Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 826-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-1090-lcil1090-pkt-826-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-1090 page (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151090.htm header block, campaign table, unit-assignment paragraph, awards block, disposition lines, specifications block, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 28 August 1944 at Defoe Ship Building Co., Bay City, MI; launched 9 September 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1090 on 14 September 1944, LT. T. M. Janeway USNR in command; assigned in WWII to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with a printed campaign table: Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 28 April to 30 June 1945) and Minesweeping operations-Pacific (Nagoya, Honshu area, 28 September to 25 October 1945; Kochi-Shikoku, 8 to 16 September 1945); 'earned two battle stars for World War II service'. Post-Southwest-Pacific assignment: LCI Flotilla Nineteen (LCDR. E. C. Floger), LCI Group Fifty-Six (LTjg. C. M. Reese USNR), LCI Division One Hundred Eleven. Post-war Occupation and China service: Navy Occupation Service Medal period 2 September to 16 December 1945; China Service Medal (extended) period printed 19 June 1946 to 1 September 1947. Decommissioned 30 June 1946; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; sold 9 December 1950; registered 1956 by Jack W. Wilson, Seattle, WA as freight barge C.B. 1090; final disposition 'abandoned in 1957'. Awards printed: China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2 stars), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp). Call sign NVUU. Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; 4 officers + 24 enlisted; five single 20mm guns.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1957
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (Aug-Sep 1944); crew 1944-46 (4 officers + 24 enlisted complement; embarked troops up to ~188); merchant crews 1956-57
- 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. The printed China Service Medal window (19 June 1946 - 1 September 1947) extends past the printed decommissioning (30 June 1946) - carried verbatim, flagged in gaps. Flotilla assignment is printed as post-Southwest-Pacific; the timeline against the Okinawa campaign (April-June 1945) is not explicitly stated in the source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-01
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[3]National Archives, Navy deck log holdings (RG 24, National Archives at College Park, MD) - batch-provided NARA Special List 44 inventory (PDF page 21) records deck logs for LCI(L)-1090 covering 14 September 1944 - 31 December 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 deck logs, College Park; Special List 44 holdings per batch specification (PDF page 21); program page archives.gov/research/military/logbooks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds Navy deck logs for USS LCI(L)-1090 covering 14 September 1944 through 31 December 1945 (batch-provided NARA Special List 44 holdings data; the coverage start coincides with the 14 September 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. The window spans the ship's entire commissioned wartime service including the Okinawa campaign and the first three months of occupation duty.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-09-14 to 1945-12-31
- Population
- Officers and crew of LCI(L)-1090, September 1944 - December 1945
- Limitations
- Log-coverage endpoints are holdings bounds, not service-life claims. Contents were not individually inspected this session; the coverage window ends 31 December 1945 - 1946 logs (final months through the 30 June 1946 decommissioning) exist in NARA custody but their digitization 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-1090-02
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[4]NARA Catalog records for this hull: 'LCI(L)-1090 - Rep of opers in the occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Islands, 4/28/45-6/30/45' (NAID 77505857, RG 38 Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Fold3 image 300772843); 'LCI(L) 1090 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120321081, RG 24 Bureau of Naval Personnel; Ancestry dbid 1143) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77505857 (RG 38, Fold3 image 300772843); NAID 120321081 (RG 24); both at NARA College Park
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog records confirmed live for this hull: the ship's own report of operations in the occupation of the Okinawa Gunto covering 28 April - 30 June 1945 (RG 38, scanned under the Fold3-NARA collaboration) - the primary-source action report behind the printed Okinawa battle star - and the hull's muster rolls (RG 24, scanned under the Ancestry-NARA collaboration). The operations report's date range matches the NavSource campaign table exactly (28 April - 30 June 1945).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-04-28 to 1945-06-30 (operations report); muster-roll span not stated in catalog title
- Population
- Officers and crew of LCI(L)-1090, April-June 1945 (operations report); full crew list (muster rolls)
