USS Morgan County (LST-1048)

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]DANFS, Morgan County (LST-1048) - construction, sponsor, partial/full commissioning, Pacific service, Army period, Korea recommissioning and campaigns, naming, MSTS transfer, strike, sale (live NHHC page, fetched via Firecrawl, 2026-10-02); companion stub DANFS LST-1048 at /danfs/l/lst-1048.html [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS Morgan County entry, full text; DANFS LST-1048 stub, full text

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS documents for this hull: laid down 7 January 1945 by the Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pa.; launched 17 February 1945, sponsored by Mrs. L. P. Struble; partial commission 15 March 1945 for the Mississippi River transit; commissioned at New Orleans 28 March 1945, Lt. Robert G. Stevenson in command. Shakedown off Florida; departed New Orleans 1 May 1945, Pearl Harbor 3 June; three months of ammunition transport between Marshall Islands bases; departed Saipan 14 September with 3d Marine Division units for Japan. Decommissioned in Japan 14 May 1946 and turned over to the Army for five years of repatriation duty. Recommissioned at Yokosuka 26 August 1950; 'reaching Korea in time to play an important role in the Inchon invasion'; Korean waters into early 1951; San Diego 21 April 1951; Marshalls survey for CINCPACFLT; Yokosuka 26 April 1952, war-zone cargo/transport; returned December. Arctic supply run, then departed San Diego 19 October 1953 for Far East amphibious exercises, returning May 1954; Mare Island overhaul; new base Long Beach June 1955; named Morgan County 1 July 1955; decommissioned 10 May 1956 and turned over to MSTS; struck 1 August 1959; sold 10 June 1960 to Ships Inc. (Miami, Fla., per the LST-1048 stub). 'Morgan County received three battle stars for Korean service' (the LST-1048 stub says one - see correction row). Spec line: dp 2,366; l 328 ft; b 50 ft; dr 14 ft 1 in; s 11.6 k; cpl 119; a 8 40mm, 12 20mm; cl. LST-511.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945-1960

   Population

   Construction trades (Neville Island, Pittsburgh, 1945); ship's company and embarked troops (1945-46, 1950-56)

   Limitations

   Ship-specific official history only; no asbestos or material content. The two DANFS entries disagree on battle stars (three vs one) and the spec line labels the hull 'cl. LST-511' where NavSource/Wikipedia say LST-542 class - both discrepancies carried in the correction row and gaps. Decommissioning locations and yard-scope detail are not given.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-01

2. [2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS Morgan County (T-LST-1048) ex USS Morgan County (LST-1048) ex USS LST-1048 (10/16/161048.htm, last updated 1 March 2024) - designation timeline, unit assignments, campaign table, spec block, CO list, awards, photo captions, disposal [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/16/161048.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, CO table, photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource documents for this hull: LST-542-class tank landing ship laid down 7 January 1945 at Dravo Yards, Neville Island, Pittsburgh PA; launched 17 February 1945; reduced commission 15 March 1945 for transit to New Orleans; full commission 28 March 1945, LT. Roberts G. Stevenson USNR in command. Asiatic-Pacific assignment: LST Flotilla Thirty-Three (CAPT. C. A. Legg USN), LST Group Ninety-Nine (CDR. W. W. Johnson USN), LST Division One Hundred Ninety-Seven. Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 15-29 Sep, 21-29 Oct, 15 Nov-15 Dec 1945. Decommissioned, struck, and transferred to U.S. Army custody 14 May 1946 in Japan; reacquired, reinstated, and recommissioned 26 August 1950. Korean War campaigns: North Korean Aggression (15 Sep-2 Nov 1950), Communist China Aggression (3-27 Nov 1950), Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 (23-24 May, 28 Jun-1 Jul, 17-18 Jul 1952). Named USS Morgan County (LST-1048) 1 July 1955; decommissioned 10 May 1956; MSTS as USNS Morgan County (T-LST-1048) May 1956; placed out of service date unknown; struck 1 August 1959; sold for scrapping 10 June 1960 to Ships Inc. Three battle stars for Korean service. Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt; 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk reduction gear, 2 shafts 1,700 shp, 3 x 100 kW DC generators; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 / 147; call sign NAAV. CO table: LT Stevenson USNR 28 Mar-19 Nov 1945; LT Theodore D. Bratton USNR 19 Nov 1945-14 May 1946; LCDR Russell A. Vollertsen USN ~1954-55; LT Charles F. Willett USN 1955-10 May 1956. Contributor photo captions: Tinian Sep 1945 (NH 93823); Wonsan LVT launch 26 Oct 1950 (80-G-422073, NARA); Koje-do POW lift spring 1952 ('hauled out the first load of 2000 prisoners').

