Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-330 page - construction, commissioning, campaign assignments, specifications, disposal (page history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 150330.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, disposal line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI-1 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down 27 July 1942 at Brown Ship Building Co., Houston, TX; launched 22 September 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-330, 9 November 1942. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater: Landing Force Flotillas-SoPacFor, LCI Flotilla Five, LCI Group Fourteen; for minesweeping operations under LCI Flotilla Nineteen, LCI Group Fifty-Five, LCI Division One Hundred Nine (ENS J. C. Gale, USNR, in command). Campaigns: Rendova-Vangunu occupation 4 July and 15 August 1943; Choiseul Island diversion 26 October - 4 November 1943 and Treasury Island landing 27 October 1943; Green Islands landing 15-19 February 1944; postwar minesweeping at Sasebo 9-13 September 1945 and Tsushima Straits 2-8 November 1945. Occupation service 2 September - 14 December 1945. Decommissioned 1946; struck 8 May 1946; sold 10 November 1946 for commercial service; renamed Siasconset (official no. 265851), Hyannis-Nantucket ferry 1954-1972, then Great Lakes; fate unknown. Earned four battle stars. Specs: 236 t. light / 419 t. loaded, 158'5.5" x 23'3", 8 GM 6051-series 71 diesels (4 per shaft), twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; ship's company 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1972
- Population
- Construction trades (Brown Ship Building, 1942); ship's company and embarked troops (1942-46); commercial crew (1946-forward)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation (page history credited to Turner Publishing's 1995 USS LCI volume), not a primary registry - milestone dates carried here track it but are not primary-verified except where corroborated by other rows (NARA SL44 coverage, COMSOPAC endorsement, HAER). Contains no asbestos content. Its commercial-service attribution (Siasconset, official no. 265851) conflicts with NavSource's own LCI(L)-530 page, which carries the same commercial career - unresolved; see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-01
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[2]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44 (List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947), ship-number edition [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf p.22, LCI(L) section - two rows for LCI(L)-330; digitized-logs list at archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List 44 (PDF page 22) inventories Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-330 in two coverage windows: 11/10/1942 to 4/30/1944, and 9/1/1944 to 6/30/1945 - wartime-era deck logs held at the National Archives. The hull's logs are NOT among the deck logs NARA lists as digitized and available online (the only LCI in the online-digitized set is LCI-874/Kestrel).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (log coverage); SL44 compiled postwar
- Population
- Ship's company recorded in deck logs (1942-45)
- Limitations
- These are deck-log coverage dates, not asserted commissioning or decommissioning dates (the log series begins one day after the 9 November 1942 commissioning date documented by NavSource). A coverage gap of May-August 1944 sits between the two inventoried windows. The logs themselves are not digitized - their content is unreviewed; an inventory entry is not evidence of any event. No asbestos content in the inventory itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-02
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[3]Commander South Pacific Force endorsement letter, Serial G87-80, 17 October 1943, forwarding action reports incl. Enclosure (C) 'CO LCI(L) 330 Conf. Action Report of 4 July, 1943, dated 5 September, 1943, and endorsements thereto' (signed Robt. B. Carney); with enclosed CO LCI(L) 65 anti-aircraft action report of 11 September 1943. Reproduced from the Unclassified/Declassified Holdings of the National Archives; scan hosted on NavSource under the LCI(L)-65 archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- 150065b.pdf p.1 (COMSOPAC endorsement, Enclosure C naming LCI(L) 330) and pp.2-5 (LCI(L) 65 AA action report listing LCI(L) 330 in Task Unit 31.9.1)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A declassified wartime document establishes that LCI(L)-330's commanding officer submitted a Confidential Action Report for 4 July 1943 (dated 5 September 1943) - the Rendova Island landing - forwarded up the chain by Commander South Pacific on 17 October 1943. The enclosed LCI(L) 65 report independently places LCI(L)-330 in Task Unit 31.9.1 (with LCI(L)s 327, 329, 332, 328, 336, 63, 23, 24) unloading troops and equipment at Rendova Harbor when 16 Mitsubishi Type 97 bombers attacked at ~1410 on 4 July 1943; six aircraft were claimed destroyed by AA fire and three LCIs damaged by near misses.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops under air attack (4 July 1943); per the enclosed LCI(L) 65 report, Major Wilbur E. Brodt, commanding the 169th Field Artillery, was aboard that vessel observing
- Limitations
- Documents presence and participation, and the existence of LCI(L)-330's own action report - which is referenced as Enclosure (C) but is NOT included in this 6-page scan; its content is unreviewed (archival lead). The scan is a NavSource-contributed reproduction of a NARA holding, OCR-read for this record. Casualty/damage figures are as reported by LCI(L) 65. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-03
