USS LCI(L)-1012

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]NARA, Special Lists 43-44 (RG 64, Publications of the National Archives, NAID 178406296, digitized, 836 images) - Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947', records deck-log coverage for this hull as 'LCI(L)(G)(M) 1012, 6/28/1944 - 6/30/1945' [other_primary]

   Locator

   Special List 44 vessel listing 'LCI(L)(G)(M) 1012'; underlying series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (RG 24)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA holds deck logs for this hull under the composite heading 'LCI(L)(G)(M) 1012' covering 1944-06-28 to 1945-06-30 - the logbook holdings document the hull's operational life under all three designations through its first service year.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-06-28 to 1945-06-30

   Population

   ship's company over the coverage window (4-5 officers / 24-65 enlisted depending on designation era)

   Limitations

   Finding-aid coverage statement only: log-coverage endpoints are NOT asserted as commissioning/decommissioning dates. The coverage ends 1945-06-30 while the hull served into 1946 - later-period logs are not captured by this listing. The logbooks were not located as individually cataloged/digitized file units in the NARA Catalog this session; retrieval is via Archives II reference. No asbestos or material content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-01

2. [2]NARA, 'LCI(L) 1012 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120340964, 43 digitized images) and 'LCI(M) 1012 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120341020, 45 digitized images); RG 24 Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, series 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' (NAID 594996) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog file units NAID 120340964 (LCI(L) 1012) and NAID 120341020 (LCI(M) 1012)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Two digitized muster-roll file units enumerate this hull's crew by name and rating under both designations: 'LCI(L) 1012' (43 images; earliest displayed roll dated 1944-06-30, two days after commissioning) and 'LCI(M) 1012' (45 images; includes a roll dated 1945-06-30). These are the authoritative population record for the hull - the named crew who lived and worked aboard.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-1945 (roll coverage)

   Population

   Ship's company by name/rating, 1944-1945 (LCI(L) complement ~4 officers/24 enlisted; LCI(M) ~4/49 per class data)

   Limitations

   Personnel roster data only: documents who served aboard, not conditions aboard. No asbestos, material, maintenance, or exposure content. Roll coverage per designation reflects the 1944-1945 digitized run; later rolls (occupation era) not confirmed in this catalog listing.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-02

3. [3]NARA, RG 38 Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (NAID 4697018): 'LCI(M)-1012 - Rep of opers in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1-10/45' (NAID 83519126, Roll A1729, 8 images); 'occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, 4/11-30/45' (NAID 101777615, Roll A1793, 6 images); 'occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, 5/1-31/45' (NAID 101754593, Roll A1764, 3 images) - all unrestricted, digitized [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog NAIDs 83519126, 101777615, 101754593 (RG 38, series NAID 4697018, unrestricted)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Three digitized ship-level operational reports document this hull's own participation in the Okinawa operation under its LCI(M) designation: the invasion period 1945-04-01 to 04-10 (report serial dated 4/11/1945) and the occupation periods 4/11-30/45 (serial dated 5/15/1945) and 5/1-31/45 (serial dated 6/10/1945). These corroborate the Asiatic-Pacific campaign listing for this hull.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1945-04-01 to 1945-05-31 (reported periods)

   Population

   LCI(M) complement 4 officers + 49 enlisted during the Okinawa operation

   Limitations

   Operational narratives of landing-craft support missions - they document combat operations, not shipboard materials or maintenance. No asbestos, insulation, or material content. The hull's Iwo Jima participation (as LCI(G)-1012) is corroborated only at flotilla level (COM LCI(L) FLOT 21 report, NAID 139937162) - no LCI(G)-1012 ship-level action report was located in the catalog.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-03

