Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]research packet 640-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-orestes-lst135-pkt-640-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'Orestes' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (published 2015-08-17; live page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Orestes' entry, spec block + full narrative (live NHHC page)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC records for this hull: laid down as LST-135 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, Ill., 8 July 1943; launched 16 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Bernard Sharp; converted at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore, Md.; commissioned as Orestes (AGP-10) 25 April 1944, Lt. Kenneth N. Mueller in command. Shakedown Hampton Roads concluded 23 May 1944; departed Chesapeake Bay 5 June via Panama Canal and Bora Bora to New Guinea; operations at Aitape 23 August, then Woendi Island; joined the Philippine invasion forces at Leyte 12 November; first confirmed kills (2 'Zekes') 24 November; in a Mindoro-bound convoy with 30 PT boats and ~50 other vessels, a 'Val' bomber crashed AGP-10 amidships 30 December causing heavy damage and the loss of 45 crew; fires brought under control by accompanying LCIs, ship beached; towed back to Leyte by LST-708 27 January 1945; temporary repairs; departed 24 February, arriving San Francisco 13 May where 202,500 man-hours of shipyard labor 'completely rejuvenated' her; departed 8 August for the war zone reaching Guinan Harbor, Samar after the surrender; served Commander Motor Torpedo Boats, Philippine Sea Frontier until 17 December; arrived San Pedro 3 February 1946; month-long Panama Canal Zone round trip preceded deactivation; decommissioned 29 April at Oakland, Calif.; struck from the Navy List 23 April 1947; transferred to the Maritime Commission 15 March 1948 and sold to Walter W. Johnson Co. of San Francisco for scrap; 2 battle stars. Spec block: dp 3,960; l. 328'; b. 50'; dr. 11'2"; s. 11.6 k.; cpl. 341; a. 1 3", 8 40mm, 12 20mm; cl. Varuna.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (Seneca 1943; Maryland Drydock Baltimore 1944); wartime crew incl. 45 lost 30 Dec 1944; CA repair yard workers 1945
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and spec block, not materials or asbestos content - supports no asbestos claim. Its 'loss of 45 members of the crew' conflicts with Bulkley's itemized casualty figures (see ev-06 and gaps); its 'arriving San Francisco 13 May' conflicts with Wikipedia's derivative 'Terminal Island' (gaps). The hazegray transcription of this same entry misreads the hull as 'LST-155' - the official page reads LST-135 (see correction row ev-10).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-01
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[3]DANFS, 'LST-135' stub entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'LST-135' entry (full text, one sentence)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NHHC entry for the LST-135 identity reads in full: 'LST-135 was redesignated AGP-10 and named Orestes (q.v.) on 3 November 1943.' - authoritative confirmation that the LST-135 hull and AGP-10 Orestes are one hull, redesignated and named before completion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943
- Limitations
- Single-sentence stub; establishes identity continuity and the 3 Nov 1943 redesignation date only. No materials, asbestos, or condition information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Orestes (AGP-10) file 09/09/0910 - chronology, specification block, campaign table, awards, commanding-officer table, captioned NARA/NHHC photographs [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 09/09/0910 - chronology, Specifications block, campaign table, CO table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Specification block for this hull: displacement 3,960 lt / 4,100 fl; 328' x 50'; draft 11'2"; 11.6 kts; complement 37 officers / 304 enlisted; one 3"/50 DP mount, two quad 40mm, eight single 20mm; fuel 4,480 bbls diesel plus 62,000 gals gasoline (PT-boat fuel); two LCVP; largest boom 50 t.; propulsion two GM 12-567A diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, ship's service generators (3x 100kW 120/240V DC + 2x 100kW 450V AC, all diesel-drive), two propellers 1,800 shp, twin rudders - a diesel plant with no boilers. Chronology: laid down as LST-135 8 Jul 1943 Chicago Bridge & Iron Seneca IL; redesignated MTB tender 3 Nov 1943; launched 16 Nov 1943; placed in reduced commission (date unknown) under LT Buell A. Nesbett USNR; decommissioned 13 Jan 1944 at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore; converted there; commissioned USS Orestes (AGP-10) 25 Apr 1944, LT Kenneth N. Mueller USNR; campaigns