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[4]NARA-held wartime photographs naming this hull (identifiers transcribed in NavSource captions): USMC photo Hdqtrs. no. 58041 / National Archives Identifier 74250311 (Rendova landing, 30 June - 4 July 1943); NARA photo 18-N-52690 (Rendova Beachhead, 4 July 1943); U.S. Army Signal Corps photo III-SC 186151 (LCI(L)-330 landing Co. E, 2nd Bn, 161st Inf, 25th Div. at New Georgia, 22 July 1943) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/74250311 (HTTP 200, JS-rendered); NavSource 150330.htm image table (caption transcriptions incl. NAID 74250311, 18-N-52690, III-SC 186151)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official wartime still photographs in the National Archives identify this hull by name and operation: troops streaming ashore from LCI(L)-330 and five sister LCIs at Rendova (30 June - 4 July 1943, USMC 58041 / NAID 74250311); the Rendova Beachhead lineup of 4 July 1943 (Navy photo 18-N-52690); and LCI(L)-330 landing U.S. Army infantry reinforcements at New Georgia Island on 22 July 1943 (Signal Corps III-SC 186151). Independent photographic corroboration of the Rendova, Vangunu/New Georgia, and Mono Island operations documented in the campaign listing.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops (June-July 1943)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the NARA catalog is JS-rendered and individual NAID pages could not be fully verified from this session; identifiers and captions are transcribed from NavSource photo captions, which themselves quote the official captions. Photographs document presence, not conditions aboard. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-04
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[5]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS/LOC), HAER No. AK-52, M/V Husky II (LCI(L)-653) - written historical and descriptive data [haer]
- Locator
- HAER AK-52 report, p.11 of PDF (LCI postwar commercial-conversions discussion, footnote 24)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Federal engineering documentation names this hull's post-Navy identity: 'Eight LCIs were converted into passenger-carrying excursion boats. These included ... LCI(L) 330, which became the Hyannis-Nantucket ferry Siasconset' - corroborating NavSource's commercial-service line (official no. 265851, ferry service to 1972, then Great Lakes).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1946-1972
- Population
- Commercial ferry passengers and crew (1954-1972 window per NavSource)
- Limitations
- One-line mention inside a report on a different vessel (LCI(L)-653); establishes the conversion identity but not the full ownership chain, dates, or fate. Conflicts with the attribution on NavSource's LCI(L)-530 page, which carries the same Siasconset commercial career in greater detail - unresolved (see gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-05
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[6]USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association, first-person account by Charlie Savary, LCI(L)-330 plankowner (posted 29 January 2000) [other_primary]
- Locator
- usslci.org story archive, 'USS LCI(L)330 and USS LCI(G)418' post
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A self-identified plankowner of LCI(L)-330 recounts that her first combat landing was Rendova Island on 4 July 1943 and her last was Emirau Island 'March 27 or 28, 1944'; he was rotated stateside 23 July 1944 from the Russell Islands. Corroborates the documented Rendova first-landing and extends the combat narrative to Emirau (Bismarck Archipelago).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1944 (recollection window); account posted 2000
- Population
- LCI(L)-330 ship's company (1942-44, per account)
- Limitations
- Unverified personal recollection on a veterans' association site, written ~56 years after the events; the official campaign listing (NavSource) does not include Emirau, and the documented Emirau occupation began 20 March 1944 - the veteran's 'March 27 or 28' likely reflects landing-support dates rather than the assault date. Carried as veteran testimony, not official record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-06
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[7]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS/LOC), HAER No. OR-180, LCI(L)-713 - written historical and descriptive data (compiled by HAER historian Justine Christianson, 2012) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data sheet and historical sections (4 pp.)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Federal documentation of the class design this hull was built to: a Bureau of Ships standard design mass-produced for rapid wartime construction; welded 1/4-inch steel plate; two decks with troop compartments below and deckhouse (officer accommodations, mess, wardroom, galley) on the main deck; eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines on two shafts with variable-pitch propellers; ~1,051 LCI-type vessels built in ten shipyards during WWII. LCI(L)-713 is documented as the last remaining LCI(L) in original configuration - a museum vessel of the Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1944 (design/construction era); HAER compiled 2012
- Population
- Class construction trades across ten wartime yards
