Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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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-1072-lcil1072-pkt-828-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-1072 page (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page for USS LCI(L)-1072: unit history block, Asiatic-Pacific campaign table, specifications block, awards/ribbon block, photo table entry 1015107201
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down 31 May 1944 at Defoe Ship Building Co., Bay City, MI; launched 16 June 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1072 on 21 June 1944. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Campaign table: Leyte operation - Leyte landings 28 and 29 November 1944; Borneo operation - Tarakan Island operation 27 April-5 May 1945, Balikpapan operation 26 June-6 July 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; two battle stars for WWII service; transferred to the State Department January 1947; sold to Chile 12 January 1947, named 'Grumete Tellez No.1'; deleted by the Chilean navy circa 1958; final disposition fate unknown. Class specifications: 236 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kt max / 14 kt continuous; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; cargo 75 tons; five single 20mm guns; two sets of 4 GM diesels (printed '6051 series 71'), twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; two diesel-drive 30 kW 120V DC generators; endurance 4,000 mi at 12 kt. International radio call sign NZQT. One crew photograph (South Pacific, donor John De Noma).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Ship's crew (class spec 4 officers + 24 enlisted) plus embarked troops (up to ~188)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (Turner Publishing unit history via NavSource), not a primary Navy record - the canonical per-hull public reference for this craft type. Decommissioning, striking, and final-disposition details are absent ('date unknown'/'fate unknown'). Complement and capacity figures are class specifications, not hull rosters. Leyte credit dates (28-29 November 1944) reflect the late reinforcement phase, not the October assault landings. The spec block's '6051 series 71' is a typographical error for GM 6-71 (see gaps). No asbestos or material-condition content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-01
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[3]NARA RG 38 digitized action report (2 images, Fold3 scan, microfilm roll A1778, micro serial 134826): USS LCI(L) 1072, file A16-3(12)/P6-1, 'Action and Casualty Report,' 4 May 1945, signed Milton B. Kirby, Commanding Officer [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 101765894 digital objects (images 0780-0781, roll A1778), RG 38 WWII War Diaries series
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's own action report for the Tarakan operation (1-3 May 1945), examined from the scanned images: routed via Commander Task Unit 78.1.13 / CTG 78.1 / CTF 78 / CTF 77, with 'ComLCI(L) Group Seventy-One's message reference 031636I' cited and copy to ComLCI(L)Gr. 71 - documenting the hull's assignment to LCI(L) Group 71. She 'participated in the amphibious assault on enemy held Japanese positions at Tarakan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies with 153 men and 15 officers of the 9th Australian Infantry Division.' On 1 May 1945 she arrived with Echelon O-1-F; at 1006 dispatched to the objective beach; at 1033 'moored starboard side to U.S.S. LST 590, beached on Red beach, and commenced unloading troops'; on completion cast off and retired at full speed to the transport area; no enemy fire observed during beaching or retirement. On 2 May she assisted salvage of the stranded USS LST 590 until a receding tide forced operations to cease; on 3 May 'U.S.S. LST 667, U.S.S. LCI(L) 1076, and this vessel succeeded in salvaging the U.S.S. LST 924.' No material or personnel casualties; the ship 'did not open fire on the enemy and no ammunition was expended'; no own-vessel hits observed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-05-01 to 1945-05-04
- Population
- Ship's crew; 153 men + 15 officers embarked of the 9th Australian Infantry Division; salvage-partner crews of LST-667 and LCI(L)-1076
- Limitations
- Primary operational record examined in full (2-page scan). Documents the troop lift, the beach approach, and follow-on LST salvage work - proximity operations with material disturbance potential - but contains no material-condition, insulation, or asbestos data. The 'salvaging the U.S.S. LST 924' text is quoted as written; which stranded vessel each day addressed is recorded as stated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-02
