Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 809-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-211-lcil211-pkt-809-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-211 page - construction, commissioning, campaign list, lease/return/disposal timeline and specifications (page text drawn from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150211.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block (page last updated 9 June 2017)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down in 1942 at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA; launched in 1942; delivered 24 October 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-211, 24 October 1942; call sign NBGF. Assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater; campaigns: Tunisian operation 27 March - 9 July 1943; Sicilian occupation 9-15 July 1943; Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings 22 January 1944; Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944. Decommissioned and leased to the United Kingdom 31 October 1944; returned to US Naval custody 4 May 1946; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; earned four battle stars for WWII service; transferred to the State Department for disposal; sold 13 February 1948, fate unknown. Specifications: displacement 216 t light / 234 t landing / 389 t loaded; length 158'5.5"; beam 23'3"; complement 2 officers + 21 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; four single 20mm guns; propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Crew (USN 1942-44; RN 1944-46); embarked assault troops (up to ~188)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its dates for this hull are unsourced beyond the cited Turner Publishing history. No photographs of this hull exist in the archive. Strike date is 'unknown' in the source. Battle-star count (4) conflicts with a secondary listing transcribing NAVPERS 15,790 that adds a fifth campaign (Salerno) - see gaps. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-01
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[3]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, HMS LCI(L)-211 (LCI(L)-211) - Royal Navy Landing Craft Infantry of the LCI 1 class [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page 21119, facts table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net record for the hull in Royal Navy service: built by George Lawley & Sons (Neponset, Massachusetts); laid down 7 September 1942; launched 23 September 1942; commissioned (RN) 31 October 1944; returned to the USN on 4 May 1946. No commanding officers listed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- RN crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a reputable but volunteer-maintained secondary database; it supplies milestone dates only - no operational detail for the RN period, no material content. Laid-down and launched dates (7 and 23 September 1942) rest on this source alone; NavSource gives only '1942' - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-02
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[4]ShipbuildingHistory (Tim Colton), 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) - LCI(L)' builder table and class introduction [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm, LCI(L) builder table row 211 and class notes (page updated 4 May 2015)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Builder table entry for this hull: LCI(L)-211, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, delivery 24-Oct-42, 'To Britain 1944, returned 1946, sold 1948'. Class introduction: 923 LCI(L)s built by ten shipyards; the basic design used for the first 350 boats was 158.5 ft and 216 tons light (this hull is within that first design group).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation corroborating NavSource dates; delivery date equals the commissioning date NavSource reports. Tabular summary only - no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-03
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[5]HyperWar mirror of 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Ships and Craft' (USN vessel list): LCI(L)-1 class block and Lend-Lease table [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, LCI(L)-1 class specification block and hull table (LCI(L)-209-218 row)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The USN 1940-45 landing-craft list records hulls LCI(L)-209 through LCI(L)-218 as 'Lend-Lease to UK' - a block entry covering this hull. The class specification block for the LCI(L)-1 class states: displacement 387 tons full load; length 160 ft; beam 23'3"; armament 4 x 20mm; complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted; capacity 6 officers and 182 troops or 75 tons cargo; 2 sets of GM diesel engines (4 per shaft), twin variable-pitch screws, 1600 BHP.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Limitations
- Grouped tabular entry (hulls 209-218) - it names this hull only within the block range and supplies no per-hull narrative. Its class complement figure (3+21) differs from the NavSource hull page (2+21) - see gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-04
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[6]National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places registration/continuation sheet for USS LCI-713 (NRHP 07000300) - LCI class history, builder list, and as-built description of a sister hull built at the same yard [nps]
- Locator