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation on a sister hull - LCI(L)-713 is the later LCI-351 sub-class (centerline ramp, cylindrical pilot house); LCI(L)-330 is the earlier LCI-1 class (built pre-June-1944, side ramps). Establishes the standardized design and construction method, not materials aboard this hull. Contains no insulation or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-07
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[8]Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI 226 'Allied Landing Craft of World War Two' (recognition publication; verbatim PDF via HyperWar/ibiblio) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ONI-226.pdf p.8, 'Personnel Landing Craft' specification table, LCI (L)-(1-350) line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporary official specification table for the LCI(L)-(1-350) group, which includes this hull: 6 officers / 182 enlisted troops or 75 tons cargo; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; ~380 tons loaded, 234 tons light (beaching draft); 16 knots max, 14 continuous; 4,000 miles at 12 knots; four 20mm guns; 1/2-inch plastic splinter protection on gun, conning, and pilot-house sides.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1944 (publication era)
- Population
- Class crews and embarked troops (wartime)
- Limitations
- Class-level wartime recognition data - tabulates the type, not this hull; does not distinguish builder or individual fit. Minor discrepancy with the NavSource hull listing (ONI 226 tabulates four 20mm guns vs NavSource's five single 20mm for LCI(L)-330) - unresolved, noted in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-08
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (diesel propulsion, no steam plant); ONI 226 LCI(L)-(1-350) class table; HAER OR-180 BuShips standard-design documentation (welded steel, GM 6-71 diesels); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era (see ev-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 150330.htm specifications block; ONI-226.pdf p.8; HAER OR-180 data sheet; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A Bureau of Ships diesel landing craft built in 1942 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel craft of this period were engine and exhaust lagging, machinery insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. As a diesel vessel she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam ships does not apply, but the small-hull confined-space exposure dynamic and crew proximity to machinery spaces apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1972
- Population
- Brown Ship Building construction trades (1942); ship's company (1942-46); commercial conversion and ferry crews (1946-forward)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or conversion record located for LCI(L)-330. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Postwar commercial conversion (to ferry) likely replaced or disturbed original materials, but no conversion scope record was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-09
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1942) and naval service era (1942-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-29) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-10
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[11]U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History magazine (June 2025), 'The Brown Shipbuilding Company's Rise During World War II' by Eric Pearson [reputable_press]
- Locator
- usni.org Naval History June 2025 feature article (full text via Firecrawl extraction; direct curl returns 403)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documents this hull's builder: Brown Shipbuilding Company, established 1941 by George and Herman Brown of Brown and Root, on Greens Bayou off the Houston Ship Channel; second-largest Houston-area employer during WWII with more than 25,000 workers at peak from late 1942; built submarine chasers, destroyer escorts, and landing craft for the Navy on an assembly-line basis, earning the Army-Navy 'E' production award in December 1942, the same year this hull was laid down, launched, and commissioned.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding workforce, >25,000 at peak (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Builder-level history; does not name LCI(L)-330 or any landing craft by hull number, and contains no asbestos or materials information. Establishes yard scale and contracts only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-11
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[12]Batch-5052 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44; NARA digitized-logs index; NavSource hull page and contributed NARA-scan; NHHC DANFS; Naval Vessel Register; NPS HAER OR-180 and AK-52; ONI 226; USS LCI National Association; USNI Naval History; CourtListener API v4 (name and hull variants); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying litigation naming USS LCI(L)-330 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion and docket searches of 'LCI(L)-330 OR LCI-330' returned zero hits. Secondary web sweeps surfaced law-firm marketing pages asserting asbestos at Brown Shipbuilding and aboard WWII vessels generally (mesotheliomaveterans.org, mesothelioma.com, texasasbestosexposure.com) without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - 1942 Navy construction inside the documented asbestos-use era is consistent with era materials having been installed. The undigitized deck logs, any builder work packages, and the postwar commercial-conversion records are unreviewed primary leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-330-lcil330-12