Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(R)-1024 ex USS LCI(L)-1024 (1944-1945) - construction, conversion, theater assignment, campaign, awards, specifications, disposition; history attributed to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995 (ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151024.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officers table, and photo captions (incl. 1015102450 rocket-target chart; 1015102451 Okinawa rescue photo)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 15 March 1944 at Albina Engine and Machinery Works, Portland OR; launched 29 April 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1024, 5 June 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket) LCI(R)-1024, 15 March 1945, LT Edward J. Ritz USNR in command (May 1945). Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCI Flotilla Sixteen (CDR Clarence E. Coffin USN), LCI Group Forty-Six (LCDR A. F. Eckelmeyer USNR), LCI Division Ninety-One. Campaign: Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 20 March to 30 June 1945; one battle star for WWII service. Occupation service in the Far East 6 September - 15 October 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 10 July 1947 for disposal; final disposition unknown. Awards: American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star); WWII Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp). Radio call sign NZHR. Photo archive includes the builder's plaque, the 5 June 1944 commissioning ceremony at Albina (contributor: family of ENS Louis Frogner USNR, her engineering officer), Okinawa-period photography including a close-inshore rescue of surrendering Japanese soldiers, and the L-Day rocket-target chart placing her in Task Unit 52.20.5, north flank, alongside LCI(R)-785, -1026, -1068, -1069, -1070. Specifications: 216 t. light / 234 t. landing / 389 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max / 14 kts continuous; LCI(L) complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted, LCI(R) 3 officers + 31 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; LCI(L) armament four single 20 mm guns + two .50 cal; LCI(R) armament one 40 mm bow mount, four 20 mm, two .50 cal, six 5-inch rocket launchers; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 diesels (4 per shaft), GM reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; two diesel-drive 30 kW 120V DC ship's-service generators.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944); crew ~24 (LCI(L)) to ~34 (LCI(R)); embarked troops up to 188 during assault landings; LCI(R)-1024 rocket-conversion workmen (location unknown, early 1945)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation drawing on the Turner Publishing LCI history, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track NVR records. Page contains no asbestos or material content. The 15 March 1945 reclassification coincides with a class-wide LCI(R) conversion wave; where this hull's conversion was performed is not stated. Deck-log and conversion records are archival leads, not consulted. Decommissioning date is not stated; final fate is expressly 'unknown' in the source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-01
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[2]ShipbuildingHistory (T. Colton compilation), Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland OR - yard hull list, row 174: 'LCI(L)-1024, US Navy, landing craft, 246 [GT], 159 [LOA], delivered 5 Jun 1944, to MARCOM 1946'; yard history: founded 1904 by William Cornfoot as a repair yard, sold to Dillingham Corp. ~1971 (Dillingham Ship Repair), became Cascade General in 1986 when the original N. River Street yard closed [other_primary]
- Locator
- ShipbuildingHistory Albina page, hull table row 174 and surrounding LCI block (rows 163-183); yard-history narrative paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Builder-yard production list confirms this hull: Albina yard number 174, LCI(L)-1024, 246 gross tons, 159 ft LOA, delivered 5 June 1944 (matching the NavSource commissioning date). Albina delivered a continuous block of sister LCIs (yard nos. 163-183: LCI(L)-1013 through LCI(L)-1033, March-August 1944), most recorded 'to MARCOM 1946'. Yard history: founded 1904 by William Cornfoot as a repair yard; WWII boom; sold to Dillingham Corp. about 1971 becoming Dillingham Ship Repair; the original Albina yard on N. River Street (Albina district, upstream of the Fremont Bridge) closed when Dillingham liquidated in 1986 and the division became Cascade General, concentrated at Swan Island.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 (build); 1946-1947 (disposal window)
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine Works construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary shipbuilding compilation, not a primary registry. The MARCOM year here (1946) conflicts with NavSource's transfer date (10 July 1947) - unresolved, carried in gaps; a struck-then-transferred interval is plausible but neither source is primary. Yard-list delivery date is used as the build record; contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-02
