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) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-1019-lcil1019-pkt-387-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-1019 page (history text drawn from 'USS LCI: Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LCI(L)-1019 entry, history block, campaign table, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down 14 February 1944 at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR; launched 28 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1019 25 April 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and credited with one campaign - Borneo operations, Tarakan Island, 27 April to 5 May 1945 (Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 star; also American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal); decommissioned 2 July 1946; struck from the Naval Register 13 December 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 29 December 1947; registered 1956 by Ernest F. Chadwick, Marysville, WA, as freight barge 'Easy' homeported at Seattle; out of documentation 1984; final disposition fate unknown. International radio call sign NZGN. Specifications: 246 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 30kW diesel-drive generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1984
- Population
- Wartime complement: 4 officers + 24 enlisted; embarked troops up to 6 officers + 182 enlisted
- 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. It omits the hull's LCI(G) gunboat designation recorded in the official Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-45 list - see correction row ev-uss-lci-l-1019-04. The 'transferred to the Maritime Commission, 29 December 1947' datum postdates the stricken date by over a year; carried verbatim, mechanism undocumented in this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1019-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44 (by ship number) - catalog of Navy logbooks held; row 'LCI(L)-1019' shows deck-log coverage 4/25/1944-12/31/1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, LCI(L) block row 'LCI(L)-1019 4/25/1944 12/31/1945'; 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)-1019 covering 25 April 1944 through 31 December 1945 (Special List 44, ship-number edition, verified against the PDF text layer). The holdings establish a documented operational-record interval for this specific hull; the coverage start coincides with the independently recorded commissioning date (25 April 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-04-25 to 1945-12-31
- 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 logs are textual holdings (RG 24-era deck logs) at Archives II, College Park; LCI(L)-1019 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-1019-02
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[4]U.S. Navy Department, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 'Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard 1861-1948' (NAVPERS 15,790 lineage; 1948 ed., Internet Archive scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 1948 ed. scan, campaign participation ship list under Borneo operations (P37); OCR text-layer row 'LCI(L) 1019'; corroborating transcription under P37 Borneo at officialmilitaryribbons.com P37 page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Navy awards-manual ship lists name 'LCI(L) 1019' among United States ships credited for the Asiatic-Pacific 'Borneo operations' campaign code (P37; sub-operations Tarakan Island P37-1, Brunei Bay P37-2, Balikpapan P37-3; only one star awarded for participation in one or more). This federal record corroborates the NavSource/Turner campaign credit - Tarakan Island, 27 April to 5 May 1945 (the P37-1 window runs 27 April-29 May 1945 in the manual) - at the level of an official participation list rather than a unit narrative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945 (P37-1 Tarakan window 27 Apr-29 May 1945)
- Population
- Crew of record during the Borneo operations window (wartime complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; embarked troops)
- Limitations
- The scanned manual's text layer is columnar OCR; the 'LCI(L) 1019' row sits inside the United States Ships participation table but sub-operation attribution within P37 was pinned via the NAVPERS 15,790-derived transcription (officialmilitaryribbons.com) rather than read cleanly off the scan. NavSource supplies the Tarakan-specific credit. The list establishes campaign participation and award eligibility - it contains no asbestos or materials information and does not record the hull's role (transport vs. gunboat) within the operation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1019-03
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[5]HyperWar/ibiblio transcription of 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' amphibious vessels list - LCI(G) section row 'LCI(G)-1019, 1944-45' and LCI(G) class note 'Converted from Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) -- LCI(L) for close-in fire support of landing operations' [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html LCI(G) table row 'LCI(G)-1019 | 1944-45' and LCI(L) table row 'LCI(L)-989-1033 | 1942-44'; LCI(G) class intro text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official U.S. Navy vessel list for 1940-1945 records this hull under a second designation: 'LCI(G)-1019' (Landing Craft, Infantry, Gunboat) serving 1944-45. LCI(G) gunboats were conversions of LCI(L) hulls retaining the parent hull number - the list also carries the hull's original designation inside the 'LCI(L)-989-1033, comm. 1942-44' range row. The standard ship-history compilation (NavSource/Turner) carries no redesignation for this hull, so the official list corrects/extends the public designation record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Conversion timing is unresolved: the official awards manual lists the hull as 'LCI(L) 1019' for the Borneo operations, and a secondary reference (uboat.net, not cited as evidence) places her in the LCI(L) transport unit (Task Unit 78.1.13) of the Tarakan attack group rather than the separate LCI(G) unit (TU 78.1.32) - indicating she either was not yet converted or operated in the landing role regardless of designation. The NARA deck logs and Seventh Fleet action reports would resolve the date of conversion. This row asserts designation history only; it contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1019-04
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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; full-text grep for asbestos/insulation terms returned zero hits
- 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 pairs on two shafts with variable-pitch propellers; lower deck held troop compartments, crew compartment, and engine room; deckhouse carried mess, wardroom, and galley.
