USS LCI(L)-24

Evidence

22 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-22).

1. [1]research packet 403-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (mirror-sourced; no primary-source page located)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   qualifier: VERIFIED (mirror-sourced; no primary-source page located)

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-pkt-403-packet-md

2. [2]NARA Catalog NAID 78206707: 'USS LCI(L) 24 - AA Act Rep, 7/4-6/43, Rendova Harbor, N Georgia' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; Roll A_0600, 12 images); identical report also hosted at NavSource as PDF 150024a.pdf [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/78206707; Roll A_0600 images 1243-1247 (endorsement chain + 25 Aug 1943 revised-submission letter), report body and casualty pages 1248-1254; NavSource copy https://www.navsource.net/archives/10/15/pdf/150024a.pdf (3 pp, read in full)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own anti-aircraft action report for 4-6 July 1943 at Rendova Harbor survives twice: as a NavSource-hosted PDF ('Commander USS LCI(L)-24 Action Report - July 4, 1943 to 6 July 1943, dated 8 July 1943', contributed by Zach Morris) and inside NARA file unit NAID 78206707, which carries the report plus a 25 August 1943 revised-submission letter and the full endorsement chain. The report (signed R. E. Ward) records: the ship, part of Task Unit 31.9.1 under Commander LCI(L) Group Fourteen, arrived Rendova Harbor 0700 on 4 July 1943 (unit also included LCI(L)s 23, 63, 65, 327, 328, 329, 330, 332, 336); beached 1330; about 1400, sixteen twin-engined bombers attacked (friendly F4Fs were first misidentified as enemy); a bomb fell on the port side amidships between LCI(L)s 24 and 65, causing considerable damage to both ships; bomb fragments started fires in the troop officers' quarters, troop quarters (A 205L), and crew's quarters (A 206L), severed the fire main, and holed the hull; the ship took about an 8-degree port list and came to rest on the bottom. LCI(L)-23 came alongside and led a fire hose in. She remained on the beach overnight; counterflooding righted her to about a 5-degree starboard list; on 5 July two LCPs towed her off and she was beached starboard-side-to in a cove off Bau Island astern of LCI(L)-65, where Construction Battalion personnel welded sheet-metal plates over the holes until watertight; at 1700 on 6 July she proceeded to Tulagi with one DD, LST 343, and LCI(L)-65. The report claims one enemy bomber shot down (tracers from the No. 2 20mm gun seen entering near the starboard engine of the lead bomber); Jannotta's Commander LCI(L) Group Fourteen first endorsement (30 July 1943) recommended official credit for one Mitsubishi 97 bomber plus Purple Hearts for the wounded, and the Third Amphibious Force endorsement (Wilkinson, 21 September 1943) termed the crew's performance 'highly commendable.' Casualties aboard: WILSON, Ernest A., BM2c, and PAULSON, Mahlon F., RM2c - killed, buried ashore; STEINERT, Norman C., Lieut.(jg); DEAN, George E., Coxswain; STEWART, James H., MoMM1c; and STEFFENSEN, Herlof H., SC3c - wounded by shrapnel; plus Army passengers (two or three killed, one wounded).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1943-07-04 to 1943-07-06 (report dated 1943-07-08; revised submission 1943-08-25; endorsements to 1943-10-04)

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked Army troops; named casualties: Wilson (BM2c) and Paulson (RM2c) KIA; Steinert (Lt.jg), Dean (Cox), Stewart (MoMM1c), Steffensen (SC3c) WIA

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the ship's commanding officer (R. E. Ward), with endorsement chain through ComLCI(L) Group 14, Flotilla 5, Third Amphibious Force, ComSoPac, and CinCPac. Establishes the bombing, hull damage, fires in living spaces, casualty names/ratings, and emergency repair context - firefighting, counterflooding, Seabee welding. Contains no asbestos or materials information; fire and repair activity is a disturbance context only and does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-01

3. [3]NARA Catalog NAID 134333801: 'USS LCI(L) 24 - Action Report, 10/27/43, Blanche Harbor, Treasury Is' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; micro serial 58311; 11 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/134333801; Roll 0635_170145 images 0699-0709 (report pp. 1-4, DesDiv 45 dispatch, scene sketch, six endorsements) - all read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for the Treasury Islands landing survives: 'USS LCI(L) # 24', Reg. No. A8.44-4, dated 1 November 1943, signed Olin O. Taylor. The ship, in Second Transport Group (31.1.2) under Captain Hurff (Commander Destroyer Squadron 22), departed Kukum, Guadalcanal 0400 on 26 October 1943 with LCI(L)s 24, 61, 67, 69, 222, 330, 334, 336, converted LCI(L)s 22 and 23, DDs Cony, Saufley, Waller, and AMs Adroit, Conflict, Daring. Arriving off the Treasury Islands 0530 on 27 October, she entered Blanche Harbor 0629 in the left column (222, 336, 24, 334, 330; ComLCI(L) Flotilla Five, Commander Smith, in guide ship LCI(L) 222) bound for Orange Beach, Mono Island. Her executive officer directed 20mm and .50-caliber fire on two enemy machine-gun nests on Mono Island (about 300 rounds 20mm and 600 rounds .50 caliber plus 100 rifle rounds from embarked NZ troops); the No. 2 20mm jammed on its last round (faulty ammunition). She beached 0647, came under mortar fire from 0702, took one small hole through the hull at the starboard waterline (closed with a wooden plug by the No. 1 repair party), retracted 0709 having unloaded 200 troops (178 men of the 8th NZ Brigade + 22 men of the 198th Coast Artillery (AA)) in 22 minutes; one NZ soldier wounded by mortar shrapnel was evacuated to Kukum. Enclosure: scene-of-action sketch of Blanche Harbor marking enemy MG nests and mortar positions. A 27 October dispatch from Commander DesDiv 45 read into the file: 'YOUR JOB WAS THOROUGHLY WELL DONE.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1943-10-26 to 1943-10-28 (report dated 1943-11-01; endorsements to 1944-02-08)