- Limitations
- Existence verified in the NARA catalog; contents not read - Fold3/Ancestry images are membership-gated (catalog page verified live HTTP 200; Fold3 image page redirects to login, HTTP 301). Action reports of this type are operational narratives, not material inventories - no asbestos content expected or asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-03
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[5]NARA Catalog, unit war diaries covering this hull's documented formations: COM LCI(L) GR 56 - War Diary, 3/1/1945 to 4/30/1945 (NAID 140001394); COM LCI(L) GR 56 - War Diary, 8/1/45 to 9/30/45 (NAID 77595553); COM LCI(L) FLOT 19 - War Diary, 9/25/44 to 2/28/45 (NAID 139915489); COM LCI(L) FLOT 19 - War Diary, 4/1-30/45 (NAID 77584903) - all RG 38, NARA College Park, Fold3-digitized; formation identity per NavSource/Turner [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 140001394, NAID 77595553 (GR 56); NAID 139915489, NAID 77584903 (FLOT 19); all RG 38, NARA College Park
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds and has digitized the war diaries of the units to which NavSource assigns this hull: LCI Flotilla Nineteen (September 1944 - February 1945, and April 1945) and LCI Group Fifty-Six (March-April 1945, and August-September 1945). The Group 56 diary for March-April 1945 covers the run-up and opening of the Okinawa campaign for which this hull earned a battle star; the August-September 1945 diary spans the surrender and the start of the minesweeping operations in which the hull participated. These formation-level records are the standard place a division boat's operations, tasking, and casualties are summarized.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-09 to 1945-09 (diary coverage located)
- Population
- LCI Flotilla 19 / Group 56 / Division 111 crews
- Limitations
- Existence verified in the NARA catalog; contents not read (Fold3 membership-gated). Unit-level diaries are formation records - LCI(L)-1090's presence in any given month's diary is likely given the documented assignment but was not individually verified this session; NavSource frames the Flotilla 19/Group 56 assignment as following Southwest Pacific service, so early-window diaries may predate the hull's arrival. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-04
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[6]ShipbuildingHistory, 'Defoe Shipbuilding' yard table (hull 343 = LCI(L) 1090, US Navy landing craft, 236d t., 158 ft, Sep-44, 'Target at Bikini') and companion LCI(L) production list (LCI(L) 1090, Defoe SB, Bay City MI, 14-Sep-44, 'Sold 1950') [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/defoe.htm row 343; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm LCI(L) 1090 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent shipyard-production tabulation corroborates builder and identity: Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City MI, built LCI(L)s 1052-1098 (yard hulls 305-351); hull 343 is LCI(L) 1090, a 236-ton, 158-ft landing craft dated September 1944; the companion LCI(L) table dates her 14 September 1944 (the commissioning date per NavSource) and carries 'Sold 1950' (consistent with the 9 December 1950 sale per NavSource/Turner). However the yard-table disposition column prints 'Target at Bikini' - a claim not corroborated by the official NHHC Operation Crossroads target-vessel disposition list, which does not include LCI-1090 (see ev-07).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944; 1946-1957 (disposal notes)
- Population
- Defoe Shipbuilding trades, Bay City, Aug-Sep 1944
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled production tables (shipbuildinghistory.com), not primary records; the yard-page '1-Sep-44' column appears to be a build-month marker while the LCI page prints 14-Sep-44 matching NavSource's commissioning. The two tables' disposition cells disagree ('Target at Bikini' vs 'Sold 1950') - the conflict is reported, not resolved; see ev-07 and gaps. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-05
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[7]'US Navy Landing Ships/Craft, 1940-1945' (HyperWar transcription of the NHHC 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' ship-list compilation), LCI(L) section, LCI(L)-1090 entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, LCI(L) section, LCI(L)-1090 table row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC-derived register lists LCI(L)-1090 among the 1942-44 commissioned LCI(L)s with no loss, conversion, or transfer annotation - consistent with the NavSource/Turner service history (remained LCI(L) throughout; not sunk, not lend-leased, not redesignated LCI(G)/(M)/(R) or LSIL). No individual DANFS entry exists for this hull: 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 and commission window 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-1090-06