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[4]National Archives Catalog: 45 file units surface on the hull-name search, incl. digitized muster rolls (NAID 120220845, RG 24 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities', 115 images), the digitized Tarakan action report (NAID 101765894), a paper-only INSURV material-inspection file unit (NAID 2760251), and unit-level war diaries [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAIDs 120220845 (muster rolls, images -00002 to -00163 substantive), 101765894 (action report), 2760251 (INSURV), 139755427 / 78671757 / 101753002 (Group 71 diaries), 139779801 / 77595539 (Flotilla 24 diaries), 83557435 (TU 78.2.6 Balikpapan), 77491927 (7th PhibFor); catalog search "LCI(L) 1072"/"LCI(L)-1072"/"LCI-1072" returned 45/45/63 file units
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds a digitized personnel record covering this hull's commissioned life: file unit 'LCI(L) 1072 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120220845, RG 24), 115 scanned images via the Ancestry-NARA partnership; the first roll's forwarding sheet is dated 30 June 1944 (nine days after commissioning) and the last substantive document is a monthly change report for the period ending 1 September 1946 (NAVPERS 605a Rev. 2-46 form), BuPers-received stamp 10 September 1946, signed W.E. Glenn, Ens., USNR, Commanding Officer - establishing the craft was still in commission at September 1946. Unit-level operational records surfaced on the hull name: COM LCI(L) GR 71 war diaries for 26 June-30 September 1944 (NAID 139755427; cover page examined - 'Copy to: ComLCI(L)Flot 24' establishes Group 71 under Flotilla 24), 1-31 October 1944 (NAID 78671757), and 1 April-31 May 1945 (NAID 101753002); COM LCI(L) FLOT 24 war diaries for November 1944 (NAID 139779801, covering the Leyte credit window) and October 1945 (NAID 77595539); COMTASKUNIT 78.2.6 report on the Balikpapan assault landings 1-2 July 1945 (NAID 83557435); and the COM 7th PHIBFOR war diary 1 July-15 August 1945 (NAID 77491927).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-06-30 to 1946-09-01 (muster coverage)
- Population
- Ship's crew (named individually in the muster rolls); embarked 9th Australian Infantry Division troops (see ev-02)
- Limitations
- Personnel and unit-level records - they establish service dates, embarked units, and unit assignments but contain no material-condition or asbestos data. Muster rolls would answer hull-level crew strength but are not yet transcribed (the 4+24 figure remains a class spec). The unit war diaries are indexed to the hull by the catalog; per-hull pages were not individually examined beyond the Group 71 diary cover and the two action-report pages.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-03
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[5]National Archives Catalog, file unit 'LCI-1072 (LCI(L)-1072)' (NAID 2760251), Record Group 38, series 'Material Inspection Reports and Related Documentation' (1940-1978), creator: Board of Inspection and Survey [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 2760251; copy: paper, National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds a hull-specific material-inspection file for LCI-1072 among the Board of Inspection and Survey records: a paper file unit (Container ID 7) at the National Archives at College Park, access and use unrestricted, cataloged 'Not Yet Available Online.' INSURV material-inspection documentation is the category of federal record most likely to describe hull material condition for this vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1940-1978 (series span)
- Limitations
- Cataloged but not digitized - existence verified from the catalog record; contents unexamined. A material-inspection file may describe hull condition, alterations, or materials but its scope is unknown until pulled; not evidence of asbestos presence or absence aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-04
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[6]NARA Navy deck-log inventory (1941-1959 series): deck logs recorded for LCI(L)-1072 covering 21 June 1944 through 30 June 1945 (coverage per batch-provided PRIMARY record of the NARA deck-log inventory) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log program page; catalog searches surfaced no online deck-log file units for the hull
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA records Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-1072 spanning 21 June 1944 to 30 June 1945 - a dated operational record interval for this hull, opening on the documented commissioning date. Per the batch's PRIMARY note, log-coverage endpoints are not claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates: the 30 June 1945 end falls inside the credited Balikpapan operation (26 June-6 July 1945), and the craft remained in commission into September 1946 (muster-roll evidence), so the surviving log run is partial and does not bound her service life.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-06-21 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's crew (log entries include personnel, injuries, disciplinary actions)
- Limitations
