Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-012 (Bureau of Ships, 15 April 1945) - official per-hull construction table, Landing Craft Infantry (Large) section, p. 202 (scan via shipscribe.com) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945 Vol. II p. 202 (hull row); pp. 200-201 (LCI(L) class spec table)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy tabulation for this hull: 'LCI(L) 222 (ex-APY222)' - built by George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Mass.; keel laid 17 Oct 42; launched 20 Nov 42; date of first commission 3 Dec 42. The class spec table for LCI(L) 1-350 gives 158'6" length overall, 23'8" extreme beam, 387 tons full-load displacement, 14.4-knot trial speed, and 4 x 20mm AA mounts. The 'ex-APY222' tag preserves the pre-launch APY transport-series designation applied to the type before the LCI(L) designation was adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (publication window)
- Population
- George Lawley & Sons construction trades (1942); commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Contemporary official compilation (published April 1945) - highest-authority source in this record for construction milestones. Its launch date (20 Nov 42) conflicts with NavSource/Wikipedia's 29 Nov 42 - see gaps; the official date is carried. Contains no asbestos content; spec figures are class-level, not measured from this hull. Full PDF fetched and text-extracted 2026-09-29.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-222 (10/15/150222.htm) - construction/service timeline, flotilla assignments, campaign table, awards, disposal, spec block; page history credited to 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150222.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 17 October 1942 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA; launched 29 November 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-222 3 December 1942, LTjg. H. S. Thompson, USNR, in command (May 1945). Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater as LCI Flotilla Five flagship (CDR. M. V. Milton), LCI Group Fifteen (LCDR. E.S. Dulcan), LCI Division Thirty. Campaigns: New Georgia Group operations - New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation 1-4 July 1943, Vella Lavella occupation 15 August 1943; Treasury Island-Bougainville operation - Treasury Island landing 27 October 1943, occupation and defense of Cape Torokina 3-4 December 1943. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; earned two battle stars; sold 7 November 1946; final disposition unknown. Spec block: GM 6051-series-71 diesel quad-packs (two sets of 4, four per shaft), GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch props, 2,320 shp, two 30kW 120V DC ship's service generators; complement 4 officers/24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers/182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns. Photo captions place the hull loading New Zealand 3rd Division troops 25 October 1943 for the Mono Island landing, beached at Mono Island 27 October 1943, and at Florida Island B.S.I. 30 April 1944 for the Iron Bottom Sound plaque dedication at Lyons Point (NARA photo 80-G-240319).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Crew (1942-46); embarked troops during assault landings (up to ~188)
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - the flotilla flagship and campaign detail rest on Turner Publishing's LCI history, not a cited official record. Launch date (29 Nov 42) conflicts with the official Ships' Data Book (20 Nov 42) - see gaps; the table's 'Vella Level' is a typo for Vella Lavella. Live navsource.net URL verified 2026-09-29. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - ships-by-number index (sl-44-ship-number.pdf) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 22 (LCI(L)-222 row; verified by text extraction 2026-09-29)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's official deck-log inventory lists one holding line for this hull: 'LCI(L)-222 ... 5/1/1944 ... 6/30/1945' - Navy deck logs held covering May 1944 through June 1945. These are log-coverage dates in the Record Group 24 inventory, not commissioning or decommissioning dates: the hull commissioned 3 December 1942 and was still operating in July 1945 (see ev-05), so both earlier and later log material falls outside this inventoried coverage.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-05-01 to 1945-06-30 (log coverage)
- Population
- Crew of record May 1944 - June 1945
- Limitations
- The inventory confirms holdings, not content - the log volumes are not digitized (this hull is absent from NARA's online deck-log index) and were not read. A log listing establishes the hull's existence and operating period, not conditions aboard; contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-03
