USS LCI(L)-216

Evidence

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

1. [1]research packet 810-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (thin sourcing)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   qualifier: VERIFIED (thin sourcing)

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-pkt-810-packet-md

2. [2]NARA Catalog NAID 139967888: 'COM 8th FLEET - Fwding with comment reps of act on the assault landing at Salerno, Italy' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; micro serial 115817; serial 00267; file A16-3; catalog date 03/20/1945) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/139967888; Roll A1520 images 0177-0178 (216 report, 2 pp, read at full resolution), 0179 (Group Six first endorsement), 0176 (Group Six forwarding letter listing 'LCI(L) 216 - p. 44'), 0184 (Eighth Amphibious Force second endorsement flagging paragraph 10)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for Operation AVALANCHE (Salerno) survives inside the COM 8th Fleet forwarding file: U.S.S. LCI(L) 216, A2 Serial No. L-106, 2 pages, dated 10 September 1943 on the signature page (the Group Six endorsement captions it 'dated 13 Sept. 1943'), signed J. D. Parker Jr. The report states the ship was attached to Task Group 85.1.3 with the mission 'to land Commandos on X-Ray Beach at H plus 30 on D-Day'; she carried and landed one chemical mortar company (188 men, 6 officers, 8 mortars, 18 ammunition carts), beaching at 0416 on 9 September 1943. She lost her stern anchor and cable going in, kept position with engines and rudder, backed off at 0447, and lost a bow ramp overboard near Capo D'Orso about 0500. The convoy was bombed at 2112 on D-1 (a heavy bomb fell 200 yards astern), a shore battery shelled the area during unloading, and she avoided a floating mine by about 25 feet at 0625; she did not open fire, expended no ammunition, and suffered no casualties aboard (two soldiers were injured unloading when ammunition carts overran men on the ramp). Paragraph 10 - the CO's opinion that chemical mortar companies 'could be landed much more successfully by LCTs' - was specifically called out by the Eighth Amphibious Force second endorsement (21 December 1943). The ComLCI(L) Group Six forwarding letter (18 September 1943, signed R. J. Foote) lists her report at bundle page 44 among the Group Six 'Avon' enclosures; her first endorsement was by Commander LCI(L) Group Six (Richard J. Foote), forwarded via CTF 85.1.3, Commander Uncle Attack Group, Commander Northern Attack Force, Commander Western Naval Task Force.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1943-09-08 to 1943-09-10 (report dated 1943-09-10; endorsements to 1943-12-21; fleet forwarding 1945-03-20)

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked: 188 men + 6 officers, chemical mortar company

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the ship's commanding officer. Establishes the Salerno X-Ray Beach landing (chemical mortar company, 0416 on 9 September 1943, no casualties aboard) and her operational attachment to TG 85.1.3/Uncle Attack Group within LCI(L) Group Six's reporting chain. A small internal discrepancy exists (signature page dated 10 September; endorsement caption 'dated 13 Sept. 1943'). Contains no asbestos, materials, or hazardous-exposure information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-01

3. [3]NARA Catalog NAID 78460597: 'COMTASKFOR 81 - Forwarding of Anzio, Italy, Action Reports with Comments' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; serial 0089; Roll A996; 17 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/78460597; Roll A996 images 0415 (CTF-81 forwarding letter; 'CO USS LCI(L) 216 ... 25 January 1944' = enclosure J), 0416 (LCI(L)-12 report: 'guide on our wave leader in USS LCI(L) 216'), 0424-0426 (216 report, 3 pp), 0427 (first and second endorsements) - all read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for Operation SHINGLE (Anzio) survives as enclosure (J) to the Commander Task Force 81 forwarding letter (8thPhib/A16-3, Serial 0089(Op), 27 April 1944, COMNAVNAW chain): U.S.S. LCI(L) 216, A2 Serial L-138, dated 25 January 1944, 3 pages, signed J. D. Parker Jr., to Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The report records: mission to land 3rd Infantry Division troops on Red Beach at H+40; 176 men and officers loaded at Pozzuoli 0945 on 20 January; sailed in convoy NAM-1 via Route George; beached on the right flank of Red Beach at 220242A on 22 January near 41 deg 26'30"N, 12 deg 42'50"E, all troops disembarked by 0252 with no casualties, retracted 0258. The report describes the Red Beach assault waves as 'two groups of 6 LCI(L)'s headed by LCI(L) 217 and LCI(L) 216' - and LCI(L)-12's report in the same file states she made her approach 'to guide on our wave leader in USS LCI(L) 216,' beaching at 0242 about 150 yards north of center Red Beach Two. On the turnaround lift the ship embarked 206 men and officers of the 45th Division at Pozzuoli on 23 January, reached the XRAY beaches at 0744 on 24 January, was diverted into Anzio harbor because of heavy seas, came under shore shelling (about 91mm), endured a dive-bombing attack at 241327A (four heavy bombs outside the mole; her No. 4 gun fired three 20mm rounds), and disembarked all troops alongside the mole by 241243A. She notes about one-third of the crew were new men aboard since December. First endorsement (30 March 1944, R. G. Newbegin, Lt. Comdr., USNR, Commander LCI(L) Group FIVE / Commander Third Wave, TF 81.3, Red Beach): 'This is the third attack on an enemy held beach participated in by this ship. As in each previous assault the ship's officers and men performed their duties with distinction.' Second endorsement 2 April 1944, W. O. Floyd, CTG 81.3.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-01-20 to 1944-01-25 (report dated 1944-01-25; endorsements to 1944-04-02)

