USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187)

Name
USS Tuscaloosa
Hull designation
LST-1187
Vessel class
Newport class (LST-1179 class) tank landing ship; ninth of 20 ships
Evidence tier
Tier 3
Evidence entries
14
Record ID
uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187

Evidence

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

  1. [1]research packet 635-packet.md [other_primary]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Evidence ID
    uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-pkt-635-packet-md
  2. [2]DANFS, 'Tuscaloosa II (LST-1187)' (NHHC; live page returned 404 on 2026-10-02 - archived Wayback capture 2024-05-24 cited): laid down 23 Nov 1968 at San Diego by National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.; launched 6 Sep 1969, sponsor Mrs. Thomas F. Connolly; commissioned 24 Oct 1970, Comdr. Harry W. Kinsley, Jr. in command; 1971-72 WestPac/Vietnam service incl. Yankee Station Apr-May 1972 and Danang; Operation New Life 1975 (escorted 26 former South Vietnamese Navy ships to the Philippines; Meritorious Unit Commendation); major overhaul at Todd Shipyards, Seattle, began 9 Jul 1974; regular overhaul at San Diego 3 Feb-10 Dec 1977; Pacific Fleet operations into 1979; four battle stars and MUC for Vietnam service [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    Entry text 'Tuscaloosa II (LST-1187)', paragraphs 1-11 (spec line: dp. 8,342; l. 522'3"; b. 69'5"; dr. 15'; s. 20 k.; cpl. 231; a. 4 3"; cl. Newport)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    DANFS documents construction (National Steel & Shipbuilding, San Diego), commissioning 1970, Vietnam service incl. 'Yankee Station' 6 Apr-3 May 1972 and Danang ops to late May 1972, Project Handclasp/Pagasa II 1973, the 1974-75 Todd Shipyards (Seattle) overhaul begun 9 Jul 1974, Operation New Life, and a Feb-Dec 1977 regular overhaul at San Diego. DANFS entry ends ca. 1979 and does not cover decommissioning or sinking.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1968-1979 (coverage); commissioned life 1970-1994
    Population
    Ship's company (~231 complement) and embarked troops (up to ~307-431 per spec summaries)
    Limitations
    Identity and service history only - contains no asbestos or hazardous-materials content. Live NHHC page 404s; archived copy cited. 'Regular overhaul at San Diego' names no yard - the 1977 overhaul yard is not identified by this source.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-01
  3. [3]Naval Vessel Register ship detail, LST-1187 Tuscaloosa (live detail table no longer published after disposal - archived Wayback capture 2011-05-14 cited): UIC 20026; class LST 1179; builder NATIONAL ST & SB; award 07/15/1966; keel 11/23/1968; launch 09/06/1969; delivery 09/11/1970; commission 10/24/1970; inactivation 02/18/1994; decommission 02/18/1994; stricken 12/01/2008; status 'Stricken, to be disposed of'; berth NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, HI [other_primary]
    Locator
    NVR ship detail table, UIC 20026
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NVR confirms official lifecycle dates (contract award, keel, launch, delivery, commission, inactivation/decommission 1994-02-18, stricken 2008-12-01) and post-decommission custody at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, in maintenance-category lay-up pending disposal.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1966-2011 (register coverage)
    Limitations
    NVR detail table for this hull is not in the live register (NVR excludes disposed vessels; the live URL returns a generic page) - archived capture cited. No asbestos, hazmat, or condition data carried on NVR pages.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-02
  4. [4]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) (live, verified 2026-10-02): LST-1179 Newport-class; ninth of 20 ships; laid down/launched/commissioned dates matching DANFS; Vietnam campaign table (Counteroffensive Phase VII, Consolidation I/II, Ceasefire, and Operation Frequent Wind 29-30 Apr 1975); decommissioned 18 Feb 1994; laid up NISMF Pearl Harbor maintenance category 'B'; stricken 1 Dec 2008; 'sunk as a target, 23 July 2014' (conflicts with DVIDS date - see gaps); specifications incl. six 16-cylinder ALCO 16-251E main propulsion diesels, two shafts (three per shaft), 15,000 shp, CRP props, three ALCO 251-C 750kW generators, 800-hp bow thruster; complement 14 officers/15 CPO/226 enlisted; NHHC photo references K-112487, NH 72981-72985 [other_primary]
    Locator
    NavSource LST-1187 page, specifications and disposition sections