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked: 200 troops (8th NZ Brigade 178 men + 198th CA Bn (AA) 22 men); one NZ soldier WIA evacuated

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the commanding officer (Olin O. Taylor), endorsed up through CinCPac (endorsements: R. Q. Rankin, ComLCI(L) Group Fifteen, 9 Nov 1943; A. Vernon Jannotta, ComLCI(L) Group Fourteen, flagship LCI(L) 328, 11 Nov 1943; J. McD. Smith, ComLCI(L) Flotilla Five, 16 Nov 1943; G. H. Fort, CTG 31.1, 2 Jan 1944; G. H. Fort, CTF 31 acting, 3 Jan 1944; Robt. B. Carney, ComSoPac chief of staff, 18 Jan 1944; C. H. McMorris, CinCPac chief of staff, 8 Feb 1944). Establishes combat under machine-gun and mortar fire and one hull penetration. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-02

4. [4]NARA Catalog NAID 78331172: 'USS LCI(L) 24 - Act. Rep., 1/25/1944, Empress Augusta Bay Area' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; Roll A_0855; 8 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/78331172; Roll A_0855 images 0123-0130 (report pp. 1-4, scene-of-action sketch, 132nd Infantry Operational Directive No. 4 enclosure) - read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for 25 January 1944 at Mavavia Village, Empress Augusta Bay area, Bougainville, survives (dated 10 February 1944): the report styles her 'USS LCI(L) # 24 (G)' - the gunboat notation in administrative use five months before the formal 15 June 1944 redesignation. Operating with LCI(L) #68 (G) under Commander Naval Base Bougainville (Captain Kessing), tactical command Lt(jg) O. O. Taylor, she conducted shore bombardment of Mavavia Village supporting the Army's 132nd Infantry (Operational Directive No. 4 enclosed); during the first run both the 3-inch-50 main battery and 40mm secondary battery suffered simultaneous jams at 0807 (defective re-serviced AA common projectiles); she made a second run under enemy mortar fire. Ammunition expended by LCI(L) 24(G): 156 rounds 3"/50, 524 rounds 40mm, 2,070 rounds 20mm, 4,380 rounds .50 caliber. No casualties. Colonel Bush (132nd Infantry) expressed appreciation on 29 January. Recommendations included a TBY radio and battle phone.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-01-25 (report dated 1944-02-10)

   Population

   Ship's company (gunboat complement)

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record. Establishes the gunboat conversion in operational fact (3"/50 main battery, 40mm secondary, '(G)' styling) before the formal redesignation date, and a documented Army-support bombardment. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-03

5. [5]NARA Catalog NAID 78348038: 'USS LCI(L) 24 - Act Rep, Bougainville Is, Night 2/25/44' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; Roll A_0875; 5 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/78348038; Roll A_0875 images 0573-0577 (report, casualty/ordnance page, endorsements, scene sketch) - read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for the night of 25-26 February 1944 survives: anti-barge patrol off Motupena Point-Gazelle Harbor, Bougainville, coordinated with MTBs 251 and 252 (Section Easy). She fired 3"-50 star shells (8 rounds, 22-second fuses, 7,500 yards) to illuminate Gazelle Harbor for the MTBs; the 'Tea 73' (MTB 251) went on the reef off Mawaraka, was hit by an enemy 57 or 75mm field gun, and exploded in flames (3 survivors picked up later); enemy 5-inch and 75mm guns fired on the LCI with no hits; at 0507 she fired five 3"-50 AA rounds at Japanese barges in a river mouth near Mawaraka at 1,700 yards; returned to Puruata Island 0855 on 26 February. Enclosure: scene-of-action sketch covering Gazelle Harbor, Motupena Point, Matsunkei Village, Mawaraka, Totavi.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-02-25 to 1944-02-26

   Population

   Ship's company; coordinated with MTB 251/MTB 252 crews (3 MTB-251 survivors rescued)