Western New Guinea (designated duty MTB ops 14 Aug-7 Nov 1944) and Leyte landings (6-18 and 22-29 Nov 1944); decommissioned 29 Apr 1946 Oakland CA; struck 23 Apr 1947; transferred to Maritime Commission 15 Mar 1948; sold for scrapping (date unknown) to Walter W. Johnson Co., San Francisco; two battle stars; awards incl. Combat Action Ribbon retroactive 30 Dec 1944 and Philippines Presidential Unit Citation; CO table adds LT Frederick Lewis White USNR (1 Oct 1945-29 Apr 1946). Photos: NARA RG-19-LCM photo 19-N-66058 (off Port Covington, Baltimore, 11 May 1944, just after conversion); NHHC photo 80-G-325823 (24 Nov 1944, between tenders Oyster Bay and Hilo); PTRON-25 boats nested alongside and on the A-frame at Guinan Harbor, Samar, late 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Ship's company 341 per spec block; embarked MTB squadron personnel; PTRON-25 crews at Samar 1945
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival page quoting Navy sources and NHHC/NARA photo captions; consistent with DANFS where they overlap. Spec data are equipment descriptions only - no asbestos content stated or implied. 20mm count (8) conflicts with DANFS (12) - flagged in gaps. 'Reduced commission date unknown' leaves the early-commission chronology partially documented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), AGP section per-hull rows for ORESTES AGP-10 (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v3 AGP tables (dimensions p.79, personnel p.80, machinery p.81, armament p.83, construction p.84 of the PDF text layer) + index ('Orestes (ex-LST 135)')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for ORESTES AGP-10 across the AGP tables: dimensions 328'0" oa / 316'0" pp x 50'0" beam; personnel 37 officers / 304 enlisted; machinery 2 G.M. Diesel 12-567A engines, 1,800 (shp); construction keel 8 Jul 43, launch 16 Nov 43, commission 25 Apr 44; index entry 'Orestes (ex-LST 135)'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, diesel machinery plant, manning, and construction dates. OCR of the scanned tables is columnar and partially garbled; values cross-verified against DANFS and NavSource. One table row OCRs as 'ex-LST'155' while the volume index reads 'ex-LST 135' - an internal scan/source inconsistency resolved by the correction row. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-04
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[6]shipscribe.com U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships, PORTUNUS (AGP-4) class page - construction/disposition tables (BuShips/OpNav-derived), class notes, and per-hull ship note for AGP-10 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe AGP04.html - construction/disposition tables, Class Notes, Ship Notes AGP-10 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Per-hull ship note for AGP-10 ORESTES: 'Ex LST-135 3 Nov 43. Ferry commission as LST-135 30 Nov 43 to 13 Jan 44 (from reduced to full commission at New Orleans 14 Dec 43). Converted by Maryland DD, Baltimore. Designated 27 Jun 46 for lend lease to China, subsequently cancelled. Sold by MC as LST-135 for scrap.' Class notes: all units of the class were converted to AGPs by Maryland DD Co., Baltimore, except AGP-5 (Tampa SB Co.); all were built under LST contracts and reclassified/fitted as AGPs before entering service; Gibbs & Cox was design agent for the LST conversion designs; the class was designed with shops and equipment for maintenance of one MTB squadron, initially two ten-ton booms, to which a 50-ton 'A'-frame hoist was added; on earlier AGPs the bow ramp and bow-door control gear were not installed and the bow doors were welded shut.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Limitations
- Compilation from BuShips/OpNav records by a named researcher (Stephen S. Roberts); the per-hull note names this hull directly. Adds the cancelled June 1946 China lend-lease designation not present in DANFS. No asbestos, materials, or insulation information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-05
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[7]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - LST-135, Ship History Detail 9259 + digitized vessel status card (image 44E_01.png) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 9259 + status card https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/44E_01.png (scanned card, read directly 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record exists for this hull under LST-135: sparse registry fields (Year Built placeholder 9999, no narrative, no milestones, one status card). The digitized status card is headed 'VESSEL STATUS CARD', name 'LST 135', basis to U.S.M.C. 'Navy - Surplus', and shows a single entry: operator 'Walter W. Johnson Co.', form of agreement reading approximately 'Sale/Pur.' (handwritten, partially legible), 'Date and Time Delivered' 3-15-48 - corroborating DANFS's 15 March 1948 Maritime Commission transfer and sale to Walter W. Johnson Co. of San Francisco for scrap. Database fate field: 'Sold - No Further Info.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948
