Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-336 (10/15/150336) - milestones, flotilla assignments, campaigns, specifications, awards, photographic record; history credited to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry",' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150336.htm header block, organization paragraph, campaign table, specifications block, photo caption rows
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-1 class Landing Craft, Infantry (Large); laid down 27 July 1942 at Brown Ship Building Corp., Houston, TX; launched 13 October 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-336, 3 December 1942. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Landing Force Flotillas-SoPacFor: LCI Flotilla Five (CDR M. V. Milton), LCI Group Fourteen (LCDR E. S. Dulcan), LCI Division Twenty-Nine; for minesweeping operations, Pacific, under LCI Flotilla Nineteen (LCDR E. C. Folger), LCI Group Fifty-Five (LCDR S. J. Kelley USNR), LCI Division One Hundred Nine. Campaigns: New Georgia Group operation (New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, 30 June and 4 July 1943); Treasury-Bougainville operation (Treasury Island landings, 27 October 1943; occupation and defense of Cape Torokina, 3-4 December 1943). Post-war: occupation service in the Far East 1 October 1945 - 20 January 1946; decommissioned date unknown; struck date unknown; final disposition unknown; two battle stars; awards include Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp, American Campaign Medal. Specifications: displacement 236 t. light / 419 t. loaded; length 158' 5.5"; beam 23' 3"; speed 16 kts max; complement 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers, 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 diesels, 4 per shaft, GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Photographic record: crew photos taken in the Solomon Islands 1944; underway in San Francisco Bay circa 1946 (US Naval History and Heritage Command photo #86179, Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum collections).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades (1942); crew and embarked troops (1942-46)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestones generally track official records but rest on the Turner Publishing LCI history rather than primary documents. Page verified live 2026-09-30 (navsource.net domain; the .org domain is dead). Contains no asbestos or material content. The flotilla sequence it lists differs from the NHHC 1 May 1945 organization roster (Flotilla Five / Group 15 / Division 30) - wartime reassignment, reconciled in ev-03; the flotilla commander's initials also differ between sources (M. V. vs H. V. Milton), unresolved in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-01
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[2]NHHC photographic catalog, accessions 80-G-52623 and 80-G-52629, 'Rendova Island Invasion, June 30, 1943' - Official U.S. Navy Photographs in the collections of the National Archives [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC catalog pages for 80-G-52623 (caption verbatim) and 80-G-52629 at https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-pacific/south-southwestern-pacific/new-georgia-campaign/rendova-island-invasion/80-g-52629.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two official Navy photographs in the NHHC catalog name this hull at the Rendova Island invasion, 30 June 1943. 80-G-52623: 'Troops during the invasion, transporting items from Landing Craft Infantry (Large), LCI(L) 335, LCI(L) 328, and LCI(L) 336.' 80-G-52629: 'Troops during the invasion, transporting items from Landing Craft Infantry (Large), LCI(L) 328 and LCI(L) 336.' Both are Official U.S. Navy Photographs in the collections of the National Archives.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-06-30
- Population
- Crew and embarked assault troops, Rendova landings (30 June 1943)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific combat presence documentation only; no asbestos or material content. A photograph documents presence and activity, not conditions aboard. Both NHHC pages verified live 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-02
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[3]NHHC Online Reading Room, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' - LCI(L) Flotilla Five, LCI Group 15, LCI Division 30 roster [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Fleet organization document, 'LCI FLOTILLA FIVE' section, LCI Group 15 / LCI Division 30 table row 'LCI 336 - Ens. J. H. Howe (USNR)' (document page ~78)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Pacific Fleet organization roster of 1 May 1945 lists 'LCI 336' under LCI Division 30, commanded by Ens. J. H. Howe (USNR); Division 30 sits under LCI Group 15 (ComLCIGrp 15, Comdr. H. V. Milton, USNR) within LCI Flotilla Five. This documents her wartime assignment and commanding officer as of 1 May 1945, within the deck-log window inventoried by NARA Special List 44.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Crew under Ens. J. H. Howe (USNR), May 1945
- Limitations
- Ship-specific organizational documentation; no asbestos or material content. The assignment (Flotilla Five / Group 15 / Division 30) differs from the NavSource-listed wartime organization (Flotilla Five / Group 14 / Division 29) - reassignment during service; the roster documents status at one date only. Page verified live 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-03
