Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 404-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-pkt-404-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-27 (page 10/15/150027) - build timeline, specifications, campaign credits, commanding-officer roster, disposal chain [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 150027.htm header block, Asiatic-Pacific campaigns table, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 29 September 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ; launched 26 October 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-27 on 8 December 1942, LTjg. Richard B. Perkins, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, 7th Amphibious Force; LCI Flotilla Seven, LCI Group Ten, LCI Division Thirty-seven. Credited campaigns: Eastern New Guinea (Lae 4-6 Sep 1943; Finschhafen 22 Sep 1943; Saidor 2-3 Jan 1944), Bismarck Archipelago (Cape Gloucester 26-27 Dec 1943), Hollandia (21-25 Apr 1944), Western New Guinea (Toem-Wakde-Salmi 17 May 1944; Biak 27 May-1 Jun 1944; Morotai 15 Sep 1944). Complete overhaul at Manus Island January 1945. Decommissioned April 1946 at San Diego; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; earned four battle stars; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 9 October 1947; offered at public auction by the U.S. Marshal's Office of New Jersey on 13 October 1949 at R.T.C. Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ; documented as mercantile MV Yale in 1949; fate unknown. Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; complement 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; propulsion two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), GM reduction gear, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; two 30 kW diesel-drive ship's service generators. Photographic record includes Australian War Memorial stills embarking the 29th Australian Infantry Brigade at Gili Gili/Milne Bay (July 1943), a LIFE magazine frame landing at Saidor (Jan 1944, photographer Myron Davis), a USCG/NARA still approaching Sarmi (17 May 1944; NAID 205586901), and a pontoon-cube drydock at San Pedro Bay, Leyte (early 1945). History source credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1949
- Population
- NYSB construction trades (Sep-Dec 1942); crew and embarked troops (1942-46); MARAD disposition handlers (1947-49)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track official records but the commissioning date conflicts (8 Dec vs 9 Dec 1942; see gaps). Contains no asbestos content. The 'Biak Island operation, 27 to 1 June 1944' table cell is a rendering slip for 27 May-1 June 1944; secondary ribbon-list sources give 25 May-1 June.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44 - List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (by Ship Number), PDF p.31 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 31, row 'LCI-27 9/1/1944 6/30/1945'; RG 24 Entry 118, NAID 581208
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List #44 by-ship-number inventory lists deck logs for 'LCI-27' covering 9/1/1944 through 6/30/1945. These logbooks are part of Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Record Group 24, Entry 118, National Archives Identifier 581208), held at the National Archives at College Park, MD.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (log coverage); inventory as compiled
- Population
- Crew of LCI(L)-27 (Sep 1944-Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Log-coverage dates are an inventory of physical logbook holdings, not commissioning or decommissioning dates - wartime service before September 1944 is documented by other sources. The logs are physical records; this hull's logs do not appear in NARA's digitized deck-log index. Log contents (weather, position, personnel, drills) have not been examined; deck logs rarely contain materiel information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-02
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[4]NHHC 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' landing-craft section (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, LCI(L) subsection, row for LCI(L)-27
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's 1940-45 ship list (NHHC text transcribed by HyperWar) carries 'LCI(L)-27' with service dates '1942-44' and no conversion annotation - unlike adjacent entries (e.g., LCI(L)-22 'Converted to LCI(G)-22', LCI(L)-33/-35 'Lend-Lease to UK'). Confirms this hull remained an LCI(L) in U.S. service for the war's duration and was not converted or transferred early.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- Crew (wartime)
- Limitations
- Compilation covers only through 1944-45 disposition annotations; gives no post-war detail and no asbestos/material content. Secondary transcription of an official NHHC list page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-03
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[5]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-27 (ship 20853) - data table and operation task-unit listings [other_primary]
- Locator
- ship/20853.html data table; 'Notable events' task-unit extracts for 26 Dec 1943, 22 Apr 1944, 17 May 1944
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net lists for this hull: ordered 3 June 1942; built by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden NJ; laid down 29 Sep 1942; launched 26 Oct 1942; commissioned 9 Dec 1942. Notable-event task-unit listings place LCI(L)-27 (Lt.(jg) H.G. Hibbard, USNR) in Task Unit 76.3.3 (LCI Unit) for Operation Dexterity, the Cape Gloucester landings of 26 Dec 1943, and in the LCI Group (TU 77.2.3, ComLCIFlot 7 embarked in LCI(L)-28) for Operations Reckless/Persecution (Hollandia, 22 Apr 1944) and Operation Straightline (Wakde/Arara, 17 May 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- Crew (1943-44 operations)
- Limitations
- Privately compiled wartime-history database, not an official registry; it corroborates the campaign record but its commissioning date (9 Dec 1942) conflicts with NavSource (8 Dec) - carried in gaps. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-04
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[6]NARA Catalog: WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018) search for this hull; photo file unit NAID 205586901 (Local ID 26-G-2288, USCG photo 2288) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search-within/4697018 queries 2026-09-29; NAID 205586901; NAID 140044243
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A search of the NARA WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories series (NAID 4697018) for 'LCI(L)-27' / 'LCI(L) 27' surfaced no ship-titled war-diary file unit for this hull; the series does hold command-level records of her parent formation (e.g., COM 7th PHIBFOR - War Diary, 4/1-30/45, NAID 140044243) covering Seventh Amphibious Force operations in which she served. Separately, the catalog holds a USCG still photograph showing LCI(L)-27 approaching the beach at Sarmi, Dutch New Guinea, 17 May 1944 (NAID 205586901; Local Identifier 26-G-2288).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew (documented operation); embarked troops at Sarmi