- NPS NRHP continuation sheet, Narrative Description and Statement of Significance sections (builder table; engine-room description; 'square conn' group 1-350)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination documents sister hull LCI-713, also constructed at the George Lawley & Son shipyard, Neponset MA (launched 27 July 1944): all-welded construction of approximately quarter-inch steel plate; engine room held eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines arranged in two banks of four, each bank driving a shaft with a four-foot variable-pitch propeller rated at 1600 BHP, maximum 16 knots; diesel-powered cook stoves; mufflers venting diesel exhaust underwater; troop capacity about 200; cruise radius 4,000 miles. The nomination records that hulls 1-350 are the 'square conn' original-design group (this hull is 211), and that Lawley was the oldest of the ten LCI builders (founded 1866, yacht builder), constructing 160 LCIs and 47 LCSs before closing in 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-2007 (nomination text)
- Population
- Lawley Neponset construction trades (1942-45, class era); museum restoration volunteers (sister hull)
- Limitations
- Class/yard documentation filed for a sister hull, not this hull - the nomination never names LCI(L)-211. Searched full text: contains NO mention of asbestos, insulation materials, or hazardous material anywhere - it neither establishes nor excludes asbestos aboard the class. Yard employment figures are for Lawley's WWII peak generally, not this hull's build.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block for this hull (8 GM diesels, 2 shafts); NPS NRHP nomination for sister hull LCI-713 (class design details: welded steel construction, underwater exhaust mufflers, diesel galley); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era context (see ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; NPS NRHP nomination LCI-713 (engine-room and design sections); GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A welded-steel amphibious craft built at a New England yard in September-October 1942 falls squarely within the Navy's asbestos-use era. For a small diesel-powered type of this period the era-standard asbestos applications were: lagging/insulation on diesel exhaust lines and mufflers in the engine room; gaskets and flange seals on exhaust, fuel, and cooling systems; valve and machinery packing; electrical insulation; and thermal/acoustic insulation in accommodation spaces. The boiler and steam-line lagging pathway does not apply - this class carried no steam plant (all-diesel propulsion and galley equipment).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Lawley Neponset construction trades (1942); USN crew (1942-44); RN crew (1944-46); 1946-48 custody/disposal handlers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or sample located for LCI(L)-211. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution. Does not establish exposure to any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-06
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[8]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 (1942) and USN/RN service era (1942-46).
- 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch (confirmed 2026-09-29); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-07
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[9]NARA RG 24, 'Logbooks of the U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (NAID 594258), National Archives at College Park - deck-log series description (NARA Text Message blog, Deck Log Project) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Text Message blog 'The Navy Deck Logs' (2011-03-28); NAID 594258 series
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's deck logs, if they survive, would sit in RG 24's 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (NAID 594258) at NARA College Park; NARA describes the series as covering commissioned Navy ships 1941-1978. RN custody-period logs (1944-46) would be Admiralty records at UK National Archives (ADM series).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Limitations
- Hull-specific log presence not verified - NARA catalog is JS-rendered and a direct NAID for this hull's logs was not located this session; digitization status unknown. Lead only; no content asserted. Muster rolls and any LCI(L) flotilla war diaries (the USS LCI National Association holds a Flotilla Two war diary compilation) are additional unverified leads.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-08
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[10]Batch-5000 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; uboat.net HMS LCI(L)-211; ShipbuildingHistory LCI(L) table; HyperWar USN 1940-45 landing-craft list; NPS NRHP nomination LCI-713 (full text searched); NHHC DANFS check; NARA deck-log series lead; CourtListener opinion index on three hull spellings; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS/HMS LCI(L)-211 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener searches on the hull returned zero hits in BOTH indexes - opinion searches on 'LCI(L)-211', 'LCI 211', and 'LCI-211' and a RECAP docket search on 'LCI(L)-211' all returned count=0 (verified 2026-09-29); the unquoted fuzzy search returns ~599 name collisions (LCI International telecom litigation) - not cases naming the vessel. Broader class-level queries ('LCI(L)' asbestos, 'George Lawley') were fleet-throttled and remain open (see search_ledger). The only 'asbestos aboard' material surfaced is law-firm marketing content naming the builder yard generically (mesowatch.org, jeffreysglassman.com) - 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 - era-consistent materials are plausible for a 1942 welded-steel naval craft. The class-level CourtListener queries ('LCI(L)' asbestos, 'George Lawley') could not be completed (fleet pacing throttle) and are open gaps, not negative results; hull-level opinion and docket indexes were both searched to verified zero. Deck logs, disposal contract, and post-sale records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-211-lcil211-09