Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]National Archives Catalog, file unit 'LCI(L) 1000 - Muster Rolls', NAID 120187007 (RG 24, series 594996) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog file-unit page: title, series, access/use status, College Park microfilm copy, digital objects list (95 images; Ancestry file 32860_244709, first image 'Muster Roll Date: 1944 June 30')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA catalog record 'LCI(L) 1000 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120187007): the ship's muster rolls survive in Record Group 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel), series 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' (NAID 594996, compiled 1939-1949). Access and use unrestricted; microfilm held at National Archives at College Park, MD; 95 digital images mounted in the online Catalog via the NARA-Ancestry partnership (first roll dated 1944-06-30).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (roll span not fully enumerated)
- Population
- Ship's company listed on the muster rolls
- Limitations
- Establishes that crew records for this specific hull exist and are digitized; images not read for this record - roll date range beyond the first image (1944-06-30) not enumerated. Personnel/crew-size data not extracted. No asbestos, insulation, or materials content is expected in muster rolls and none was asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-01
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[2]National Archives Catalog, file unit 'LCI(L)-1000 - Rep of opers in the invasions of Sadau & Tarakan Island, Borneo, 4/30/45-5/2/45', NAID 101765877 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog file-unit page: title, micro serial 134822, serial 3, date 5/3/1945, Roll A1778, series NAID 4697018
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA catalog record 'LCI(L)-1000 - Rep of opers in the invasions of Sadau & Tarakan Island, Borneo, 4/30/45-5/2/45' (NAID 101765877): the ship's own operation report for the Tarakan invasion (Operation Oboe One) survives in the series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (NAID 4697018), microfilm Roll A1778; the report is micro serial 134822, serial number 3, dated 5/3/1945; 2 digital images mounted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-04-30 to 1945-05-03
- Population
- Ship's company during the Tarakan operation
- Limitations
- Ship-generated official record establishing participation in the Sadau/Tarakan (Borneo) landings 4/30-5/2/1945 - a combat operation not listed in the two-campaign summary carried by secondary compilations; whether it earned a third battle star was not reconciled against the official battle-star list. Report images not read for content beyond the catalog description. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-02
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[3]National Archives Catalog, file unit 'Philippine Islands - Mindanao', NAID 80683228 (Signal Corps photo 111-SC-263799); caption per NavSource image 1015100001 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 80683228 file unit (169 images); specific frame SC 263799 identified via NavSource caption at navsource.net/archives/10/15/151000.htm (image 1015100001, 'page 80')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph (SC 263799, local identifier 111-SCA-2975) documents USS LCI(L)-1000 and USS LCI(L)-1002 moored in the harbor at Zamboanga, Mindanao, P.I., on 14 March 1945 - four days after the Zamboanga landings in which her unit, LCI(L) Group 70, operated. The image sits in NARA file unit 'Philippine Islands - Mindanao' (NAID 80683228), 169 images, within the Signal Corps WWII photograph series.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-03-14
- Population
- Ship's company; port/harbor personnel
- Limitations
- Official US government photograph confirming the hull's presence at Zamboanga on 1945-03-14; the identifying caption (ship numbers, date, place) is carried via the NavSource reproduction of the Signal Corps caption - the NARA file-unit title is generic ('Philippine Islands - Mindanao') and the individual frame was not opened to re-read the original caption. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-03
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[4]National Archives, series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (NAID 594258) + batch-supplied coverage line 'LCI(L)-1000 6/3/1944 6/30/1945' (NARA deck-log holdings) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Series description NAID 594258; deck-log coverage endpoints from batch input (not independently re-verified at file-unit level)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds deck logs for LCI(L)-1000 covering 3 June 1944 through 30 June 1945 (coverage dates per batch PRIMARY input against the NARA deck-log holdings). The holding sits in 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (NAID 594258, RG 24, 1941-1992), National Archives at College Park - a series of 213,000+ file units, partially digitized. LCI(L)-1000 is not in Special List 44 (pre-1948 accessions list) and is not in the mounted 'deck logs available online' list; the monthly file-unit records for this hull were not surfaced in online Catalog searches for this record.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-06-03 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's company 1944-06-03 to 1945-06-30
- Limitations
- Coverage endpoints come from the batch input's NARA deck-log line and are consistent with the 1944-06-03 commissioning date in secondary compilations, but the individual monthly file units were not located in the online Catalog - coverage is stated as reported, not claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates. Log content itself unread; WWII small-craft logs in this period are often small-format 'patrol logs'. No asbestos or materials content expected.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-04
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[5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, 'USS LCI(L)-1000' (navsource.net/archives/10/15/151000.htm), history from Turner Publishing USS LCI Vol. II (1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block; campaign table; disposition lines; photo caption 1015100001
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive entry for LCI(L)-1000 (history credited to 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II', Turner Publishing 1995): laid down 19 April 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, TX; launched 13 May 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1000, 3 June 1944; Asiatic-Pacific Theater; campaigns - Leyte operation (Leyte landings, 28-29 November 1944) and Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines (Mindanao Island landings, 10 and 20 March 1945); decommissioned date unknown; laid up in the Reserve Fleet and berthed in Florida, March 1946; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; two battle stars for WWII service; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Compiled specifications: 236 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; 158 ft 5.5 in; beam 23 ft 3 in; 16 kt max / 14 kt continuous; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted, troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; 5 single 20 mm guns; propulsion two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; international radio call sign November-Zulu-Delta-Hotel (NZDH).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary archive drawing on a veterans-published history; construction milestones, campaign credit, and battle stars are consistent with the ship's own NARA records (Tarakan op report, Zamboanga photo, muster rolls) but are not themselves official documents - verification marked partial. 'Decommissioned/struck/fate unknown' entries and the 'Struck 1956' line in shipbuildinghistory.com conflict - logged in gaps. No asbestos statement anywhere on the page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-05
