USS LCI(L)-19

Evidence

15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).

1. [1]research packet 807-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-19-lcil19-pkt-807-packet-md

2. [2]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-19 ex-USS LCI(L)-19 page (Turner Publishing compilation; last updated 16 February 2024) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/15/150019.htm: title block (USS LCI(G)-19 ex USS LCI(L)-19), construction/commissioning block, campaign table, redesignation and Pacific unit chain, occupation/China windows, disposition lines, awards block, specifications block, photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Secondary compilation (NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive, history credited to Turner Publishing 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry," Vol. II', 1995) records: LCI-1 class; built at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden NJ (laid down and launched 'in 1942', delivered 23 October 1942); commissioned USS LCI(L)-19 on 11 December 1942; assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater as a unit of LCI Flotilla One with printed campaigns - Sicilian occupation 9-15 July 1943; Salerno landings 9-21 September 1943; Anzio-Nettuno advanced landing 22 January-5 February 1944; West Coast of Italy operations-1944; Invasion of Southern France 15 August-28 September 1944; redesignated LCI(G)-19 on 15 July 1945; while assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater came under LCI Flotilla Thirty-Seven (LCDR. J. P. Moore), LCI Group One Hundred Ten (LT. G. A. Lyon), LCI Division Two Hundred Nineteen; postwar Occupation and China service 24 October-1 December 1945 (both Navy Occupation Service Medal and China Service Medal (extended) printed for that window); decommissioned date unknown; struck date unknown; sold 5 February 1947, final disposition 'fate unknown'; four battle stars. Spec block: 216 t. light / 234 t. landing / 389 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; LCI(L) complement 3+21, LCI(G) 5+65; troop capacity 6+182; LCI(G) armament two 40mm, four 20mm, six .50cal, ten Mk7 rocket launchers; GM diesel plant 1,600 BHP. Contributed photographs place her alongside another LCI at Bizerte; embarking 3rd Ranger Battalion troops with LCI(L)-44 and -45 for the Anzio landings of 22 January 1944; landing 3rd Infantry Division troops at La Croix Valmer, Southern France, 15 August 1944; and (as ex-LCI(L)-19, unattributed) beached at Hollywood FL. Radio call sign NJOL.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   New York Shipbuilding trades (1942); ship's company 1942-47; embarked troops in five amphibious campaigns

   Limitations

   Volunteer-maintained secondary compilation drawing on the Turner Publishing unit-history book, not a primary registry. Its commissioning date (11 Dec 1942), Flotilla One assignment, Sicily/Salerno/Anzio employment, flagship role and the Southern France dates are independently corroborated by the hull's own NARA records read this session (ev-02/-03/-04); its Pacific unit chain (Flotilla 37/Group 110/Div 219), occupation windows, and struck/sold details rest on this compilation alone. Contains no asbestos or material content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-01

3. [3]NARA Catalog NAID 136025306: 'USS LCI(L) 19 - War Diary, 12/11/42 to 11/30/43' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; microfilm Roll 718; 3 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/136025306; Roll 718 images 0574 (cover: 'WAR DIARY ... U.S.S. LCI(L) NINETEEN / December 11, 1942 - November 30, 1943'), 0575-0576 (narrative summary pages, signed A. C. Sima) - read at full resolution this session