- Limitations
- Authoritative for MC custody disposal of this hull; the card is a single scanned row with partially legible handwriting (allocation-date column not confidently read - appears 'S P Oct 1946' or similar). Contains no asbestos, materials, condition-survey, or breaking-site information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-06
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[8]Bulkley, Robert J., Jr., Capt. USNR (Ret.), 'At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy' (Naval Historical Division official history, 1962), Part VIII ch. 10 'Mindoro Convoy' + Part IV p.245 + photo caption p.392 - HyperWar transcription [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar CloseQuarters PT-4.html (book p.245) and PT-8.html (caption p.392; Part VIII section 10 'Mindoro Convoy' pp. 408-410)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy PT-boat history names this hull three times: (1) p.245 - Orestes, 'a new LST-type tender,' arrived at Aitape in late August 1944 to relieve LST-201 (by then renamed USS Pontus, departing for Brisbane overhaul 22 August), then moved to Mios Woendi with Squadrons 7, 8, and 33 a month later; (2) p.392 caption - NHHC photo 80-G-325823, tenders Oyster Bay and Hilo at left, Orestes center, morning of 24 Nov 1944; (3) pp.408-410 - Squadrons 8, 24, and 25 with tender Orestes under TG 77.11 (Capt. George F. Mentz) sailed from Leyte for Mindoro on 27 December 1944 under continuous air attack; on 30 December standing into Mangarin Bay a plane set ablaze by fire from Orestes and nearby PTs skipped off the water and crashed into her starboard side, its bombs deflecting upward and exploding inside the tender, igniting ready 40mm/20mm ammunition boxes and threatening 37,000 gallons of high-octane gasoline plus PT ammunition and torpedo warheads; Capt. Mentz seriously injured, Comdr. John Kremer Jr. fatally wounded; casualties listed as 6 officers and 14 men killed, 37 missing, 7 officers and 86 men wounded; LCIs 624 and 636 carried hoses aboard and beached the tender after ~1.5 hours; the PT Advance Base Construction Detachment, 113th Naval Construction Battalion, performed salvage in the absence of salvage facilities, getting Orestes in shape to be towed to Leyte Gulf by LST-708 at the end of January.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-08 to 1945-01
- Population
- Crew and embarked staff (Capt. Mentz's TG 77.11 staff); PT crews alongside; LCI 624/636 firefighters; 113th NCB salvage detachment
- Limitations
- Official narrative history - documents the battle-damage, fire, and salvage event for this hull including an itemized casualty accounting (20 killed, 37 missing, 93 wounded) that conflicts with DANFS's 'loss of 45 members of the crew'; unresolved and carried in gaps. No asbestos, materials, or insulation content; the fire/explosion/repair scope is a material-disturbance event, not an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-07
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[9]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan) - consolidated with lst-1-class.class.json era analysis and shipscribe AGP-4 class notes [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table; shipscribe AGP04 class notes; lst-1-class.class.json class analysis (BuShips design grouping LST1-490)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST-hull conversion built at an inland emergency yard in 1943: NO boilers or steam plant - the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; plausible asbestos applications on this type concentrate in diesel exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and packing throughout the engineering spaces, electrical insulation/cable, deck coverings (incl. tank-deck surfaces), accommodation-space insulation, and brake/friction linings on winches and the stern-anchor windlass. The AGP conversion design (Gibbs & Cox) reworked the tank deck and interior into MTB repair shops and expanded berthing for tender-plus-squadron manning - a greater interior-outfit scope than a base LST, consistent with class-profile notes that AGP/ARL/ARB conversions added interior rework.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Chicago Bridge & Iron construction trades 1943; Maryland Drydock conversion workers Jan-Apr 1944; wartime crew; salvage/repair workers 1945
- Limitations
