Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 827-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-1081-lcil1081-pkt-827-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LC(FF)-1081 ex-USS LCI(L)-1081 page (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151081.htm header block, unit-assignment paragraph, campaign table, awards block, occupation-service table, disposition lines, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 17 July 1944 at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI; launched 29 July 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1081 on 22 August 1944; redesignated Landing Craft (Flotilla Flagship) LC(FF)-1081 on 20 January 1945; assigned in WWII to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LC(FF) Flotilla Twenty Three (LCDR. R. H. Brazeal USN), LC(FF) Group Sixty-Nine (LT. T.T. Brooks USN), LC(FF) Division One Hundred Thirty-Nine; campaign table: Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 10 April and 30 May to 20 June 1945; one battle star for WWII service; post-war Occupation and China service in the Far East 20 September 1945 to 15 April 1946 (Navy Occupation Service Medal and China Service Medal (extended), same period both); decommissioned date unknown; laid up in the Reserve Fleet, Pacific, March 1946; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Awards printed: China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp). Call sign NZSI. Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 + 182; five single 20mm guns; two sets of 4 GM diesels per shaft (page prints '6051 series 71', a typographical rendering of the 6-71), 2,320 shp. No images of this hull held by NavSource.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (Jul-Aug 1944); crew and embarked flotilla staff 1944-46 (4 officers + 24 enlisted base complement plus flag staff); embarked troops up to ~188 in LCI(L) configuration
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained secondary compilation drawing on the Turner Publishing unit-history book, not a primary registry; milestone dates generally track NHHC-derived data. Contains no asbestos or material content. Prints no commanding officer for this hull. Unit chain printed as Group 69 / Division 139 conflicts with the NHHC 1 May 1945 fleet-organization document (Group 68 / Division 135) - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-01
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[3]National Archives, Navy deck log holdings (RG 24, National Archives at College Park, MD) - batch-provided NARA holdings listing records deck logs for 'LCI(L)(FF)-1081' covering 22 August 1944 - 30 June 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 deck logs, College Park; holding listing provided in batch specification; program page archives.gov/research/military/logbooks; digitized-logs public list checked 2026-09-29 - hull absent
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds Navy deck logs for this hull covering 22 August 1944 through 30 June 1945 under the compound designation 'LCI(L)(FF)-1081' (batch-provided NARA holdings data; the coverage start coincides with the 22 August 1944 commissioning date per NavSource, but endpoints are log-coverage bounds, not commissioned/decommissioned claims). Deck logs of this period are the daily operational record of the vessel - the primary source for positions, moorings, availabilities, casualties, and embarked personnel, including the January 1945 conversion period and the Okinawa operation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-08-22 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Officers, crew, and embarked flag staff of LCI(L)-1081/LC(FF)-1081, August 1944 - June 1945
- Limitations
- Log-coverage endpoints are holdings bounds, not service-life claims. Contents were not individually inspected this session; the coverage window spans the entire Okinawa operation (ending 30 June 1945, ten days after the operation's 20 June end) but stops before the September 1945 occupation deployment - later logs exist in NARA custody but their status for this hull is unconfirmed (this hull does not appear on the NARA digitized-logs public list). No asbestos content asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-02
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[4]NARA Catalog records for this hull: 'LC(FF) 1081 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120222867) and 'LCI(L) 1081 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120222844) - both RG 24 Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, series Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, scanned under the Ancestry-NARA collaboration (dbid 1143) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 120222867 (LC(FF) 1081) and NAID 120222844 (LCI(L) 1081), RG 24, NARA College Park
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog records confirmed live for this hull: two muster-roll file units, one filed under each designation - 'LCI(L) 1081' and 'LC(FF) 1081' - reflecting the 20 January 1945 redesignation mid-service. No hull-titled war diary for either designation was located in the catalog (contrast sister LCI(L)-1066, which has July and August 1945 hull war diaries); the hull's operational reporting is instead found inside the formation-level war diaries at ev-uss-lci-l-1081-04 and the full-text mentions at ev-uss-lci-l-1081-05.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (muster-roll span not stated in catalog titles)