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[4]NARA Special List #44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' (by-ship-number PDF), page 23 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf page 23, row 'LCI(L)-336 ... 10/1/1944 ... 6/30/1945'; columns Ship / Other Name / Begin Date / End Date / Notes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List 44 inventories Navy deck logs for 'LCI(L)-336' with begin date 10/1/1944 and end date 6/30/1945 (single row, no Notes). These are log-coverage dates for physical records held at NARA, not commissioning or decommissioning dates - they document in-scope wartime service during October 1944 - June 1945 (overlapping her documented LCI Flotilla Five / Group 15 / Division 30 assignment). NARA's digitized deck-log index does not include any LCI(L)-336 logs (the sole LCI-type hull digitized is Kestrel, ex-LCI-874).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-10-01 to 1945-06-30 (coverage); inventory accessed 2026-09-30
- Population
- Deck-log subjects: crew of LCI(L)-336, Oct 1944 - Jun 1945
- Limitations
- Archival inventory entry only - establishes that deck logs exist for the stated window, not their content. The SL44 by-number list carries a single entry for this hull; no logs are inventoried for December 1942 - September 1944 (the period covering her two documented combat campaigns) - whether those logs survive elsewhere at NARA is an open lead. The by-name SL44 list carries no LCI entries. PDF verified by direct download and pdftotext extraction 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-04
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[5]USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association, 'On the Fourth They Fought Back - With Flotilla Five On That Unforgettable Day at Rendova Harbor, New Georgia' (veterans' association historical account built from action reports incl. Commander S. Pacific Serial 2190, 17 Oct 1943, and crew memoirs) [museum_official]
- Locator
- usslci.org article text (first-group beaching description, 'remained stranded' passage, post-attack photo caption)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The LCI National Association's account of the 4 July 1943 Japanese bombing attack on Rendova Harbor names this hull repeatedly: LCI(L)-336 was among the first group of eight LCIs beaching on Rendova's East Beach around 10:00 AM ('R to L: LCI(L)'s 336, 328, 335, 330, 334, and 329'), completed unloading of the 169th Infantry by ~12:30 PM, but - alone of the first group - 'remained stranded on the beach' when the others retracted; she was still aground beside LCI 63 during the ~2:05 PM attack by sixteen Japanese bombers that killed three LCI sailors. LCIs 332 and 336 'are beached on the starboard side of the LCI 23 and port side of LCI 63, respectively' in the post-attack photograph.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-07-04
- Population
- Crew of LCI(L)-336 during the 4 July 1943 attack; embarked 169th Infantry troops
- Limitations
- Secondary veterans'-association narrative compiled from action reports, memoirs, and photographs - not an official action report itself; the underlying primary documents (ComSoPac Serial 2190; deck logs) are the archival leads. No asbestos or material content. Establishes combat presence and a grounding/stranding event, not exposure conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-05
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[6]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton compilation), Brown Shipbuilding, Houston TX - yard history and hull table [other_primary]
- Locator
- brown.htm hull table row 40 (LCI(L) 336) and yard-history header paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent compilation corroborating build data: 'LCI(L) 336 | Landing Craft | 27-Jul-42 | 13-Oct-42 | 3-Dec-42 | ... | Unknown' (disposition). Yard context: Brown Shipbuilding was built in 1941 by George and Herman Brown at the junction of Green's Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel with $9 million from the Navy; the yard built 12 PCs, 32 LCI(L)s, 61 DEs, and 254 LSMs (359 vessels in four years); leased to Todd Shipyards Corporation 1949-1984 as Todd's Houston Division; later a Brown & Root offshore fabrication yard; sold piecemeal 2004 as the Brown Shipbuilding Industrial Park.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1941-2004 (yard); 1942 (hull build)
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding workforce, Houston (1941-46)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its dates agree with NavSource (laid 27 Jul 1942, launched 13 Oct 1942, delivered/commissioned 3 Dec 1942) and its 'Unknown' disposition matches NavSource 'fate unknown'; two secondary sources agreeing is corroboration of the gap, not a resolution. No asbestos or material content. Page verified live 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-06
