Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet zco-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-1029-lcil1029-pkt-zco-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(R)-1029 ex USS LCI(L)-1029 - construction/milestone timeline, unit assignment, campaign table, specifications, commanding officer (history sourced to Turner Publishing 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151029.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 24 April 1944 at Albina Engine and Machinery Works, Portland OR; launched 2 June 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1029, 11 July 1944, LTjg. J. H. Lusk USNR in command (May 1945); reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket), LCI(R)-1029, 15 March 1945. Asiatic-Pacific Theater service in LCI Flotilla Sixteen (CDR C. E. Coffin USN); campaign table: Iwo Jima operation 19-26 February 1945; Okinawa Gunto operation 20 March - 30 June 1945; minesweeping operations-Pacific (Sasebo 9-30 Sep 1945, Arcadia 1-5 Sep 1945, Tsushima Straits 12-20 Oct 1945, Skagway 27 Oct - 5 Nov 1945). Occupation service 2 September - 24 November 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 1946; three battle stars; transferred to the Maritime Commission 28 May 1947 for disposal; final disposition unknown. Call sign NZIK. Spec block: 216 t. light / 389 t. loaded; length 158'5.5"; complement LCI(L) 3+21, LCI(R) 3+31; propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels (NavSource prints '6051 series 71'), GM 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
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Albina construction trades (Apr-Jul 1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (up to 188)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation drawing on Turner (1995) - milestone dates generally track official records but are not themselves primary; the unit assignment it prints (LCI Group 48 / Division 96, LCDR F. Thompson Jr.) conflicts with the official 1 May 1945 fleet organization (Group 63 / Division 126, Lt. Cdr. F. Thompson Jr.) - see ev-02 and gaps. Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1029-01
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[3]NHHC online reading room, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (transcription of the official Navy Department fleet-organization document; not a DANFS ship-history entry - no DANFS entry exists for this hull) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC transcription, 'LCI GROUP 63 / LCI DIVISION 126 (RCM) (R)' table under LCI FLOTILLA SIXTEEN, Landing Craft Flotillas, Pacific Fleet
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official U.S. Pacific Fleet organization as of 1 May 1945 lists 'LCI 1029 - Lt. (jg) J. H. Lusk (USNR)' under LCI DIVISION 126 (RCM) (R), LCI GROUP 63 (ComLCIGrp 63: Lt. Cdr. F. Thompson, Jr. USNR), LCI FLOTILLA SIXTEEN (Comdr. C. E. Coffin, Jr.), Landing Craft Flotillas, Pacific Fleet - corroborating the hull's commanding officer, its Flotilla Sixteen assignment, and its '(R)' rocket designation at division level during the Okinawa operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Crew under Lt. (jg) J. H. Lusk (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Administrative-organization snapshot at one date (1 May 1945); establishes hull presence, command, and rocket-craft designation, not material content - no asbestos information. Conflicts with NavSource's printed group/division numbers (48/96 vs the official 63/126) - the group commander's name (F. Thompson Jr.) matches, suggesting reorganization or a different-period organization in the secondary source; unresolved - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1029-02
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[4]NARA still picture, US National Archives ID 205585115 / Local ID 26-G-4104, US Coast Guard photo 4104 by USCG photographer Papsun (metadata transcribed in NavSource photo caption aboard the LST-789 entry) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA ID 205585115 (Local ID 26-G-4104); NavSource caption 1016078903 (on the LST-789 page, linked from 10/15/151029.htm)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A NARA-held Coast Guard photograph documents this hull off Iwo Jima in February 1945: 'Prayer service aboard USS LST-789 off Iwo Jima, February 1945. In the background USS LCI(R)-1029 is underway passing an unidentified LST.' Physical-presence documentation corroborating the Iwo Jima operation campaign credit.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-02
- Population
- Crew during Iwo Jima operation (Feb 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead: the photograph establishes the hull's presence off Iwo Jima in February 1945, nothing more - not a work record, and contains no asbestos information. Caption metadata transcribed via NavSource; the NARA catalog page is JS-rendered and could not be independently fetched this session - direct verification open.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1029-03