- Limitations
- Catalog title search is shallow and does not index page content - absence of a surfaced ship-titled war-diary unit is not proof none exists; LCI war diaries are filed under varying spellings. The Sarmi photograph is contemporaneous documentary evidence of this hull at a campaign site, not a materiel or asbestos record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-05
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[7]Selikoff IJ, Nicholson WJ, Lilis R. 'Radiological evidence of asbestos disease among ship repair workers.' Am J Ind Med. 1980;1(1):9-22. PMID 7342758 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PMID 7342758 abstract; shipyards.json yard_id new-york-shipbuilding product list
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era-level documentation that asbestos was standard shipbuilding material in the period this hull was built: 'significant amounts [of asbestos] were used in vessels constructed before 1975,' and in a cohort of 286 ship-repair workers 86% had radiological evidence of asbestosis. For a 1942 diesel landing craft built at New York Shipbuilding, Camden, era-consistent asbestos applications were engine and exhaust lagging, thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical/wire insulation - matching the yard's documented product profile (Atlas yard record new-york-shipbuilding: Pabco Caltemp block, Ehret 85% magnesia, Transite panels, asbestos gaskets, packing, wire insulation, felt insulation, welding-rod coatings). Diesel plant - no boilers or steam turbines aboard, so no steam-plant lagging pathway.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942 construction era; study published 1980
- Population
- NYSB construction trades (Sep-Dec 1942); crew (in-service period, inference only)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference, not a hull finding: no construction itemization, survey, or material sample for this specific hull exists in the public record. The LCI(L) was a small welded-steel craft with a diesel plant - its asbestos load was far lighter than a steam-powered ship's. The Selikoff cohort is ship-repair workers generally (not tied to this yard or hull in the abstract). Does not establish quantity, location, or individual exposure aboard this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-06
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[8]GAO HRD-80-2, 'Asbestos: Control of the Hazard...' Navy program-level report on asbestos use in ship construction [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's program-level review documents that the U.S. Navy used asbestos insulation extensively in ship construction through the period covering this hull's 1942 build and documents the Navy's developing asbestos-control programs. Provides Navy-wide context for the era in which LCI(L)-27 was built and overhauled (Manus, January 1945).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- report issued 1980; coverage spans WWII-era construction
- Population
- Navy shipyard workforce and crews, era-level
- Limitations
- Program-level document - does not name this hull, this class, or New York Shipbuilding in a way that establishes a hull-level finding. gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-29 (same standing block noted in BATCH-98); product-page metadata only, full text not re-verified this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-07
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[9]HAER No. OR-180, LCI(L)-713 (Historic American Engineering Record, NPS/LOC) - class-level design and construction description of the LCI(L) type [haer]
- Locator
- or0606data.pdf, HAER OR-180 description and historical-information sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- HAER documentation of the LCI(L) type (via surviving sister LCI(L)-713) describes the class as a Bureau of Ships design built of welded 1/4-inch steel plate, powered by eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines on two shafts with variable-pitch propellers, carrying 6 officers + 182 enlisted troops, ~1,051 built at ten U.S. shipyards - matching this hull's documented type, plant, and builder program (LCI(L)-27 was one of 48 LCI(L)s New York Shipbuilding built under its FY1940 contract).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1945 construction program; HAER compiled 2012
- Population
- Class-wide construction trades and crews
- Limitations
- Class documentation written around LCI(L)-713, a later LCI-351-class hull with the modified June-1944 configuration (centerline ramp, cylindrical pilothouse); LCI(L)-27 is the earlier original configuration (bow side ramps, square conning station). HAER's '~1,051 ships of its type' conflicts with the commonly cited 923-hull build count (shipbuildinghistory, Wikipedia class page) - production totals differ by source. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material information whatsoever - it constrains the class design, nothing more.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-08
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[10]yorkship.org (New York Shipbuilding yard-history site), 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) LCI(L)' page [other_primary]
- Locator
- yorkship.org/HTML/landing.htm, LCI(L) section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The New York Shipbuilding yard-history site documents that under a contract let during FY1940, New York Shipbuilding designed and built 48 LCI(L)s in the covered shipway 'O', delivered to the Navy between October 1942 and February 1943 and commissioned as numbers 1 through 48 - placing this hull (No. 27, delivered/commissioned 8-9 Dec 1942) inside that build group at Camden.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1940-1943
- Population
- NYSB trades (1942)
- Limitations
- Community/heritage-site compilation, not an official record; used only to corroborate builder and build-group context. Its claim that NYSB 'designed' the class is yard-framing - HAER attributes the design to the Bureau of Ships. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-09
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[11]Batch-5033 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS site search; CourtListener API v4 (opinion index); NARA catalog; NavSource; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory; NVR; secondary web sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, medical record, or docketed/opinion-level case naming LCI(L)-27 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener searches across 'LCI(L)-27'/'LCI-27'/'LCI(L) 27'/'LSI-27' returned zero opinion hits and two docket hits, both name collisions (a telecom contract case and an LED patent case) - no qualifying litigation naming this 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 - era materials are expected in a 1942 hull, but no ship-specific source documents them. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-27-lcil27-10