Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 366-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (thin sourcing, flagged)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (thin sourcing, flagged)
- Evidence ID
- uss-ix-212-ix212-pkt-366-packet-md
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[2]Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Ocean Areas, Operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas, January 1945, item 399 (contemporaneous official operational report; digitized scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 72, item 399
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official January 1945 Pacific Ocean Areas report identifies LCI(G)-396 as striking a mine while on patrol near the Palau Islands early on 18 January 1945. The bow forward of frame 40 was blown off and sank; casualties were four dead, three missing, and 27 wounded. The report states that the craft was decommissioned and reclassified IX-212.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-01-18
- Population
- LCI(G)-396 crew at Palau
- Limitations
- Establishes the casualty event and LCI(G)-396-to-IX-212 identity, not construction details, asbestos content, exposure, causation, or the exact administrative effective date. The official report scan is hosted by Wikimedia rather than an archival delivery page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ix-212-ix212-01
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[3]Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, World War II Unaccounted-for List, North Carolina, Charles V. Foxx entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 17-18, Foxx entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- DPAA identifies Coxswain Charles V. Foxx, U.S. Navy Reserve, as assigned to LCI(G)-396, non-recoverable at Palau on 18 January 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-01-18
- Population
- Charles V. Foxx, Coxswain, U.S. Navy Reserve
- Limitations
- Corroborates vessel, date, and Palau casualty context for one sailor only; it does not document materials, asbestos, other casualties, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ix-212-ix212-02
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[4]Historic American Engineering Record, LCI(L)-713, HAER No. OR-180 (Library of Congress), short-form record [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180, Description and principal-measurements sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- HAER describes LCI(L)-713 as an LCI-351-class welded-steel landing craft designed by the Bureau of Ships and propelled by eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 (LCI(L)-713 construction)
- Population
- LCI-351-class design
- Limitations
- Federal documentation for a different LCI-351 hull, not LCI(L)-396. It establishes neither identical equipment nor asbestos-containing material aboard this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ix-212-ix212-03
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[5]EPA HERO record 3584926, D. H. Rushworth, 'The Navy and asbestos thermal insulation,' Naval Engineers Journal 117(2) (2005), pp. 35-48 [other_primary]
- Locator
- EPA HERO abstract and citation metadata
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- EPA's bibliographic abstract reports asbestos use in U.S. Navy shipboard pipe and machinery thermal insulation and other shipboard products, including World War II and postwar systems.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- World War II and postwar period
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships during and following World War II
- Limitations
- Does not identify LCI(L)-396, LCI(G)-396, IX-212, the LCI-351 class, diesel landing craft, or a product installed aboard this hull. It cannot support a hull-specific asbestos finding, quantity, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ix-212-ix212-04
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[6]Batch 4770 authoritative-source search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-01 through sl-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located for the physical vessel known as LCI(L)-396, LCI(G)-396, and IX-212 in the authoritative sources reviewed: no survey, abatement record, material schedule, or hazmat disclosure.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage was blocked by fleet pacing and is separately recorded; it is not counted as a negative litigation result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ix-212-ix212-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 sweep attempts through authenticated fleet-paced helper cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-05
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion and RECAP-docket searches were attempted for exact identifiers USS IX-212, IX-212, LCI(L)-396, and LCI-G-396. Fleet-wide pacing became unavailable before searchable responses were obtained; no result set was received and no hit can be classified.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Incomplete sweep, not a no-result or no-litigation finding. No anonymous or v3 request was made. Re-run all exact-identifier opinion and docket searches through the helper when capacity is available.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ix-212-ix212-06
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[8]National Archives, Coast Guard Under the United States Navy: World War II records guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- World War II examples: RG 24 and RG 38
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 24 U.S. Navy deck logs and RG 38 World War II war diaries and operational reports as relevant records for Landing Craft Infantry research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1950
- Limitations
- Collection-level guidance only; it does not confirm a digitized per-hull record or establish asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ix-212-ix212-07