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The hull's own digitized war diary (NAID 136025306, cover + two narrative summary pages read at full resolution) records, signed A. C. Sima: USS LCI(L) Nineteen 'commissioned on December 11, 1942 at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania'; fitting-out and shakedown via the Chesapeake-Delaware canal to ATB Solomons MD (arrived 26 December); Chesapeake Bay training; 'joined LCI Flotilla I, Group III, Section V on February 28, 1943'; sailed from Little Creek 19 March 1943 as part of Task Force 60 (Task Unit 60.2.4); Bermuda 22-27 March; arrived Tenes, Algeria 13 April 1943; amphibious training of Army regimental combat teams at Arzew (28 April-22 May) and Cherchel (23-30 May); at Mers el Kebir alongside USS Delta 'additional radios were installed in Hold #3' for HQ units (the control-craft fit); departed Arzew 25 June embarked with elements of the 18th Infantry, 32nd Field Artillery, and 540th Engineer Battalion under Task Force 80.6; Tunis-Sousse staging; arrived the transport area off Gela, Sicily ~0430 on 10 July 1943 and landed troops per orders, remaining 10-12 July ferrying Army troops and prisoners of war and serving as radio-relay ship between Beachmaster and ships; Bizerte-based training July-September; 6 September 1943 embarked British 138th Brigade troops under Brigadier J. H. Harding and sortied with the Northern Attack Force, Task Group 85.1 (Commander W. O. Floyd USN aboard commanding Task Unit 85.1.11), reaching point 'Queer', Gulf of Salerno, ~0120 on 9 September 1943 and disembarking all troops to LCVPs; remained in the Salerno area 9 September-6 October as Commander Floyd's flagship assisting salvage, casualty/troop/stevedore transport, and radio relay; repairs at Bizerte; then Naples 25 October-13 November as flagship for Lieutenant G. Raymond USNR (in charge of U.S. LCIs in the Naples area); back to Bizerte 17 November.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-12-11 to 1943-11-30

   Population

   Ship's company (~24 per class standard) under CO A. C. Sima; embarked troops (18th Infantry/32nd FA/540th Eng elements, British 138th Brigade)

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record maintained aboard the ship. Establishes the commissioning date/place, Flotilla One Group III Section V assignment, Atlantic transit, Sicily and Salerno employment, and two flagship stints; contains no asbestos, materials, or hazardous-exposure information. The 11 December 1942 commissioning date in this document supersedes the uboat.net 12 November 1942 variant.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-02

4. [4]NARA Catalog NAID 78335960: 'USS LCI(L) 19 - War Diary, 1/1-31/44' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; microfilm Roll A860; 9 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/78335960; Roll A860 images 0706 (cover), 0707 (1-21 Jan daily sheets), 0708 (10-12 Jan convoy composition and positions), 0709 (21-22 Jan Anzio D-Day entries) - read at full resolution this session; images 0710-0714 (remainder of January) not individually read

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The hull's January 1944 war diary (NAID 78335960, daily sheets on EIGHTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE / LCI(L) Flotilla One letterhead, signed Ens. W. H. Roder, U.S.N.R., commanding) documents: moored at Pier 27 La Pecherie, Bizerte, 1-10 January alongside LCI(L)s 192 and 189 (182 British troops embarked 9 January); convoy Bizerte-Nisida 10-12 January in company with LCI(L)s 3, 4, 10, 17, 32, 37, 39, 40, 47, 189, 190, 191, 194, 219, 220, 221 plus SC 638/692 and PC 1226/1227; Naples-area movements 13-21 January (embarked American Ranger troops at Baia 17 January, disembarked to a British LSI); underway 1225 on 21 January 'for Operation as part of Task Force 81.4' per operation plan 147-43 - the NAF-1 convoy Nisida to the Anzio transport area in company with HMS LSI Circassia. On D-Day 22 January she moored to Circassia at 0250; at 0300 Captain R. Morris USN and a staff of six officers and 23 men came aboard for temporary duty; she anchored off the transport area at 0445, then at 0710 'underway to supervise unloading of LSTs in Red beach area'; general quarters 0810 as enemy aircraft bombed Red Beach; Morris disembarked to Red Beach 0925; at 1035 'LCI(L)20 hit by enemy bomb at Red Beach and set afire'; repeated GQ alarms through the day with two periods moored alongside Biscayne (AGC-18); anchored off the Red Beach area at day's end.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-01-01 to 1944-01-22 (entries read)

   Population

   Ship's company under Ens. W. H. Roder USNR; Capt. R. Morris USN + 6 officers + 23 men embarked 22 Jan; Ranger troops embarked 17 Jan; 182 British troops embarked 9 Jan

   Limitations

   Primary wartime log sheets on the flotilla's own letterhead. Establish Flotilla One identity (printed header), Ens. W. H. Roder USNR as commanding officer by January 1944 (succeeding A. C. Sima at a date not stated), the Anzio run under TF 81.4, and the embarked Morris staff - no asbestos, materials, or hazardous-exposure information. LCI(L)-20's loss is noted as recorded in this diary (it corroborates the register's bare 22 Jan 44 loss note for that hull).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-03