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NavSource provides the propulsion/plant detail (diesel, no steam plant), troop accommodations, campaign list, and post-decommission custody record. Diesel plant means asbestos-relevant systems aboard were thermal insulation, machinery/exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, and electrical insulation rather than boiler/turbine lagging.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1968-2014
    Limitations
    Volunteer-compiled archive - a reliable secondary assembly of official data, not itself a primary record; individual figures (speed 27 kts, complement 255) vary from DANFS (20 kts, 231) and are treated as spec-summary data. No asbestos content on the page.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-03
  5. [5]DVIDS / Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, 'RIMPAC 2014 participants conduct sinking exercise' (dated 07.14.2014, posted 07.15.2014; live, verified): live fire from participating ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned USS Tuscaloosa (LST 1187) about 12:15 p.m. Monday, July 14, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 57 nautical miles northwest of Kauai; units from Brunei, Canada, Japan, and the U.S. participated; 'Former Navy vessels used in SINKEXs are prepared in strict compliance with regulations prescribed and enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency'; each SINKEX hulk must sink in at least 1,000 fathoms and at least 50 nautical miles from land after area surveys [other_primary]
    Locator
    DVIDS story 136102, body text
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Official Navy news account of the sinking event: 14 July 2014, ~57 nm NW of Kauai, RIMPAC 2014 SINKEX. The article's EPA-compliance statement is program-level boilerplate but confirms the hull was prepared under the EPA SINKEX regime before sinking.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    2014-07-14
    Population
    SINKEX preparation crew at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor (2014 prep period) - personnel unidentified in this source
    Limitations
    Does not name any removed materials and does not itself document asbestos or its removal aboard this hull; the environmental-preparation detail is generic SINKEX language, not a vessel manifest. NavSource carries a conflicting 23 July 2014 sink date - the contemporaneous 3rd Fleet story is adopted; discrepancy logged in gaps.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-04
  6. [6]EPA/Navy, 'SINKEX 2014 Determination and Agreement between Navy and EPA' (January 2014; live PDF verified 2026-10-02): clarifies the MPRSA general permit for transport of target vessels (40 C.F.R. 229.2) applicable to Navy sinking exercises; supersedes the 1999 Letter; requires removal 'to the maximum extent practicable' of materials that may degrade the marine environment; mandates per-vessel PCB survey and sampling, a cap of 100 lbs PCBs remaining onboard, and Navy reporting of vessel selection, cleaning efforts, and materials removed [federal_register]
    Locator
    EPA document, pp. 1-3 incl. verification/reporting paragraphs
    Finding type
    regulatory
    Finding
    Establishes the regulatory regime under which ex-Tuscaloosa was prepared and sunk in July 2014: per-vessel hazardous-materials preparation, PCB survey, and EPA-notified documentation requirements applied to the hull. The agreement is PCB-focused and names no individual vessel.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    2014 (agreement; applied to July 2014 sinking)
    Population
    NAVSEA SINKEX preparation workforce (program level)
    Limitations
    Program-level document - does not name USS Tuscaloosa and does not mention asbestos; the permit's 'materials that may degrade the marine environment' clause is the operative hazmat-removal requirement. It supports only that EPA-regulated prep occurred, not which materials were found or removed aboard this hull.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-05
  7. [7]Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, et al., No. 2:19-cv-00793-RSL (W.D. Wash.), Judge Robert S. Lasnik - CourtListener RECAP docket (verified via CL API v4, 2026-10-02): cause '28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation', filed 2019-05-24, terminated 2021-12-09. Companion docket Wineland v. Alfa Laval Inc., No. 2:19-cv-01017 (W.D. Wash., 'P.I.: Asbestos', filed 2019-07-01) was consolidated into C19-0793RSL by Order of 2019-09-18 (docket 15865410). Plaintiffs alleged decedent John Dale Wineland was exposed to asbestos aboard, inter alia, USS TUSCALOOSA (1972-1974), where he served as an engineman and, for approximately eighteen months, as lead petty officer of the 'A Gang' responsible for the vessel's auxiliary equipment incl. refrigeration and air-conditioning plants; he developed mesothelioma and died in May 2018. [court_record]
    Locator
    CL docket 15675507 (PACER 273596); companion docket 15865410 (PACER 275111), Order to Consolidate (Doc. 81)