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945-1960

   Population

   Ship's company (~117) plus embarked troops (1945-46, 1950-56); MSTS civil-service crew (1956-59)

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates cross-check against DANFS and the NARA group diaries. POW-lift and underway details come from contributor captions (ET2 J. N. Mansberger, 1950-53 crew), not official records; carried as attributed color, not verified fact. Korean-campaign dates and the strike/reinstatement chain are consistent with DANFS. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-02

3. [3]NARA NAID 139994416, 'COM LST GR 99 - War Diary, 4/12-30/45' (serial 26 (mn), micro serial 120510, 2 images; RG 38 WWII War Diaries; digitized) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 139994416, images 1-2 (image-verified 2026-10-02); Div 197 CO list on p.1; ComEight departure table on p.2

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The parent unit's April 1945 war diary (both pages image-verified this session) names this hull twice: '1048 (Relief Flagship) - Lieut. R. G. STEPHENSON' in the Division 197 commanding-officer list - i.e., LST-1048 was the division's relief flagship; and in the ComEight departure table 'LST 1048 - 9 May.' The diary places the group under ComPhibTraLant, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 'in various stages of building, shakedown and availability,' and documents that 'Division 197 of Group 99 reported by orders of Com LST Shakedown Group, St. Andrew Bay, Fla., to ComEight for post-shakedown availability and loading.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945-04-12 to 1945-04-30

   Population

   Ship's company (~117) plus shakedown-group and ComEight-area yard trades (Apr-May 1945)

   Limitations

   Documents the shakedown/availability events, dates, and the relief-flagship assignment verbatim for this hull, not their work content: the diary does not name the ComEight availability yard, does not itemize materials, and does not say 'asbestos.' Parent-unit record generated by the group commander, not the hull's own diary (no ship-titled LST-1048 war diary surfaced). The CO name reads 'STEPHENSON' here vs 'Stevenson' in DANFS/NavSource - spelling variant logged, not resolved.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-03

4. [4]NARA NAID 77464508, 'COM LST GR 99 - War Diary, 6/1-30/45' (serial 78, dated 1 July 1945, signed W. W. Johnson; 5 images; RG 38 war-diaries series; digitized) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 77464508, image 0134 disposition list (image-verified 2026-10-02)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The parent unit's June 1945 war diary (disposition page image-verified this session) reports this hull verbatim in the Division 197 disposition list: 'LST 1048 - Operating in forward area.' The diary confirms the organizational chain for this hull's unit - LST Group 99 (Comdr. Warren W. Johnson USN), part of Flotilla 33 (Capt. C. A. Legg USN), attached to Fifth Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945-06-01 to 1945-06-30

   Population

   Ship's company (~117) plus embarked personnel (1945)

   Limitations

   Documents the ship's forward-area status and unit chain, not her specific location or cargo; 'forward area' is the diary's own phrase and is not further localized for this hull. Consistent with DANFS's Pearl Harbor (3 June) and Marshall Islands ammunition-transport narrative. No material or asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-04