- Population
- Officers and crew of LCI(L)-1081 / LC(FF)-1081 (full crew lists)
- Limitations
- Existence verified in the NARA catalog; contents not read - Ancestry images are membership-gated (catalog pages verified live HTTP 200). Muster-roll coverage dates not stated in catalog titles. No asbestos content expected or asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-03
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[5]NARA Catalog, unit war diaries covering this hull's documented formations: COM LC(FF) FLOT 23 - War Diaries 5/45 (NAID 140030346), 6/45 (NAID 101702277), 7/45 (NAID 101778090), 8/45 (NAID 77489051), 9/45 (NAID 77520571), 10/45 (NAID 77536684); COM LC(FF) GR 68 - War Diaries 5/45 (NAID 140026843), 6/45 (NAID 140073891), 8/45 (NAID 77491502), 9/45 (NAID 77578578); COM LCI(L) GR 68 - War Diary 3/45 (NAID 139952102); 'LC(FF) Flotilla 23 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120300858) - all RG 38 (war diaries) and RG 24 (muster rolls), NARA College Park, Fold3/Ancestry-digitized [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAIDs 140030346, 101702277, 101778090, 77489051, 77520571, 77536684 (FLOT 23); 140026843, 140073891, 77491502, 77578578, 139952102 (GR 68); 120300858 (FLOT 23 muster rolls); NARA College Park
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds and has digitized the war diaries of the formations containing this hull: LC(FF) Flotilla Twenty-Three for every month May-October 1945 (the Okinawa-operation tail and occupation period), and LC(FF) Group 68 for May, June, August, and September 1945 plus a March 1945 diary still titled 'COM LCI(L) GR 68' - the group designation change to LC(FF) in the records parallels the hulls' January 1945 conversion. These formation-level records are the standard place a flagship's operations, tasking, and casualties are summarized. Note: the NHHC 1 May 1945 fleet organization places this hull in Group 68 while NavSource prints Group 69; the cataloged LC(FF) Group 68 diaries correspond to the official-document placement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945 (Mar, May-Oct entries located)
- Population
- LC(FF) Flotilla 23 / Group 68 staffs and division crews
- Limitations
- Existence verified in the NARA catalog; contents not read (Fold3 membership-gated). Unit-level diaries are formation records - LCI(L)-1081/LC(FF)-1081's presence in them is likely given the documented assignment but was not individually verified this session. No war diary cataloged under the NavSource-printed 'LC(FF) GR 69' title was located. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-04
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[6]NARA Catalog full-text search results: 80 file units match 'LC(FF)-1081' - the hull is mentioned inside other commands' digitized records, including COMTASK-UNIT 52.19.4 'Rep of opers in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1-4/45' (NAID 77470143), COMTASK-Group 53.3 'Rep of ops in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Is, 4/1-10/45' (NAID 633429977), COMTASK-UNIT 31.25.1 'Rep of operations in the occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, 5/31/45-6/10/45' (NAID 101720989), and COMTASK-UNIT 31.25.11 'Rep of Opers in the Occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, 5/30/45-6/7/45' (NAID 101707432) - all RG 38 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog full-text search 'LC(FF)-1081' (80 hits); representative NAIDs 77470143, 633429977, 101720989, 101707432; RG 38, College Park
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA catalog's full-text index surfaces this hull by name inside other units' Okinawa operation reports - task-group and task-unit action reports for the April 1945 invasion and the May-June 1945 occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, matching the hull's NavSource campaign line (10 April and 30 May - 20 June 1945). These are the documents in which a flotilla flagship's role in the landing and occupation would be recorded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-04 to 1945-06
- Population
- Okinawa Gunto task force units, April-June 1945
- Limitations
- Keyword-search hits confirm the string 'LC(FF)-1081' appears in the scanned text; contents were not read (Fold3 membership-gated) and the nature of each mention (movement, tasking, anchorage, casualty) is unverified. Mention in another unit's report is archival location, not a record of this hull's own submission. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-05