   Population

   Ship's company (about one-third new since December 1943 per the report); embarked: 176 men+officers 3rd Inf. Div. (D-Day lift), 206 men+officers 45th Div. (turnaround)

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the ship's commanding officer with two levels of force endorsement. Establishes the Anzio lifts, wave-leader role, troop counts, the under-fire harbor diversion, and Newbegin's statement that Anzio was her 'third attack on an enemy held beach.' Contains no asbestos, materials, or hazardous-exposure information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-02

4. [4]NARA Catalog NAID 139746373: 'USS LCI(L) 216 - Rep of Ops in the Invasion of Normandy, France, 6/5-12/44' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; micro serial 90652; Roll A1197; 3 images; catalog date 08/07/1944) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/139746373; Roll A1197 images 0114-0116 (all 3 images read at full resolution: report pp. 1-2 and the endorsement page)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for Operation NEPTUNE (Normandy) is a standalone catalog file unit: 'USS LCI(L) 216 - Rep of Ops in the Invasion of Normandy, France, 6/5-12/44' - report dated 7 August 1944, CO to Commander-in-Chief U.S. Fleet via CTU 125.5.3, CTG 125.5, CTF 125 (Western Naval Task Force), Eleventh Amphibious Force, ComNavFor Europe; signed P. F. Brown, Lt.(jg), DE-V(S), USNR (a different signer than Parker at Anzio - a change of command occurred between January and August 1944). The report records: moored Saltash River, Plymouth on 5 June; underway 1340 in Convoy U-1-B; anchored in the transport area 0759 on D-Day; underway 0916 for Red Beach, Utah Sector; took troops off by LCM while lying to about 1.5 miles offshore 1133-1215 (she did not beach - shell fire was heavy on the beach but practically none beyond 200 yards of it). At 1235 LCI(L)-232, about 250 yards ahead, suffered an underwater explosion, presumably a mine; LCI(L)-216 closed, put her life raft and rubber boat over, and recovered two survivors aboard while her raft picked up two more who were taken aboard LCI(L)-214; LCI(L)s 214 and 211 and a Coast Guard rescue boat assisted; LCI(L)-232 sank within five minutes; the two survivors aboard 216 were transferred to LST-230 at 1449. Returns: Portland Harbor 2315 on 7 June; Weymouth for minor repairs 9 June; Solent/Portsmouth 10-11 June; Newhaven 12 June. First endorsement 12 September 1944 by CTU 125.5.3, R. G. Newbegin, Lt. Comdr., USNR, Commander LCI(L) Group FIFTY-THREE (LCI(L) Flotilla EIGHTEEN letterhead, Twelfth Fleet, COMPHIBSUKAY); second endorsement 19 September 1944, E. W. Wilson, CTG 125.5.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-06-05 to 1944-06-12 (report dated 1944-08-07; endorsements to 1944-09-19)

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked troops (unloaded via LCM); 2 rescued LCI(L)-232 survivors carried briefly

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record. Establishes the Utah Sector/Red Beach employment (offshore unloading via LCM, not beaching), the LCI(L)-232 mine-sinking rescue (two survivors aboard 216, two more via her raft to LCI(L)-214), command change to Lt.(jg) P. F. Brown, and the LCI(L) Group 53/Flotilla 18 force structure. Contains no asbestos, materials, or hazardous-exposure information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-03