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[3]NARA deck-log records (RG 24 / Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations series): deck logs for LCI(L)(R)-1024 covering 5 June 1944 - 30 June 1945 are held by the National Archives (coverage listing per batch research brief); NARA 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' digitized-online list consulted - hull not present [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log holdings listing (per batch brief, 'LCI(L)(R)-1024 6/5/1944 6/30/1945'); https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online digitized list (hull absent)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA records Navy deck logs for this hull as 'LCI(L)(R)-1024' covering 5 June 1944 through 30 June 1945 - spanning commissioning, the LCI(R) reclassification (15 March 1945), and the first three months of the Okinawa Gunto operation. The logs are held at the National Archives; the hull does not appear on NARA's digitized-online deck-logs list (checked 2026-09-29), so the logs themselves are an undigitized archival lead. Log coverage endpoints are not claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates (the 5 June 1944 start coincides with the commissioning date but is a coverage artifact, not independent confirmation).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-06-05 to 1945-06-30 (log coverage)
- Population
- Ship's crew of record, June 1944 - June 1945
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: deck-log coverage documented by NARA's listing; the catalog.archives.gov interface is JS-rendered and could not be queried directly this session, and the NAID for this hull's logs was not resolved. The logs themselves were not read - their contents (conversion location, any materials notes) are unexamined. Coverage ending 30 June 1945 leaves postwar deck-log holdings undocumented here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-03
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[4]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (diesel GM 6051-series-71 plant, no steam); NavSource/SHIPBUILDING-history build dating (1944); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-insulation-era documentation (see ev-05); Wikipedia LCI(L) class article used as cross-check only (923 LCI(L)s built in ten U.S. yards 1942-44, diesel 'quad-71' plant) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications and class context; GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-05); cross-checked against Wikipedia LCI(L) class article (not cited as a record source)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing craft built March-June 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a small diesel combatant of this type and period were: engine-exhaust lagging (diesel exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and uptakes), machinery-space thermal insulation, gaskets and valve packing throughout the engine and plumbing systems, electrical insulation (wiring, panels, switchboard arc protection), and interior bulkhead/accommodation fireproofing and adhesives. As a diesel vessel she carried no steam plant - the boiler and steam-line lagging pathway dominant on steam ships does not apply; the relevant asbestos mass aboard an LCI was small but concentrated around the engine room.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944); LCI(R) conversion workmen (early 1945, location unknown); crew 1944-1946; MARCOM disposal/shipbreaking trades (1947+)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or builder specification located for LCI(L)-1024. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull. The LCI(R) conversion (March 1945) likely disturbed and added interior and weapons-system materials, but no conversion-yard record was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-04
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[5]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), conversion (1945), and 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch (confirmed 2026-09-29, standing defect); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-05
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[6]K.M. (widow of J.M.) v. Lockheed Shipbuilding; Albina Engine and Machine; Willamette Iron and Steel Company, BRB No. 08-0403, Decision and Order of the U.S. DOL Benefits Review Board (Dec. 30, 2008) - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act death-benefits claim, 33 U.S.C. 909 [court_record]
- Locator