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull: a federal wrongful-death action in which USS Tuscaloosa (1972-1974 service window) was one of five Navy vessels on the plaintiffs' alleged-exposure ship list, with service records showing an engine-room/auxiliary-equipment rating aboard. The docket produced a substantial published and unpublished order record (see related rows).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    2019-2021 (litigation); alleged exposure 1972-1974
    Population
    USS Tuscaloosa engine-room/A-Gang personnel, 1972-1974 (single decedent litigated)
    Limitations
    Pleading-stage allegation as to exposure: the complaint's ship list is an allegation, not a finding. The case resolved against plaintiffs on summary judgment across defendants on product-attribution and causation grounds; the record establishes litigation activity naming this hull, not an adjudicated finding of exposure aboard. Final post-order disposition (termination entry, 2021-12-09) not reviewed at document level.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-06
  8. [8]Wineland v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp., No. C19-0793RSL, Doc. 572 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 8, 2021) - ORDER GRANTING Carrier Corporation's Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 427) (verbatim ECF document via Justia Dockets, live-verified 2026-10-02): 'There is evidence that Carrier products containing asbestos were on the USS TUSCALOOSA while Mr. Wineland was assigned to the vessel. Carrier manufactured the refrigeration and air conditioning plants installed on the vessel, and both plants utilized asbestos-containing gaskets. Dkt. # 513 at 2.' The plants were enclosed in their own compartments (Dkt. # 428 at 130); until the late 1970s the Navy replaced wear items such as asbestos-containing gaskets with the part called out in the OEM manuals (Dkt. # 444-3 at 27; Dkt. # 513 at 4). The court also found record evidence Wineland worked with and around Carrier equipment as A Gang lead petty officer for ~18 months, but held a jury would have to speculate on removal/replacement of asbestos gaskets and on frequency, duration, and substantiality of any exposure; summary judgment GRANTED to Carrier. [court_record]
    Locator
    Doc. 572, pp. 4-5 (causation discussion and Dkt. 513/428/444-3 record cites)
    Finding type
    litigation_product_id
    Finding
    Court order recites record evidence that the refrigeration and air-conditioning plants installed aboard USS Tuscaloosa were Carrier-manufactured and utilized asbestos-containing gaskets - the most explicit product-level asbestos documentation located for this hull. Wineland's ~18-month A-Gang assignment (maintaining A/C and refrigeration equipment and all auxiliary/deck machinery) is documented from service-record exhibits and an evaluation.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1972-1974 exposure window; order filed 2021-10-08
    Population
    A-Gang/auxiliary-machinery personnel aboard USS Tuscaloosa, 1972-1974
    Limitations
    Summary-judgment-stage recital of plaintiffs' evidence taken in the light most favorable to them, not a trial finding; the same order GRANTS the defense motion because causation/substantiality evidence was speculative. Documents asbestos-containing products aboard this hull; does not establish any individual's exposure or disease causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-07
  9. [9]Wineland v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp., 539 F. Supp. 3d 1149 (W.D. Wash. May 17, 2021) - Doc. 550, ORDER GRANTING Crane Co.'s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 304), published in the Federal Supplement (verbatim ECF document via Justia Dockets, live-verified): recites record evidence that Crane 'sewage transfer pumps were installed on the USS TUSCALOOSA and, per Navy specifications for water pumps, likely had seals made of compressed asbestos sheet gaskets' (Dkt. # 355-3 at 19); a Crane 'small 13 gallon per minute auxiliary lube oil pump' and Crane small bronze valves (1-inch diameter or less) were installed on the vessel (Dkt. # 355-3 at 19-20); and the Navy ordered replacement valve gaskets, braided asbestos packing, and precut asbestos packing from Crane during Wineland's service (Dkt. # 355-3 at 22-24). Shipmate Gregory Bullinger declared that aboard Tuscaloosa 'work on the equipment in the engine room was regular, ongoing, and routine. We all removed and replaced packing and gaskets on the various equipment, including the valves, pumps, and ALCO diesel engines' (Dkt. # 335-17 at 3). Summary judgment GRANTED to Crane; plaintiffs' cross-motion DENIED as moot. [court_record]
    Locator
    Doc. 550 / 539 F. Supp. 3d 1149, pp. 8-10 (product discussion) and p. 7 n.3 (Bullinger declaration)