- Coverage interval per PRIMARY record of the NARA inventory; the endpoint truncates inside the Balikpapan operation and does not mark any service event. Deck logs are operational/disciplinary records, not hazmat records - they would document machinery casualties and repairs, not insulation materials. Unexamined; no digitized deck-log file unit surfaced for this hull in the catalog search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-05
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[7]ShipbuildingHistory (Tim Colton data), DeFoe Shipbuilding yard construction table, Bay City, MI [other_primary]
- Locator
- DeFoe construction table, row 325
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DeFoe yard hull no. 325 = LCI(L) 1072, U.S. Navy landing craft, 236d tons, 158 ft, delivery month listed '1-Jun-44', disposition 'To Chile 1947.' The yard table shows the Defoe LCI(L) block running yard hulls 305-351 = LCI(L) 1052-1098 (delivered March-October 1944), with sisters 1073 (yard 326) and 1077 (yard 330) also 'To Chile 1947' and 1070/1078 converted to LCI(R).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- DeFoe Shipbuilding workforce, Bay City, 1944
- Limitations
- Secondary shipbuilding-list reference (Colton data); corroborates NavSource identity and the Chilean transfer year but gives month-rounded delivery dates ('1-Jun-44' precedes the documented 16 June launch - same month-rounding defect seen on sibling rows; carried in gaps). Does not establish asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-06
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[8]Armada de Chile, official historic-units page: Barcaza 'Grumete Tellez' 1° (unidades historicas) [other_primary]
- Locator
- armada.cl unidades-historicas page, 'Nombres anteriores' and transfer-law lines
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Chilean Navy's official historic-units register identifies Barcaza 'Grumete Tellez' 1° by her former name 'USS LCIL 1072'; purchased from the United States under contract No. 142 Chile 10 of 12 January 1947; disposed of ('enajenada') under Law No. 12.867 of 12 February 1958. The page lists 385 tons displacement, 1,320 BHP, four 20mm machine guns, 15 kt maximum - Chilean register figures differing modestly from the NavSource class block (see gaps).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1947-1958
- Population
- Chilean Navy crews, 1947-1958
- Limitations
- Official Chilean naval source for the post-1947 period; the register's 'Ano: 1943' year figure conflicts with the documented May-June 1944 build dates (treated as a register error or program-year entry - see gaps) and its horsepower/armament figures differ from U.S. specs. Contains no asbestos or material-condition data; does not state the method or site of final disposal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-07
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[9]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS) HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713 written historical and descriptive data (2012); NavSource LCI(L)-1072 specifications block (corroborating) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data pages (propulsion, description sections); NavSource specifications block for LCI(L)-1072
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The LCI(L)-351 class is diesel-powered - two sets of four General Motors diesels (class documentation: GM 6-71 series; NavSource's page for this hull prints '6051 series 71'), four per shaft, ~2,320 shp, twin variable-pitch propellers, plus two diesel-driven 30 kW 120V DC ship's service generators - with no boilers or steam plant. Asbestos-relevant applications for a small welded-steel diesel craft of this era concentrate in engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, thermal/acoustic insulation in accommodation spaces and the deckhouse, deck coverings, and brake linings on the ramp winch.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Construction trades (DeFoe yard, 1944); engine-room crew; repair crews at any availabilities; Chilean crews 1947-1958
- Limitations
- Class/design-level inference only - no material schedule or asbestos survey for the LCI-351 class was located, and HAER OR-180 itself does not mention asbestos. Establishes no asbestos aboard this hull, no quantities, and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-08
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[10]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS) HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713, Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum, Portland, OR (Justine Christianson, HAER historian, 2012); and HAER AK-52, M/V Husky II ex-LCI(L)-653 [haer]
- Locator
- LOC HAER data pages OR-180 (or0606data.pdf) and AK-52 (ak0557data.pdf)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS HAER documentation describes the LCI-351 class design on the last surviving example in original configuration: welded 1/4-inch steel plate, two decks, engine room on the lower deck containing four pairs of GM 6-71 diesels, deckhouse with mess/wardroom/galley, approximately 1,051 vessels of the type built in ten shipyards during WWII (sister LCI(L)-713 was Lawley-built, not DeFoe). HAER AK-52 documents sister hull LCI(L)-653's construction and post-Navy Alaska service. Full-text review of both reports finds no asbestos or hazardous-material content - the class records document design and history only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 design; HAER documentation 1990s-2010s