5. [5]NARA NAIDs 77599111 and 77599128, 'COM LST GR 99 - Report of operations in the occupation of Matsuyama, Shikoku & Hiro Wan, Honshu, Japan' - serial 0370 dated 7 Dec 1945 covering 11/11-30/45 (5 images), and serial 0366 dated 1 Dec 1945 covering 10/8-11/6/45 (5 images); RG 38; digitized [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 77599111 images 0327-0331 (transmittal incl. Enclosure (G) line, narrative, chronological account); NAID 77599128 images 0346-0350 (transmittal distribution list, task-organization and chronological account)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The group's two occupation-lift operation reports (all 10 pages image-verified/OCR-read this session) name this hull in both convoys. October convoy (serial 0366): T.U. 54.15.11, 'LST's 390, 652, 800, 887, and 1048 priority 13 (MATSUYAMA UNIT),' departed San Fernando 18 October; composition 'LST's 1066(F), 390, 397, 495, 539, 637, 652, 703, 799, 800, 887, and 1048,' the unit dissolved on unloading 29 October 1945; LST-1048 then joined T.U. 54.18.6 for the Manila return with 'three days availability and logistics.' November convoy (serial 0370): T.U. 54.15.31, mission 'to transport equipment and personnel TENTH Corps 6th Army from Lingayen to Hiro Wan and Matsuyama, Japan'; 'Convoy consisted of LST's 520, 608, 734, 771, 909, 1048, 1066(F), and 1096'; departed Lingayen 11 November, arrived Matsuyama anchorage 18 November; 'LST 1048 unloading 19 November'; 'LST 1048 loaded at Matsuyama with balance of 132nd Engineer Combat Battalion and departed for Hiro Wan 22 November, beaching same date'; 'LST 1048 completed unloading 24 November and in retracting damaged the port rudder necessitating disconnecting same until repairs could be accomplished'; all LSTs then sailed for Saipan for 'minimum six days buoy availability.' Enclosure (G) to serial 0370 is 'Action Report LST 1048 ltr. ser. 011 of 28 November 1945' - this hull's own action report, filed inside the group report.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945-10-08 to 1945-12-07

   Population

   Ship's company (~117); embarked X Corps, Sixth Army personnel; 132nd Engineer Combat Battalion (Nov 1945 lift)

   Limitations

   Documents convoy membership, unload/beach dates, the rudder casualty, and the existence of a ship-authored action report for this hull - operational record, not a materials or asbestos record. The 132nd Engineer Combat Battalion and 'TENTH Corps 6th Army' troop-lift wording is the report's own. Whether Enclosure (G) survives as a separately retrievable file unit is an open lead; the ship-titled report exists here at minimum as an enclosure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-05

6. [6]MARAD Vessel History Database, MORGAN COUNTY (LST-1048), Ship History Detail 3470 - vessel record plus digitized Form MA-383 Reserve Fleet Ship Particulars status card (card image downloaded and image-verified 2026-10-02) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov Detail 3470; status card image https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/3470_6427AF.jpg (downloaded and image-verified)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   MARAD's record for this hull: year built 1945, Dravo Corporation, LST Tank Landing Ship, 328.00 ft x 50.10 ft, fate 'Returned - U.S.'; milestones Entry 11/20/1956 and Withdrawal 4/10/1957. The digitized status card (Form MA-383, U.S. Dept of Commerce Maritime Administration, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet) reads verbatim: name Morgan County, ex-name LST-1048; type 'Landing Ship, Tank (Arctic)'; service prior to lay-up 'MSTS - Ready Status (Arctic)'; title 'Navy'; entered Suisun Bay 'Nov. 20, 1956, 1500 hrs PST'; withdrawn 'April 10, 1957, 1030 hrs PST,' reason 'MSTS - Arctic Ready Status'; particulars include 'wood sheathing on bows and sides,' 'reinforced bow doors,' 'reinforced hull,' two 900 HP G.M. diesels, two screws, 11.5 knots; references 'Navy ltr. Aug. 28, 1956 - Ready Status (Arctic).'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1956-1957

   Population

   MSTS civil-service crew; Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet layup/preservation workers (1956-57)

   Limitations

   Authoritative primary document for the 1956-57 layup interval inside the MSTS period and for the hull's Arctic-ready configuration (ice-strengthening features noted); contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information and supports no asbestos claim. Handwritten annotations partially legible. 'Returned - U.S.' fate field and the sale chain to Ships Inc. are not detailed by this record.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-06