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the commanding officer. Establishes night fire-support coordination with PT boats and shore-battery engagement; no hits or casualties aboard this ship. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-04

6. [6]NARA Catalog NAID 78347121: 'USS LCI(L) 24 - Act Rep, 2/27/44, Magine Is, Empress Augusta Bay' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; Roll A_0874; 4 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/78347121; Roll A_0874 images 0486-0489 - read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for 27 February 1944 at the Magine Islands, Empress Augusta Bay, survives (dated 6 March 1944, signed Olin O. Taylor): with six LCMs she departed Puruata Island 0445, took station southwest of the Magine Islands 0530, and after an Army 155mm artillery preparation (0545-0550) began fire support at 0600 - coral kept her beyond 500 yards; the LCMs beached 0620; she covered scouting parties ashore, fired 25 rounds of 40mm, and remained until 1030 as forward observer.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1944-02-27 (report dated 1944-03-06)

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked scouting parties via 6 LCMs

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the commanding officer (Olin O. Taylor - still commanding on the 6 March 1944 report date; the 31 March 1944 muster roll was approved by Norman C. Steinert as CO, bracketing the Taylor-to-Steinert command change to March 1944). Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-05

7. [7]NARA Catalog NAID 633445790: 'LCI(G)-24 - Report of operations in the assault landing in Polloc Harbor, Mindanao Island, Philippines, 4/17/45' (RG 38; partners/dc-metro scan set 1661; 2 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/633445790; scan set 1661 images 0686-0687 - both read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for the Polloc Harbor, Mindanao landing survives (dated 18 April 1945, CONFIDENTIAL): USS LCI(G) #24 participated with V-5 Attack Group 78.2 under Rear Admiral A. G. Noble in the invasion of the Malabang-Parang-Cotabato area of Mindanao on 17 April 1945, coordinated with the 24th and 31st Infantry Divisions (Eighth U.S. Army, X Corps); in Close Support Unit CTU 78.2.12 under Commander LCS(L) Flotilla One, staged at San Jose, Mindoro (rehearsal 11 April), departed San Jose 1100 on 14 April via Basilan Strait, arrived off the objective 0900 on 17 April; she patrolled Quidamock Bay in Polloc Harbor; assault waves landed unopposed; ammunition expended: none; battle damage: none; casualties: none. Signed G. D. Rankin, Lt(jg), USNR, Commanding Officer.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1945-04-11 to 1945-04-17 (report dated 1945-04-18)

   Population

   Ship's company (LCI(G) complement); supporting 24th/31st Infantry Division landings

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the commanding officer (G. D. Rankin - CO by April 1945 at latest). Establishes the Southern Philippines/Mindanao operation. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-06

8. [8]NARA Catalog NAID 101768125: 'LCI(G)-24 - Rep of opers in the assault landings in the Balikpapan Area, Borneo, 7/1/45' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; Roll A_1782; 3 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/101768125; Roll A_1782 images 0046-0048 - all read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship's own action report for the Balikpapan operation survives (dated 2 July 1945, CONFIDENTIAL): USS LCI(G) #24 under CTU 78.2.8 (Commander Close Support Unit), Oboe-Two Attack Group TG 78.2 under Rear Admiral A. G. Noble, supported the Seventh Australian Division invasion of the Balikpapan-Manggar area, Borneo - mission: pre-H-hour rocket and strafing run on the landing beach, leading the first wave of assault troops. Rehearsed off southeast Morotai 23-24 June; departed Morotai 1400 on 26 June; deployed 0555 on 1 July; first rocket and strafing run about 0740, second run 0835 followed 150-200 yards by the first assault wave; barrage lifted 0855; troops landed unopposed about 0900; reported to CTU 78.2.93; at 1030 the anchorage was fired on by a coastal-defense/AA gun (no hits); at 1700 she was assigned patrol between 3 miles west and 2 miles east of the South Manggar-besar River. Ammunition expended: 83 rounds 3"/50 HC + 6 common, 562 rounds 40mm AA, 900 rounds 20mm. Battle damage: none; casualties: none. Signed G. D. Rankin, Lt(jg), USNR, Commanding Officer; copies to Commander LCS(L) Flotilla One and Commander LCI(G) Group 45 - documenting her gunboat-group assignment.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1945-06-23 to 1945-07-01 (report dated 1945-07-02)

   Population

   Ship's company (LCI(G) complement); Seventh Australian Division assault waves

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record authored by the commanding officer. Establishes the Balikpapan assault role (rocket/strafing lead-in for the first wave) and the LCI(G) Group 45 administrative assignment. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-07

9. [9]NARA Catalog NAIDs 134293632 ('USS LCI (L) 24 - War Diary, 6/1-30/43', Roll 0445_167662) and 135904033 ('USS LCI (L) 24 - War Diary, 7/1-31/43', Roll 0475_167692) - RG 38 WWII War Diaries series [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/134293632 (images 0004-0005); catalog.archives.gov/id/135904033 (image 0073) - all read at full resolution