4. [4]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(M)-1012 page - compiled chronology and specifications, history credited to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry" Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995); photography by ship's officer Dave Conrad, LTjg. USNR [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/15/151012.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions (incl. San Diego nest photo 1015045520; Tuscaloosa alongside photo)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Compiled chronology for this hull: LCI-351 class; laid down 9 May 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corp., Shipbuilding Div., Orange, TX; launched 1 June 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1012, 28 June 1944, LT. J. C. Wilson USNR in command; reclassified LCI(G)-1012, 31 December 1944; reclassified LCI(M)-1012, 30 April 1945; Asiatic-Pacific Theater - LCI Flotilla Twenty-One (CDR L. B. Balliere USNR), LCI Group Sixty-One (LCDR W. T. Dom USNR), LCI Division One Hundred Twenty-Two; campaigns: Iwo Jima operation 19-26 Feb 1945 (as LCI(G)-1012) and Okinawa Gunto operation 26 Mar - 14 Jun 1945 (as LCI(G)-1012 then LCI(M)-1012); two battle stars; Far Eastern occupation service 18 Nov 1945 - 15 Apr 1946; decommissioned and stricken 'date unknown'; transferred to the Maritime Commission 10 March 1948; final disposition unknown. Photographs document the hull moored in a San Diego Bay nest with other LCIs circa early 1946 and coming alongside USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) during the Okinawa operation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-1948

   Population

   Consolidated Steel construction trades (1944); ship's company 1944-1946; embarked troops as LCI(L) (6 officers/182 enlisted capacity)

   Limitations

   Volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates here track the Turner/LCI-association history and generally corroborate official records (commissioning matches NARA log-coverage start; designations match NARA file-unit titles and the NHHC-derived listing), but the compilation is not itself official. Decommissioning, stricken, and post-MarCom disposition are undocumented ('date unknown' / 'fate unknown'). Contains no asbestos or material content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-04

5. [5]'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Ships and Craft' (HyperWar Foundation transcription of the NHHC ships-by-type listing; live NHHC version returned 404 on 2026-09-29) [other_primary]

   Locator

   ships-lc.html - LCI(G) table row 'LCI(G)-1012'; LCI(M) table row 'LCI(M)-1010-1012'; LCI(L)-351-class specification block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The NHHC-derived listing carries 'LCI(G)-1012' in commission 1944-45 with the note 'Converted to Landing Craft, Infantry (Mortar) - LCI(M)', and the block 'LCI(M)-1010-1012' in commission 1945 - independently corroborating this hull's LCI(L) -> LCI(G) -> LCI(M) designation sequence. The page's class tables give the LCI(L)-351-class characteristics: 385 t full load, 160'4" x 23'3", 15.5 kt, 5 x 20mm, complement 4 officers/25 enlisted, capacity 9 officers/200 enlisted or 75 t cargo, two sets GM diesel engines, twin variable-pitch screws, ~1,600 BHP.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-1945

   Population

   class-level crews (1942-45)

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation (HyperWar Foundation, compiler Patrick Clancey) of the Navy's official ships-by-type listing - corroborative of designations and class specs but not a primary record; class complement figure (25 enlisted) differs slightly from NavSource's 24. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-05

6. [6]National Register of Historic Places nomination, USS LCI-713 (Landing Craft Infantry), NRIS 07000300, listed 2007-04-12 (David McKay, 2006); NPS NPGallery asset c6d7985f-5266-425c-a2a6-8ce6f13e2c21 [nps]

   Locator

   NRHP nomination Section 7 (narrative description) and Section 8 (significance + builder table)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The NRHP nomination for sister hull USS LCI(L)-713 documents the LCI(L)-351-class design as built: welded 1/4-inch steel plate for rapid assembly-line production; 158'5.5" x 23'3", ~419 t loaded; lower deck with three troop compartments (~60 troops each) and crew compartment with 24 berths; engine room holding eight GM 6-71 diesels in two banks of four, each bank driving a shaft with a variable-pitch propeller; deckhouse (>40% of main deck) with staterooms, radio room, mess, wardroom, galley, and refrigeration locker; five single 20mm Oerlikon guns in steel tubs; ~1,051 LCIs built across ten small yards - the nomination's yard table credits Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, TX with 105 LCI hulls.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-2007 (nomination spans construction and museum era)

   Population

   class construction and operating crews (context)

   Limitations

   Documents the class and a sister hull, not LCI(L)-1012 specifically; the builder attribution for this hull rests on the compiled secondary chronology, with this yard table corroborating that Consolidated Steel Orange TX was a principal LCI producer. The nomination is asbestos-silent - it describes construction, layout, and restoration without any materials/hazmat schedule. Cannot support 'documented aboard this hull' wording.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-06

