Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 828-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-1069-lcil1069-pkt-828-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(R)-1069 ex USS LCI(L)-1069 page (credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing Co., 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/10/15/151069.htm - chronology block, campaign table, awards block, spec block, photo captions (pierside Bay City June 1944; crew photo June 1944; TG 52.20 target chart image 1015102450)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 17 May 1944 at Defoe Ship Building Co., Bay City, MI; launched 30 May 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1069, 5 June 1944, LT. J. A. Wagner Jr., USNR, in command; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket) LCI(R)-1069, 15 March 1945; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla Sixteen (CDR. Clarence E. Coffin USN), LCI Group Forty-Six (LCDR. A. F. Eckelmeyer USNR), LCI Division Ninety-One; Okinawa Gunto operation 26 March - 30 June 1945; one battle star; decommissioned date unknown; struck date unknown; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 14 March 1947; final fate unknown. Ribbon listing includes Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- 3 officers + 21 enlisted (LCI(L) fit); 3 officers + 31 enlisted (LCI(R) fit); embarked troops 6 officers + 182 enlisted
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary record (Turner history via NavSource), not a contemporaneous official record; commissioning officer and milestone dates are single-source; decommission/struck dates are given as unknown; ribbon block implies postwar occupation service but states no dates. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44 - 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units' (ship-number index of deck-log holdings) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 ship-number index, 'LCI(L)(R)-1069 6/5/1944 6/30/1945' (pdftotext -layout verified, line-level)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA finding aid indexes a deck-log series for LCI(L)(R)-1069 spanning 6/5/1944 to 6/30/1945. The start date matches the documented commissioning date exactly (5 June 1944), corroborating it. The indexed run ends 30 June 1945 - the final months of commissioned service (occupation duty and inactivation through the March 1947 Maritime Commission transfer) are NOT covered by this index entry.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-06-05 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- crew of LCI(L)(R)-1069, June 1944 - June 1945
- Limitations
- Index entry describes RG 24 log holdings by date span; the volumes themselves were not pulled and their contents were not read. Coverage endpoints are index coverage, not commissioning/decommissioning evidence - the endpoint gap after 6/30/1945 means only that this index entry ends there, not that logs do not exist (sister LCI(L)(R)-1068's run extends to 12/31/1945).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-02
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[4]ShipbuildingHistory.com, Defoe Shipbuilding (Bay City, MI) construction table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Defoe table, hull-number column, rows 305-345; hull 322 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Defoe yard hull 322 is LCI(L) 1069, US Navy landing craft, 236 dwt, 158 ft, delivered 1 June 1944; disposition column reads 'Struck 1946'. The table confirms Defoe built 47 LCI(L)s (hull numbers 1052-1098) at Bay City for the Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Defoe Shipbuilding workforce (Bay City, 1944)
- Limitations
- Compiled yard table, not a Navy record; 'delivered 1-Jun-44' precedes the 5 June 1944 commissioning by four days (consistent delivery-then-commission sequence, not a conflict). 'Struck 1946' conflicts with NavSource's 'struck, date unknown' - carried in gaps. Defoe Shipbuilding is not a yard_id in the project shipyards dataset.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-03
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[5]Robin L. Rielly, 'American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II: A History of LCI and LCS(L) Ships in the Pacific' (McFarland, 2013), Okinawa chapter, quoting Commander LCI Flotilla Sixteen action report serial 35 (15 July 1945); corroborated by the NavSource-hosted Task Group 52.20 rocket-target chart (image 1015102450) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Rielly 2013, Okinawa L-Day fire-support narrative (task-unit roster quoting serial 35); navsource.net/archives/10/15/1015102450.jpg - '52.20.5 - USS LCI(R)-785, -1024, -1026, -1068, -1069, -1070'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- For the L-Day assault on Okinawa (1 April 1945), LCI(R)-1069 is named in Task Unit 52.20.5 under LCDR A. F. Eckelmeyer - the action-report-derived roster reads LCI(R)s 704, 705, 1024, 1026, 1068(F), and 1069, firing 5-inch rocket missions on targets around Zampa Misaki, Uza, Tokeshi, Jima, Takashippo, and Hanza north of the main amphibious landing beaches. The NavSource-hosted Flotilla 16 target chart independently lists the unit as 785, 1024, 1026, 1068, 1069, 1070 - the rosters differ slightly but both name this hull in TU 52.20.5.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-03-26 to 1945-06-30 (Okinawa Gunto operation); L-Day detail 1945-04-01
- Population
- LCI(R)-1069 ship's company (3 officers, 31 enlisted, LCI(R) fit)
- Limitations
- Ship-named combat detail derives from a published secondary work quoting the official Flotilla 16 action report (NARA RG 38 series) - the action report itself was not pulled, and the secondary roster differs from the NavSource chart roster (704/705 vs 785/1070), probably planning-vs-actual composition; unresolved. Documents combat employment only; no asbestos, materials, damage, or casualty content for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-04
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[6]Historic American Engineering Record HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713 (NPS, 2012); National Register of Historic Places nomination NRIS 07000300, USS LCI-713 (listed 2007-04-12, NPGallery) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data pages (Type of Craft, Principal Measurements, Propulsion, Description); NPGallery nomination PDF section 7 (Materials: METAL - steel)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Federal documentation of a preserved sister hull of the same LCI-351 class: Bureau of Ships design, welded 1/4-inch steel plate, two decks, engine room holding eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines in two banks of four per shaft with variable-pitch propellers, dual above/underwater exhaust systems, deckhouse accommodations. Neither the HAER record nor the NRHP nomination mentions asbestos, insulation products, or hazardous materials anywhere.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 construction; 2006-2012 documentation