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Five of the ship's own monthly war diaries for June-November 1943 survive digitized (all read at full resolution). June 1943 (signed R. E. Ward, Lt(jg), U.S.N., dated 13 July 1943): in drydock at Noumea, New Caledonia 1 June; alongside USS Argonne for minor repairs 2 June; drills and practice beachings at Noumea 3-4 June; 5 June underway 1238 with troops from USS President Hayes for Yellow Beach practice landings; upkeep and provisioning 6-22 June; underway 0800 23 June for Koli Point, Guadalcanal; Hutchinson Creek 27 June; Russell Islands 28-29 June; departed Wernham Cove 1700 29 June for Oliana Bay, New Georgia with TF 31.3.31 (ComFlot5 in LCI(L) 333; in company with USS Trever, McKean, Schley, and LCIs 334, 335, 336, 332, 223); arrived off Oliana Point 0230 on 30 June (could not land in darkness - visibility/foul signals), beached 0645 in heavy surf, unloaded troops and equipment, departed 0910 for Renard Sound, Russell Islands. July 1943 (dated 1 August 1943, Ward): Rendova transit and 4 July bombing ('See Action report'), Seabee repairs to 6 July, Tulagi repairs 8-19 July, then a 20-21 July lift of the 161st Infantry to Onaiavisi Entrance, New Georgia (unloaded in 70 minutes), with LCIs 63, 67, 69, 21, 22 under Lt. Commander Byrd in LCI(L) 63.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1943-06-01 to 1943-07-31 (diaries dated to 1943-08-01)

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked troops (USS President Hayes practice lifts; 161st Infantry)

   Limitations

   Primary wartime administrative diaries authored aboard the ship. Establish the Noumea drydock and Argonne repair periods, the 30 June Oliana Bay assault landing (New Georgia Group campaign), and the post-bombing repair timeline (Seabees at Rendova to 6 July; Tulagi 8-19 July) - repair events are documented, materials disturbed are not. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-08

10. [10]NARA Catalog NAIDs 78189111 ('USS LCI(L)-24 - War Diary, 9/1-30/43', Roll A_0578), 135982439 ('USS LCI(L) 24 - War Diary, 10/1-31/43', Roll 0661_170179), 136012745 ('USS LCI(L) 24 - War Diary, 11/1-30/43', Roll 0706_170190) - RG 38 WWII War Diaries series [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov/id/78189111 (images 0416-0417); catalog.archives.gov/id/135982439 (images 0555-0557); catalog.archives.gov/id/136012745 (images 0013-0014) - all read at full resolution

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    The September, October, and November 1943 war diaries survive (all read at full resolution). September (dated 1 October 1943, first diary signed by new commanding officer Olin O. Taylor - the Ward-to-Taylor command change falls between 1 August and 1 October 1943): training at Carter City; a smoke generator set aboard from LCT 156 on 4 September; tactical maneuvers; 26-28 September troop lifts Kukum-Munda-Kukum (268th Quartermaster Battalion 2 officers + 178 men; 117th Engineers C Company 6 officers + 172 men) escorted by DMS Hovey, DMS Southard, LSTs 390/488/460, SCs; on 28 September she rescued 2nd Lt. M. F. Wilson, USA, a 70th Fighter Squadron pilot who went overboard from LST 390; on 30 September she carried Rear Admiral Fort to Halavo. October (dated 31 October 1943, Taylor): Ondanga/Olsen's Landing lifts of the 161st Infantry 18-20 October; 'stripped ship' at Carter City 23 October; loaded 7 officers + 193 men of the NZ Brigade and 198th CA Battalion at Kukum 25 October; Treasury Islands assault 26-27 October (consistent with ev-02). November (dated 1 December 1943, Taylor): Lunga Point-Munda lift (903 ABS Bn, 3 officers + 134 men, 2-3 November); departed for Espiritu Santo 16 November with LCI(L) 68 and escorts Baron, Zeal, Turk, HMS Vita; 'Put aboard 3"-50 caliber gun and mount' at Espiritu Santo 20 November; arrived Noumea 24 November and docked at the Ship Repair dock, Isle Nou, through 30 November (inclination tests 25 November; 7,000 gal fresh water 28 November) - the second Noumea docking period of 1943.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1943-09-01 to 1943-11-30 (diaries dated to 1943-12-01)

    Population

    Ship's company; embarked: 268th QM Bn, 117th Engineers, 903 ABS Bn, NZ Brigade troops; Rear Admiral Fort's party

    Limitations

    Primary wartime administrative diaries authored aboard the ship. Establish the command change (Ward to Taylor), Munda-area troop lifts, the Treasury assault run-up, the 3"/50 gun mounted at Espiritu Santo 20 November 1943 (early gunboat-role armament, months before formal LCI(G) redesignation), and the Isle Nou docking. Repair/dock events documented; materials disturbed are not. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-09