- BRB No. 08-0403, Decision and Order pp. 1-10 (caption; facts at 3-4; Albina exposure finding at 8-9; affirmance at 9-10)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated asbestos-exposure finding at this hull's builder: a shipyard carpenter worked at three Portland yards 1956-1960 (WISCO to 1956; Albina Engine and Machine to 1957; Puget Sound/Lockheed 1957-1960), died 22 September 2002 of left pleural mesothelioma, and his widow claimed LHWCA death benefits. On the case's third review, the Benefits Review Board affirmed the ALJ's responsible-employer analysis: 'convincing and undisputed evidence' of asbestos exposure at WISCO; exposure at Albina Engine established by contemporaneous-employee deposition testimony and the widow's statement that the decedent specifically named Albina as having exposed him; Albina failed to establish absence of exposure at its facility or subsequent exposure at Lockheed - leaving Albina Engine and Machine as the responsible employer, liable for compensation. The ALJ noted, 'the evidence of asbestos exposure at Albina is not as strong as at WISCO.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1956-1960 (exposure); 2002 (death); 2003-2008 (litigation)
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine Works trades, c. 1956-57 (claimant's exposure window); Portland shipyard carpenter cohort 1956-1960
- Limitations
- Yard-level adjudication, not a hull record: the decision names the Albina Engine and Machine facility, not LCI(L)-1024 or any vessel; the decedent's Albina exposure window (roughly 1956-1957) postdates this hull's 1944 construction by more than a decade and involved repair work, not new construction. It documents that asbestos exposure occurred at the builder yard in the postwar period - it does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual crew exposure, quantity, or present-day presence. Disposition described exactly: ALJ Decision and Order on Second Remand (2003-LHC-2540) affirmed by BRB; this was the Board's third review.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-06
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[7]Oregon DEQ ECSI site records (site 5117 PacifiCorp-Albina Riverlots; site 5561 CDL Pacific Grain/Cargill) + EPA Portland Harbor RI/FS site summaries (semspub.epa.gov/work/10/100004575.pdf) - former Albina Engine and Machine Works shipyard footprint inside the Portland Harbor Superfund study area (River Mile 11E) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DEQ ECSI detailfull seqnbr=5117 (site summary/contamination fields); ecsidetail seqnbr=5561; EPA Portland Harbor RI/FS section-4 tables, Albina site summary entries
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Government environmental documentation of the builder site: the former Albina Engine and Machine Works shipyard on N. River Street is inside the Portland Harbor Superfund study area (River Mile 11E, upstream tip of the ten-mile site). Oregon DEQ ECSI attributes the site's main historical contamination to ship-building operations during Albina Engine Works occupancy - primary contaminants PCBs (associated with the former electrical substation and shipbuilding), with petroleum, metals, PAHs, and VOCs of lesser concern; elevated PCB levels documented in adjacent Willamette River sediment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-2010s (site history; RI/FS documentation 2007-2018)
- Population
- Albina/Dillingham/Cascade General yard workforce (postwar); Willamette River adjacent population
- Limitations
- Builder-site context only: documents the yard's contamination profile decades after this hull's construction - contamination sources tabulated are dominated by PCBs and metals; asbestos is not identified as a primary contaminant for the Albina footprint in the cited summaries. Absence of asbestos in these summaries does not prove asbestos was absent in 1944 - they address postwar site conditions, not wartime shipbuilding materials. No asbestos-specific finding for the yard, and nothing touching the hull itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-07
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[8]Batch-4921 search ledger (this record): NavSource 151024/151024a; ShipbuildingHistory Albina; NHHC DANFS candidate URL (404); NHHC WWII deck-logs page (404); NARA deck-log digitized list (hull absent) and catalog (JS-rendered); CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket searches (six queries, all zero); DOL BRB 08-0403; OR DEQ ECSI / EPA RI/FS; MARAD status-card sweep; secondary web litigation/asbestos sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1024-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or docketed case naming USS LCI(L)-1024 or USS LCI(R)-1024 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener searches by exact name and hull-number variant - 'LCI(L)-1024', 'LCI(R)-1024', 'LCI-1024', 'LCIL-1024' (opinions) and 'LCI-1024', 'LCI(L)-1024' (dockets) - all returned zero results. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no asbestos content for this hull beyond NavSource-derived text; no law-firm listicle naming this hull was even located.
- 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 diesel landing craft is era-consistent with installed asbestos applications, and her construction yard has an adjudicated postwar asbestos-exposure finding (ev-06). NARA deck logs (6/5/1944-6/30/1945) are undigitized and unexamined; the conversion work package and MARCOM disposal file are unfound leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1024-08