5. [5]NARA Catalog NAID 78298841: 'COM LCI(L) GR 5, FLOT 2 - War Diary, 11/30/43 to 1/1/44' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; micro serial 65033; Roll A819; 37 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/78298841; Roll A819 images 0929-0931 (January 1943 diary cover, organization sheet, daily log, and signature page, read at full resolution)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The LCI(L) Group Five, Flotilla Two war diary file unit (cataloged 'COM LCI(L) GR 5, FLOT 2 - War Diary, 11/30/43 to 1/1/44'; micro serial 65033) opens with the group's January 1943 war diary, cover page: 'LCI(L) GROUP FIVE, FLOTILLA TWO, Landing Craft Group, Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet,' Lieutenant Robert Goodchild Newbegin III, USNR commanding. Its 1-2 January entries document that Group Five was formed 1 January 1943 by redesignating LCI(L) Group Two, Flotilla One and adding nine more ships whose COs reported at Amphibious Training Base Little Creek, Virginia; the organization sheet lists U.S.S. LCI(L) 216 under Division TEN (Lt. V. H. Brown, USNR, division commander) with Lieutenant (jg) J. D. Parker, USNR as her CO, alongside LCI(L)s 211, 212, 213, 214 and 215; group flagship was U.S.S. LCI(L) 217. The diary's training table credits LCI(L)-216 with 7 practice beachings, 4 crews trained, and 360 rounds of 20mm expended from commissioning to 2 January 1943; its daily log records 'U.S.S. LCI(L) 216 beached twice - no troops' on 2 January, LCI(L)s 10, 11 and 216 repairing at the Portsmouth Navy Yard 8-13 January, and the group underway from Little Creek to Solomons, Maryland on 16 January (signed R. G. Newbegin, III, Lt. Comdr., USNR; authenticated by Henry V. Dryer, Lt.(jg), USNR).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-11 to 1943-01-31 (diary month January 1943, covering events from commissioning)

   Population

   Ship's company

   Limitations

   Primary wartime administrative diary. Establishes group/division assignment (Division Ten, Group Five, Flotilla Two, flagship LCI(L)-217), command identity (Lt.(jg) J. D. Parker, USNR), early training at ATB Little Creek and Solomons, and a Portsmouth Navy Yard repair period 8-13 January 1943 (nature of repairs not stated). Catalog title ('11/30/43 to 1/1/44') does not match the January 1943 content of its opening images - the file may hold multiple months or the title is misdated; discrepancy flagged in gaps. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-04

6. [6]NARA Catalog NAID 120209363: 'LCI(L) 216 - Muster Rolls' (RG 24, Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, series NAID 594996; 71 images, scan set 32860_244892) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/120209363; scan 32860_244892-00002 (31 December 1942 transmittal sheet, read at full resolution)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NARA's digitized muster-roll file unit for this hull ('LCI(L) 216 - Muster Rolls,' 71 images, Ancestry partnership scans) opens with the standard transmittal sheet for the 31 December 1942 muster roll, certified by George Vaughn, Ensign, USN (Executive Officer), approved 31 December 1942 by James D. Parker Jr., Lt.(jg), D-V, USN, Commanding Officer, and forwarded 1 January 1943 from the Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek, Virginia. A handwritten annotation on the sheet reads 'Comm. 11-7-42 to 9-30-44,' indicating the digitized rolls span commissioning through September 1944 - consistent with the November 1944 Royal Navy lease. The roll pages themselves were not transcribed (crew names recoverable on request).

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-11-07 to 1944-09-30

   Population

   Ship's company 1942-1944

   Limitations

   Primary personnel records; only the transmittal sheet was read. Confirms command identity (Parker commanding, Vaughn executive officer, December 1942) and roll coverage (commissioning 11-7-42 through 9-30-44), but individual crew rosters were not extracted. Contains no asbestos or materials information; a muster roll establishes presence aboard, not exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-05

7. [7]NARA Special List 44 (1978), hull-number section, p. 334: row 'LCI(L)-216 | Oct. 1, 1943-Oct. 31, 1944 | 2 logbooks' (verified against the page image via the ACPL Genealogy Center scan); logbook series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations,' NAID 594258, RG 24 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Special List 44 printed p. 334, LCI(L)-216 row (ACPL scan image 360, genealogycenter.net/nara/images/narasl44/360.jpg); digitized-logs list at archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NARA's Special List 44 inventory (List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947) records Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-216 covering 'Oct. 1, 1943-Oct. 31, 1944' in 2 logbooks (Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, series NAID 594258, RG 24). The coverage end coincides with the 1 November 1944 decommissioning and Royal Navy lease; the coverage start falls about eleven months after the 7 November 1942 commissioning - the ship's first year of logs is not in this inventory line. The logbooks are not on NARA's list of fully digitized Navy deck logs; digitized ship-specific content for this hull instead sits in the RG 38 war-diaries/operational-records series (action reports and the group diary) and the RG 24 muster-roll series.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1943-10-01 to 1944-10-31