11. [11]NARA Catalog NAIDs 78571677 (mislabeled; content is June 1944 diary, Roll A_1097), 78593559 ('USS LCI(G) 24 - War Diary, 7/1-31/44', Roll A_1115), 139769900 ('LCI(G)-24 - War Diary, 11/1-30/44', Roll 1305_198777), 139860198 ('LCI(G)-24 - War Diary, 1/1-31/45', Roll 1406_200147) - RG 38 WWII War Diaries series [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov/id/78571677 (images 0040-0042); /id/78593559 (images 0486-0488); /id/139769900 (images 0830-0831); /id/139860198 (images 0284+ via medialz download) - all read at full resolution

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Four LCI(G)-era monthly war diaries survive digitized and were read at full resolution: 'USS LCI(G) # 24' June 1944 diary (dated 10 July 1944; NOTE: cataloged under NAID 78571677 with the wrong title 'War Diary, 9/20/43 to 10/31/43' - the content is the June 1944 diary, a catalog title/content discrepancy logged in gaps): Carter City repairs, drydock 5-6 June, repair work 7-14 June; port-side gear box broke down en route to Torokina 15 June; Treasury Islands ammunition unloading for the MTB squadron 20 June; joint Army-Navy operation at Mawaraka, Bougainville 23 June with LCI 70 and LCGM-1 - Commander E. H. Kincaid, USN, came aboard ('sopus'); Army-requested bombardment of Mawaraka (24 rounds 3"/50; one pillbox collapsed after two rounds, three more knocked out; ten to twelve Japanese found in the boxes); Gazelle Harbor sweep 24 June. July 1944 diary (NAID 78593559): anti-barge patrols off New Ireland (Chinese Plantation, Matakud area, Nakudududu Bay), star-shell illumination, firing on enemy barges with 3" and 40mm; repairs at Green Island 5-6 July; sections Ida Jane (LCIs 66, 70) and Ida Louise (LCI 21). November 1944 diary (NAID 139769900, signed G. D. Rankin, Lt(jg), USNR, dated 1 December 1944 - Rankin commanding by this date): Torokina-Treasury Island patrols, PT-boat coordination off the Choiseul/Bougainville coasts (Zinoa Island, Cape Alexander, Ranton Island, Hug Island, Motupena Point, Matsunkei), mine-sinking operations, AA firing practice off Mono Island, repairs at Treasury 28-30 November. January 1945 diary (NAID 139860198, Rankin): Green Island - retracted an Australian Coast Watcher party from Tanga Island 7-8 January; Torokina; overhaul at Purvis Bay 14-28 January; departed for Manus via Munda 29-31 January - the staging for the Philippines operations.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1944-06-01 to 1945-01-31 (coverage spans four diary months within that window)

    Population

    Ship's company (LCI(G) complement); Australian Coast Watcher party (Jan 1945); coordinated Army/MTB units

    Limitations

    Primary wartime administrative diaries authored aboard the ship. Establish gunboat operations (anti-barge patrols, shore bombardment), the June 1944 Mawaraka joint operation, a third command change (Steinert to G. D. Rankin by 1 December 1944), and the Purvis Bay overhaul 14-28 January 1945. The NAID 78571677 catalog title ('9/20/43 to 10/31/43') does not match its June-1944 content - flagged, not resolved. Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-10

12. [12]NARA Catalog NAIDs 120161940 ('LCI(L) 24 - Muster Rolls', 82 images) and 120162023 ('LCI(G) 24 - Muster Rolls', 118 images) - RG 24, Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, series NAID 594996; scan set 32860_244589 [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov/id/120161940 (scan 32860_244589-00002, 31 Dec 1942 transmittal sheet); catalog.archives.gov/id/120162023 (scan 32860_244589-00084, 31 Mar 1944 transmittal sheet, Ancestry File # metadata 'Muster Roll Date: 1944 March 31') - both read at full resolution

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    NARA's digitized muster-roll file units for this hull: 'LCI(L) 24 - Muster Rolls' (82 images) and 'LCI(G) 24 - Muster Rolls' (118 images), contiguous within Ancestry-partnership scan set 32860_244589. The LCI(L) 24 transmittal sheet for the 31 December 1942 roll was read: approval block lists EUGEN T. LYDANE, Lt(jg), as Commanding Officer; the sheet was forwarded 8 October 1943 by Olin O. Taylor, Lt(jg), Commanding Officer; a handwritten annotation reads 'Com. 12-8-42 to 5-10-46 - Decom.' - indicating roll coverage from commissioning (8 December 1942) through decommissioning (10 May 1946) and supplying the only located decommissioning date for this hull. The LCI(G) 24 transmittal sheet for the 31 March 1944 roll was read: approved by NORMAN C. STEINERT, Lt(jg), USNR, Commanding Officer - the officer wounded by shrapnel aboard this ship on 4 July 1943 (see ev-01), commanding by March 1944; the LCI(G)-designated roll file begins with the 31 March 1944 roll, placing the gunboat designation in administrative use before the formal 15 June 1944 redesignation. Roll pages were not transcribed (crew names recoverable on request).