5. [5]NARA Catalog NAID 139773577: 'USS LCI(L) (C) 19 - Rep of Ops in the Invasion of Southern France 8/15-16/44' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; microfilm Roll A1309; 4 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/139773577; Roll A1309 images 1041 (report, 10 Sep 1944, W. H. Roder), 1042 (CTG 87.4 first endorsement, 'US LCI(L)(C) 19, Flagship', Robert Morris, 11 Sep 1944), 1043 (Eighth Amphibious Force second endorsement, Opie, 7 Oct 1944) - read at full resolution this session; image 1044 not individually read

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The hull's own action report for the Invasion of Southern France (Operation DRAGOON), serial LCI(L)(C)19/A16-3 09-44 dated 10 September 1944 and signed by commanding officer W. H. Roder, documents the ship - styled 'LCI(L)(C)19' (control craft) - sortieing from Torre Annunziata anchorage 12 August 1944 in convoy SM-1 with CTG 87.4 (Captain Robert M. Morris USN) and staff embarked; arriving the Green Beach lowering area off Cap Drammont at 0645 on 15 August; lying to 500 yards off PC 546 at Point Baker; advancing to Point Easy at 0700 past the shallow minesweepers; picking up the first assault wave and guiding a misdirected third assault wave (600 yards to port, 60 degrees left of proper course) back to proper position before reversing seaward; and acting as offshore control in the Red Beach area off St. Raphael. The report records dusk air attacks on 15-16 August and shore batteries shelling Green Beach on 15-16 August, and states 'no damage to ship, no casualties, no ammunition expended during the operation.' First endorsement, dated 11 September 1944 and signed by Robert Morris, is headed 'TASK GROUP EIGHTY SEVEN POINT FOUR / US LCI(L)(C) 19, Flagship' - the hull carried the task-group commander's flag for the assault. Second endorsement by Eighth Amphibious Force (John N. Opie III, Chief of Staff, 7 October 1944) forwarded the report noting the ship 'was not under the operational command of this Command during the period of the report.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-08-12 to 1944-09-10 (report and endorsements to 1944-10-07)

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked CTG 87.4 staff (Capt. Robert M. Morris and staff); guided assault waves of embarked troops

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored aboard the ship with flag-level endorsements. Establishes the control-craft designation, the DRAGOON wave-control role, and the CTG 87.4 flagship status; contains no asbestos, materials, or hazardous-exposure information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-04

6. [6]NARA Special List 44, ship-number inventory (sl-44-ship-number.pdf), PDF page 21, LCI(L) run; logbook series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (RG 24, College Park); digitized-logs check at archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online [other_primary]

   Locator

   sl-44-ship-number.pdf PDF page 21 row 'LCI(L)-19 3/1/1943 6/30/1945' (HTTP 200, pdftotext, verified this session); navy-online digitized-logs list checked - hull absent

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA's Special List 44 inventory ('List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947', ship-number section, PDF page 21) lists Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-19 covering 3/1/1943-6/30/1945 (row verified live this session, full text extracted: 'LCI(L)-19 3/1/1943 6/30/1945'). The coverage begins about 2.5 months after the 11 December 1942 commissioning and ends 15 days before the documented 15 July 1945 redesignation to LCI(G)-19; the inventory contains no LCI(G)-19 row, so post-June-1945 logs (Pacific service through disposal) are not in this listing. The logs are not on NARA's list of fully digitized Navy deck logs; the hull's digitized 'War Diary' sheets sit in the separate RG 38 war-diaries microfilm series instead.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1943-03-01 to 1945-06-30

   Population

   Officers and crew of LCI(L)-19, March 1943-June 1945

   Limitations

   Log-coverage endpoints are holdings bounds from the 1978 inventory, not service-life claims; the physical logbooks were not inspected. The Dec 1942-Feb 1943 interval (commissioning through shakedown) falls before this coverage start; whether those earliest logs survive is undetermined. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-05

