Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 804-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-1087-lcil1087-pkt-804-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-1087 (10/15/151087); history credit 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page header block (construction/service timeline), awards ribbon images, unit-assignment lines, and final-disposition line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI(L)-351-class landing craft infantry (large) laid down 14 August 1944 at Defoe Ship Building Co., Bay City, MI; launched 26 August 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1087, 31 August 1944. WWII assignment: Asiatic-Pacific Theater - LCI Flotilla Thirteen (CDR M. B. Brown USN), LCI Group Thirty-Eight (LCDR G. A. Jaquenot USNR), LCI Division Seventy-Six. Decommissioned in 1946; struck from the Naval Register 28 March 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 28 January 1947; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Awards listed: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content. NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation (history credited to the Turner Publishing LCI volume), not a primary registry; 'decommissioned in 1946' carries no specific date and sits awkwardly beside the 28 March 1946 strike date - see gaps. Establishes milestones and unit assignment, not exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-1087 (10/15/151087), Specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block, lower half of page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource specification block for this hull: displacement 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; length 158' 5.5"; beam 23' 3"; speed 16 kts max / 14 kts maximum continuous; complement 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers, 182 enlisted; cargo 75 tons; armament five single 20mm guns; armor '2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house'; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors '6051 series 71' diesel engines, 4 per shaft, single GM main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 30 kW 120V DC ship's service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Specification transcription only - no asbestos or material-fiber content is stated. The engine-model string '6051 series 71' is a probable misprint for the GM 6-71 series used by the class; carried as printed, unresolved - see gaps. The 'plastic splinter protection' armor naming is carried verbatim; its fiber content is not established by this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-02
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[4]National Archives Catalog, 'LCI(L) 1087 - Muster Rolls', NAID 120321477 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog record page: title line, image count (104), first listed muster date 1944-09-30, parent series statement
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog file unit 'LCI(L) 1087 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120321477, Record Group 24, Bureau of Naval Personnel series 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities', 1939-1949): 104 scanned images of this hull's personnel muster rolls exist (Ancestry-partnership scan); the first listed muster-roll date is 30 September 1944 - consistent with the commissioning-era crew.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1949 (series coverage; hull coverage begins Sept 1944)
- Population
- Crew named on the muster rolls (officers and enlisted, from September 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival existence record only: establishes that muster rolls for this hull are held and digitized; contents not examined for this record. Muster rolls name personnel and reporting dates but contain no asbestos, materials, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-03
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[5]National Archives Catalog, LCI(L)-1087 War Diary file units (NAIDs 83565069, 77504650, 77559697, 77553295, 77590083) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog search '"LCI(L) 1087"' results (36 hits): five hull-titled War Diary file units with roll numbers; individual record pages show microfilm-publication cover-image scans (Fold3)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog lists five monthly WWII war diaries for this hull - 'LCI(L)-1087 - War Diary' for 7/1-31/45 (NAID 83565069, roll A1852), 8/1-31/45 (NAID 77504650, roll A1886), 9/1-30/45 (NAID 77559697, roll A1946), 10/1-31/45 (NAID 77553295, roll A1938), and 11/1-30/45 (NAID 77590083, roll A1981) - Record Group 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations), 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' series. Their existence establishes monthly operational reporting through November 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-07 to 1945-11
- Limitations
- Archival existence record only: the catalog itemizes the diaries and rolls but the diary text is not digitized (single cover-image scans; Fold3 partnership). Whether they describe combat operations, occupation duty, or stateside disposal preparation is unestablished - contents unexamined. Existence of diaries proves reporting, not operations. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-04
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[6]NARA, 'An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs' (post-1940 logs held at College Park) + '1941-1959 Deck Logs, including World War 2 and the Korean War' + batch-assignment NARA holdings data for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov deck-log resource pages; catalog search '"LCI(L) 1087"' (no deck-log file unit surfaced)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA records Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-1087 covering 31 August 1944 - 30 June 1945 (per batch-assignment holdings data; NARA's deck-log documentation states post-1940 Navy deck logs are held at the National Archives in College Park, MD, in the Record Group 24 logbooks series). No itemized deck-log file unit for this hull was located in the public National Archives Catalog during this session; the catalog surfaces the hull's muster rolls and war diaries but not its deck logs.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-08-31 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Crew of record during the logged period (4 officers + ~24 enlisted complement)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: coverage dates are holdings-list bounds, NOT commissioning/decommissioning claims (the start date coincides with commissioning per NavSource, but the log series cannot establish a decommissioning event, and coverage ends 30 June 1945 while war diaries continue through November 1945). Deck logs are the primary research path for reconstructing this hull's 1944-45 movements and work events; unexamined, undigitized.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-05