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-12-08 to 1946-05-10 (annotation coverage)

    Population

    Ship's company, commissioning through decommissioning (Dec 1942-May 1946)

    Limitations

    Primary personnel records; only the two transmittal sheets were read - individual rosters not extracted. The '5-10-46' decommissioning date is a handwritten archival annotation (retirement-point notation on the cover sheet), not a formal document - treated as 'about 10 May 1946.' The Lydane CO attribution on the 31 December 1942 roll conflicts with NavSource's claim that R. E. Ward commanded at commissioning on 8 December 1942 - flagged in gaps, unresolved (Ward signs the June-July 1943 war diaries as CO; a brief late-December 1942 command or acting-approval situation cannot be distinguished from the sheet alone). Muster rolls establish presence aboard, not exposure to any hazard.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-11

13. [13]NARA Special List 44 (1978), hull-number section, printed p. 330: row 'LCI-24 | Sept. 1, 1943-June 30, 1945 | 3' (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; digitized-logs list at archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online [other_primary]

    Locator

    Special List 44 printed p. 330, LCI-24 row (ACPL scan image 356, genealogycenter.net/nara/images/narasl44/356.jpg); digitized-logs list at archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online (hull absent)

    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-24' covering 'Sept. 1, 1943-June 30, 1945' in 3 logbooks (Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, series NAID 594258, RG 24). The hull is not on NARA's list of fully digitized Navy deck logs (only LCI-family entry on that list is Kestrel AMCU/MHC-26/LCI-874). The inventory's coverage window omits both the ship's first nine months (December 1942-August 1943, commissioning through the New Georgia operation and Rendova bombing) and her last ten months (July 1945-May 1946, including the Balikpapan operation, the Jinsen Korea occupation period shown in NavSource photography, and the ~10 May 1946 decommissioning).

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1943-09-01 to 1945-06-30

    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 3 logbooks are undigitized - physical retrieval at Archives II (College Park) would be required to read content. The absence of the Dec 1942-Aug 1943 and Jul 1945-May 1946 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-24-lcil24-12

14. [14]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-24 ex USS LCI(L)-24 page (history credited to Turner Publishing USS LCI vol. II, 1995) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource 10/15/150024.htm: construction block, campaign table, disposition lines, specifications block, photo captions (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, history credited to Turner Publishing's 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry," Vol. II,' 1995) records: laid down 24 September 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.; launched 15 October 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-24, 8 December 1942, LTjg. R. E. Ward, USNR, in command; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater (Landing Force Flotillas-SoPacFor; LCI Flotilla Five; LCI Group Fourteen); campaigns - New Georgia Group operations (New Georgia, Rendova, Vanguau occupation, 30 June, 4 July 1943), Treasury-Bougainville operations (Treasury Island landing 27 October 1943), Consolidation of the Solomon Islands/Northern Solomons (14-15 April, 28 April-15 June 1944), Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines (Mindanao Island landings 17-25 April 1945), Borneo operations (Balikpapan 26 June-7 July 1945); redesignated LCI(G)-24 on 15 June 1944; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, date unknown; sold 13 December 1946, fate unknown; five battle stars. Ribbon block: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 4 July 1943), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5), Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation Medal (1); Purple Heart note: '2 KIA, 4 WIA, 4 July 1943 (See Action Report dated 8 July 1943).' Specifications: 216 t light / 234 t landing / 389 t loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 14 kt max continuous; LCI(L) complement 3 officers/21 enlisted, LCI(G) 5 officers/65 enlisted; armament LCI(L) 4x20mm + 2x.50cal, LCI(G) 2x40mm + 4x20mm + 6x.50cal + 10 MK7 rocket launchers; diesel 130 tons; propulsion two sets of four GM diesels, 1,600 bhp, twin variable-pitch screws. Photographic record captions document the 4 July 1943 Rendova beaching with LCIs 23, 24, 65, 63 (a bomb between 24 and 65 caused both to list and settle on the bottom - caption gives '2 dead and 3 wounded'), the 25 October 1943 loading of NZ 3rd Division troops with LCI(L)-222, LCI(L)-334, and LST-485, the 27 October Mono Island landing, LCI(G)-24 crew members at Jinsen (Inchon), Korea on 4 October 1945, and LCI(G)-24 moored at New Orleans, date unknown.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1946

    Limitations

    Secondary compilation, not an official document - no DANFS entry exists for this hull to corroborate against. Commissioning (8 Dec 1942), the 15 June 1944 LCI(G) redesignation, and the 13 December 1946 sale are corroborated by uboat.net and shipbuildinghistory.com; the muster-roll annotation corroborates the commissioning date and supplies the decommissioning window ('5-10-46'). The photo caption's '2 dead and 3 wounded' conflicts with the ship's own report and ribbon block (2 KIA, 4 WIA Navy + Army casualties) - the report figures carried. Campaign table is consistent with all documented operations. 'Fate unknown' after the 1946 sale rests on this compilation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-13

