Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 410-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-353 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_Landing_Craft_Infantry
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-pkt-410-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - ships by signal number designation listing [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 18, rows 'LCI(L)(M)-353' (three rows)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 inventories Navy deck logs for this hull under its final designator 'LCI(L)(M)-353' in three coverage runs (ship-number listing, PDF page 18): 5/26/1943-9/30/1943, 11/1/1943-4/30/1944, and 6/1/1944-6/30/1945. The first window opens on the hull's documented commissioning date (26 May 1943); October 1943 and May 1944 are not inventoried. The logs themselves are held at Archives II, College Park (RG 24, Entry 118) and are not among the digitized deck logs in the NARA Catalog list.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-05-26 to 1945-06-30 (three inventoried spans)
- Population
- ship's company aboard during the covered periods (May 1943-Jun 1945 with two gaps); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Log-coverage dates are inventory dates, not asserted commissioning or decommissioning dates - though the first window's start coincides with the documented commissioning date. The inventory establishes that wartime logs survive for this hull; it contains no asbestos, material, or maintenance information. Log contents are unreviewed - undigitized; an Archives II request is required to read them.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (April 1945), LCI(M) roster (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 printed page 214, LCI(M) roster row 'LCI(M)353 (ex-LCI(L)353, ex-LCI(G)353)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster documents for this hull: 'LCI(M)353 (ex-LCI(L)353, ex-LCI(G)353)' built by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Mass.; keel laid 30 March 1943; launched 30 April 1943; date of first commission 26 May 1943. The parenthetical records the reclassification chain from infantry (L) through gunboat (G) to mortar (M) configuration. The hull is listed in the LCI(M) roster under its April 1945 designation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943 (record as of April 1945)
- Population
- construction trades at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset (1943); commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Authoritative official data as of the April 1945 edition; does not cover 1945-46 decommissioning, strike, or sale, and contains no asbestos information. Scan OCR misreads the parenthetical as 'ex-LCI(L)853' - the printed page image reads 'ex-LCI(L)353' (verified against the page scan), consistent with every other row in the roster.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-02
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[4]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(M)-353 page (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/10/15/150353.htm - history block and specifications
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents for this hull: commissioned USS LCI(L)-353 on 26 May 1943, Lt. J. M. Nicholson, USNR, in command; reclassified LCI(G)-353 (gunboat) 31 December 1944; reclassified LCI(M)-353 (mortar) 30 April 1945; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla Fourteen / LCI Group Forty-Two / LCI Division Eighty-Four; one battle star for the Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation, 26 March-14 June 1945); Far East occupation service 19 November 1945-10 April 1946; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; sold 22 November 1946, fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- ship's company (1943-46); embarked staff and troops
- Limitations
- Secondary archival compilation - the standard per-hull photographic/history reference, credited to a published secondary work rather than a government source. Decommissioning and strike dates are not documented in any source found. The LCI(G) reclassification date conflicts with uboat.net's 31 December 1943 - unresolved, see gaps. Page verified live 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (April 1945), LCI(L) and LCI(M) design tables (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 printed page 200 (LCI(L) 351-1098 design row) and printed page 213 (LCI(M) design row)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The official BuShips design tables for this hull's configurations document a diesel plant: LCI(L) 351-1098 design group (printed p. 200) - 'G.M. Diesel 6051 series 71', 2,320 shp, 2 propellers, single GM main reduction gear, 2 diesel-drive 20 kW 120 V DC ship's-service generators, 159 ft overall, 381-ton trial displacement, 14.4 knots, accommodations 8 officers/32 enlisted, 5 x 20-mm AA; LCI(M) design row (printed p. 213) - same hull dimensions and GM diesel plant printed at '1320' hp (conflicts with the 2,320 shp of the LCI(L) table and NavSource - see gaps), accommodations 4 officers/49 enlisted, armament 3 x 4.2-inch chemical mortars plus one single 40-mm AA.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- LCI(L) construction trades at the Lawley Neponset yard and other class yards (1943-45); engine-room and maintenance ratings aboard
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation only - the tables do not name materials and do not state 'asbestos'. The application list is era inference built on the documented machinery spec, not a ship-proven material list. No quantity; does not establish what was installed aboard this hull or what remained at its 1946 sale (fate unknown).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-04
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[6]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 (1943) and service era (1943-46), including the gunboat and mortar conversions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- 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 2026-09-30) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-05
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[7]U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Navy Log, service entry for Anthony J. Cybulski, GM2, USNR (7/1943-3/1946) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Navy Log entry 'CYBULSKI-ANTHONY', Significant Duty Stations list
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Navy Memorial's Navy Log registry lists 'USS LCI (L)-353' among the significant duty stations of Anthony J. Cybulski, GM2, USNR (service July 1943-March 1946), alongside NTC Bainbridge, ATB Solomons, Camp Pendleton, and USS LCI(R)-651; awards include the Navy Occupation Service Medal (Japan) and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two stars - a personnel-side documentary lead on this hull's wartime crew.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- enlisted ship's company, 1943-46
- Limitations
- Registry entry created from veteran self-report; identifies one enlisted crewman aboard this hull but no dates aboard, billet detail, or material information. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-06
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[8]Batch-5077 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 (roster + design tables); NavSource; NHHC/DANFS ship pages; NARA digitized deck-log list; CourtListener opinion + RECAP docket searches; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory.com (Wayback); HyperWar ships-lc roster; U.S. Navy Memorial Navy Log; NavalCoverMuseum; shipyards.json; Naval Vessel Register; Wikipedia [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-17
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, museum hazmat disclosure, or docketed litigation naming LCI(L)-353, LCI(G)-353, or LCI(M)-353 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). No individual DANFS entry exists for this hull - LCI(L)s as a class are largely absent from DANFS. CourtListener opinion searches on all three canonical designations and a RECAP docket search on 'LCI(L)-353' returned zero results.
- 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 - the hull sits inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era and era-consistent inference suggests era-standard materials. The vessel was sold into private hands in 1946 and its fate is unknown; post-Navy disposition and any commercial-service records are outside Navy sources. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-353-lcil353-07