on tokenized substrings (docket numbers containing '1038', unrelated text) - no literal vessel reference in the corpus; '"LST-1038"' docket search 0 hits; '"USS Monroe County"' opinion search 0 hits; '"LST 1038"' opinion search 0 hits. MARAD's vessel-history database has no entry for this hull (sibling hulls LST-1035/-1039 etc. are present as stubs). NARA holds digitized war diaries for this hull but they are operational records. The only 'asbestos aboard' material surfaced is class-generic law-firm marketing content for LSTs generally - 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 - the hull's disposal path is undocumented after the 1958 striking, so even demolition-era handling is unrecorded. Deck logs (RG 24), Dravo contract files, and reserve-fleet custody records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-monroe-county-lst1038-12