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[5]NARA, Vessel and Station Log Books / Navy deck log digitization program (RG 24, 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations'); batch intake metadata records Navy deck logs for this hull cataloged as LCI(L)(R)-1029 covering 11 July 1944 - 30 June 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 deck-log series, entry LCI(L)(R)-1029 (coverage 1944-07-11 to 1945-06-30) per intake; https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds Navy deck logs for this hull, cataloged under LCI(L)(R)-1029, covering 11 July 1944 - 30 June 1945 (batch intake metadata). The coverage begins on the commissioning date and ends with the close of the Okinawa Gunto operation - a dated operational record establishing commissioned service in the interval. The logs are the primary source for her day-to-day wartime movements, including the Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations and the 15 March 1945 rocket reclassification.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-07-11 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Crew (Jul 1944 - Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead: log coverage endpoints are not claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates per intake discipline. NARA catalog record could not be independently fetched this session (catalog.archives.gov JS-rendered); coverage dates carried from batch intake metadata - direct verification and NAID assignment open. Deck logs establish movements and events, not material content; no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1029-04
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (diesel LCI-351-class plant; no steam); GAO HRD-80-2 program documentation of Navy-wide asbestos insulation use through the early 1970s (ev-07); documented asbestos exposure at builder Albina Engine & Machine Works (ev-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block (propulsion); GAO HRD-80-2 (program context)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LCI-351-class landing craft built April-July 1944 sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel craft of this type and period were exhaust and machinery-space insulation, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and deck/household materials. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); any conversion-yard trades for the 1945 LCI(R) reclassification; disposal handlers (1947)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-1029. 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-1029-05
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[7]Albina Engine & Machine v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010), docket 09-70592, filed 2010-12-10 (CourtListener opinion 180868); underlying DOL Benefits Review Board decision, K.M. (widow of J.M.) v. Lockheed Shipbuilding et al., BRB No. 08-0403 (2008-12-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010), CourtListener opinion 180868; DOL BRB 08-0403 (facts section)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court documentation of asbestos exposure at this hull's builder: James R. McAllister worked as a shipyard carpenter at three Portland/Seattle-area yards including Albina Engine and Machine (1956-57); the parties stipulated that his death was due to mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure during that shipyard employment. The Ninth Circuit resolved only which employer was liable under the LHWCA 'last employer' rule - it granted Albina's petition and held Lockheed liable; the stipulated asbestos-exposure facts were not disturbed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1956-1960 (exposure); 2002-2010 (claim/appeal)
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard trades (decedent's exposure window 1956-57)
- Limitations
- Yard-level record, not a hull record: documents asbestos exposure at the Albina yard generally, and the decedent's Albina employment (1956-57) post-dates this hull's April-July 1944 construction by twelve years. The appellate holding decided employer allocation, not the existence of exposure (stipulated). Does not name this hull, establish materials aboard it, individual exposure, quantity, or present-day presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1029-06
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[8]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 construction (1944) and entire 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, re-confirmed 2026-09-29) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1029-07
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[9]Batch-4926 search ledger (this record): NavSource archive page; NHHC Pacific Fleet organization 1 May 1945; NARA deck-log intake + captioned photography; CourtListener opinion and docket indexes (hull-number and name variants); NVR; DOL BRB full text; shipbuildinghistory yard ledger; Shipindex; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1029-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-1029 / LCI(R)-1029 was found in the sources searched. CourtListener returned zero hits in both the opinion index and the RECAP docket index for hyphenated ('LCI-1029', 'LCI(L)-1029', 'LCI(R)-1029') and spaced ('LCI 1029', 'LCI(L) 1029', 'LCI(R) 1029') variants. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no marketing page enumerating this hull. No DANFS entry exists - NavSource's history derives from Turner Publishing Vol. II (1995). Name-collision caution: LST-1029 and LCT(6)-1029 are different hulls (LST-1029 has a DANFS entry; LCT-1029 was lost at Iwo Jima).
- 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 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era, and un-digitized records (deck logs beyond the intake window, Albina work packages, Maritime Commission disposal file) remain open leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1029-08