Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 708-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-yavapai-lst676-pkt-708-packet-md
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[2]Yavapai (APB-42), Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, updated 1 July 2021 (official page indexed by web search; live URL now returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Official DANFS entry, opening particulars and service/disposition narrative; indexed text retrieved 2026-10-02. Live URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/y/yavapai.html returned HTTP 404; no usable archived copy was verified.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry identifies LST-676 as an LST-542-class vessel with complement 151; laid down on 22 April 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 6 June 1944; and commissioned at New Orleans on 30 June 1944. It says the ship was converted at West Loch, Pearl Harbor, to a self-propelled barracks ship, redesignated LST(M)-676, later named Yavapai and redesignated APB-42 effective 1 May 1945, decommissioned on 3 December 1946, and struck from the Navy List on 1 May 1959.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Population
- Vessel history
- Limitations
- Supports the stated identity, construction, conversion, service, and Navy disposition facts only. It does not describe asbestos, materials, exposure, or final physical disposition after striking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yavapai-lst676-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST-676 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44 lists LST-676 logbook coverage from 30 June 1944 through 28 February 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-06-30 to 1945-02-28
- Population
- Ship's company and vessel operations
- Limitations
- The index establishes listed logbook coverage dates only. The underlying logs were not retrieved; this is not evidence of asbestos or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yavapai-lst676-02
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[4]Yavapai (APB-42), Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full entry reviewed; asbestos/material/abatement terms and statements absent
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The DANFS history reviewed contains no asbestos, asbestos-containing material, insulation-fiber, shipboard asbestos survey, or abatement statement for Yavapai/LST-676. No ship-specific asbestos record was located in the limited sources reviewed for this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding about the cited DANFS entry and sources reviewed, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard the vessel. The CourtListener sweep was blocked by the fleet limiter and is incomplete; NARA logbook contents and technical/abatement records were not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yavapai-lst676-03