Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 387-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-1015-lcil1015-pkt-387-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-1015 ex USS LCI(L)-1015 (1944-1945) - timeline, specifications, campaign record, commanding officer (history drawn from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151015.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions, commanding officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 11 January 1944 at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, OR; launched 2 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1015, 28 March 1944, LT. George Harry USNR in command (officer table: LT. Harry, George, USNR, from 24 March 1944); reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-1015, date unknown; Asiatic-Pacific campaigns - Morotai landings 15 September 1944 (Western New Guinea), Nasugbu 31 January and 5 February 1945 (Manila Bay-Bicol), Visayan Island landings 18 March - 1 April 1945 (Southern Philippines); classification reverted to LCI(L)-1015, 10 September 1945; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 1946; earned three battle stars; transferred to the Maritime Commission 19 February 1948; final disposition fate unknown. Spec block: 216 t. light / 389 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors diesels, 4 per shaft, 1,600 bhp, twin variable-pitch propellers; LCI(L) complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted, LCI(G) 5 + 65; troop capacity 6 + 182. Award ribbons displayed: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific (3 stars), WWII Victory, Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation (2). Photo captions: LT. George Harry, skipper of LCI(G)-1015, Lingayen Gulf circa 1945; NHHC photo NH 74313 shows a nest of eight LCIs including LCI(G)-1015, location unknown, circa 1945. International radio call sign NZFZ.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Albina construction trades (Jan-Mar 1944); Navy crew 1944-1946 (24 as LCI(L), 70 as LCI(G), plus up to 188 embarked troops per landing)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - but its content here is credited to the published Turner ship history and its dates agree with uboat.net's independent listing and the yard's hull list. Contains no asbestos content. LCI(G) reclassification date, decommissioning date, and post-1948 fate are all undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-01
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[3]NARA, WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018), RG 38: 'LCI(L)-1015 - Rep of Landing Ops in the Invasion of Morotai Is, Halmaheras on 9/15/44', NAID 134373363, Roll A1189, Micro Serial 90079 - the ship's own action report LCI(L)1015/A16-3/Serial 29, dated 28 September 1944, signed G.Y. Harry, Lt. USNR [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/134373363; images read at NARA IIIF, Roll A1189 frames ~0570-0571
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own action report, read directly from the digitized scan: underway from Maffin Bay anchorage 0945 on 11 September 1944; last ship in Wave 10 behind wave leader LCI(L)-1014; ordered to deploy 0625 on 15 September; beached Red Beach, Morotai, 0945 over a coral reef - troops waded about 50 yards in waist-deep water and landed without mishap; retracted 1000; moored alongside the stranded LCI(L)-748 and attempted unsuccessfully to pull her free; convoy formed 1346 for Sansapor; anchored off Sansapor 1900 on 16 September; underway for Hollandia 19 September, taking disabled LCI(L)-1014 in tow (towline parted by an unidentified freighter); moored alongside LCI(L)-683 at Hollandia 0655 with LCI(L)-962 in the same nest. 'This ship encountered no enemy opposition. No ammunition was expended. There were no casualties to ship or personnel.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-09-11 to 1944-09-19
- Population
- Crew of record (LT. G.Y. Harry, USNR, commanding); embarked troops landed at Red Beach
- Limitations
- Primary operational record authored by the ship - documents operations verbatim. Contains no asbestos, material, or maintenance content. Confirms the ship was still signing as LCI(L)-1015 on 28 September 1944 (post-Morotai), consistent with the undocumented LCI(G) conversion date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-02
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[4]NARA, WWII War Diaries series, RG 38: 'COM LCI(L) GR 44 - Rep of ops In the assault landing on 1/31/45 & resupply landing on 2/5/45 at Nasugbu, Luzon Is, Philippines', NAID 139915133, Roll A1457 - contains the ship's action report A16-3(3)/Serial 46, dated 2 February 1945, signed G.Y. Harry, Lieut. USNR (transcription published by batangashistory.date from the declassified NARA document) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/139915133 (group file); transcription at batangashistory.date/2020/04/action-report-lci-l-1015-nasugbu-operation-january-1945.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's Nasugbu action report (filed within the LCI(L) Group 44 report): underway from San Pedro Bay, Leyte at 1720 in column behind lead ship LCI(L)-978; received signal at 0815 on 31 January 1945, took position, hit the beach at 0835; troops disembarked without incident; retracted ramps and pulled off beach 0850; return convoy formed 1345, returned to anchorage at Mindoro Island. 'No ordnance material used and no ammunition expended... No damage resulted to ship and no shots were fired by enemy... no casualties.' Routing: CO LCI(L) 1015 to Commander-in-Chief U.S. Fleet via CTU 78.2.3, CTG 78.2, CTF 78 (Commander Seventh Amphibious Force), Commander Seventh Fleet.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-01-31 to 1945-02-05
- Population
- Crew of record; embarked troops at Nasugbu beach
- Limitations
- Ship-authored primary document; content quoted via the batangashistory.date transcription of the declassified NARA original - the transcription site is a secondary host but the underlying document is NARA-held and the group file (NAID 139915133) is confirmed in the catalog. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-03
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[5]NARA, WWII War Diaries series, RG 38: 'LCI(L)-1015 - Rep of ops in the invasion of Panay Is, Philippines on 3/18/45', NAID 633406585, Roll A1540 - the ship's action report A16-3(3)/Serial 57, dated 20 March 1945, signed G.Y. Harry, Lieut. USNR; with the covering Commander LCI(L) Group 24 report (Serial 22-45, 21 March 1945, signed R.W. Moncure) in the same file [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/633406585; images read at NARA IIIF, Roll A1540 frames ~0090-0093
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship's report, read directly from the digitized scan: underway from Lingayen Gulf anchorage 15 March 1945; took station behind LCI(L)-546; took an LCM in tow 17 March; ordered to take command of the wave 0920 on 18 March; wave stood in to 1,000 yards at 1305; beached Red Beach, Panay at 1345; retracted 1415; anchored off Red Beach 1450. No ammunition expended, no damage, no casualties. The covering Group 24 report documents that LCI(L)-1014 (group flagship), LCI(L)-548, LCI(L)-962, and LCI(L)-1015 embarked troops of the 185th Infantry, 40th Division at White (2) Beach, Lingayen Gulf on 14 March 1945, and that Wave #8 beached by 1000(I) on 18 March with troops unloaded via LSMs and LVTs amid unfavorable beach conditions. Routing via CTU 78.3.4 (ComLCIFlot8), CTG 78.3 (ComPhibGr9), CTF 78 (Com7thPhib), CTF 77. A companion CTU 78.3.41 report covers the 29 March Negros landings (NAID 139997673).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-03-14 to 1945-03-21
- Population
- Crew of record; 185th Infantry Regiment (40th Division) embarked troops
- Limitations
- Primary operational records authored by the ship and its group commander - operations verbatim. No asbestos or material content. Confirms LCI(L) configuration/signage through 20 March 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-04
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[6]NARA, RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel), 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' series (NAID 594996): 'LCI(L) 1015 - Muster Rolls', NAID 120340678 - 106 digitized images (Ancestry-partnered scans), first muster roll dated 31 March 1944 [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/120340678 (106 images, NARA IIIF)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's muster rolls are digitized in the National Archives catalog: 106 images documenting name-level crew rosters from 31 March 1944 forward (three days after commissioning) - a name-attributable crew population record for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (roll coverage)
- Population
- All officers and enlisted carried aboard, 31 March 1944 forward
- Limitations
- Population documentation only - names aboard, not exposure. Rolls are digitized but untranscribed; individual crew are not enumerated in this record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-05
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[7]NARA deck logs for LCI(L)-1015, coverage 28 March 1944 - 30 June 1945 (batch PRIMARY index of NARA deck-log holdings, RG 24) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Batch PRIMARY index entry 'LCI(L)-1015 3/28/1944 6/30/1945'; series 594258 search-within returned no file unit for this hull
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds Navy deck logs for this hull covering 28 March 1944 through 30 June 1945 - a dated operational record establishing continuous service across her combat period. The logs are not located in the digitized 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' series (594258) as of this session - physical holdings at NARA; the deck logs would detail watch-by-watch machinery operation, drills, and any yard availabilities.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-03-28 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Crew of record, March 1944 - June 1945
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: coverage endpoints come from the batch's PRIMARY index of NARA deck-log holdings and are NOT claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates (the 28 March 1944 start coincides with documented commissioning). Deck-log content not read - digitization for this hull not located; in-person/FOIA retrieval required. No asbestos content presumed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-06
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[8]K.M. (widow of J.M.) v. Lockheed Shipbuilding et al. (Albina Engine and Machine), BRB No. 08-0403 (Benefits Review Board, 30 Dec 2008), aff'd in result reversed in part, Albina Engine & Machine v. Director, OWCP, 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010), No. 09-70592; underlying ALJ decisions and McAllister v. Lockheed Shipbuilding, 39 BRBS 35 (2005), 41 BRBS 28 (2007) [court_record]
- Locator
- BRB 08-0403 PDF (dol.gov, 'published' decisions), facts pp. 2-4; 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 10 Dec 2010) via reporter citation; DOL OALJ Law Library significant-decisions summary (Dec 2010-Jan 2011)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated asbestos documentation for this hull's builder: Portland shipyard carpenter James R. McAllister died 22 September 2002 of pleural mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure during 1956-1960 employment at three shipyards, including Albina Engine & Machine (his employer through 1957). All parties stipulated that his death was due to mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure in covered shipyard employment, and that any level of exposure can cause mesothelioma. On second remand the ALJ found Albina was the last employer to expose decedent to asbestos (noting decedent did essentially identical work for Albina as at WISCO, which admitted exposure, and that Albina failed to show absence of exposure); the Benefits Review Board affirmed. The Ninth Circuit granted Albina's petition and reassigned liability to Lockheed under a sequential last-employer burden analysis - a liability-allocation ruling on a stipulated exposure record, not a finding that no asbestos exposure occurred at Albina.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1956-1960 (exposure); 2002-2010 (litigation)
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine shipyard workers (exposure window documented 1956-57; yard operated 1904-c.1986)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: documents asbestos exposure of a carpenter AT THE BUILDER'S YARD in 1956-57 - post-dating this hull's Jan-Mar 1944 construction by twelve years; LCI(L)-1015 is not named and no vessel construction is at issue. Disposition described exactly per litigation-stage discipline: exposure findings stipulated and ALJ-level; final appellate disposition is a last-employer allocation to Lockheed, not a merits finding of non-exposure at Albina. Does not establish materials aboard this hull or any individual exposure aboard her.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-07
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- 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 entire construction (1944) and service era (1944-1948).
- 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 - standing since batch 01) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource LCI-351 class specification (diesel propulsion: two sets of 4 General Motors diesels, 4 per shaft, 1,600 bhp, twin variable-pitch propellers); 1944 construction at Albina Engine & Machine Works (a yard later adjudicated as an asbestos-exposure site - ev-07); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide asbestos-insulation documentation (ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; shipbuildinghistory.com Albina yard list; ev-07/ev-08 rows
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing craft built in early 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era, and her builder is an adjudicated asbestos-exposure site. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a diesel amphibious craft of this type and period were: engine and exhaust-system lagging (diesel exhaust/muffler insulation), gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. As a diesel vessel she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; her austere infantry-carrying configuration also means less accommodation finish than a ship, but the confined engine-space exposure dynamic applies.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Albina construction trades (Jan-Mar 1944); Navy crew (1944-46) in confined engine spaces; unknown conversion-yard workers (LCI(G) conversion, 1945); disposal-era workers post-1948
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, build specification, or work package located for LCI(L)-1015. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-09
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[11]Batch-4912 search ledger (this record): NavSource; NARA catalog (war diaries, muster rolls, logbooks series); NHHC DANFS; NVR; DOL BRB; 9th Cir.; GAO; shipbuildinghistory; CourtListener (partial); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1015-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming LCI(L)-1015 / LCI(G)-1015 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener partial: exact-string '"LCI(L)-1015"' returned zero opinions and zero dockets; variant-name queries were blocked by the fleet pacing limiter (logged as blocked, not a negative result). A secondary-web asbestos sweep surfaced no material claiming this hull - not even law-firm marketing listicles. NVR carries no entry (pre-1987 disposal).
- 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 Albina-built hull sits inside documented Navy asbestos-use era. Deck logs (1944-45), any Albina build contracts/specifications, LCI(G) conversion work papers, and Maritime Commission disposal records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-10
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[12]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton compilation), Albina Engine & Machine Works hull list - yard no. 165, LCI(L) 1015, dated 28-Mar-44, disposition 'To USMC 1946'; corroborated by uboat.net Allied Warships listing (ship 22080) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Albina table row 165; uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/22080.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary corroboration: Albina yard hull list carries LCI(L) 1015 as yard number 165 dated 28 March 1944 (the commissioning date), builder's hull run LCI(L) 1013-1033 in 1944 (consistent with Wikipedia's Albina article). uboat.net independently lists built by Albina, laid down 11 Jan 1944, launched 2 Mar 1944, commissioned 28 Mar 1944. Disposition conflict: yard list says 'To USMC 1946' while NavSource says struck 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission 19 February 1948 - carried in gaps.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Albina construction trades
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations corroborating the primary/NavSource record; no asbestos content. The 'To USMC 1946' vs 'transferred to Maritime Commission 19 Feb 1948' conflict is unresolved - NavSource dates carried in the record fields.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1015-11