7. [7]NARA Catalog file-unit records (catalog API, verified 2026-09-29): NAIDs 136025306, 78270151, 78335960, 78430948, 78486959, 78593566, 78607020, 139733953, 134366695, 139748808, 78268797, 120249853, 77462705, 140053681, 101733048, 78460597, 78634022, 139967888 [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/proxy/records/search q='"LCI(L) 19"' (126 hits reviewed); per-NAID /id/ pages returned HTTP 200 for all cited units

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA Catalog holds additional digitized file units for this hull and its documented formations. Hull-level war diaries (RG 38 WWII War Diaries, Fold3-digitized) cover: 12/11/42-11/30/43 (NAID 136025306, read), 12/1-31/43 (78270151), 1/1-31/44 (78335960, read), 2/1/44-3/31/44 (78430948), 4/1-30/44 (78486959), 5/1-31/44 (78593566), 6/1-30/44 (78607020), 7/1-31/44 (139733953), 8/1-31/44 (134366695), 9/1-30/44 (139748808) - near-complete coverage of her Mediterranean service through September 1944. Formation-level records matching the documented unit chain: COM LCI(L) FLOT 1 war diary 2/28/43-11/30/43 (78268797, 33 images) and LCI(L) Flotilla 1 muster rolls (120249853, 166 images); for the Pacific period, COM LCI(L) FLOT 37 war diary 6/1-30/45 (77462705) and COM LCI(L) GR 110 war diaries 5/1-31/45 (140053681) and 6/1-30/45 (101733048). Higher-echelon files for her operations: COMTASKFOR 81 forwarding of Anzio action reports (78460597), COMTASK-GROUP 87.4 report of operations for the Invasion of Southern France 8/12-15/44 (78634022), COM 8th FLEET forwarding of Salerno assault action reports (139967888).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-1945 records

   Population

   Ship's company; Flotilla One and Flotilla 37/Group 110 staffs

   Limitations

   File-unit existence and image counts verified via the catalog API; contents unread except as noted in ev-02/-03/-04. Hull war-diary coverage found ends September 1944 - October 1944 through June 1945 hull diaries were not located in the results reviewed, and a hull muster-roll file unit for LCI(L) 19 was not isolated (flotilla-level rolls exist); the catalog search proxy was intermittently unavailable this session, so a definitive sweep for 'LCI(G) 19' file units could not be completed. No asbestos content in any case - these are operational/personnel records.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-06

8. [8]uboat.net allied-warship record USS LCI(L)-19 (ship/20845); shipbuildinghistory.com 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) - LCI(L)' table and 'New York Shipbuilding' yard table (hull 445) [other_primary]

   Locator

   uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/20845.html (live, HTTP 200); shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm row 'LCI(L) G 19 New York SB Camden NJ 11-Dec-42 Sold 1947'; shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/newyorkship.htm hull 445 row (live, HTTP 200)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Builder and milestone corroboration: uboat.net allied-warship record for USS LCI(L)-19 gives builder New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden NJ), ordered 3 June 1942, laid down 15 September 1942, launched 8 October 1942, commissioned 12 November 1942, 'reclassified as LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns, on 15 July 1945', sold 5 February 1947; shipbuildinghistory.com's LCI(L) table prints 'LCI(L) | G | 19 | New York SB | Camden NJ | 11-Dec-42 | Sold 1947' (variant column already flagging the later gunboat conversion); the New York Shipbuilding yard table lists hull 445 = 'LCI(L) 19, U.S. Navy, Landing Craft, 194d t., 158 ft, Dec-42, Struck 1946'. The three compilations agree on builder, the December 1942 commissioning month, and the 1947 sale; the hull's own war diary (ev-02) fixes commissioning at 11 December 1942 at Philadelphia Navy Yard, superseding the uboat.net 12 November date.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Limitations

   Secondary compilations consistent with each other and with the hull's own records (commissioning month, LCI(G) reclassification, sale). Precise laid-down/launched dates (15 Sep/8 Oct 1942) rest solely on uboat.net - NavSource gives only 'in 1942'; no DANFS entry or BuShips contract source located. The yard table's 'Struck 1946' note conflicts with NavSource's 'struck, date unknown' - carried as an unresolved variant. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-07