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[7]ShipbuildingHistory, 'Defoe Shipbuilding' yard table (hull 334 = LCI(L)-1081, US Navy landing craft, 236d t., 158 ft, Aug-44, 'Sunk as target 1956') and companion LCI(L) production list (LCI(L) FF 1081, Defoe SB, Bay City MI, 22-Aug-44, 'Laid up 1946, sunk as target 1956') [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/defoe.htm row 334; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm LCI(L) FF 1081 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent shipyard-production tabulation corroborates builder, identity, and the FF designation: Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City MI, built the LCI(L) series through hull 334 = LCI(L)-1081, a 236-ton, 158-ft landing craft; the companion LCI(L) table lists her as 'FF' (flotilla flagship), dates her 22 August 1944 (the commissioning date per NavSource), and carries 'Laid up 1946, sunk as target 1956' - a concrete disposition claim conflicting with NavSource's 'fate unknown' (see gaps).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944; 1946-1956 (disposal claim)
- Population
- Defoe Shipbuilding trades, Bay City, July-August 1944
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled production tables (shipbuildinghistory.com), not primary records; the yard-page '1-Aug-44' column is a build-month marker while the LCI page prints the 22-Aug-44 commissioning date. 'Sunk as target 1956' is uncorroborated by a primary disposal record - same entry appears for sisters 1080 and 1082. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-06
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[8]'US Navy Landing Ships/Craft, 1940-1945' (HyperWar transcription of the NHHC 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' ship-list compilation) - LC(FF) section lists 'LC(FF)-1079-1083' (1943-44 window) and the LCI(L) section lists 'LCI(L)-1081' (1942-44 window) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, LC(FF) section (LC(FF)-1079-1083 row) and LCI(L) section (LCI(L)-1081 row)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC-derived register covers this hull under both designations: LC(FF)-1079-1083 in the Landing Craft, Flotilla Flagships table (the five-hull conversion block including this hull, sisters 1079-1080 and 1082-1083) and LCI(L)-1081 in the LCI(L) table - consistent with the NavSource history (built LCI(L), converted LC(FF) 20 January 1945). No loss annotation is printed for this hull. No individual DANFS entry exists: the Navy's Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships did not publish per-hull histories for numbered landing craft.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1946 (register coverage)
- Limitations
- Register-level confirmation of existence, designations, and commission windows only - no operational detail, no asbestos content. HyperWar is a transcription mirror of an official NHHC compilation; the underlying register is the authoritative element.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-07
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[9]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (online reading room transcription of the wartime fleet-organization document), LANDING CRAFT FLOTILLAS section [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- US Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945, 'LANDING CRAFT FLOTILLAS, PACIFIC FLEET' > LCI FLOTILLA TWENTY-THREE > LCI GROUP 68 > LCI DIVISION 135, 'LCI 1081' row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists 'LCI 1081' in LCI Flotilla Twenty-Three, LCI Group 68, LCI Division 135 (division mates LCI 782, 783, 786 (GF), 788, and 1082 - all hulls in the LC(FF) conversion ranges of the NHHC-derived register). This places the hull inside Flotilla 23 during the Okinawa Gunto operation window. The document labels formations 'LCI' rather than 'LC(FF)' (sister LCI 1080 in Group 67 is explicitly marked '(FF)'), and the Group 68 / Division 135 placement conflicts with NavSource's printed 'Group Sixty-Nine / Division One Hundred Thirty-Nine' - carried in gaps.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-05-01 (listing date)
- Population
- LCI Flotilla 23 staffs and crews, May 1945
- Limitations
- A snapshot organizational listing as of 1 May 1945 - establishes assignment at that date, not movements or actions. Uses 'LCI' labels throughout; does not state which hulls are flagships beyond occasional '(FF)'/'(GF)' marks. Conflict with the Turner-derived group/division numbering is unresolved. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-08
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[10]Historic American Engineering Record documentation of LCI-351-class sister hulls: HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713 (George Lawley & Son, 1944; AFMM museum vessel, Portland OR) and HAER AK-52, M/V Husky II ex-USS LCI(L)-653 (LCI-351 class, 1944); plus NPS NRHP nomination for LCI(L)-713 (NRIS 07000300) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 (or0606data.pdf), significance/description sections; HAER AK-52 (ak0557data.pdf), pp. 8, 19; NPS nomination npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/c6d7985f-5266-425c-a2a6-8ce6f13e2c21 - all verified live, zero 'asbestos' occurrences