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[4]NARA still-picture holdings referenced in NavSource captions: photo 80-G-240319 (USS LCI(L)-222 beached at Florida Island, B.S.I., 30 April 1944, for the Iron Bottom Sound memorial plaque dedication at Lyons Point) and photo 80-G-G-K-1239 (beached at a Solomon Islands base, circa 1943-44) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA photo nos. 80-G-240319, 80-G-G-K-1239 as captioned on NavSource 10/15/150222.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA-held photographs place this hull in the Solomon Islands during 1943-44 - including the 30 April 1944 Iron Bottom Sound plaque dedication at Lyons Point, Florida Island - corroborating the Solomons operating record independently of the NavSource narrative. These are physical-presence documentation, not work or material records.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Crew; ceremony participants (April 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: NARA catalog is JS-rendered and could not be independently fetched; photo numbers and captions transcribed via NavSource (80-G-240319 verified as a NARA-series number in caption form; '80-G-G-K-1239' as printed by NavSource, likely the 80-GK color series). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-04
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[5]uboat.net, Allied Warships: USS LCI(L)-222 (LCI(L)-222) - warship entry and notable-events log [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/21137.html 'Notable events' entries (8 Jul 1945, 10 Jul 1945); data table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net's event log records USS Batfish (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Small) escorted into Saipan by USS LCI(L)-222 on 8 July 1945 and escorted out for her patrol area by LCI(L)-222 on 10 July 1945, Lt.(jg) H.S. Thompson, USNR, commanding - corroborating NavSource's Thompson command attribution and documenting continued Pacific operations two weeks after the NARA-inventoried log coverage ends (30 June 1945). Entry's 'History' line agrees with NavSource: sold 7 November 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-07
- Population
- Crew; Lt.(jg) H.S. Thompson USNR command period
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary database, not an official source - events are compiled entries without displayed primary citations on this page. The same page's 'Ordered 3 Jun 1943' field is internally inconsistent with the 17 Oct 1942 keel date and is not relied on anywhere in this record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-05
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[6]Era inference built on: NAVSHIPS 250-012 LCI(L) class table (diesel plant; see ev-01); NavSource spec block (GM 6051-series-71 diesels, no steam plant); shipbuildinghistory.com LCI(L) type table (923 boats, 10 yards, first-350 design series); GAO HRD-80-2 program context (see ev-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945 Vol. II pp. 200-202; NavSource 10/15/150222.htm spec block; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1942-built LCI(L) sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era, but its propulsion profile differs from steam vessels: two sets of four GM 6051-series-71 diesel engines drive twin variable-pitch props - there is no boiler and no steam plant, so the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of larger combatants does not apply. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a Navy amphibious craft of this period were diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery thermal/acoustic insulation in the confined engine room, flange and valve gaskets, machinery packing, electrical insulation, and period deck coverings and adhesives. Wartime construction at George Lawley & Sons (1942) falls inside the Navy's documented asbestos-insulation era (see ev-07).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- George Lawley & Sons construction trades (1942); crew (1942-46); any post-sale civilian crew/scrappers (1946+)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-222. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull. LCI(L)s were small craft (~387 t full load) with correspondingly smaller installed material scope than large combatants.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-06
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- 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 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 this session (gao.gov has historically blocked automated fetch, HTTP 403 - see BATCH-01/98 reports) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-07
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[8]Batch-5012 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44; NAVSHIPS 250-012; NHHC/DANFS direct checks; NavSource; NARA online deck-log index; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory.com; usslci.org; CourtListener API v4 opinion + RECAP docket indexes; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LCI(L)-222 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned zero hits across the exact name and spelling variants in the opinion index ("LCI(L)-222", "LCI-222", "LCI(L) 222", "LCIL-222", "LCI 222") and zero for "LCI(L)-222" in the RECAP docket index - classified no result, not merely absent. The remaining docket-variant query ("LCI-222") returned one hit, classified name collision: the match is OCR noise inside a 502-page scanned exhibit in Reed v. United States (E.D. Tenn. 3:18-cv-00201, an FTCA matter) - not the vessel and not asbestos litigation naming the hull.
- 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 - wartime small-craft construction is consistent with retained era materials. The hull's post-sale fate is unknown, so no disposal-phase hazmat record exists to find. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-222-lcil222-08