7. [7]NAVSEA (SEA21 Inactive Ships), 'Ship History' inactive-ship disposition list PDF (28 June 2011) - hull disposal line [other_primary]

   Locator

   ship_history_28june2011.pdf, LST section, line 'LST 1048 | Morgan County' (verified live via Firecrawl extraction 2026-10-02; bare curl is bot-blocked 403)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The NAVSEA inactive-ship history list records this hull's disposal line verbatim: 'LST 1048 | Morgan County | 10-Jun-60 | MARAD SALE' - corroborating the DANFS/NavSource sale date and identifying the 10 June 1960 sale to Ships Inc. as a MARAD-administered disposal.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1960

   Limitations

   A one-line disposal-table entry: confirms sale date and MARAD as sales agent; does not name the buyer (Ships Inc. comes from DANFS), give the sale terms, or carry any asbestos/material content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-07

8. [8]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan, verified live HTTP 200 2026-10-02); NavSource LST-1048 spec block; lst-1-class class profile (class-f worktree, 2026-09-16) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB 1945 v2 LST design table; NavSource 161048.htm specifications block

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era inference for this hull: the LST-542-series design group ran a diesel plant (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, 900 hp each, 1,700 shp total, single Falk reduction gear, twin screws, twin rudders, 3 x 100 kW diesel-drive DC generators - BuShips design table and this hull's NavSource spec block) with no boilers, so the steam-plant lagging pathway of boiler vessels does not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications aboard a 1945 diesel landing ship of this type were the era-standard set - diesel-exhaust and machinery-space lagging, gaskets and packing, accommodation thermal insulation, deck coverings - and this hull's documented yard events (Apr-May 1945 ComEight post-shakedown availability; late-1945 Saipan buoy availability; 1945 port-rudder repair; 1954-55 Mare Island overhaul) are touch-time inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945-1960

   Population

   Dravo construction trades (1945); ship's company and embarked troops (1945-46, 1950-56); ComEight-area, Saipan, and Mare Island yard trades; MSTS crews (1956-59); 1960 shipbreakers

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package was located for LST-1048/Morgan County. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities; no manufacturer attribution; availability/overhaul material scopes are unitemized in the located sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-08

9. [9]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 construction (1945), Pacific service, Army custody period, Korean War recommissioning, MSTS service, and 1960 scrapping.

   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 (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, reconfirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-09

10. [10]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373 (DOI resolves to Wiley, verified 2026-10-02)

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII, the era and program under which this tank landing ship was built at Dravo's Neville Island yard in 1945.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1940s era documented; article 1987

    Population

    WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

    Limitations

    Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or this yard and does not establish that asbestos was or is aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-10

11. [11]CourtListener API v4 search (authenticated, fleet-paced helper), opinion and docket indexes [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-08 through -11

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    No qualifying asbestos litigation located on completed queries: exact-phrase "LST-1048" returned 0 in the opinion index, and '"USS Morgan County" OR "USNS Morgan County"' returned 0 in the opinion index (both completed authenticated, 2026-10-02). Follow-on queries (docket index, "LST 1048" asbestos, bare "Morgan County" - a high-collision name matching counties in 11 states) were repeatedly throttled by the shared fleet pacing budget - outcomes logged in the search ledger; no opinion or docket naming this hull was found in the queries that completed.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    2026-10-02

    Limitations

    CourtListener indexes published opinions and RECAP dockets - state-court filings, unreported settlements, MDL-875 pleading-level vessel lists, and non-digitized dockets are outside coverage. A zero qualifying result means no located docketed case/opinion naming this hull, not proof none exists. The throttled follow-on queries are a documented coverage caveat, not a result.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-11

12. [12]Batch-6536 search ledger (this record): DANFS (2 entries); NavSource; NARA catalog + COM LST GR 99 diaries and both Matsuyama/Hiro Wan operation reports read in full (images); MARAD ShipHistory 3470 + status card; NAVSEA disposal list; BuShips SDB 1945 v2; GAO product page; CourtListener API (opinion; docket pending); NIOSH HHE search; NVR; secondary web sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-01 through -16