- Class/era and conversion-design inference only - no hull-level material schedule, insulation spec, conversion workscope itemization, or survey exists in the public record for this ship; the 1944 conversion, 1944-45 battle damage/salvage, and 1945 rebuild are documented events but their material scope is undocumented. Does not establish presence, absence, or quantity of ACM aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-08
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[10]Corn JK, Starr J. 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding.' Am J Ind Med 12(4):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Am J Ind Med 12(4):359-373 (1987), DOI 10.1002/ajim.4700120402
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed scholarship documents that WWII-era U.S. shipyards extensively installed asbestos-containing insulation, lagging, and gaskets in naval and merchant construction - the era and program context in which this hull was built (1943, Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca IL) and converted (1944, Maryland Drydock, Baltimore MD).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (study scope); applied 1943-1948
- Population
- WWII-era shipyard workers and crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Era-level scholarship only; the source does not name this hull or class and does not establish that any specific material aboard this ship contained asbestos. The diesel plant (no boilers) narrows the exposure-relevant scope relative to steam vessels.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-09
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[11]Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, Gade RL, Drinker P. 'A Health Survey of Pipe-Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels.' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (1946) - USMC-commissioned wartime industrial-hygiene survey (PMID 21016030) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record PMID 21016030; article pp. 9-16 (pipe covering material section)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned 1944-45 industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering work in naval-vessel construction found amosite asbestos to be 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels' - era-level documentation of asbestos-containing insulation practice during the period this hull was built and converted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- survey ~1944-45; published 1946
- Population
- WWII pipe coverers and insulators at Navy and contract yards (era context)
- Limitations
- Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder/converter yard and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. (The study's exculpatory 'not a dangerous occupation' conclusion has since been heavily criticized - see the 2026 critique at DOI 10.1177/10482911261446696.)
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-10
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[12]Source-discrepancy resolution: official DANFS page (live NHHC, verified 2026-10-02) vs hazegray DANFS transcription (live losthistory.net mirror; hazegray.org DNS dead) and BuShips SDB 1945 v3 scan; LST registry data [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS official page; losthistory.net/hazegray agp10.txt; SDB1945v3 dimensions row vs index; NavSource 0910; shipscribe AGP04; MARAD card 44E_01.png
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The hull's LST identity is LST-135, not 'LST-155': the official NHHC DANFS entry reads 'laid down as LST-135'; NavSource, shipscribe's BuShips-derived tables ('Ex LST-135 3 Nov 43'), NavalCoverMuseum, and the MARAD status card all read LST-135, and SDB's own index reads 'Orestes (ex-LST 135)'. The hazegray DANFS transcription reads 'LST-155' (transcription error, verified live at the losthistory.net hazegray mirror 2026-10-02) and one SDB table row OCRs as 'ex-LST'155'. Per the NPS-derived LST registry, hull numbers 142-156 were a cancelled block - no LST-155 was ever built, so 'ex-LST-155' is a demonstrable error, not an ambiguity.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943
- Limitations
- Resolves a propagated transcription/OCR defect in secondary mirrors of official sources; the cancelled-block data is NPS-derived registry information (verification_status partial at the class level), but the affirmative LST-135 evidence is multi-source and includes the ship's own MARAD status card. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-11