   Population

   Ship's company during covered period

   Limitations

   Index-level record only: coverage dates are logbook inventory dates, not commissioning/decommissioning dates, and do not themselves establish events. The two logbooks are undigitized - physical retrieval at Archives II (College Park) would be required to read content. The absence of November 1942-September 1943 logs from this inventory line is noted, not explained. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-06

8. [8]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-216 page (history partially taken from Turner Publishing USS LCI vol. II) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/15/150216.htm: construction block, campaign table, disposition lines, specifications block (verified live 2026-09-29; the navsource.org domain is dead - the correct host is navsource.net)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Secondary compilation (NavSource, drawing on Turner Publishing's 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry," Vol. II,' 1995) records: laid down in 1942 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts; launched 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-216 on 7 November 1942, Lt. J. D. Parker Jr. commanding; assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater; campaigns - North African occupation/Tunisian operations 27 March-9 July 1943, Sicilian occupation 9-15 July and 28 July-17 August 1943, Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings 22, 24 and 29 January 1944, Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944; decommissioned, leased to the United Kingdom and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LCI(L)-216 on 1 November 1944; returned to U.S. naval custody January 1948; leased to France 26 January 1948; returned to U.S. naval custody 21 March 1949; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; transferred to the State Department for disposal; sold 21 March 1949; fate unknown; four battle stars credited.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-1949

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation, not an official document. The 7 November 1942 commissioning is corroborated by uboat.net, shipbuildinghistory.com, and the muster-roll forwarding sheet's 'Comm. 11-7-42' annotation; Salerno, Anzio, and Normandy employment is corroborated by the ship's own action reports (ev-01, ev-02, ev-03); but the Tunisian and Sicilian campaign credits, the four battle stars, the postwar return/lease/sale dates, and 'fate unknown' rest on this compilation - no DANFS entry exists for this hull to corroborate against. NavSource's campaign table does not name Salerno as a separate campaign although her own AVALANCHE report places her at Salerno on 9 September 1943.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-07

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

   Locator

   ships-lc.html LCI(L) section: class characteristics block; roster range row 'LCI(L)-209-218 | 1942-44 | Lend-Lease to UK'

   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' class tables) covers LCI(L)-216 in the range row 'LCI(L)-209-218 | 1942-44 | Lend-Lease to UK' and gives LCI(L)-1 class characteristics: displacement 387 tons full load; length 160 ft; beam 23 ft 3 in; draft 5 ft 4 in fwd / 5 ft 11 in aft; speed 15.5 knots; armament 4 x 20mm; complement 3 officers, 21 enlisted; capacity 6 officers and 182 troops or 75 tons cargo; 8 GM diesel engines (4 per shaft), twin variable-pitch screws.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-1944

   Limitations

   Transcription of an official BuShips publication; the roster range row covers hulls 209-218 collectively (ship-specific inclusion for 216, range-level detail) while the characteristics block is class-standard, not individually measured for this hull. Complement (3 officers/21 enlisted) conflicts with secondary compilations (4/24) - both variants carried, discrepancy logged in gaps. No asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-08

10. [10]uboat.net allied-warship record USS LCI(L)-216 (ship/21128); shipbuildinghistory.com LCI(L) construction table; NavSource page (ev-07) [other_primary]

    Locator

    uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/21128.html; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm row 'LCI(L) 216 | Lawley & Sons | Neponset MA | 7-Nov-42 | To Britain 1944, returned 1946, to France 1948, returned 1949, sold 1949'

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Builder and milestone attribution: uboat.net's allied-warship record gives USS LCI(L)-216 as built by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts; laid down 26 September 1942; launched 19 October 1942; commissioned 7 November 1942; end service 1 November 1944; 'Transferred to the Royal Navy on 1 November 1944,' returned to the USN by the RN on 26 January 1948 and transferred to France the same day. shipbuildinghistory.com's LCI(L) construction table lists 'LCI(L) 216 | Lawley & Sons | Neponset MA | 7-Nov-42 | To Britain 1944, returned 1946, to France 1948, returned 1949, sold 1949' - its 'returned 1946' for the Britain leg conflicts with both NavSource (returned to U.S. naval custody January 1948) and uboat.net (returned 26 January 1948) and is flagged rather than adopted. The three compilations otherwise agree on builder, commissioning date, UK lease November 1944, France 1948, and disposal 1949.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1949

    Limitations

    Secondary compilations consistent with each other and with primary NARA records (commissioning corroborated by the muster-roll annotation; wartime service corroborated by her own action reports), but no official construction source (DANFS, BuShips contract list, NVR) was located - there is no DANFS entry for this hull. Precise laid-down/launched dates rest solely on uboat.net; NavSource gives only the year. shipbuildinghistory's 'returned 1946' conflicts with two other compilations - flagged, not adopted.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-09