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or qualifying case naming LST-1048 / USS Morgan County / USNS Morgan County (T-LST-1048) was found in the public sources searched. The strongest ship-specific documentation is operational (parent-unit war diaries and operation reports, MARAD status card) and confirms documented maintenance events aboard this hull - a post-shakedown availability under ComEight (Apr-May 1945), a Saipan buoy availability (Nov-Dec 1945), the port-rudder repair (1945), and the Mare Island overhaul (1954-55) - but no primary source read names asbestos aboard 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 - construction at a wartime yard and four documented maintenance events sit squarely inside the Navy's asbestos-use era. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-12

13. [13]NARA 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' index - Morgan County (LST-1048) listed with no digitized months; NARA deck-log guidance (logs at Archives II, College Park); plus digitized in-catalog leads located this session [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online (Morgan County (LST-1048) section, no months linked); NAIDs 118967605, 77599111 (enclosure G); catalog.archives.gov 'LST-1048' result set (~322 file units, fuzzy)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads for this hull: (1) this ship's own action report - 'Action Report LST 1048 ltr. ser. 011 of 28 November 1945' - survives at minimum as Enclosure (G) to COM LST GR 99 serial 0370 (NAID 77599111); whether it exists as a separately retrievable unit is unconfirmed. (2) Deck logs: NARA's digitized deck-log index lists 'Morgan County (LST-1048)' but links no months - her 1945-46 and 1950-56 logs are held at Archives II, College Park (RG 24/38), undigitized as of this writing. (3) The RG-24 Index to Muster Rolls file unit 'USS LST-1006 to USS PC-566' (NAID 118967605, 1,599 images) covers this hull's muster index cards. (4) COM 14 (14th Naval District, Pearl Harbor) war diaries are the lead for Aug-Sep 1945 movement entries. (5) Navy photographs: NH 93823 (Tinian, Sep 1945), NH 96906/96907 (underway, c. 1951-55), and 80-G-422073 (Wonsan landing, 26 Oct 1950) - the last 'now in the collections of the US National Archives' per the NHC caption.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1945-1959 records

    Population

    Ship's company (1945-46, 1950-56); researchers

    Limitations

    Archival-lead row: the deck logs, muster index cards, Enclosure-(G) action report as a discrete unit, and COM 14 diary mentions were not individually read; absence from digitized results is not proof of absence from paper holdings. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-13

14. [14]Source cross-check: DANFS Morgan County entry vs DANFS LST-1048 stub vs NavSource vs NARA diary vs MARAD card vs Wikipedia [other_primary]

    Locator

    citations as per ev-01, -02, -03, -06; Wikipedia article (secondary, not cited for claims)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Discrepancies resolved or logged: (a) Battle stars - DANFS's Morgan County entry and NavSource both give three battle stars matching NavSource's three named campaigns; the older DANFS LST-1048 stub says one - three adopted. (b) Class label - NavSource and Wikipedia say 'LST-542 class'; the DANFS spec line and the NHC photo page say 'LST-511 class'; the class profile's BuShips design grouping puts hull 1048 in the LST-980-1059 block of the LST-1/491/542 series - 'LST-542 class' is the common label and is used, with the NHHC variant logged. (c) CO name - DANFS/NavSource 'Robert G. Stevenson' vs the April 1945 group diary's 'Lieut. R. G. STEPHENSON' - same officer, spelling variant unresolved. (d) Complement - NavSource 13 officers/104 enlisted vs DANFS 'cpl. 119' vs Wikipedia '7 officers' - NavSource class spec carried, others noted. (e) Strike timing - NavSource records strike with the 14 May 1946 Army transfer and reinstatement with the 26 Aug 1950 recommissioning; DANFS mentions neither - carried as NavSource-sourced chain detail.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1945-1960

    Limitations

    Corrects publication-level discrepancies among official/secondary sources; none affects identity, service outline, or the absence of asbestos documentation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-morgan-county-lst1048-14