Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 806-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-13-lcil13-pkt-806-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-13 (history credited to Turner Publishing, USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page for USS LCI(L)-13: unit history block, Europe-Africa-Middle East campaign table, specifications block, awards/ribbon block, Newhaven photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI-1-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down September 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ; launched October 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-13 on 31 October 1942. Assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCI Flotilla Two; campaign table credits North African occupation - Tunisian operations (1943-03-27 to 07-09), Sicilian occupation (1943-07-09 to 07-15), Salerno landings (1943-09-09 to 09-21), Anzio-Nettuno advanced landing (1944-01-22 to 03-01), and the invasion of Normandy (1944-06-06 to 06-25); five battle stars. Decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom 20 October 1944 (served as HM LCI(L)-13); returned to U.S. Naval custody 28 May 1946; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; transferred to the State Department 13 February 1948 for disposal; final disposition unknown. Class specifications: 236 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kt max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted, troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; propulsion two sets of four GM series-71 diesels, 4 per shaft, 2,320 shp, twin variable-pitch propellers. International Radio Call Sign NJQO. Page photography places the hull at Newhaven, Sussex, in March 1944 with LCI(L)-14, -9, -16, and -238 preparing for D-Day.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Ship's crew (4+24 class spec) plus embarked troops (up to ~188); Royal Navy crew 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (Turner Publishing unit history via NavSource), not a primary Navy record - the canonical per-hull public reference for this craft type. Crew figures are class specifications, not hull rosters. Launch given as month only ('October 1942'); secondary tabulation (navypedia) carries 26 September 1942 - see gaps. No asbestos or material-condition content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-01
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[3]National Archives Catalog: USS LCI(L) 13 - Act rep, Anzio, Italy, 1/22/44 (NAID 78313063), RG 38 'WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories', Roll A835, micro serial 65789 - digitized, 1 image, read in full [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 78313063, single scanned page (catalog.archives.gov/medialz .../A_0835/images/0221.jpg); file A16-3/LCI(L) 13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's own action report, dated 5 February 1944, signed by commanding officer Richard G. Redell and routed via Commander LCI(L) Group Five, Flotilla Two, Commander Task Group 81.3, and Commander Task Force 81. It records: participation in the Anzio-area beachhead operation under Commander Amphibious Task Force Operation Plan 147-43 on 22 January 1944; embarkation of 'Company D and a headquarters unit of the 130th Infantry (143 men, 14 officers)' - unit numeral as printed - in Pozzuoli harbor on 20 January 1944; underway 0450 on 21 January; beached 0240 on 22 January on the assigned beach; troops disembarked without casualty; retracted at 0255; small-arms fire observed from the beach during retraction; return to Pozzuoli in LCI(L) convoy, moored 2145 the same day. Paragraph 3: 'Due to breakdown of starboard shaft, USS LCI(L) 13 did not participate in any follow-up activities' - a documented machinery casualty.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-01-20 to 1944-02-05
- Population
- Ship's crew (~4 officers + 24 enlisted, class spec); embarked 143 enlisted + 14 officers (130th Infantry as printed)
- Limitations
- Primary operational document, transcribed from the digitized scan: establishes the Anzio landing evolution, troop lift, and a starboard-shaft machinery casualty - no material-condition or asbestos content. The embarked unit is printed '130th Infantry'; the numeral is transcribed verbatim and may reflect a wartime typographical error (Anzio assault echelon units belonged to other regiments) - not resolved here. The shaft-breakdown repair event is documented; its scope and location are not described in the report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-02
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[4]National Archives Catalog: USS LCI (L) 13 - Act Rep, Op "AVALANCHE" (NAID 77802347), RG 38 'WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories', Roll A650, micro serial 58782 - digitized, 4 images, read in full [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77802347, images 0127-0130 on Roll A650 (splice cover; 1st-4th endorsements); underlying report 'CO LCI(L) 13 Conf. ltr. dated 1 October 1943' cited as '4 Encls - pp 3-5'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized endorsement chain on the hull's Salerno (Operation AVALANCHE) action report - the commanding officer's confidential letter dated 1 October 1943 (the letter body itself is the referenced enclosure, pp. 3-5, not among the four scanned images): first endorsement by Commander LCI(L) Group Four, Flotilla Two, 6 October 1943 (E. W. Wilson); second by Commander Task Unit 81.3.2, 8 October 1943 (S. H. Pattie; J. P. Allen by direction); third by Commander Task Group 81.3 (LST Flotilla Two, Amphibious Force, Northwest African Waters), 9 October 1943 (F. M. Adams); fourth by Commander, Eighth Amphibious Force, serial 00299, 20 October 1943 (J. L. Hall, Jr.) - 'The LCI(L)-13 performed the duties assigned her in a creditable manner.' The Group Four routing dates her Salerno-era flotilla subdivision; by the Anzio report she routed via Group Five.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-09 (Salerno landings) to 1943-10-20 (final endorsement)