15. [15]uboat.net allied-warship record USS LCI(L)-24 (ship/20850); shipbuildinghistory.com LCI(L) construction table row 'LCI(L) | G | 24 | New York SB | Camden NJ | 8-Dec-42 | Sold 1946' [other_primary]

    Locator

    uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/20850.html; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm row for LCI(L) 24 - both verified live 2026-09-29

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Builder and milestone attribution: uboat.net's allied-warship record gives USS LCI(L)-24 as built by New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, N.J.); ordered 3 June 1942; laid down 24 September 1942; launched 15 October 1942; commissioned 8 December 1942; 'Reclassified as LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns, on 15 June 1944'; 'Sold on 13 December 1946'. shipbuildinghistory.com's LCI(L) construction table lists 'LCI(L) | G | 24 | New York SB | Camden NJ | 8-Dec-42 | Sold 1946' - consistent on builder, commissioning date, conversion flag, and disposal year.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1946

    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 reports and diaries), but no official construction source (DANFS, BuShips contract list, NVR) was located - there is no DANFS entry for this hull. Ordered/laid-down/launched dates rest on these compilations.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-14

16. [16]HyperWar (ibiblio.org), Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945, 'Landing Ships & Craft - LCI(L)-1 Class' class block and LCI(L) roster [other_primary]

    Locator

    ships-lc.html LCI(L) section: class characteristics block; roster row 'LCI(L)-24 | 1942-44' (no conversion note)

    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) lists LCI(L)-24 individually in the LCI(L) roster ('1942-44', no notes) 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; 2 sets of GM diesel engines, twin variable-pitch screws, 1,600 BHP. NOTE: the table does NOT annotate LCI(L)-24's conversion to LCI(G)-24 (unlike LCI(L)-22, which is marked 'Converted to LCI(G)-22') - the BuShips-era table predates or omits the change; the conversion is nonetheless documented by her own reports (the '(G)' styling from January 1944), the LCI(G) muster-roll file from March 1944, and the secondary compilations (15 June 1944).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1944

    Limitations

    Transcription of an official BuShips publication; the characteristics block is class-standard, not individually measured for this hull. The roster row's silence on the LCI(G) conversion is a table-omission, not evidence against the documented 15 June 1944 redesignation. No asbestos or materials content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-15

17. [17]NARA Catalog NAID 78130463: 'USS LCI (L) 63 - Action Report - 7/4/43' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; Roll A_0450; 2 images) [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov/id/78130463; Roll A_0450 images 0985-0986 - both read at full resolution

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Sister-ship corroboration of the Rendova bombing: USS LCI(L) 63's own action report for 4 July 1943 (23 July 1943, Lt. James H. McCarthy, USNR) records her beached on Baraais Island, Rendova Harbor, with LCI(L)s 336, 328, 23, 65, 24, and 332 spaced 5-20 yards apart, an attack by 16 Mitsubishi bombers at about 1415, and 'the nearest bomb fell between the LCI(L) 24 and LCI(L) 65 damaging those ships' - LCI(L) 63 suffered no casualties. An independent ship-authored record confirming LCI(L)-24's position and damage.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1943-07-04 (report dated 1943-07-23)

    Population

    LCI(L) 24 and 63 ships' companies during the raid

    Limitations

    Primary wartime record authored aboard a sister ship; names this hull only as the near-bomb witness (no detail of her internal damage or casualties beyond 'damaging those ships'). Contains no asbestos or materials information; does not establish exposure to any hazard.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-16

18. [18]NARA Catalog NAIDs 124042214, 472241059, 175662715, 491927998, 491937754, 491880372, 118967602, 120301017, 120302908, 135990369, 136011142, 78292762, 78348722, 78348736, 78409160, 78185445, 135983709, 78308907, 78343992, 139848531, 77536773, 139743995, 140011726, 83563230, 127323487 (located via '"LCI(L) 24"' and '"LCI(G) 24"' catalog searches, 108 results each reviewed) [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov NAID pages (all verified live 2026-09-29 via firecrawl); casualty file units 124042214/472241059 and drawings 175662715 marked 'Not Yet Available Online'