7. [7]HAER OR-180, 'LCI(L)-713' (Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service; historian Justine Christianson, 2012; Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division) [haer]

   Locator

   HAER No. OR-180 written historical and descriptive data, pp. 1-3

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   HAER documentation records LCI(L)-713 as 'the last remaining example of a World War II Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) 351-class amphibious assault vessel in its original configuration,' built 1944 to a U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships standard design at George Lawley & Son, Neponset, MA; describes the class machinery arrangement (eight GM 6-71 diesels to two shafts), welded construction, and the modified centerline-ramp design of post-June-1944 hulls - the same LCI-351 design group as this hull.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-2012

   Population

   class construction and operating crews (context)

   Limitations

   Class/sister-hull documentation only - no statement about LCI(L)-1012 and no asbestos or insulation material documentation. 'Original configuration' significance refers to structure, not material-content analysis.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-07

8. [8]Library of Virginia, World War II Separation Notices: Navy (NAVPERS-553 record) - Otis Carl Dellinger Jr., GM3c, USNR; transcribed at FromThePage [other_primary]

   Locator

   FromThePage work 1142423_017_159_001, LVA WWII Navy separation notices collection

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   A state-archive primary personnel record names this hull as a service vessel: the NAVPERS-553 separation notice for Otis Carl Dellinger Jr. (Gunner's Mate 3/c, V6 USNR, inducted 1944-03-18) lists his service vessels as 'NTS Great Lakes, Ill.; PhibTraBase Solomons, Md.; USS LCI (L) 1012'; separated at USNPSC Shelton, VA; decorations include Asiatic-Pacific with 2 stars - consistent with the hull's two-battle-star record.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-1946 (service window)

   Population

   Named crew member (GM3c Dellinger) - corroborates the enlisted population aboard

   Limitations

   Documents that a named enlisted crewman served aboard this hull - a population record only; contains no exposure, material, or medical content. Direct page fetch was Cloudflare-blocked this session; content is from the search-index transcription of the digitized record - treated as partial pending image-level verification.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-08

9. [9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

   Locator

   GAO product page HRD-80-2

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's 1944 construction and 1944-1948 federal service era.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1979

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed in prior batches) - content via product-page description.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-1012-09

10. [10]Era inference built on: HAER OR-180 and NRHP 07000300 class design record (welded-steel diesel craft, 8 x GM 6-71); HyperWar/NHHC-derived LCI(L)-351-class machinery table (diesel plant, no boilers); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era [other_primary]

    Locator

    HAER OR-180; NRHP 07000300 nomination; GAO HRD-80-2 product page

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    A welded-steel diesel amphibious landing craft built in 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a craft of this type were diesel engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets, valve and flange packing, electrical insulation, deck coverings, and accommodation insulation in the confined hull and deckhouse. As a diesel craft she carried no boilers or steam mains - the steam-lagging pathway dominant on larger vessels does not apply, narrowing the candidate asbestos-bearing systems to engine-room and interior applications.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1944-1948

    Population

    Consolidated Steel construction trades (1944); crew 1944-46; conversion-yard trades (location undocumented); any post-1948 commercial/shipbreaking crews

    Limitations

    Class/era inference only - no hull-specific material schedule, insulation survey, or work package located, and the class's own NRHP/HAER documentation is asbestos-silent. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity, no fiber type, no manufacturer attribution for this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-1012-10

11. [11]Batch-4909 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 authenticated searches of opinion and RECAP docket indexes across 'LCI(L)-1012' / 'LCI(G)-1012' / 'LCI(M)-1012' / 'LCI-1012'; NARA Catalog; NHHC/DANFS; NPS/HAER; MARAD vessel history DB; NavSource; HyperWar [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1012-01 through -13

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material schedule, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming this hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned zero results for all four designation strings in both the opinion index (type=o) and docket index (type=r) on 2026-09-29. No DANFS entry exists for this hull - numbered landing craft were not individually covered (NHHC URL 404).

    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. The CourtListener query set covered hyphenated designation strings; a space-variant 'LCI 1012' opinion query was not completed before the fleet pacing budget paused queries - residual name-collision risk is low given the numeric hull key. Deck logs, conversion-yard work packages, and Maritime Commission disposal files are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-1012-11