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Federal HAER documentation describes the LCI-351 class's construction: welded 1/4-inch steel plate, two decks with troop compartments and crew spaces on the lower deck, deckhouse with accommodations/mess/wardroom/galley, and an engine room containing four pairs of General Motors 6-71 diesel engines driving two shafts with variable-pitch propellers - the same plant NavSource's spec block lists for this hull (two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, 2,320 shp). Neither HAER record nor the LCI(L)-713 NRHP nomination mentions asbestos in its construction description; the only insulation application described (spray-on insulation in the Husky II reefer hold) dates to a mid-1980s fishing-tender conversion, not naval service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 (class construction); HAER surveys 2011-2014
- Population
- Class construction trades (ten yards, 1942-44); LCI(L) and embarked-staff crews
- Limitations
- Sister-hull documentation, not this hull - establishes class construction practice only. Absence of asbestos mention in HAER/NPS narratives is not evidence of absence aboard any hull; they are not materials surveys. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-09
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[11]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block for this hull (all-diesel GM plant, twin screws); HAER class documentation (welded-steel construction, engine-room layout); shipbuildinghistory LCI(L) type notes (923 built, ten yards; FF = flotilla flagship variant); usslci.org LCI Facts ('LC (Flotilla Flagship): carried the command staff of an LCI flotilla'); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (ev-11) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; HAER OR-180/AK-52 construction descriptions; shipbuildinghistory lcil.htm type notes; usslci.org/facts; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A welded-steel diesel-powered landing craft built July-August 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a small diesel naval craft of this period were: engine-exhaust and muffler lagging, machinery and piping gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and compartment insulation where fitted. She carried no steam plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway that dominates steam-vessel asbestos profiles does not apply. Her January 1945 LC(FF) conversion added flag-staff accommodations and communications spaces - an additional fitting-out event of undocumented material scope. LCI(L)s were deliberately austere craft (troop accommodation limited to a ~48-hour operational period), so insulation scope aboard was materially narrower than on steam combatants.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1956
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (Jul-Aug 1944); LC(FF) conversion yard workers (Jan 1945, location unverified); engine-room crew, flag staff, and embarked troops (1944-46); reserve-fleet and disposal workers (1946-56)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or conversion specification located for LCI(L)-1081/LC(FF)-1081. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution. The LC(FF) conversion's material scope is undocumented - it could have added insulation (staff spaces, radio equipment) but nothing located states so. The reduced insulation scope of small landing craft relative to steam vessels cuts both ways.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-10
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[12]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 (July-August 1944) and naval 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 blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-29) - content via product-page description; same standing defect as Batches 01, 98, and the LCI(L) sibling batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-11
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[13]Batch-4960 search ledger (this record): NavSource/Turner; NARA catalog (two muster-roll file units, formation war diaries, 80 full-text mentions); NHHC 1 May 1945 fleet organization; shipbuildinghistory Defoe yard + LCI tables; NHHC-derived landing-craft register; HAER sister-hull reports; NPS NRHP nomination for LCI(L)-713; NVR; CourtListener; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1081-01 through -16 (incl. -09b)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-1081 / LC(FF)-1081 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned zero hits for opinion queries 'LCI(L)-1081', 'LC(FF)-1081', 'LCI(L) 1081', 'LC(FF) 1081', and 'LCI-1081' and zero dockets/documents for docket-type queries 'LCI(L)-1081' and 'LC(FF)-1081' - the full name-variant space across both designations. Federal documentation of two same-class sister hulls (HAER OR-180, HAER AK-52) and the NPS NRHP nomination for preserved sister LCI(L)-713 contain no asbestos content. A general web sweep for this hull plus asbestos/lawsuit terms returned zero results - not even law-firm marketing listicles name this hull.
- 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 - the hull's deck logs, muster rolls, formation war diaries, builder work orders, and disposal file are the untapped primary series. CourtListener coverage this session: five opinion queries and two docket queries across both designations confirmed at zero; only the minor remaining variants ('LCFF-1081' opinion; 'LCI(L) 1081' and 'LC(FF) 1081' docket) were blocked by fleet API pacing (see ledger) - litigation status is substantially checked and near-exhaustively closed. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1081-12