9. [9]HyperWar (ibiblio.org), 'Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945', Landing Ships & Craft - LCI(L)-1 class block, LCI(L) roster row, and LCI(G) roster row [other_primary]

   Locator

   ships-lc.html (live, HTTP 200): LCI(L)-1 class characteristics block; LCI(L) roster row 'LCI(L)-19 ... 1942-44' (no annotation); LCI(G) roster row 'LCI(G)-19 ... 1944-45' (no annotation)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   HyperWar's 'Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945' (transcription of Bureau of Ships 'Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels' tables) lists LCI(L)-19 in commission 1942-44 with no loss, lend-lease, or conversion annotation in the LCI(L) roster, and separately lists LCI(G)-19 in commission 1944-45 in the gunboat-conversion roster (section 'Chapter 27: Gunfire Support, Section 6: LCS(L) and LCI(G)') - consistent with the documented 15 July 1945 redesignation, though the roster does not itself print a 'converted from LCI(L)-19' note (contrast the LCI(G)-22 and LCI(G)-196 rows, which do). The LCI(L)-1 class block gives class-standard characteristics: 387 tons full load; 160 ft; beam 23 ft 3 in; draft 5 ft 4 in fwd / 5 ft 11 in aft; 15.5 knots; 4 x 20mm; complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted; capacity 6 officers + 182 troops or 75 tons cargo; 2 sets GM diesel engines, twin variable-pitch screws, 1,600 BHP.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-1945

   Limitations

   Transcription of an official BuShips publication; roster rows are ship-specific while the characteristics block is class-standard (not individually measured for this hull). The LCI(G) roster's '1944-45' commission window is the section's generic span - the documented conversion date is 15 July 1945. No asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-08

10. [10]Class propulsion per Bureau of Ships Ships' Data transcription (HyperWar, ev-08); shipyard asbestos documentation per Atlas shipyards.json record 'new-york-shipbuilding' (internal project dataset, evidence_tier 1) [other_primary]

    Locator

    ships-lc.html LCI(L)-1 class block (propulsion); shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json yard_id new-york-shipbuilding (asbestos_products_documented, product_normalized, evidence fields)

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Class/era assessment: the LCI(L)-1 design was diesel-powered (two banks of GM series-71 engines, 4 per shaft) with no boilers and no steam distribution, so the steam-system insulation (boiler lagging, steam-line covering, turbine insulation) that dominated asbestos load on steam vessels of the era was absent from this class. Remaining era-typical applications possible aboard include gaskets, machinery packing, exhaust-system insulation, electrical and wire insulation, joiner and deck coverings, and brake linings. The hull was built in 1942 at New York Shipbuilding, Camden - a yard whose Atlas record documents extensive asbestos product use (Pabco Six-Ply Super Caltemp block 15% chrysotile; Ehret 85% Magnesia insulation; Bakelite panels 30-40% asbestos; arc chutes 36% chrysotile; Johns-Manville Transite panels 10-30% asbestos; asbestos gaskets; packing materials) and heavy asbestos-related disease in its workforce (a documented 16x mesothelioma SMR for electricians).

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942

    Population

    Construction trades (New York Shipbuilding, Camden, 1942); ship's company

    Limitations

    Design- and era-level inference only - the class specification lists machinery type, not insulation materials, and no period spec sheet for LCI(L)-1 insulation was located. Yard asbestos documentation concerns the builder's workforce and products, not this hull's fittings. Does not establish asbestos aboard this craft, nor quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-09

11. [11]Historic American Engineering Record HAER OR-180 (LCI(L)-713) and HAER AK-52 (M/V Husky II ex-USS LCI(L)-653), Library of Congress [haer]

    Locator

    tile.loc.gov or0606data.pdf (OR-180) and ak0557data.pdf (AK-52) - fetched live (HTTP 200), pdftotext this session, zero asbestos occurrences; both documents self-describe as LCI-351 class

