Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 385-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: none assigned — never named. Proper reference: USS LCI(L)-1006.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-1006-lcil1006-pkt-385-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-1006 page (history text drawn from 'USS LCI: Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0); builder/dates cross-consistent with uboat.net Allied Warships entry 22071 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LCI(L)-1006 entry 10/15/151006, history block, campaign table, awards line, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down 25 April 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corp., Shipbuilding Div., Orange, TX; launched 6 May 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1006 19 June 1944. During World War II assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; campaigns listed: Leyte operation - Leyte landings 28 and 29 November 1944; consolidation and capture of the southern Philippines - Mindanao Island landings 10 March 1945, 'Zulu Archipelago' landings 9 to 11 April 1945 (as published; standard campaign geography is the Sulu Archipelago). Earned two battle stars for WWII service. Decommissioned in 1947, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 1947; transferred to the Maritime Commission 4 August 1947; sold by the Maritime Commission August-September 1947, named Maximum Go'mez, flag unknown; confiscated by the Cuban Navy September 1947 'as part of attempted rebellion in Dominican Republic'; sold to a Guatemalan shipping company, renamed Quetzal; seized by the Dominican Republic 25 July 1951 for violation of Dominican territorial waters; commissioned into the Dominican Republic Navy as Paradise (BDT-103) (body text; page header prints BDI-103); placed out of service by the Dominican Republic Navy in 1959; final disposition fate unknown. Specifications: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; five single 20mm guns; complement 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers, 182 enlisted; two sets of 4 General Motors 6051-series-71 diesel engines, 4 per shaft, GM main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 30kW 120V DC generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Photo: underway circa 1947, probably transiting the Panama Canal (crew-family submission).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Population
- Wartime complement: 4 officers + 24 enlisted; embarked troops up to 6 officers + 182 enlisted; post-1947 merchant/Dominican crews undocumented
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation source (Turner Publishing text hosted by NavSource), not a primary government document; it is the standard public ship-history reference for unnamed LCI hulls. Contains no asbestos or material-content statement. Campaign dates and the Cuban/Guatemalan/Dominican disposition chain rest on this compilation; the pennant-number and post-sale name chain conflict with Jane's Fighting Ships (see ev-04). 'Zulu Archipelago' is an as-published transcription anomaly for the Sulu Archipelago.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44 (by ship number) - catalog of Navy logbooks held; row 'LCI(L)-1006' shows deck-log coverage 6/19/1944-6/30/1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, LCI(L) block, row 'LCI(L)-1006 6/19/1944 6/30/1945' (pdftotext line 956); digitization status checked against https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-1006 covering 19 June 1944 through 30 June 1945 (Special List 44, ship-number edition). The holdings establish a documented operational-record interval for this specific hull; the coverage start coincides with the independently recorded commissioning date (19 June 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-06-19 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Crew of record during the logged interval (4 officers + ~24 enlisted complement)
- Limitations
- Special List 44 establishes that deck logs exist for the stated coverage period only. Per project convention the coverage endpoints are not asserted as commissioning/decommissioning dates; the 30 June 1945 end is the standard WWII-era accession cutoff in this list, not a service endpoint - the vessel served until 1947 and any post-June-1945 logs are not covered by this listing. LCI(L)-1006 does not appear on NARA's 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' digitized list as of access date, so log contents were not reviewed - the list row contains no operational detail and no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-02
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[4]Naval Cover Museum (Naval Cover Museum wiki), LCI(L) 1006 page - designation history, awards, postmark/cover record [museum_official]
- Locator
- LCI(L) 1006 wiki page - 'Ship Name and Designation History', 'Postmarks' (Locy Type 2z, 1945-02-21, Tom Kean collection), 'Other Information' awards line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Designation/name history matches the NavSource chain: keel laid 25 April 1944, launched 6 May 1944, commissioned USS LCI(L)-1006 19 June 1944, decommissioned 1947, struck 1947, transferred to MARCOM 4 August 1947, sold August-September 1947 as Maximum Go'mez, Cuban confiscation September 1947, Guatemalan Quetzal, Dominican seizure 25 July 1951, Dominican Republic Navy service as PARADISE BDT-103 (1951-1959). Awards documented: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 award stars. Postal record: censored sailor's mail bearing Locy Type 2z postmark dated 21 February 1945, placing a functioning ship's post office aboard during the Philippine operations period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Population
- Crew February 1945 (mail-originating population); wartime complement as above
- Limitations
- Volunteer-curated philatelic museum wiki - secondary compilation; milestone dates track NavSource/Turner. Awards and the Dominican pennant style (BDT-103) are as published and conflict in part with Jane's Fighting Ships (BDI 103, 'Paraiso'). A postmark cover establishes mail operations, not itinerary detail. Contains no asbestos or material-content statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-03