- Population
- LCI-351-class crews and embarked troops (class context); museum restoration volunteers
- Limitations
- Documents sister hull LCI(L)-713 (built Lawley, Neoponset MA), not this Defoe-built hull; describes structure and machinery only. Silence on asbestos in these records is not evidence of absence - neither document surveyed hazardous materials. Does not establish that 1069 contained or lacked asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-05
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[7]Class/era inference for the type: all-diesel amphibious landing ship built to BuShips emergency-mass-production design, 1944 [other_primary]
- Locator
- inference from documented class configuration (ev-uss-lci-l-1069-05) and program-era context (ev-uss-lci-l-1069-07)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LCI built 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard secondary applications typical for the type were engine exhaust lagging, machinery and exhaust insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. Unlike steam combatants there is no boiler/steam-line insulation aboard.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947 service life
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (1944); ship's company 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Era inference only - no ship-specific or LCI-class asbestos bill of materials was located. The diesel plant removes the most commonly documented pathway (boiler/turbine lagging). Does not establish presence, quantity, or present-day condition; the hull's fate after the 1947 Maritime Commission transfer is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-06
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[8]GAO HRD-80-2, report on Navy asbestos insulation use and substitution program (product page; full text not retrievable - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches) [gao]
- Locator
- gao.gov/products/hrd-80-2 product page (title/abstract)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - establishing that a ship built and in service 1944-1947 operated within the Navy asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- program review covering Navy-wide insulation practice through the early 1970s
- Limitations
- Program-level finding; does not name this hull or this class and does not establish ship-specific or class-specific asbestos content. Full text blocked (gao.gov HTTP 403); product-page description used. Standing access defect consistent with prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-07
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[9]NARA record-path mapping: RG 24 deck logs for LCI(L)(R)-1069 (6/5/1944-6/30/1945 per SL-44, not pulled); RG 38 WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018, digitized file units - ship-level diaries for this hull not confirmed); Commander LCI Flotilla Sixteen action report serial 35 (15 July 1945); Maritime Commission disposal record for the 1947-03-14 transfer; NARA 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' guide (maps asbestos-relevant records to RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence and specification files); Library of Virginia WWII Navy Separation Notices collection (John Edward Bagley notice lists 'USS LCI(L) 1069' among service vessels - FromThePage transcription blocked by Cloudflare, snippet-level verification only) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 ship-number index; catalog.archives.gov search-within/4697018; archives.gov asbestos guide; nara MC disposal-record series; fromthepage.com/lva work-1140044-016-102-001 (blocked)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not retrieved: the RG 24 deck logs indexed in SL-44 would document stations, availabilities, and the 1944-45 transit to the Pacific; the Flotilla 16 action report (serial 35) is the primary record behind the published task-unit detail; the Maritime Commission disposal file would document the 1947 sale terms and buyer (resolution path for the 'fate unknown' disposition); NARA's asbestos research guide maps ship-specific asbestos inquiry to RG 19 BuShips correspondence/specification files - the path any future hull-level asbestos documentation would follow; the LVA separation notice would corroborate named-crew service aboard.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947 (underlying records)
- Limitations
- Leads mapped, not retrieved or read. NARA Catalog API v2 requires an API key not held this session; catalog search is JS-rendered and did not return via automated fetch. No war-diary file unit for this hull is confirmed. The LVA separation-notice page blocked direct access (HTTP 403 Cloudflare) - its vessel field was verified only at search-snippet level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-08
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[10]Batch-4948 search ledger (this record): NavSource LCI archive; NARA SL-44; shipbuildinghistory Defoe table; HAER OR-180 and NRHP 07000300; Rielly 2013; NARA asbestos research guide; CourtListener API v4 (partial - see ledger); NHHC DANFS; NVR; HyperWar ships-lc; usslci.org site search; web-level ship-name and asbestos-litigation searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1069-lcil1069-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum materials assessment, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-1069/LCI(R)-1069 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). No class-level asbestos documentation for the LCI-351 type was located either - the HAER and NRHP records for preserved sister LCI(L)-713 describe construction without mentioning asbestos or insulation products.
- 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 wartime-built Navy vessel sits inside the documented asbestos era regardless. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener was fully swept this session (exact-designation and variant opinion queries plus a docket query - all returned zero hits); no qualifying litigation is documented in that index.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1069-09