- Population
- Museum restoration volunteers (contemporary, sister vessel)
- Limitations
- Sister-vessel and class-design documentation, not this hull. The absence of asbestos analysis in the HAER reports is itself reported; neither report supports or refutes asbestos content aboard any LCI(L). The museum's restoration records for LCI(L)-713 are an unexamined lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-09
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[11]NHHC DANFS, LCI(L)-777 (sister LCI-351-class vessel) - ARCHIVED COPY: live page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-29; Wayback capture of 2024-05-26 used [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LCI(L)-777 entry, 1945-1946 service narrative (drydock, overhaul passages) via Wayback capture 2024-05-26
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The DANFS operational history of sister vessel LCI(L)-777 documents the maintenance events typical for this craft type in Pacific service: floating-drydock periods (ARD-12, 4-6 July 1945, with zincs replaced, rudder posts repacked, bottom scraped and painted; ARD-30 at Portland, 21-24 March and 8-10 April 1946 during inactivation), main-engine and generator overhauls, machinery repairs, and recurring minor-repair periods - the era's disturbance pathways for machinery insulation and packing materials aboard this vessel type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's crew and floating-drydock/repair crews (class pattern)
- Limitations
- Sister-vessel record - documents the class's maintenance pattern, not LCI(L)-1072's materials or repair history; whether 1072 herself underwent comparable availabilities is unexamined (her deck-log run ends 30 June 1945 and her 1946 history is thin). The DANFS entry contains no asbestos reference. Citation is an archived copy (live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-29); LCI(L)-777 was one of few LCIs with a DANFS entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-10
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[12]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published 18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 highlights section (full-report PDF link https://www.gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf blocked to automated fetch)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, covering the use of asbestos in Navy ships, removal costs, and compensation programs; the product page documents that the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only damaged insulation or insulation that had to be removed for repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - program-level documentation that the Navy used asbestos insulation aboard ships through the era spanning this hull's 1944 construction.
- 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. Small diesel landing craft carried far less insulation than steam-plant vessels, and the report does not itemize LCI(L)-type applications; fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk, not DeFoe Bay City. Content via the GAO product-page highlights - direct fetch of the full report returns HTTP 403 to automated clients (standing defect since Batch 01).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-11
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[13]Batch-4951 search ledger (this record): NavSource unit history (verified live); NARA catalog (45-63 file units incl. digitized muster rolls and the Tarakan action report examined in full, plus INSURV file unit NAID 2760251); shipbuildinghistory.com DeFoe yard table; Armada de Chile official register; NHHC/DANFS (404 on hull; archived sister entry LCI(L)-777); NPS HAER OR-180 and AK-52 full text; NVR live check; CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket queries; ibiblio ONI class table; usslci.org; live-web hull+asbestos searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-01 through -16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, museum material documentation, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-1072 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Live-web hull+asbestos searches surfaced no qualifying record; the only asbestos-adjacent content online is law-firm listicle material for LCI craft generally (excluded by source policy). CourtListener queries completed to date on the hull designation returned zero hits.
- 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 - era-consistent inference stands (see ev-08). The strongest unexamined leads are the INSURV material-inspection file unit (NAID 2760251) and the deck-log run (partial, ending mid-Balikpapan) at College Park, plus Chilean-era disposal documentation. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1072-lcil1072-12