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[5]Jane's Fighting Ships 1960-61, Dominican Republic - Corvettes, Patrol Vessels, Landing Craft section: 'PARAISO (ex-Quetzal, ex-Fantasma, ex-LCIL 1006)' [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Jane's Fighting Ships 1960-61, p. 132-133 (Dominican Republic, 'Barcaza Desembarco Infanteria' section); Internet Archive full-text scan
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporaneous reference-literature record of this hull's Dominican Republic Navy service: 'PARAISO (ex-Quetzal, ex-Fantasma, ex-LCIL 1006)', rated as an infantry landing craft (Barcaza Desembarco Infanteria), displacement 230 tons standard / 387 tons full load, G.M. diesels on 2 shafts, 2,320 BHP = 14 knots, complement 24. Notes section: 'BDI 103 (ex-Quetzal, ex-Fantasma), transferred from Dominican mercantile marine in 1952, was renamed Paraiso in 1957.' This conflicts with the NavSource chain on three points: the Dominican name (Paraiso, not 'Paradise'), the pennant style (BDI 103 - consistent with the Barcaza Desembarco Infanteria rating - vs NavSource body 'BDT-103'), the transfer/rename dates (1952/1957 vs NavSource's 1951 seizure), and an additional intermediate name 'Fantasma' absent from the NavSource chain.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1947-1961 (disposition window; 1960-61 edition)
- Population
- Dominican Republic Navy crew (1952-1959 per Jane's)
- Limitations
- Jane's is authoritative reference literature for foreign-navy orders of battle, not a primary registry; it may itself contain reporting lag. The conflict between the two name chains (Maximum Go'mez vs Fantasma intermediates; Paraiso vs Paradise; BDI vs BDT; 1951 vs 1952 transfer) is documented but not resolved - no Dominican primary record was located. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-04
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[6]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS) HAER No. OR-180, 'LCI(L)-713', written historical and descriptive data (2012) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data pages (or0606data.pdf), 'Significance', 'Description', and 'Historical Information' sections; LOC item or0606
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Federal documentation of the LCI-351 class design, written for class sister LCI(L)-713: the type was a Bureau of Ships design built of welded 1/4-inch steel plate for rapid wartime production; approximately 1,051 vessels of the type were constructed in ten different U.S. shipyards; propulsion was eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines in four pairs on two shafts with variable-pitch propellers; lower deck held troop compartments, crew compartment, and engine room; deckhouse carried mess, wardroom, and galley. Vessels built after 1 June 1944 carried the modified design (cylindrical pilot house, centerline ramp) vs. earlier side-ramp configuration.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 design; documented 2012
- Population
- LCI-351-class crews and embarked troops (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-design record documented on sister hull LCI(L)-713 (George Lawley & Son, 1944), not on this vessel - establishes the standard design this hull was built to, not hull-specific fittings. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials-content statement. LCI(L)-1006 was launched 6 May and commissioned 19 June 1944, straddling the documented 1 June 1944 design transition - her ramp/pilothouse configuration is not documented in the sources consulted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-05
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[7]National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, USS LCI-713, NRIS 07000300 (listed 2007-04-12), narrative description sections [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP nomination continuation sheets, Section 7 narrative description and restoration sections (NRIS 07000300)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS nomination for class sister LCI(L)-713 documents class construction in detail: welded steel plate hull built for assembly-line production; lower-deck arrangement (bosun's locker, troop compartments, crew compartment, engine room with eight GM 6-71 diesels in two banks of four on two shafts); the engine exhaust system had both above-water and underwater outlets, the latter used to quiet the plant during landings; a gasoline-motored winch operated the bow ramp and a second winch worked the kedging anchor aft; period electrical runs used 'armor cable' with an outer metal sheath; restoration follows Historic Naval Ships Association/NPS guidance of same-type materials and period construction methods.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 construction; nomination 2006-2007
- Limitations
- Nomination documents a preserved sister hull, not LCI(L)-1006. The document contains no asbestos statement - 'armor cable' is described by its metal sheath and is not identified as asbestos-insulated; no inference about this hull's materials may be drawn beyond era consistency. NRHP shaft rating ('1600 BMP' per shaft) and NavSource total (2,320 shp) differ - a spec conflict in secondary documentation, noted not resolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-06
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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) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II - the era and program under which this 1944-built landing craft was constructed - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in Navy and merchant hull construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class/era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or the LCI(L) type and does not establish that asbestos was or is aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-07
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[9]Era inference built on: NPS HAER OR-180 LCI-351-class design documentation (welded steel, GM 6-71 diesel plant, dual above/underwater exhaust); NavSource specification block for this hull (8 diesel engines, twin screws); NPS NRHP nomination 07000300 class materials detail; Corn & Starr (1987) WWII shipbuilding-asbestos literature [other_primary]
- Locator
- Synthesis of rows ev-01, ev-05, ev-06, ev-07 sources