    Finding type
    litigation_product_id
    Finding
    Published federal order enumerating defendant products installed aboard this hull - sewage transfer pumps (asbestos sheet-gasket seals per Navy water-pump specs), an auxiliary lube oil pump, small bronze valves - plus Navy-procured replacement asbestos gaskets/packing and a shipmate declaration describing routine gasket/packing replacement on engine-room machinery including the ALCO diesels.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1972-1974 exposure window; order filed 2021-05-17
    Population
    Engine-room personnel aboard USS Tuscaloosa, 1972-1974
    Limitations
    Summary-judgment-stage record recited in plaintiffs' favor: pump-seal asbestos content is expert inference from Navy specifications ('likely had seals'), and the court found the record insufficient for a jury to tie Crane-manufactured asbestos to Wineland (replacement parts could be third-party). Product documentation, not an adjudicated exposure finding; maritime law applied (the controlling framework order for the case).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-08
  10. [10]Wineland v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp., No. C19-0793RSL, Doc. 555 (W.D. Wash. July 19, 2021) - ORDER GRANTING Alfa Laval Inc.'s Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 313) (verbatim ECF document via Justia Dockets, live-verified): alleges asbestos exposure aboard USS DYNAMIC (1963-66), PLEDGE (1966-67), LOYALTY (1970-72), TUSCALOOSA (1972-74), and ESTEEM (1978-80); recites record evidence that Alfa Laval purifiers were installed in the aft engine rooms of the five vessels including TUSCALOOSA (Dkt. # 394-2 at 15; # 394-6/7/8) and that a DeLaval transfer pump was installed on TUSCALOOSA (Dkt. # 394-2 at 18); expert Capt. Arnold Moore opined enginemen routinely removed/replaced gaskets and packing creating asbestos dust, but conceded routine purifier cleaning involved opening a hinged lid and wiping discs, not gasket removal; summary judgment GRANTED to Alfa Laval. [court_record]
    Locator
    Doc. 555, pp. 4-6 (causation analysis; Dkt. 394-2 product cites)
    Finding type
    litigation_product_id
    Finding
    Court order reciting ship-record exhibits placing an Alfa Laval purifier in the aft engine room and a DeLaval transfer pump aboard USS Tuscaloosa, within a five-ship alleged-exposure schedule; also documents the parties' competing industrial-hygiene/engineering expert opinions on gasket/packing maintenance generating airborne asbestos.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1972-1974 exposure window; order filed 2021-07-19
    Population
    Engine-room personnel aboard USS Tuscaloosa, 1972-1974
    Limitations
    Discovery-stage product identification weighed on summary judgment; defendant's own assessment concluded routine purifier service did not disturb gaskets, and the court found exposure attributable to Alfa Laval would be minimal or speculative. Documents equipment aboard, not proven asbestos release from that equipment or any adjudicated exposure.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-09
  11. [11]Wineland v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp., 523 F. Supp. 3d 1245 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 4, 2021) - Doc. 536, ORDER GRANTING Puget Sound Commerce Center, Inc. FKA Todd Shipyards Corporation's Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 302) (published; verbatim via Justia Dockets, live-verified): plaintiffs alleged Wineland was exposed to asbestos incl. asbestos-containing insulation supplied by Todd Shipyards while the vessel was overhauled there in 1974; Todd did not dispute that Wineland died in May 2018 of mesothelioma, 'that he worked on the USS TUSCALOOSA when it was overhauled at Todd Shipyards, or that he served as an engineman while aboard the USS TUSCALOOSA'; 'the injury-causing events occurred aboard the USS TUSCALOOSA when it was being repaired at Todd Shipyards in 1974' (pierside and drydock); maritime law held applicable; SJ GRANTED - 'no record evidence regarding the actual conditions at the shipyard or aboard the USS TUSCALOOSA during the months the vessel was at Todd Shipyards in 1974,' with Todd's mandatory asbestos-protection policies (warning signs, dust control, PPE, hygiene) and OSHA citations to the yard (1973, 1976, 1983, 1993) described. [court_record]
    Locator
    Doc. 536 / 523 F. Supp. 3d 1245, pp. 2-3 (undisputed facts; maritime locality) and pp. 6-9 (breach/causation analysis)
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Published order tying the hull's documented 1974 Todd Shipyards (Seattle) overhaul (DANFS: begun 9 Jul 1974) to alleged shipboard asbestos exposure during yard work, and confirming as undisputed that the decedent served aboard this vessel as an engineman during the overhaul period. Documents yard asbestos-control policy existence and OSHA citations at the overhaul yard.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1974 overhaul; order filed 2021-03-04