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[7]Consolidated era/design inference - NavSource LCI(L)-351 specification block (this hull) + documented WWII amphibious-craft construction practice; compare LST class-file treatment (diesel amphibious types) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class technical data; NavSource 10/15/151087 specifications
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LCI(L)-351-class landing craft: no boilers or steam plant aboard - asbestos-relevant applications for the type are GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, accommodation/bulkhead insulation, deck coverings and tile, valve/stem packing, winch and windlass brake linings, and electrical insulation. A hull of this type and August-1944 construction date sits squarely inside the documented WWII naval-shipbuilding asbestos era.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Construction trades at Defoe Ship Building Co., Bay City (1944); crew and embarked troops (1944-1946)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, survey, or work package located for LCI(L)-1087. Names era-standard applications for a diesel landing craft, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Establishes no exposure for any individual. Small shallow-draft amphibious craft had materially less installed insulation than seagoing combatants - the inference list is bounded by the type.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-06
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[8]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this August-1944 landing craft was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, its class, or its builder and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-07
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[9]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 not retrieved - gao.gov blocks automated fetches, HTTP 403, consistent with prior batches)
- 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), commissioned service (1944-1946), and Maritime Commission disposal (1947).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- 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 this session (403); content via product-page description - same standing limitation as BATCH-01/BATCH-98.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-08
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[10]National Museum of the Great Lakes (nmgl.org), 'Fighting Ships from Bay City - July 1945' (by Bert C. Brennan, republished 2020) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Article body: Defoe production counts ('forty-seven landing craft infantry (large)'), workforce figure (~4,000), roll-over construction description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Museum-published period documentation of this hull's builder: a July 1945 account republished by the National Museum of the Great Lakes states that Defoe Shipbuilding Co. of Bay City, MI - founded by Harry J. Defoe - employed some 4,000 workers and had produced nearly 135 Navy vessels since Pearl Harbor, including forty-seven landing craft infantry (large) (LCI-L), making Defoe 'one of the largest producers of Navy ships on the Great Lakes'; it also describes Defoe's 'roll-over' hull-construction method and assembly-line technique (six Navy 'E' awards).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- Defoe Shipbuilding workforce, ~4,000 (1941-1945 window)
- Limitations
- Builder-era context only: documents the yard's wartime output and workforce scale, not materials or asbestos use aboard any hull. LCI(L)-1087 is one of the 47 LCI(L)s described only at the count level - the article does not name the hull. Establishes builder identity and production context consistent with NavSource, nothing more.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-09
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[11]Batch-4966 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS URL probe; NVR probe; NavSource; NARA catalog; CourtListener API v4 (type=o and type=r) = 0 hits on all queried forms [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1087-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum condition report, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-1087 was found in the public sources searched. NHHC/DANFS holds no entry for this hull (canonical URL returned 'Page Not Found' on 2026-09-29); the Naval Vessel Register carries no entry (vessels disposed before the late-1980s NVR coverage window are not listed); CourtListener API v4 returned zero hits on every query run: '"LCI(L)-1087"', '"LCI-1087"', and '"LCI 1087"' in opinions (type=o) and '"LCI(L)-1087"' in RECAP dockets (type=r).
- 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 mass-produced Navy landing craft sits inside the documented WWII asbestos era by era inference. Litigation coverage is a completed negative for the queried forms: zero opinion hits on three hull-designation spellings and zero RECAP docket hits on the exact designation; queries ran 2026-09-29 after fleet-wide pacing delays. Coverage caveat: an unnamed numbered craft could appear in pleadings under nonstandard spellings not swept, and state-court records are outside the CourtListener index.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1087-10