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- As a welded-steel, diesel-driven landing craft built to a standard Bureau of Ships design in April-June 1944 - the documented peak of wartime asbestos use in U.S. shipbuilding - era-typical asbestos-relevant applications aboard would have been limited to the diesel-plant and outfitting categories: diesel exhaust lagging, machinery and piping gaskets, valve packing, electrical cable insulation, interior deck coverings, and winch brake linings. The absence of a steam plant excludes the boiler/turbine lagging pathway dominant on larger WWII combatants.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1959 service period
- Population
- Shipbuilders (Consolidated Steel, Orange TX, 1944); wartime crew (4 officers, 24 enlisted); embarked troops; Dominican Navy crew (1950s)
- Limitations
- INFERENCE, not ship-proven: no source names asbestos aboard this hull or an LCI(L) generally. This row asserts only era-consistent plausibility based on documented propulsion type, construction method, build date, and era literature. Does not establish presence, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-08
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[10]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 9828426 (docket 94-15 783, decided 1998-09-23), Houston RO appeal [court_record]
- Locator
- BVA decision text, Findings of Fact 1-3 and Reasons and Bases; va.gov vetapp98 archive
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated VA decision involving this hull's builder yard: a veteran who worked in the boilermaker department at Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, TX, as a Driller IV ('operating a compressed air drill to drill, ream and countersink steel plates') during 1942-1946 - the years and yard where this hull was built - claimed asbestos-related disease. The Board found as facts: (1) the veteran was NOT exposed to asbestos during his Consolidated Steel Orange employment 1942-1946 (his work was drilling holes in new hulls, outside the ships, with no insulation contact established); (2) he WAS exposed to asbestos serving aboard Navy vessels in service 1944-1946 (asbestos-coated pipes, sleeping within one foot of them); (3) he has asbestos-related lung disease attributable to service exposure, though not asbestosis. Service connection granted for asbestos-related lung disease.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- Exposure period 1942-1946; decision 1998
- Population
- One claimant: Consolidated Steel Orange boilermaker-department driller (1942-46) / Navy seaman (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Single-claimant administrative adjudication, not an Article III court opinion; names no vessel and establishes nothing about this specific hull. The yard finding is claimant-specific (his duties) - not a finding that the Orange yard lacked asbestos generally. The Navy-vessel finding is general to 'ships on which he served' and is not tied to LCI(L)-1006 or the LCI(L) type. Stage: final Board-level adjudication on that record - findings as adjudicated, not allegations.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-09
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[11]Batch-4903 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; NavalCoverMuseum wiki; uboat.net Allied Warships; NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF and digitized deck-logs list; NHHC/history.navy.mil search and US Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945; NPS HAER OR-180 and NRHP 07000300; HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945' amphibious list; MARAD Vessel History Database; CourtListener opinion search; VA vetapp; Jane's Fighting Ships 1960-61; usslci.org [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1006-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-1006-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or case naming LCI(L)-1006 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener searches completed clean: opinion queries '"LCI(L)-1006"', '"LCI-1006"', and '"LCI 1006"' each returned zero results, and the RECAP docket search for '"LCI(L)-1006"' returned zero results - a full litigation sweep, not a partial one. NHHC/DANFS carries no entry for this unnamed craft. The NPS class documentation (HAER OR-180, NRHP 07000300) contains no asbestos statement. The MARAD Vessel History Database returns no status card under any known name - the 1947 Maritime Commission sale is not documented in that public database. The only 'asbestos' content located is law-firm listicle material naming the LCI type generically (mesotheliomatreatmentcenters.org, waterskraus.com 'USS LCI L' entries) - excluded by source policy.
- 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-built hull is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and this vessel's multi-flag post-1947 path forecloses museum-style disclosure chains. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-10
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[12]NARA deck-log holdings path: Special List 44 confirms LCI(L)-1006 logs held (coverage 6/19/1944-6/30/1945) in the Navy deck-log series at Archives II, College Park; hull absent from the digitized deck-logs list as of access date. USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association (usslci.org) maintains per-hull research folders mined from NARA by its Pacific theater historian - no 1006-specific content located online. Consolidated Steel Corp. Orange yard construction/outfitting records would sit in NARA shipbuilding/contract series (RG 19/RG 71 territory) - not surveyed. Dominican naval records for the BDI-103 period not located in English-language sources. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log series listing (sl-44-ship-number.pdf LCI(L) block); usslci.org resources page; no DR repository located
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): the NARA-held deck logs for LCI(L)-1006 (19 Jun 1944-30 Jun 1945) would establish her operational itinerary, flotilla assignment, ports, and any yard periods during the covered interval - the single most probative primary record for this hull's actual service and maintenance-disturbance events. Additional leads: usslci.org per-hull folders; builder contract files for the Consolidated Steel Orange LCI program; Dominican Republic naval service records for BDI-103 (1952-1959).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1959 records
- Limitations
- Record-location mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents within these series is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1006-11