- Population
- Ship's crew; amphibious force staff chain of command
- Limitations
- Primary endorsement documents establish AVALANCHE participation, command chain, and group assignment; the CO's underlying report text is referenced but not scanned in this file unit. No material-condition or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-03
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[5]National Archives Catalog: 'LCI(L) 13 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120233720), RG 24 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' - digitized, 76 images [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 120233720; 76 images; muster-roll date range beginning 1942-10-31
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A digitized muster-roll run exists for this hull - 76 images (Ancestry-provided scans; file #32860_245031-00002), the first muster dated 31 October 1942, matching the commissioning date. Muster rolls enumerate the embarked crew by name, rate, and reporting dates - the authoritative source for this hull's actual complement vs. the class specification, and the personnel-level record for any later exposure attribution.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1944 (roll run)
- Population
- Hull crew by name/rate (USN service period)
- Limitations
- Existence and extent verified; contents not transcribed - per-person service data unexamined. No material-condition or asbestos content. Later musters under Royal Navy service (Oct 1944 - May 1946) are British records, not in this series.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-04
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[6]National Archives Catalog: file unit 'LCI(L)-13' (NAID 175662593), RG 19 'Records of the Bureau of Ships', series 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings' (1945-1955), creator Bureau of Ships Preliminary Design Branch - paper/microfilm, unrestricted, Not Yet Available Online [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 175662593; RG 19 series 559593 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings'; paper copy at College Park - Textual Reference
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds a hull-specific Bureau of Ships engineering-drawing microfilm file for LCI(L)-13 - the plan set that would depict the craft's insulation arrangements, machinery layout, and material callouts. This is the strongest unexamined lead for ship-specific material condition for this vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942 construction; series coverage 1945-1955
- Limitations
- Unexamined microfilm - existence verified, contents unknown. Whether the drawings carry insulation or material schedules is undetermined; may contain no asbestos-relevant callouts. Requires a College Park pull or reproduction request to evaluate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-05
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[7]NARA Navy deck-log inventory (1941-1959 series, Special List 44; catalog record NAID 178406296 'Special Lists 43-44'): deck logs recorded for LCI(L)-13 covering 1943-12-01 through 1944-02-29 (coverage per batch-provided PRIMARY record of the NARA deck-log inventory) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log program page (log content description); Special List 44 p.21 per batch PRIMARY; catalog search surfaced no online deck-log file units for the hull
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA records Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-13 spanning 1943-12-01 to 1944-02-29 - a dated operational record interval for this hull. Per the batch's PRIMARY note, log-coverage endpoints are not claimed as commissioning/decommissioning dates; here the recorded window (Dec 1943 - Feb 1944) is plainly a subset of her U.S. service (commissioned Oct 1942, to the Royal Navy Oct 1944). No digitized deck-log file unit for this hull surfaced in the catalog search - consistent with paper logbooks held at College Park.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-12-01 to 1944-02-29
- Population
- Ship's crew (log entries include personnel, injuries, disciplinary actions)
- Limitations
- Coverage interval per PRIMARY record of the NARA inventory; the endpoints bound the surviving/inventoried log run only. Logs before Dec 1943 and after Feb 1944 (up to the Oct 1944 UK transfer) are not represented in this inventory entry - location unknown. Deck logs are operational/disciplinary records, not hazmat records - they would document machinery casualties (e.g., the starboard-shaft breakdown of Jan 1944), not insulation materials. Unexamined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-06
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[8]National Archives Catalog formation-level records naming LCI(L) Flotilla Two / its operations: 'COM LCI (L) FLOT 2 - Action Reports on Operation HUSKY (Enc A-S)' (NAID 135946468, Roll A547); 'COM LCI(L) FLOT 2 - War Diary, 3/1-31/44' (NAID 78383252, Roll A906); 'COMTASKFOR 81 - Forwarding of Anzio, Italy, Act Reps with Comment' (NAID 78429393, Roll A961); 'Commander, Landing Craft and Bases, Amphibious Force, 8th Fleet, North African Waters, 3/23/43-12/28/43' (NAID 190142475, Roll S-2086); 'LCI(L) Flotilla 2 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120249473); 'ALLIED NAVAL COMMANDER IN-CHIEF, EXPEDITIONARY FORCE - Naval Oper Orders for the invasion of Normandy' (NAID 83521506, Roll A1802) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog search "LCI(L)-13" - 55 results; formation file units as listed