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[7]NHHC, 'Casualties: Navy and Coast Guard Ships' - Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) (LCI(L)) loss list [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- casualties-navy-and-coast-guard-ships.html, 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) (LCI(L))' section (16 entries; -336 absent)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI(L)-336 does NOT appear on the NHHC casualty list: the LCI(L) section records 16 hulls sunk (LCI(L)-1, -20, -32, -85, -91, -92, -93, -219, -232, -339, -416, -497, -553, -600, -684, -1065). Absence supports 'survived the war' - consistent with her documented Far East occupation service through 20 January 1946 and the circa-1946 San Francisco Bay photograph - but does not resolve her final disposition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (loss window covered)
- Limitations
- A negative result on wartime loss, not a disposition record: the list documents that the Navy did not record her as a WWII casualty; how and when she left the inventory remains undocumented in located sources. Page verified live 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-07
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - product page and full report text [gao]
- Locator
- gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf full text (Navy's policy section); product page HRD-80-2 highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos era: 'although all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables, most ships delivered in the last several years or now under construction have little or no asbestos as thermal insulation, which was the Navy's major use of asbestos aboard ships.' Navy insulation specifications were revised to asbestos-free materials in 1973, but purchased material meant 'some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978.' Thermal insulation was thus the Navy's major asbestos use aboard ships throughout this hull's construction and service era (1942-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); covers pre-1973 use era including 1942-46
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; ship crews (program review)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull - LCI(L)-336 is a small diesel craft for which thermal-insulation scope is materially smaller than a steam ship's. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. Full report text retrieved via firecrawl extraction 2026-09-30; direct fetch of the PDF returned an HTML block page from this network.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-08
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (diesel plant: 8 x GM 6051-series 71 diesels, GM reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2 x 30 kW DC generators; no boilers or steam plant); GAO HRD-80-2 era documentation (ev-08); LCI-1 class design (158 ft, 236-419 t beaching craft) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-08)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) built in 1942 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard small-combatant applications aboard a craft of this type and period were diesel-exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal insulation, gaskets, valve packing, winch brake linings, and electrical insulation. As a diesel beaching craft she carried no boilers or steam plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway that dominates asbestos exposure on steam-driven vessels does not apply, materially narrowing (but not eliminating) her era-inferred asbestos scope.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades (1942); crew in engine-room adjacency (1942-46)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or builder contract located for LCI(L)-336. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; the LCI(L) type's small size and diesel plant mean exposure surface was far below that of steam combatants. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-09
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[10]Batch-5058 search ledger (this record): NavSource; NHHC photographic catalog and online reading room; NHHC casualty list; NARA Special List 44 (by-number and by-name lists) and digitized deck-log index; NVR scope statement; USCG Historian; USS LCI National Association; shipbuildinghistory.com; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener type=o and type=r (authenticated helper); secondary-web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-336 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener was searched through the authenticated helper: type=o returned zero hits for 'LCI(L)-336' / 'LCI-336' / 'LCI 336'; type=r returned two name collisions (Aslam v. Dorochoff, N.D. Ill. 2007, other statutory action; WSOU Investments LLC v. Xilinx Inc., D. Del. 2020, patent) - neither names any vessel, classified name collision, not asbestos litigation. A supplementary LCI-type asbestos opinion sweep could not be run (fleet pacing budget momentarily spent) - logged as blocked, not a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no marketing content naming this hull; law-firm marketing pages for the builder yard (mesothelioma.net, mesothelioma.com and similar 'Brown Shipbuilding asbestos' pages) assert asbestos at the yard without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-consistent inference remains reasonable, and the physical deck logs (SL44 10/1944-6/1945) plus any builder records are undigitized leads. One supplementary CourtListener query remains unrun (pacing); core hull screens are complete. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-336-lcil336-10