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[6]National Archives Catalog, file units NAID 101765006 and NAID 633402789 (series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories') [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog file-unit titles and dates; association of LCI(L)-1000 with Flotilla 24/Group 70 is per catalog return set and NavSource photo context
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Unit-level NARA operational records place LCI(L)-1000's parent formations in the operations she is documented in: 'COM LCI(L) FLOT 24 - War Diary, 6/1/45 to 7/21/45' (NAID 101765006, Roll A1777) covers her flotilla during the Tarakan-period operations; 'COM LCI(L) GR 70 - Rep of ops in the invasion of Zamboanga, Mindanao Is, Philippines 3/10-11/45' (NAID 633402789, Roll A1531) covers her group's Zamboanga invasion four days before she was photographed there.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-03 to 1945-07
- Limitations
- Unit-level (flotilla/group) records - the catalog titles name the formations, not this hull; whether LCI(L)-1000 is named inside the reports was not verified by reading them. Used only to contextualize her documented operations. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-06
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, 'Landing Craft Infantry (Large)-10 (USS LCI(L)-10)' - NMUSN photography feature page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Type-description paragraph (dimensions, speed, crew, armament); NHHC search confirms no individual DANFS entry exists for LCI(L)-1000
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC official page for the type (USS LCI(L)-10 photo/feature page): 'Navy-designed (LCI) craft were launched by the hundreds. On the first version soldiers debarked by means of catwalks and ramps, but the later ones eliminated the ramps and used bow doors instead. The same hull was modified into mortar, gunboat and rocket versions to give direct fire support for amphibious assaults; others were altered for use as landing craft flotilla flagships. The 157 foot craft could make speeds up to 14 knots, had a crew of 24 officers and men, and four 20mm guns for armament.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1946 (type era)
- Limitations
- Official Navy description of the LCI(L) type generally - describes the class, not this hull; the 'crew of 24 officers and men' figure is a class-level statement that differs from NavSource's hull-specific 4 officers + 24 enlisted (logged in gaps). No asbestos or materials content; page also establishes that NHHC carries no DANFS ship-history entry for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-07
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[8]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987); GAO report HRD-80-2 product page (full text blocked, HTTP 403) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373 abstract/article; GAO HRD-80-2 product-page description
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered amphibious landing craft built at a commercial wartime yard in the Navy's peak asbestos period (1944): NO boilers or steam plant - the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; plausible asbestos applications on this type concentrate in diesel-engine and exhaust-system insulation, gaskets and packing throughout the engineering spaces, electrical insulation and cable, deck coverings, accommodation-space insulation, and brake/friction linings on winches and the stern-anchor windlass. Peer-reviewed history documents that asbestos was used extensively as fireproofing and insulating material in WWII US shipbuilding generally, and that wartime demand drove unprecedented utilization aboard hulls of this era; GAO HRD-80-2 documents that the Navy did not begin systematic asbestos substitution until the early 1970s - after this craft had already left service.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Consolidated Steel construction trades (Orange, TX, 1944); wartime ship's company; reserve-fleet maintenance personnel 1946
- Limitations
- Class/era and design inference only - no hull-level material schedule, insulation spec, or survey exists in the public record for this craft, and her unknown disposition means no surviving-hull documentation can ever resolve it. The cited works do not name this vessel or landing craft specifically. Does not establish presence, absence, or quantity of ACM aboard, nor individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-08
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[9]Batch-4897 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS check; NARA catalog sweeps; NavSource 151000.htm; shipbuildinghistory.com Consolidated Steel table; NHHC class page; CourtListener attempts; MARAD ShipHistory attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-1000 was found in the public sources searched - no DANFS entry exists for the hull (NHHC carries individual histories for only a handful of LCI(L)s); the NavSource/Turner history and specification block contain no asbestos statement; the muster rolls, deck logs, war diaries, and operation reports at NARA are operational/personnel records with no materials content expected; the CourtListener name and hull-number sweeps could not be completed (fleet pacing stand-down, see search_ledger) - litigation coverage is an open gap, not a cleared negative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 diesel landing craft built to wartime Navy designs is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials having been installed. Because her final disposition is unknown, no surviving hull exists to survey, and no museum/custodian disclosure channel applies. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-09
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[10]NARA catalog: RG 24 logbooks series (NAID 594258), muster-rolls file unit (NAID 120187007), war-diaries file units (NAIDs 101765877, 101765006, 633402789), Signal Corps file unit (NAID 80683228); RG 19 BuShips contract/specification files (record-group mapping only) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog file-unit and series records; RG 19 mapping per NARA Guide to Federal Records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require College Park research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) RG 24 series 594258 deck logs for LCI(L)-1000, reported coverage 6/3/1944-6/30/1945 - would document movements, moorings, casualties, transfers, and any recorded material events; (b) digitized muster-roll images under NAID 120187007 (95 frames, Ancestry partnership) - would fix ship's-company strength at each roll date and name officers; (c) the two mounted images of the Tarakan operation report (NAID 101765877) and the 169-image Mindanao file unit (NAID 80683228, incl. SC 263799) are already digital and need only in-catalog reading; (d) BuShips contract/outfitting records for Consolidated Steel yard hull 1294 (RG 19 contract and specifications files) - the plausible source for any hull-level insulation/material schedule, none of which is digitized; (e) wartime action reports and amphibious-force operation files for LCI(L) Flotilla 24 / Group 70 (Rolls A1777, A1531) for operational context.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946 records
- Limitations
- Record-group and file-unit mapping only - no box-level retrieval or full image review performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents in any of these records is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1000-lcil1000-10