Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-1014 ex USS LCI(L)-1014 (history credited to Turner Publishing, USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page for USS LCI(G)-1014 ex LCI(L)-1014: unit history block, Asiatic-Pacific campaign table, specifications block, awards/ribbon block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI-351-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down 1944-01-05 at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, OR; launched 1944-02-25; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1014 on 1944-03-25; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-1014 at an unrecorded date; served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater (Morotai landings 1944-09-15; Leyte landings 1944-11-19 to 29; Mindoro landings 1944-12-12 to 18; Visayan Island landings 1945-03-18 to 04-01); reverted to LCI(L)-1014 on 1945-09-10; decommissioned at an unrecorded date; stricken from the Naval Register 1946; earned four battle stars; transferred to the Maritime Commission 1948-04-09; final disposition unknown. Class specifications: 216 t light / 389 t loaded, 158'5.5" x 23'3", 16 kt max, propulsion two sets of four GM diesels (1,600 BHP), twin variable-pitch propellers; LCI(L) complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted, LCI(G) complement 5 officers + 65 enlisted, troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; LCI(G) armament two 40mm, four 20mm, six .50cal, ten Mk7 rocket launchers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's crew (3+21 as LCI(L); 5+65 as LCI(G)) plus embarked troops (up to ~188)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (Turner Publishing unit history via NavSource), not a primary Navy record - the canonical per-hull public reference for this craft type. Decommissioning date and LCI(G) conversion date unrecorded in the source; final disposition unknown. Crew figures are class specifications, not hull rosters. No asbestos or material-condition content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-01
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[2]National Archives Catalog: 75 records naming LCI(L)-1014, incl. muster-roll file units (NAID 120307327, muster dated 1944-09-30; NAID 120340785) and four ship-specific WWII action reports (RG 38, WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAIDs 134373360, 139857749, 139857757, 633406589 (action reports); 120307327, 120340785 (muster rolls); catalog search "LCI(L)-1014" returned 75 records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds four ship-specific action reports for this hull: report of landing operations in the invasion of Morotai Island, Halmaheras, 1944-09-15 (NAID 134373360); report of antiaircraft action in Surigao Strait, Philippines, 1944-12-05, including rescue of survivors of USS Mugford (DD-389) and USS LSM-20 (NAID 139857749, 7 images digitized); report of operations in the amphibious assault on Mindoro Island, 1944-12-15 (NAID 139857757); report of operations in the invasion of Panay Island, 1945-03-18 (NAID 633406589). Digitized muster rolls for the hull also exist. The Surigao Strait event is corroborated by NHHC's DANFS history of USS Mugford, which records eight kamikazes attacking the amphibious convoy and damaging LST-23, LSM-20, and Drayton (DD-366) before one crashed Mugford herself.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-09 to 1945-03 (reported actions)
- Population
- Ship's crew; survivors of USS Mugford and USS LSM-20 rescued 1944-12-05
- Limitations
- Operational records document the vessel's combat activity - they establish service, dates, and the rescue event but contain no material-condition or asbestos data. Report contents largely not transcribed. The Mugford DANFS account (https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/mugford-ii.html) corroborates the convoy action; it does not name LCI(L)-1014.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-02
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[3]National Archives Catalog, file unit 'LCI-1014 (LCI(L)-1014)' (NAID 2760242), Record Group 38, series 'Material Inspection Reports and Related Documentation' (1940-1978), creator: Board of Inspection and Survey [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 2760242; copy: paper, National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds a hull-specific material-inspection file for LCI-1014 among the Board of Inspection and Survey records: a paper file unit at the National Archives at College Park, access and use unrestricted, cataloged 'Not Yet Available Online.' INSURV material-inspection documentation is the category of federal record most likely to describe hull material condition for this vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- series coverage 1940-1978
- Limitations
- Unexamined paper record - existence verified, contents unknown. May or may not describe insulation or material condition; no asbestos content established or disproven. Would require a College Park pull or reproduction request to evaluate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-03
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[4]NARA Navy deck-log inventory (1941-1959 WWII/Korean War series): deck logs recorded for LCI(L)-1014 covering 1944-03-25 through 1945-06-30 (coverage per batch-provided PRIMARY record of the NARA deck-log inventory) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log program page (log content description); catalog search for the hull surfaced no online deck-log file units
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA records Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-1014 spanning 1944-03-25 to 1945-06-30 - a dated operational record interval for this hull. Per the batch's PRIMARY note, log-coverage endpoints are not claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates. No digitized deck-log file unit for this hull surfaced in the catalog search - consistent with paper logbooks held at College Park.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-03-25 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's crew (log entries include personnel, injuries, disciplinary actions)
- Limitations