- 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, not on this vessel - establishes the standard design this hull was built to, not hull-specific fittings. Full-text search of the data pages (this session): zero occurrences of 'asbestos' or 'insulation'/'insulating' - the document contains no materials-content statement bearing on asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1019-05
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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); full-text grep verified zero asbestos/insulation hits
- 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, three troop compartments, crew compartment, engine room with eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines in two banks of four on two shafts); period electrical runs used 'armor cable' with an outer metal sheath; restoration follows 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)-1019. Full-text search of the nomination (this session): zero occurrences of 'asbestos' or 'insulation' - '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.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1019-06
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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 February-April 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-1019-07
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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); 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 February-April 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
- 1944-1946 service period
- Population
- Shipbuilders (Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland OR, 1944); wartime crew (4 officers, 24 enlisted); embarked troops
- 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-1019-08
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[10]Albina Engine & Machine v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, No. 09-70592 (9th Cir. Dec. 10, 2010), 2010 WL 5029538 (published opinion; digested at U.S. DOL OALJ Law Library, Black Lung and Longshore Decisions No. 228) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, Parts I-II (procedural history; stipulated facts; holding); 9th Cir. No. 09-70592, decided 2010-12-10
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated appellate decision involving this hull's builder yard: the widow of James R. McAllister, a shipyard carpenter, claimed LHWCA death benefits after his 2002 mesothelioma death. He had worked at Willamette Iron & Steel and then at Albina Engine & Machine (this hull's builder) in Portland during 1956, then at a Lockheed predecessor in Seattle 1957-60. All parties stipulated that his death was caused by asbestos exposure at a maritime situs; the dispute was which employer owed benefits under the last-employer rule. After two Benefits Review Board remands an ALJ assigned liability to Albina and the Board affirmed; the Ninth Circuit granted review, prescribed sequential last-employer analysis, and concluded Lockheed is the responsible employer - reversing the Board on allocation while the exposure stipulation stands.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- Exposure period 1956-1960; decision 2010
- Population
- One claimant family: Albina/WISCO/Lockheed shipyard carpenter (1956-1960 employment window)
- Limitations
- Article III appellate decision on responsible-employer allocation under LHWCA - the question decided was burden of proof and allocation among three employers, not whether asbestos was present at Albina (exposure was stipulated for this claimant). The Albina employment was 1956 - twelve-plus years after this hull's 1944 construction - and is claimant-specific, not a finding about the yard in 1944 and not about this or any vessel. Classified at its actual stage: affirmed-level appellate disposition on allocation; the Albina-exposure recital is a stipulation, not a litigated finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1019-09
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[11]Batch-4916 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; NARA Special List 44 and digitized deck-logs list; NHHC/history.navy.mil search; NPS HAER OR-180 and NRHP 07000300; official awards-manual ship lists (NAVPERS 15,790 lineage, 1948 ed. scan); HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945' amphibious list; CourtListener opinion searches; VA vetapp/9th Cir. builder-yard litigation; usslci.org; elsie newsletter scan [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1019-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-1019-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or case naming LCI(L)-1019 or its LCI(G)-1019 designation was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener exact-phrase searches for 'LCI(L)-1019' (opinion and RECAP docket level), 'LCI-1019', and 'LCI(G)-1019' each returned zero results; an unquoted query matched only unrelated noise (LCI International telecom litigation, docket-number collisions). NHHC/DANFS carries no entry for this unnamed craft. The NPS class documentation (HAER, NRHP) and the federal awards-manual ship list contain no asbestos statement.
- 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 the builder yard is an adjudicated asbestos-exposure site in a later era (row ev-09). The hull's civilian afterlife as freight barge 'Easy' (1956-1984) leaves no museum-style disclosure chain. 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-1019-10
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[12]NARA deck-log holdings path: Special List 44 confirms LCI(L)-1019 logs held (coverage 4/25/1944-12/31/1945) in the Navy deck-log series at Archives II, College Park; hull absent from the digitized deck-logs list as of access date. Seventh Fleet amphibious command action reports for the Tarakan operation (TG 78.1 task organization, RG 38) would record her unit assignment and commanding officer; a secondary reference (uboat.net ship page 22084, uncited as evidence) places her in Task Unit 78.1.13, the LCI(L) transport unit under COMLCIFLOT 8 (T/Capt. F.B.C. Martin), commanded by Lt. H.D. Curtman, USNR - unverified against primary records. USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association (usslci.org) maintains per-hull research material; its newsletter roster (ELSIE ITEM #17, June 1996) lists association member Jack C. Moore against hull number 1019. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA textual deck-log holdings path: Special List 44 row 'LCI(L)-1019' (RG 24 deck logs, Archives II, College Park); digitization status vs. navy-online list; usslci.org newsletter archive and per-hull folders; RG 38 amphibious action reports
- 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)-1019 (25 Apr 1944-31 Dec 1945) would establish her operational itinerary, flotilla assignment, the Tarakan staging and assault days, any conversion event to LCI(G)-1019, 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: Seventh Fleet amphibious action reports for OBOE ONE (Tarakan); usslci.org per-hull folders and veteran rosters; builder contract files for the Albina Engine and Machine Works LCI program (NARA RG 19/RG 71 territory); Oregon Secretary of State / U.S. Coast Guard documentation records for the 1956-1984 freight barge 'Easy'.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1984 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. The Task Unit 78.1.13 / Lt. Curtman detail derives from a secondary reference (uboat.net) and is carried as an unverified lead only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1019-11