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, 'Disposition of Target Vessels' (Operation Crossroads online reading room), LCI section [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- history.navy.mil Operation Crossroads reading room, Disposition of Target Vessels page, LCIs section (live 2026-09-29)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Defoe yard table's 'Target at Bikini' disposition for this hull is not corroborated by the official NHHC Operation Crossroads target-vessel disposition list, which enumerates six LCIs - LCI-327, LCI-329, LCI-332, LCI-549, LCI-615, and LCI-620 - and does not include LCI-1090. The NavSource/Turner chain (sold 9 December 1950; merchant barge C.B. 1090 from 1956; abandoned 1957) and the companion LCI(L) production list ('Sold 1950') both contradict the Bikini-target cell.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1946 (Crossroads); 1950-1957 (merchant chain)
- Limitations
- Absence from the target-vessel disposition list is strong evidence against the 'target' claim but is not absolute proof the hull was never present at Bikini in a non-target role (e.g., instrumentation or support craft) - no source located places this hull at Bikini in any capacity. The conflict is reported; 'sold 1950 / merchant service / abandoned 1957' is the better-corroborated chain.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-07
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[9]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) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 (or0606data.pdf), description/historical sections; HAER AK-52 (ak0557data.pdf), insulation passages pp. 8, 19 equivalent text (mid-1980s conversion work)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Federal HAER documentation describes the LCI-351 class's construction: welded 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 eight 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 6-71 diesels, 4 per shaft, 2,320 shp). Neither HAER record mentions asbestos; full text of both was extracted this session and 'asbestos' appears zero times - the only insulation applications described (Husky II spray-on reefer-hold and cooling-unit insulation) date 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) crews
- Limitations
- Sister-hull documentation, not this hull - establishes class construction practice only. Absence of asbestos mention in a HAER narrative is not evidence of absence aboard any hull; it is not a materials survey. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block for this hull (all-diesel GM 6-71 plant, twin screws); HAER class documentation (welded-steel construction, engine-room layout); shipbuildinghistory LCI(L) type notes (Defoe built hulls 1052-1098, ten LCI yards overall); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (ev-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; HAER OR-180/AK-52 construction descriptions; shipbuildinghistory defoe.htm/lcil.htm tables; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A welded-steel diesel-powered landing craft built September 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. 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
- 1944-1957
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (Aug-Sep 1944); engine-room crew and embarked troops (1944-46); merchant barge crews (1956-57); any scrapping/abandonment workers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-1090. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution. The reduced insulation scope of small landing craft relative to steam vessels cuts both ways - fewer candidate systems, but machinery-space lagging remained era-typical.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-09
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[11]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 (Sep 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 01/98/4945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-10
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[12]Batch-4969 search ledger (this record): NavSource/Turner; NARA catalog (Okinawa operations report, muster rolls, deck-log holding, unit war diaries); shipbuildinghistory Defoe yard + LCI tables; NHHC-derived landing-craft register; NHHC Operation Crossroads target-vessel disposition list; HAER sister-hull reports; NVR; CourtListener; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1090-01 through -15 (17 rows incl. -08b, -08c)
- 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)-1090 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion index returned zero hits for three exact-name queries - 'LCI(L)-1090', 'LCI-1090', 'LCI(L) 1090' - with the fourth variant ('LCI 1090') blocked by fleet API pacing. Federal documentation of two same-class sister hulls (HAER OR-180, HAER AK-52) contains no asbestos content (zero occurrences, text extracted this session). Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing listicles asserting asbestos aboard landing craft without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- 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, Okinawa operations report, muster rolls, builder work orders, and disposal file are the untapped primary series. CourtListener coverage is complete at the opinion level for three of four name variants; the loose variant 'LCI 1090' and docket-type (type=r) queries remain unrun - blocked by fleet API pacing this session (see ledger). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1090-11