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[13]National Archives catalog - digitized records for this hull located: RG 24 muster rolls 'Orestes (AGP-10), 4/30/44-4/29/46' (NAID 192506804, 410 images, Ancestry-partnered); RG 38 WWII war-diary file units 'USS ORESTES - War Diary' for 4/44, 5/44, 6/44, 7/44, 8/44, 9/44, 10/44, 11/44, 9/45, 10/45; COMTASK-GROUP 77.11 'Rep of ops & act with enemy aircraft of resupply echelon U-15 to Mindoro Is, Philippines 12/28-31/44' (NAID 139831481, 213 images, Fold3-partnered) and TG 77.11 final summary of ops 12/27/44-2/11/45 (NAID 633409822) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/192506804 (muster rolls); ids 78436623, 78482711, 78529416, 78584415, 78619936, 139748109, 78659977, 78711552, 77544480, 77552651 (war diaries); id 139831481 (TG 77.11 U-15 report); id 633409822 (TG 77.11 final summary)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA catalog holds digitized ship-specific records for this hull: the complete muster roll spanning her commissioned life (NAID 192506804, 410 images) - the primary-source roll accounting for the 30 Dec 1944 casualties; ten monthly war-diary file units (Apr-Nov 1944 and Sep-Oct 1945; no Dec 1944-Aug 1945 units surfaced, consistent with her battle-damage/repair period); the TG 77.11 action report covering the U-15 resupply echelon to Mindoro 28-31 Dec 1944 (the convoy in which she was hit, 213 images); and the TG 77.11 final operations summary for 27 Dec 1944-11 Feb 1945. These are retrievable digitized records, not merely mapped record groups.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946 records
- Limitations
- Catalog-level verification only - file units confirmed present and digitized but not read page-by-page; content (including any material or insulation references) unexamined. No asbestos finding is implied; muster rolls and war diaries document personnel and operations, not materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-12
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[14]Batch-6705 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS live pages (Orestes + LST-135 stub); NavSource 0910; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; shipscribe AGP-4 class page; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 9259 + status card; Bulkley official history (PT-4 p.245, PT-8 pp.392/408-410); NARA catalog (muster rolls, war diaries, TG 77.11 reports); CourtListener API v4; indexed-web litigation checks; VA BVA index; NVR; hazegray via losthistory.net mirror [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-orestes-lst135-01 through sl-uss-orestes-lst135-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Orestes / AGP-10 / LST-135 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener API v4 (authenticated, 2026-10-02): 'USS Orestes' and 'AGP-10' opinion searches returned zero hits; the unqualified 'Orestes' opinion sweep returned 328 total hits; every reviewed hit was a person-name collision (Orestes Hernandez, Orestes Abreu, Orestes Cabrera, Orestes Christophides et al.) - none naming the ship; 'LST-135' and docket-type sweeps were throttled by the fleet-wide pacer and are logged as incomplete. Indexed-web checks surfaced only law-firm marketing pages asserting era-typical asbestos for LSTs/tenders generally (a freeasbestostesting.com auxiliary-ships page lists 'USS Orestes (AGP-10)' by name; asbestos-ships.com carries a dedicated page for sister AGP-6 Oyster Bay, not this hull) - excluded source class. VA BVA: no decision naming the hull located. NVR: no record (hull disposed 1948, pre-1987 coverage).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943 diesel amphibious hull is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the conversion rework, battle-damage salvage, and 202,500-man-hour rebuild are undocumented material-disturbance phases. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. Docket-level CourtListener coverage incomplete (pacer throttle); logged honestly as partial.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-13
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[15]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships, incl. RG 19-LCM photographs), RG 24 (Navy muster rolls/deck logs), RG 357 (Maritime Administration) - record-group mapping for unretrieved leads [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html ; /groups/024.html ; /groups/357.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 19-LCM holds photo 19-N-66058 of this hull off Port Covington, Baltimore, 11 May 1944 (caption documented via NavSource); RG 19 BuShips records would hold the Gibbs & Cox AGP conversion design, the Maryland Drydock conversion contract/workscope, and the 1945 repair-yard file that would identify the yard behind the documented 202,500 man-hours (DANFS says San Francisco; Wikipedia derivative says Terminal Island - unresolved); RG 357/MARAD custody files cover the 1948 Walter W. Johnson sale and any breaking records.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding. (Digitized muster rolls, war diaries, and TG 77.11 reports located in the catalog are carried separately at ev-uss-orestes-lst135-12.)
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-orestes-lst135-14