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog search on the hull designation returns 55 records; beyond the three hull-specific file units (muster rolls; AVALANCHE and Anzio action reports; BuShips drawing file), the hits are formation-level operational records in which LCI(L)-13 appears in flotilla/order-of-battle context: Flotilla Two HUSKY action reports (Sicily), the March 1944 Flotilla Two war diary, COMTASKFOR 81's Anzio report forwarding, the Eighth Amphibious Force landing-craft command diary covering North African Waters operations Mar-Dec 1943, Flotilla Two muster rolls, and the ANCXF naval operation orders for Normandy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- Flotilla Two crews and staffs, 1943-1944
- Limitations
- Formation-level files name the hull as a unit of the formation - they establish organizational context and operations, not this craft's material condition. Contents largely unexamined microfilm; the Normandy op orders would confirm her landing assignment if pulled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-07
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource LCI-1-class specification block (eight GM series-71 diesels, 4 per shaft, 2,320 shp, twin variable-pitch propellers - no boilers); shipyard-exposure-map Atlas record for new-york-shipbuilding (documented asbestos products: Pabco Six-Ply Super Caltemp Block 15% chrysotile, Ehret 85% magnesia insulation, Johns Manville Transite panels, asbestos gaskets, packing, asbestos-coated welding rod 5-15%, ebonized asbestos lumber, wire insulation 75-85% chrysotile, felt insulation 5-50%; shipyard-worker cohort SMRs incl. 16x mesothelioma risk for electricians, PMC6280925, and asbestosis findings PMC6310930 / PMID 7342758) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; shipyards.json entry new-york-shipbuilding; NARA ev-02 shaft-casualty passage
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered welded-steel landing craft built September-October 1942 at New York Shipbuilding sits inside both the Navy asbestos era and that specific yard's documented asbestos-use window. Asbestos-relevant applications for a small diesel craft of this type and period concentrate in engine and exhaust lagging in the engine room, machinery gaskets and packing, thermal/acoustic insulation in accommodation spaces and the deckhouse, deck coverings, and brake linings on the ramp winch. The documented starboard-shaft machinery casualty of January 1944 (ev-02) is the kind of event that put repair hands inside machinery spaces.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (NY Shipbuilding, 1942); engine-room crew; repair parties for the Jan 1944 shaft casualty; Royal Navy crew 1944-46
- Limitations
- Class/era/yard inference only - no material schedule or asbestos survey for the LCI-1 class or this hull was located, and the BuShips drawing file (ev-05) that might carry insulation callouts is unexamined. Establishes no asbestos aboard this hull, no quantities, and no exposure for any individual. Yard-product documentation is yard-level, not hull-level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-08
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[10]NavalCoverMuseum designation-history page for LCI(L) 13; USCG Historian's Office 'USCG-Manned LCI(L)s' roster (history.uscg.mil) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavalCoverMuseum wiki 'LCI(L) 13' designation table + postmark table (JonBurdett_lcil13_19440908); history.uscg.mil USCG-Manned LCI(L)s roster page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavalCoverMuseum independently corroborates the designation chain: USS LCI(L)-13 commissioned 31 October 1942, decommissioned and transferred to Great Britain 20 October 1944 as HM LCI(L)-13, returned to U.S. Naval custody 28 May 1946, transferred 13 February 1948 to the State Department for disposal, fate unknown; a Locy Type 2z postmark documents postal usage aboard on 8 September 1944 (still under U.S. commission). Separately, the USCG Historian's Office roster of the 28 Coast Guard-manned LCI(L)s (hulls 83-96 and 319-325, Flotillas 4/10/35) does not include LCI(L)-13 - she was Navy-crewed, consistent with her Flotilla Two assignment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- USN crew (to Oct 1944); Royal Navy crew (Oct 1944 - May 1946)
- Limitations
- NavalCoverMuseum is a specialist collector archive (secondary); it lists the strike date as 'date unknown' where NavSource gives 5 June 1946 - carried variant in gaps. The USCG roster establishes crew-service arm only. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-09
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[11]Batch-4980 search ledger (this record): NARA catalog (55 hull-designation records; 3 hull-specific file units + BuShips drawing file read/verified); NavSource; NHHC/DANFS; CourtListener API v4 (opinion and docket); shipbuildinghistory.com yard table; navypedia; USCG Historian's roster; usslci.org; NavalCoverMuseum; live-web hull+asbestos searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum material documentation, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-13 / HM LCI(L)-13 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion and docket searches on all designation variants returned zero hits; an unquoted control query's 179 hits were name collisions on an unrelated telecommunications litigant (LCI International), not this vessel.
- 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- and yard-level inference stands (see ev-08). The strongest unexamined leads are the BuShips engineering-drawing microfilm (NAID 175662593), the Dec 1943 - Feb 1944 deck-log run, and the digitized muster-roll contents. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-13-lcil13-10