11. [11]NARA Catalog NAIDs 78391578, 120249202, 118967602, 491908904 (and 47-unit result list for query '"LCI(L) 216"') [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov/id/78391578 (TG 81.3 Anzio ops); /id/120249202 (Group 5 muster rolls, 33 images); /id/118967602 (muster-roll index, K-1 to LCI(R)-651); /id/491908904 (Purple Heart index, Booth-Bryan, 924 images - extracted-text match, card not located)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Additional ship-specific and context NARA file units exist for this hull: the COMTASK-GROUP 81.3 report of amphibious operations at Anzio/Nettuno (NAID 78391578, RG 38, surfaced by catalog extracted-text match on 'LCI(L) 216' - likely a ship list or report annex; not read); the LCI(L) Group 5 muster rolls (NAID 120249202, 33 images, RG 24); the Index to Muster Rolls volume 'USS K-1 (SSK-1) to USS LCI(R)-651' (NAID 118967602) covering her range; and the Purple Heart index file unit '[Enlisted, Killed in Action] Booth, Charles L. THRU Bryan, Albert' (NAID 491908904, RG 24 series 6424319, 924 index-card images) whose catalog extracted text matched 'LCI(L) 216' - consistent with an enlisted casualty aboard the hull, but the matching card was not located among the 924 images. A 47-hit catalog search on 'LCI(L) 216' was reviewed across three result pages.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1946 records

    Population

    Ship's company (muster rolls; possible casualty card)

    Limitations

    Catalog-level verification of record existence only; contents not extracted. The Purple Heart index match is on catalog extracted text - a casualty card referencing this hull is plausible but unconfirmed, and even if located it would document an individual casualty, not asbestos exposure. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-10

12. [12]Class propulsion per Bureau of Ships Ships' Data transcription (HyperWar, ev-08); Atlas shipyards.json checked - no 'george-lawley' or 'lawley-neponset' yard record exists [other_primary]

    Locator

    ships-lc.html LCI(L)-1 class block (propulsion); shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json (yard_id list grepped - no Lawley/Neponset entry)

    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 George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts - a yard that does NOT appear in the Atlas shipyard dataset, so unlike some sibling LCI(L)s there is no yard-level asbestos-product documentation to weigh; the yard linkage is simply undocumented.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942

    Population

    Construction trades (George Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, 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) insulation was located. The absence of a yard record in the project dataset is itself a gap, not evidence of absence. Does not establish asbestos aboard this craft, nor quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-11

13. [13]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

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Peer-reviewed historical study 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-216-lcil216-12

14. [14]Batch-5005 search ledger (this record): NARA Catalog search '"LCI(L) 216"' (47 file units reviewed); NARA Special List 44 page image; NHHC DANFS L index and direct URLs; NARA digitized-logs listing; NavSource/uboat.net/shipbuildinghistory secondary pages; USCG-manned LCI(L) roster; NVR; CourtListener [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-18

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material specification naming USS LCI(L)-216 was found in the public sources searched (NARA catalog, NHHC/DANFS, NPS, MARAD, naval-history transcription sites). No DANFS entry exists for this hull at all.

    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 wartime construction is era-consistent with possible asbestos-containing materials in gaskets, electrical insulation, and joiner work. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-13

15. [15]CourtListener API v4 opinion searches '"USS LCI(L)-216"' (count 0) and '"LCI(L)-216"' (count 0); docket and variant queries blocked by fleet pacing budget [court_record]

    Locator

    CourtListener v4 search results, type=o (0 hits each); helper exit 2 on later queries

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    CourtListener sweeps via the authenticated helper: exact-name opinion search '"USS LCI(L)-216"' returned zero hits; exact hull-number opinion search '"LCI(L)-216"' returned zero hits - no qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, or name collisions were returned at all (both queries completed HTTP 200). The verbatim docket search and the variant queries ('LCI-216'/'LCIL-216', 'LCI 216'/'LCI(L) 216') could not be completed before the fleet rate-limit stand-down; logged as gaps.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    2026-09-29

    Limitations

    CourtListener coverage is not exhaustive of PACER/state filings; both exact opinion queries returned zero results (no collisions to classify), but docket and hull-variant queries were not completed within the fleet rate-limit window, so the sweep is partial rather than exhaustive. Absence of litigation naming a hull does not establish absence of exposure; LCI-class claims would typically be pleaded by class name or not at all given the craft's size and diesel plant.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-216-lcil216-14