Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 624-packet.md (5 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: **VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-pkt-624-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'St. Clair County' (LST-1096), official page; live page returned indexed content during research [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS St. Clair County entry, opening specifications and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies St. Clair County (LST-1096) as laid down 27 November 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Jeffersonville Boat and Machinery Co.; launched 10 January 1945; and commissioned 2 February 1945. It records Pacific and Korean service, the July 1955 naming, Vietnam logistic-support service, and decommissioning 26 September 1969 into the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Bremerton.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1969
- Population
- Crew and Navy support personnel, 1944-1969
- Limitations
- Ship-specific operational history; this DANFS entry does not establish asbestos content, an asbestos survey, an abatement event, or individual exposure. The official page was discoverable and returned content in web search, while one direct fetch attempt returned 502; the live URL is retained as the canonical NHHC source and access limitation is disclosed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, 'LST-1096', official page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1096 entry, complete narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The companion official DANFS entry confirms the hull identity as LST-1096, its 27 November 1944 laying, 10 January 1945 launching, 2 February 1945 commissioning, 24 August 1946 decommissioning, 3 October 1950 recommissioning, and logistic-support duty off Vietnam from 1966 to 1969. It reports one World War II battle star, three Korean battle stars, and three Vietnam battle stars plus one Navy Unit Commendation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1969
- Population
- Crew and Navy support personnel, 1945-1969
- Limitations
- Used to corroborate identity and broad chronology; the entry is not a materials or exposure record. Its Korean/Vietnam award summary differs from NavSource's campaign count, so no detailed campaign count beyond the official DANFS wording is carried as a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS St Clair County (LST-1096), ship page verified live [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161096.htm, service timeline, specifications, and final-disposition lines
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource records this hull's decommissioning at Astoria on 24 August 1946, recommissioning at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 3 October 1950, naming as St. Clair County on 1 July 1955, second decommissioning at Bremerton on 26 September 1969, striking on 1 April 1975, sale for scrapping on 1 December 1975, conversion to commercial service as MV LST 5 in 1976, renaming MV Petrola 145 in 1978, and demolition in 1988. Its specifications list 328 feet length, 50 feet beam, a 226-person DANFS complement, and two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines with 1,700 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1988
- Population
- Navy crew, shipyard workers, and later commercial-service personnel
- Limitations
- A secondary photo-archive compilation that reproduces and links to Navy material; used for disposition, specifications, and identity cross-checks rather than asbestos content. Its page gives a commercial-service chain but does not provide a demolition-yard record, asbestos survey, or material inventory.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-03
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[5]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979), official PDF [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 PDF, Navy response pp. 10-13 and report highlights
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO reproduces Navy information that asbestos was used in shipboard thermal insulation for machinery, equipment, and piping, and also in applications such as gaskets and pipe-hanger liners. This is relevant era and Navy-program context for a diesel LST built in 1944-1945 and operated through 1969, but it does not identify LST-1096 or establish that any listed material was installed aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and shipboard personnel, program context 1975-1979
- Limitations
- Class/era and program context only. It does not establish presence, location, quantity, condition, removal, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility aboard St. Clair County. No class-specific insulation quantity is applied to this LST.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-04
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[6]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guide sections 'Bureau of Ships General...Correspondence', 'General Information Books', 'Cartographic Branch', and 'Other Records and their usefulness'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies hull-specific research paths for Navy asbestos questions: Record Group 19 ship engineering drawings and microfilm, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping, General Information Books, Bureau of Ships correspondence, and shipyard records. It specifically notes that deck logs and muster rolls can identify work periods but do not directly establish asbestos presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- Researchers and Navy shipyard/ship records, 1941-1961
- Limitations
- Archival research guidance, not a finding about this hull. No LST-1096 RG 19 file, S39/S48 drawing, General Information Book, deck log, or material inspection report was retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-05
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[7]Bounded negative finding from reviewed DANFS, NavSource, GAO, and NARA materials plus the search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials schedule, or condition report for USS St. Clair County (LST-1096) was located in the sources reviewed. The reviewed sources do not establish asbestos aboard this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl research was unavailable because the hosted keyless session reported a multi-hour quota stand-down, and CourtListener work stopped at the authenticated fleet pacing stand-down before results returned. No litigation no-result or litigation-negative conclusion is claimed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-st-clair-county-lst1096-06