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Federal HAER documentation of two LCI-351-class sister hulls - HAER OR-180 (LCI(L)-713, George Lawley & Son, Neponset MA, 1944; preserved as the Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum vessel, Astoria OR) and HAER AK-52 (M/V Husky II, ex-USS LCI(L)-653) - describes the LCI type's construction: welded 1/4-inch steel plate, troop compartments and crew spaces on the lower deck, deckhouse with accommodations/mess/wardroom/galley, and an engine room with eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines (four per shaft) driving twin variable-pitch propellers - the same powerplant the BuShips transcription lists for the LCI(L)-1 class. Full text of both reports was extracted this session: 'asbestos' appears zero times; the only insulation passages (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

    1942-1945 (type construction); HAER surveys 2011-2014

    Population

    Class construction trades (ten yards, 1942-44); LCI(L) crews

    Limitations

    Sister-hull documentation of the later, longer LCI-351 subclass (boats 351+), not the LCI(L)-1 subclass of this hull - the powerplant is common to both but hull configuration differs (the 351s added ~6 inches and ~30 tons and carried the revised conning-tower/ramp arrangement). Absence of asbestos mention in a HAER narrative is not evidence of absence aboard any hull; it is not a materials survey.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-10

12. [12]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

    DOI resolves to Wiley Online Library article page (publisher blocks automated full-text fetch, HTTP 403 - resolution verified)

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Peer-reviewed historical scholarship documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II - the era and program under which this 1942 landing craft was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard naval and merchant hulls.

    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 (class context)

    Limitations

    Program/era-level scholarship on WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, and the study population centered on steam-driven tonnage - applicability to a small diesel landing craft is unquantified. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-11

13. [13]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 to automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-29 - product-page description used)

    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 construction (1942), wartime service, and 1945 LCI(G) conversion.

    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 HTTP 403 confirmed this session) - same standing defect as Batches 01/98/4945/4969/4974.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-12

14. [14]Batch-4988 search ledger (this record): NavSource/Turner; NARA catalog (hull war diaries read and additional file units verified); NARA Special List 44 (PDF page 21 verified live); shipbuildinghistory yard + type tables; uboat.net; HyperWar BuShips transcription; HAER sister-hull reports; GAO (blocked); DANFS (no entry); NVR (no entry); USCG-manned roster (archived); Wikipedia (unsourced); CourtListener (all queries completed, zero hits) [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-16

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material specification, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-19 / LCI(G)-19 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener coverage (authenticated fleet-paced helper, 2026-09-29) is complete across all planned variants: opinion-index queries '"LCI(L)-19"', '"LCI-19"', '"LCI(L) 19"', '"LCI 19"', and '"LCI(G)-19"' each returned zero hits, and the docket-index (RECAP) query '"LCI(L)-19"' returned zero dockets - a comprehensive negative. Federal documentation of the LCI type (HAER OR-180, HAER AK-52) contains zero asbestos mentions. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only a thin unsourced Wikipedia article and no qualifying case or record.

    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 - 1942 construction at an asbestos-documented yard is era-consistent with possible retained asbestos-containing materials in gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and joiner work, and the 1945 LCI(G) conversion yard (unlocated) is an additional undocumented refit point. The undigitized deck logs (3/1/1943-6/30/1945, College Park) and any builder work orders are the untapped primary series. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-13

15. [15]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'Coast Guard-Manned LCI(L)s' page (live page HTTP 403 to automated fetch; content verified via Wayback Machine capture 2026-05-16) [other_primary]

    Locator

    history.uscg.mil USCG-Manned-LCI-L-s page via web.archive.org capture 20260516110936 (live page returned HTTP 403) - hull roster listed; LCI(L)-19 absent

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    The U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office roster of Coast Guard-manned LCI(L)s (28 hulls: 83-96, 319-326, 349-350, 520, 562, 581, 583 - Flotillas 4/10/35) does not include LCI(L)-19, consistent with her documented Navy-manned LCI Flotilla One service (the hull's own diaries are signed by USNR officers and headed Eighth Amphibious Force / LCI(L) Flotilla One).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1945

    Limitations

    Negative membership evidence on an official roster page (accessed via archive; live URL blocked automated fetch). Confirms manning attribution, not operational detail. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-19-lcil19-14