- Coverage interval per PRIMARY record of the NARA inventory; the endpoints bound the surviving log run, not necessarily the vessel's full service life (the ship served past 1945-06-30). Deck logs are operational/disciplinary records, not hazmat records - they would document machinery work and casualties, not insulation materials. Unexamined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-04
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[5]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS) HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713 written historical and descriptive data (2012); NavSource LCI-351-class propulsion specification (corroborating) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data pages (propulsion, description sections); NavSource specifications block for LCI(G)-1014
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The LCI-351 class is diesel-powered - eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines (two banks of four), 1,600 bhp, twin variable-pitch propellers - with no boilers or steam plant. Asbestos-relevant applications for a small welded-steel diesel craft of this era concentrate in engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, thermal/acoustic insulation in accommodation spaces and the deckhouse, deck coverings, and brake linings on the ramp winch. The LCI(G) gunboat conversion (this hull carried the designation for part of 1944-45) added armament and interior rework scope.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (construction era and conversions)
- Population
- Construction trades (Albina yard, 1944); engine-room crew; LCI(G) conversion-yard workers
- Limitations
- Class/design-level inference only - no material schedule or asbestos survey for the LCI-351 class was located, and HAER OR-180 itself does not mention asbestos. Establishes no asbestos aboard this hull, no quantities, and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-05
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[6]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS) HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713, Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum, Portland, OR (Justine Christianson, HAER historian, 2012) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 written data, Description/Historical Information sections; museum: amphibiousforces.org
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS HAER documentation describes the last surviving LCI-351-class vessel in original configuration: welded 1/4-inch steel plate, two decks, engine room on the lower deck containing four pairs of GM 6-71 diesels, deckhouse with mess/wardroom/galley, approximately 1,051 vessels of the type built in ten shipyards during WWII. The surviving sister (LCI(L)-713, restored by the Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum in Portland) is the class's physical-evidence track for interior material condition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 construction; 2006-present restoration
- Population
- Museum restoration volunteers (contemporary, sister vessel)
- Limitations
- Sister-vessel documentation - LCI(L)-713 was built at George Lawley & Son, Neponset, MA, not Albina. The HAER narrative contains no asbestos discussion and establishes neither presence nor absence of era materials aboard this or any hull; the museum's restoration records are an unexamined lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-06
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[7]NHHC DANFS, LCI(L)-777 (sister LCI-351-class vessel, Portland-built) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LCI(L)-777 entry, 1945-1946 service narrative (drydock and overhaul passages)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The DANFS operational history of sister vessel LCI(L)-777 documents the maintenance events typical for this craft type in Pacific service: floating-drydock periods (ARD-12, 1945-07-04 to 06, with zincs replaced, rudder posts repacked, bottom scraped and painted; ARD-30, March-April 1946), main-engine and generator overhauls, machinery repairs, and recurring 'minor repairs' - the era's disturbance pathways for machinery insulation and packing materials aboard this vessel type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's crew and floating-drydock/repair crews (class pattern)
- Limitations
- Sister-vessel record - documents the class's maintenance pattern, not LCI(L)-1014's materials. The DANFS entry contains no asbestos reference; disturbance events are an exposure-relevant pathway only insofar as era insulation materials were present. LCI(L)-777 was one of few LCIs with a DANFS entry (longer postwar career as LSIL/AMCU Dunlin).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-07
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[8]NHHC DANFS, Mugford II (DD-389) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Mugford entry, Philippines 1944 narrative (5 December paragraph)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS history of USS Mugford corroborates the 1944-12-05 Surigao Strait event that LCI(L)-1014's own NARA action report describes: eight kamikazes attacked the amphibious convoy Mugford was covering, damaging LST-23, LSM-20, and Drayton (DD-366); later that afternoon one crashed Mugford's port uptakes, killing eight men and wounding fourteen.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-12-05
- Population
- Convoy and rescue crews, 1944-12-05
- Limitations
- Context corroboration for the convoy action - Mugford's DANFS entry does not name LCI(L)-1014. The hull-attribution of the rescue rests on 1014's own NARA report (NAID 139857749). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-08
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[9]Batch-4911 search ledger (this record): NARA catalog (75 hull records); NavSource; NHHC/DANFS; NPS HAER OR-180; CourtListener API v4 (opinion and docket); usslci.org; live-web hull+asbestos searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum material documentation, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-1014 or LCI(G)-1014 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion and docket searches on the hull designation returned zero hits.
- 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 - era-consistent inference stands (see ev-05). The strongest unexamined leads are the INSURV material-inspection file unit (NAID 2760242) and the deck-log run at College Park. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1014-lcil1014-09