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Additional ship-specific NARA file units exist for this hull (catalog-level, contents not retrieved): 'LCI L 24' in the World War II Casualty Reports series (NAID 124042214, RG 24 - photographs and textual records); 'USS LCI(L)-24' in the Casualty Information Reports series (NAID 472241059, RG 24); and 'LCI(L)-24' in the Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings series (NAID 175662715, RG 19, Bureau of Ships - hull engineering drawings on microfilm, an architectural/engineering record of this specific craft). Context/context-file units surfaced by catalog extracted-text matches on 'LCI(L) 24': three enlisted casualty-index volumes whose surname ranges bracket the named Rendova casualties - KIA 'Odom, Lester THRU Peoples, John A.' (NAID 491927998, covers Paulson) and 'Williams, Jack THRU Zywicki, Frank' (NAID 491937754, covers Wilson), and WIA 'Crews, Cecil THRU Descafano, Joseph' (NAID 491880372, covers Dean); the Index to Muster Rolls volume 'USS K-1 (SSK-1) to USS LCI(R)-651' (NAID 118967602); LCI(L) Flotilla 5 and LCI(G) Group 45 muster rolls (NAIDs 120301017, 120302908); unit war diaries of COM LCI(L) Group 14 (Sep 1943, Oct-Nov 2 1943, Dec 1943, Jan 1944, Mar-Apr 1944), COM LCI(L) Flotilla 5 (Sep 1943-Feb 1944), COM LCI(G) Group 45 (Sep, Nov 1944), and COM LCI(L) Flot 24 (Sep 1944, Mar 1945); the ONI 'Solomon Islands Campaign: XII-The Bougainville Landing' history (NAID 83563230); and Amphibious Training Base Portsmouth VA 10/31/42-3/31/43 (NAID 127323487) - the period of her commissioning-era training.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1946 records

    Population

    Ship's company (muster/casualty coverage)

    Limitations

    Catalog-level verification of record existence only; contents not extracted. Casualty-report file units would document the 4 July 1943 dead/wounded (individual casualty records, not asbestos); the engineering-drawings microfilm is the strongest surviving technical record for this hull's as-built configuration. Unit-level diaries and rosters may place her administratively but were not read for mentions. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-17

19. [19]Class propulsion per Bureau of Ships Ships' Data transcription (HyperWar, ev-15) and NavSource specifications (ev-13); shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json entry 'new-york-shipbuilding' (yard-level documented product list) [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 field)

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Class/era assessment: the LCI(L)-1 design was diesel-powered (two sets of GM diesels, four per shaft, twin variable-pitch screws, 1,600 bhp) 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. Unlike the sibling record for LCI(L)-216 (built at a yard absent from the Atlas dataset), this hull's builder IS in the dataset: New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ - a tier-1 asbestos-documented yard whose product list includes Pabco Six-Ply Super Caltemp block (15% chrysotile), Ehret 85% magnesia insulation, Bakelite panels (30-40% asbestos), Johns-Manville Transite asbestos-cement panels, asbestos gaskets, packing materials, asbestos-coated welding rods, ebonized asbestos lumber, wire insulation (75-85% chrysotile), and felt insulation - so a yard-level product linkage exists to weigh for this hull.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1942-1946

    Population

    Construction trades (New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, 1942); ship's company; Seabee repair personnel (Rendova, July 1943)

    Limitations

    Design- and era-level inference plus yard-level documentation - the yard's documented product list is asbestos-era evidence for the builder, not a bill of materials for this hull; no period spec sheet or hull insulation list for LCI(L)-24 was located. The ship's documented repair/disturbance contexts (July 1943 bomb damage with fires in troop and crew quarters, Seabee welding, Tulagi repairs, two Noumea dockings, Purvis Bay overhaul January 1945) are recorded events, not materials records. Does not establish asbestos aboard this craft, nor quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-18

20. [20]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 landing page, AJIM 11(3):359-373 (Wiley; DOI resolves live via firecrawl - Wiley blocks bare curl)

    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-24-lcil24-19

21. [21]Batch-5030 search ledger (this record): NARA Catalog searches '"LCI(L) 24"' and '"LCI(G) 24"' (216 file units total reviewed); five ship-authored action reports and nine war diaries read; Special List 44 page image; NHHC DANFS probes; NARA digitized-logs listing; NavSource/uboat.net/shipbuildinghistory secondary pages; USCG-manned LCI(L) roster; NVR; CourtListener API v4 [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-24-lcil24-21

    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)-24 / LCI(G)-24 was found in the public sources searched (NARA catalog, NHHC/DANFS, NPS, MARAD, naval-history transcription sites, CourtListener). No DANFS entry exists for this hull at all. The hull was sold for disposal in 1946, predating modern ACM-handling documentation; no scrapping or breaking-yard record was located.

    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 at an asbestos-documented yard is 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-24-lcil24-20

22. [22]CourtListener API v4 opinion searches '"USS LCI(L)-24"', '"LCI(L)-24"', '"LCI(G)-24"', '"LCI-24"' (all count 0); docket queries blocked by fleet pacing budget [court_record]

    Locator

    CourtListener v4 search results, type=o (4 queries, 0 hits each); helper exit 2 on type=r attempts

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    CourtListener sweeps via the authenticated helper returned zero hits on every completed opinion query: '"USS LCI(L)-24"' (count 0), '"LCI(L)-24"' (count 0), '"LCI(G)-24"' (count 0), and '"LCI-24"' (count 0) - no qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, or name collisions returned at all. The docket-index queries (type=r) could not be completed: the fleet rate-limit pacing budget repeatedly stood down the helper (exit 2) across the session; logged as gaps, not as a negative result.

    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; four exact opinion queries returned zero results (no collisions to classify), but the docket index was not swept within the fleet rate-limit window, so the litigation 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-24-lcil24-21