    Population
    USS Tuscaloosa crew present during the July-December 1974 Todd Seattle overhaul
    Limitations
    The court granted the yard's summary judgment - finding no record evidence of actual asbestos conditions aboard the vessel during the five-month overhaul and no triable causation issue attributable to Todd. The overhaul-asbestos claim is allegation-stage; the yard's 1970s asbestos policies and OSHA citations are yard-level facts, not proof of conditions aboard this hull.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-10
  12. [12]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (HRD-80-2, Oct. 18, 1979) - product page (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-10-02): GAO review of Navy occupational asbestos-protection efforts; the product description documents Navy-wide asbestos exposure concern for ship work in the era covering this hull's construction and service. [gao]
    Locator
    GAO product page HRD-80-2
    Finding type
    gov_survey
    Finding
    Navy-wide programmatic context for the construction era of this hull (laid down 1968, commissioned 1970): the Navy's asbestos-use and worker-protection regime documented at the close of the period when the ship was built. Era-level backdrop only.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1979 report on prior-era Navy practice
    Population
    Navy shipbuilding/shipyard workforce (program level)
    Limitations
    Full text unreachable (HTTP 403); relied on product-page description only, per Batch-01 precedent. Program-level - does not name this hull, class, or builder; establishes era context, not shipboard conditions.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-11
  13. [13]Era-inference synthesis: Newport-class diesel amphib built 1968-1970 at National Steel & Shipbuilding, San Diego - within the Navy's documented asbestos-use era (GAO HRD-80-2 era coverage); litigation record independently corroborates asbestos-containing gaskets/packing aboard (Carrier A/C-refrigeration plants, Crane pumps/valves, Navy replacement stock) [other_primary]
    Locator
    Synthesis of NavSource propulsion specs + GAO era document + Wineland order product cites
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    Era-consistent inference for a diesel-powered amphibious ship of 1968-70 construction: asbestos in thermal insulation around machinery and exhaust systems, gasket and valve-packing materials on steam-adjacent and fluid systems, electrical insulation, and deck/bulkhead materials. No steam plant, so no boiler/turbine lagging pathway; the litigation record (Docs 536/550/555/572) corroborates the gasket/packing/product line specifically for this hull.
    Verification
    inferred
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-10-02
    Study period
    1968-1994 (construction through decommission)
    Population
    Crew (~231), embarked troops, construction and overhaul trades at NASSCO San Diego (1968-70) and Todd Seattle (1974)
    Limitations
    Class/era inference is not itself ship-proven documentation - it is included to characterize likely applications; only the litigation rows carry ship-specific product identification, and those are summary-judgment-stage records. No quantity, condition, or present-day presence (hull is sunk) is established.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-12
  14. [14]Batch-6676 search ledger (this record): DANFS (archived), NVR (archived), NavSource, DVIDS/3rd Fleet SINKEX story, EPA 2014 SINKEX agreement, CourtListener (dockets + opinion searches), Justia docket documents, NHHC COR collection probe, NARA catalog probe, OSHRC NASSCO decisions, GAO product page [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-01 through -13
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat manifest, or NISMF lay-up disclosure for this hull was located in the public sources searched; the only ship-specific asbestos documentation found is the Wineland litigation record (summary-judgment stage, all defendants prevailed). No asbestos litigation naming LST-1187 other than Wineland was located in the searches completed.
    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 was sunk in 2014 and no disposal-side material manifest was located publicly. CourtListener hull-number ('LST-1187') opinion search and a 'Tuscaloosa' docket-index sweep remained pending under the shared fleet rate budget at research time - logged in search_ledger, not treated as a negative result.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-tuscaloosa-lst1187-13

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned