Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 387-packet.md (2 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-pkt-387-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-1016 ex USS LCI(L)-1016 - construction, designations, service theater, disposal, specifications (history drawn from 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry"' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995); corroborated by shipbuildinghistory Albina hull table (hull 166) and uboat.net warship entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151016.htm history block and specifications block; shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net/us-comm-large/albina/ hull table row 166; uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/22081.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 24 January 1944 at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR; launched 7 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1016 on 5 April 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-1016, date unknown (1944 per uboat.net); assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII; classification reverted to LCI(L)-1016 on 10 September 1945; decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register in 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 2 March 1948; final disposition fate unknown. Spec block: 216 t. light / 389 t. loaded; 158'5-1/2" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch propellers; LCI(L) complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted, troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; LCI(G) complement 5 officers + 65 enlisted; LCI(G) armament two 40mm, four 20mm, six .50cal MG, ten Mk7 rocket launchers. Awards displayed: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal - no battle-star credit shown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944); crew 1944-46 (3 officers + 21 enlisted as LCI(L); 5 + 65 as LCI(G)); embarked troops up to 188 when in LCI(L) configuration
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation whose milestones track official records; uboat.net and the shipbuildinghistory hull table agree on the construction dates. Conversion, decommissioning, and disposal dates are incomplete in all sources. Live NHHC has no DANFS entry for this numbered landing craft.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-01
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[3]HyperWar/ibiblio transcription of 'US Navy Landing Ships/Craft, 1940-1945' (compiled from official Navy listings) - LCI(G)-1016 listed with service period 1944-45 [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar 'US Navy Landing Ships/Craft, 1940-1945', LCI(G) table, row LCI(G)-1016
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official-derived landing-craft list carries this hull as LCI(G)-1016 with a 1944-45 service entry - corroborating the gunboat classification and service window independent of NavSource.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Table-entry corroboration only: gives hull number, gunboat designation, and service span; no locations, operations, or material content. Transcription of an official compilation hosted at ibiblio/HyperWar, not the original document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-02
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[4]NARA motion-picture footage (National Archives I.D. 13007, local ID 80-MN-4308A, Dept. of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations): 'The LCI (L) Description and Employment' - frames showing this hull at San Diego/Coronado June-August 1944 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151016.htm photo block, images 1015101604-1015101606 and film-scene series; NARA ID 13007 / local ID 80-MN-4308A
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA-held Navy film documents this hull moored at San Diego with LCI(L)-749 and LCI(L)-747 and underway off Coronado Island, CA, between June and August 1944, while assigned to the Training Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet. Interior frames depict the engine room, pilot house, troop compartments, and guns - rare ship-specific interior documentation of the type's as-built spaces.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-06 - 1944-08
- Population
- Crew during Training Command period (mid-1944)
- Limitations
- Physical-presence documentation only: establishes location and assignment June-August 1944, not later movements. Film frames transcribed via NavSource captions (contributor David Upton); the film itself is a NARA moving-image holding. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-03
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[5]NHHC photograph NH 74313 - eight-unit nest: LCI(G)-1060, LCI(G)-1018, LCI(G)-964, LCI(G)-1016, LCI(G)-1017, LCI(G)-961, LCI(L)-982, LCI(G)-1015, location unknown, circa 1945; plus NavalCoverMuseum censored sailor-mail cover postmarked 1945-03-03; plus Library of Virginia WWII Navy separation notice (FromThePage transcription) listing a veteran's service aboard USS LCI(L) 1016 and USS LCI(L) 961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151016.htm image 1015106001 (NH 74313); navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/USS_LCI(L)-1016_Covers_Page_1; beta.fromthepage.com/lva work 1140037_014_137_001
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official Navy photograph (NH 74313) places this hull in a nested group of Pacific LCI(G) gunboat conversions circa 1945; a censored wartime cover postmarked 3 March 1945 documents crew correspondence from the ship; and a Virginia WWII separation notice names the vessel in a veteran's service record - personnel-presence documentation aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Crew (1945)
- Limitations
- Presence records only: the nest photograph has no documented location; the postmark establishes a mailing date, not a position; the separation notice identifies service, not duties or exposures. None carries material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-04
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[6]NAVPERS 15,790 (Rev. 1953) Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual - WWII battle-star/campaign credit listing for LCI(L) 963-1097 (transcribed at officialmilitaryribbons.com); corroborated by NavSource ribbon display and by absence from the 15 May 1945 Pacific gunboat-flotilla directory (Rielly, American Amphibious Gunboats in WWII, Appendix I) [other_primary]
- Locator
- officialmilitaryribbons.com LCI(L) 963-1097 list (LCI(L) 1016 absent); NavSource ribbon block; erenow.org Rielly book Appendix I images (flotilla list, no 1016)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- This hull carries no campaign battle-star credit in the NAVPERS-derived listing: the 963-1097 block credits neighbors LCI(L) 1014, 1015, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1021, 1022, 1025 (Leyte/Morotai/Mindoro/Nasugbu/Mariveles/Tarakan/Balikpapan landings) but omits 1016 entirely. NavSource displays only the American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, and WWII Victory ribbons. The ship is likewise absent from the Appendix I flotilla assignment of LCI gunboats as of 15 May 1945 - consistent with Asiatic-Pacific theater presence without credited combat participation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Absence-of-credit finding, not proof of non-participation: deck logs (NARA, Apr 1944-Jun 1945) are the authoritative movement record and were not examined page-by-page. The listing is a secondary transcription of NAVPERS 15,790; the flotilla directory is a 15 May 1945 snapshot and does not bound earlier assignment. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-05
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[7]HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713 (Historic American Engineering Record, NPS, 2012) - class-level design record for the LCI-351 type; plus NavSource specifications block for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 written historical and descriptive data (4 pp.); NavSource 10/15/151016.htm specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A welded-steel diesel landing craft built at Albina in early 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard small-vessel applications aboard a craft of this type and period were engine and exhaust insulation in the below-decks engine room, machinery gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and thermal insulation of accommodation spaces. As a diesel-powered craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, but the confined-space exposure dynamic of a small welded hull applies.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); any repair-yard trades during availabilities
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-1016. The HAER record documents class construction (welded 1/4-inch plate, GM 6-71 diesels x8, two-deck layout) on sister LCI(L)-713 and contains no asbestos information. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity; no manufacturer attribution.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-06
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[8]Albina Engine & Machine v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010), No. 09-70592, decided 10 December 2010 (McAllister LHWCA death-benefit claim); DOL OALJ digest summary; BRB decisions 2003-LHC-2540 lineage (DOL published decisions 04-0887, 08-0403) [court_record]
- Locator
- 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010); DOL OALJ Recent Significant Decisions #228 (Dec 2010-Jan 2011); BRB decisions at dol.gov 04-0887.pdf, 08-0403.pdf
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Federal litigation documents the builder yard as an asbestos-exposure site: all parties stipulated that James R. McAllister's mesothelioma death resulted from asbestos exposure during work as a shipyard carpenter for three employers including Albina Engine & Machine (Portland) in 1956 - the yard that built this hull in 1944. The adjudicated merits issue was allocation of LHWCA liability among successive maritime employers; the Ninth Circuit held Lockheed (the last employer) responsible, reversing the BRB. The exposure finding itself was stipulated and not rebutted as to Albina.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1956 (exposure); 2003-2010 (litigation)
- Population
- Albina yard trades (stipulated exposure, 1956 employment window)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: the worker's Albina employment was 1956 - twelve years after this hull's construction - and the decision decides employer-liability allocation, not vessel conditions. Documents that asbestos exposure occurred at this yard in the era; does not establish materials aboard this hull, exposure dates at build time, individual exposure, or quantity. Litigation-stage note: stipulated exposure + affirmed merits ruling on liability allocation (resolved against Albina on last-employer grounds).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-07
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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 (1944-46).
- 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) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-08
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[10]NARA deck logs for LCI(L)-1016, coverage 5 April 1944 - 30 June 1945 (batch manifest citing NARA Navy deck-log records; Record Group 24 logbooks of U.S. Navy ships and stations, National Archives at College Park) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA WWII deck-log inventory (RG 24), LCI(L)-1016 coverage 1944-04-05 - 1945-06-30
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA records Navy deck logs for this hull covering 5 April 1944 (commissioning) through 30 June 1945 - the dated operational record establishing service in that interval and the authoritative source for her movements, availabilities, and any yard periods not documented in public compilations.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-04-05 - 1945-06-30
- Population
- Crew (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: log coverage endpoints are not claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates. The catalog.archives.gov catalog is JS-rendered and could not be fetched to retrieve item-level NAIDs this session; coverage dates come from the batch manifest's NARA citation. Logbooks document movements and remarks, not material content; asbestos inference from logs alone is not possible.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-09
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[11]Batch-4913 search ledger (this record): NavSource; shipbuildinghistory Albina table; uboat.net; HyperWar landing-craft list; NARA film ID 13007 / NH 74313 photo leads; NavalCoverMuseum; Library of Virginia separation notice; NAVPERS 15,790-derived star list; Rielly Appendix I flotilla directory; HAER OR-180; DOL/9th Cir. Albina litigation; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener (opinions searched; dockets pace-blocked); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1016-lcil1016-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-1016 / LCI(G)-1016 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion search: unquoted hull query returned 678 hits - all name collisions (LCI International securities law, Louisiana Construction and Industry fund, docket-number matches), none naming the vessel; quoted hull variants and 'USS LCI' + asbestos returned zero. The docket (RECAP) index could not be queried this session - fleet pacing returned 429-adjacent stand-down; logged as blocked, not a negative result.
- 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 litigation repository search is incomplete (docket index unsearched); NARA deck logs, Albina work packages, 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-1016-lcil1016-10