USS LCI(L)-370

Evidence

17 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-17).

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

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity only; builder/dates unsourced)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-pkt-ow-packet-md

2. [2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LC(FF)-370 ex USS LCI(L)-370 - construction, commissioning, reclassification, flotilla assignments, campaign, awards, specifications, disposal, photo captions; history credited to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry" Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/15/150370.htm - milestone list, administrative/operational assignment block, Okinawa campaign table, awards block, specifications block, photo captions (NARA photo nos. 311701-311721)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Documented for this hull: laid down 11 August 1943 at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA; launched 8 September 1943; commissioned USS LCI(L)-370, 13 September 1943; International Radio Call Sign NIHW. Reclassified Landing Craft (Flotilla Flagship) LC(FF)-370, 31 December 1944. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater - administratively LC(FF) Flotilla Twenty-Three (LCDR R. H. Brazeal), LC(FF) Group Sixty-Seven, LC(FF) Division One Hundred Thirty-Three; operationally flagship for the 34 LCI(R)s of LCI Flotilla Sixteen (CDR Clarence E. Coffin USN) and 6 LCI(R)s of LCI Radio Countermeasures and Rocket Group Six (LT Bruce B. Swegel USNR, in USS LCI(R)-765). Campaign: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation 1 April to 30 June 1945 - one battle star. Post-war: Navy Occupation Service Medal 2-25 September 1945; China Service Medal (extended) 30 September-15 December 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown. Transferred to the Maritime Commission '9 March 1848' [sic - 1948] at San Diego, CA, for disposal (PDX-225, 27 September 1946); final disposition fate unknown. Spec block (class-standard): displacement 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; length 158'5.5"; beam 23'3"; 16 kts max / 14 kts maximum continuous; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; cargo 75 tons; five single 20mm guns; fuel 860 bbls diesel; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 diesels (4 per shaft), single GM main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 30kW 120V D.C. ship's-service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Photographs place the hull beached (undated) and off the Okinawa invasion beaches circa March-June 1945 with LCI(R) Flotilla 16 staff aboard - US National Archives photo numbers 311701-311721, including the flotilla radio room and briefing scenes and the antenna array supporting the staff.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1948

   Population

   Construction trades (George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, 1943); ship's company (1943-48); embarked flotilla staff (1944-45); embarked troops (up to 188)

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation sourcing the Turner Publishing LCI history, not a primary registry; its milestone dates here are corroborated by primary records (commissioning date matches the muster roll and NARA SL44 coverage start; the LC(FF) conversion and flagship role match wartime war diaries and action report). Its 'CDR. Clarence E. Coffin USN in command' at commissioning conflicts with the commissioning-quarter muster roll, which names Lt. (jg) Robert F. Kohlmann, USNR as Commanding Officer - see correction row ev-07 and gaps. 'Transferred ... 9 March 1848' is an evident page typo for 1948. Campaign-date strings reproduced verbatim, not checked against the Navy's official campaign register. The spec block is class-standard, not a hull survey. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-01

3. [3]NARA Catalog, digitized ship's war diaries for USS LCI(L) 370 in 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (series NAID 4697018): file units 9/13-30/43 (NAID 78174345, roll A565), 10/1-31/43 (134323474, A626), 11/1-30/43 (136018839, A711), 3/1-31/44 (78379900, A903), 4/1-30/44 (78413866, A942), 5/1-31/44 (78458336, A993) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog file units NAIDs 78174345 (roll A565 img 0561 et seq.), 134323474 (A626), 136018839 (A711), 78379900 (A903), 78413866 (A942), 78458336 (A993); series NAID 4697018

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The hull's own monthly war diaries are digitized and cataloged by name: 'USS LCI(L) 370 - War Diary' for September 13-30, 1943 (from commissioning), October 1943, November 1943, March 1944, April 1944, and May 1944. The September 1943 file unit's cover page (roll A565 image 0561, read directly) is headed 'UNITED STATES SHIP U.S.S. LCI(L) 370' dated Tuesday 13 September 1943 and carries the commissioning-period officer and enlisted roster.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-09-13 to 1944-05-31 (digitized months)

   Population

   Ship's company (1943-44)

   Limitations

   Title-level verification with first pages read: the cover page of the September 1943 unit was read directly; subsequent pages are handwritten operational remarks (legible but resisting reliable OCR) and contents beyond covers are unexamined. Whether further months of this hull's diary exist under other catalog titling was not established - the June 1944-February 1945 and LC(FF)-era diaries were not located in this search. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-02

4. [4]NARA Catalog, 'COM LCI (L) GR 26 FLOT 9 - War Diary, 12/1-31/43', NAID 78265237, WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018), roll A781 images 0857-0859, read directly [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog NAID 78265237, roll A781 images 0857-0859 (composition list and December 1943 narrative)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The December 1943 war diary of Commander LCI(L) Group 26, Flotilla 9, Amphibious Training Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet names this hull in the group's composition - 'consists of 368(F), 367, 369, 370, 484, 485, 48[6], 503, 504, 398, 399...' - and logs her shakedown-phase movements in company with LCI(L)s 368, 369, and 427: underway for Solomons Anchorage, steaming in the Chesapeake Bay area, and detachment from Training and Shakedown Groups mid-December 1943.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-12

   Population

   Ship's company; LCI(L) Group 26 flotilla units (Dec 1943)

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record read via OCR-assisted review of scanned pages (roll A781) - OCR of typed wartime copy is imperfect and exact wording should be checked against the images before quotation. Group-level document: it names 370 in composition and shared movements but does not provide hull-unique operational detail. Documents Atlantic-coast training service, not Pacific assignment. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-03

5. [5]NARA Catalog, 'COM LCI(L) FLOT 16 - War Diary, 4/1-30/45', NAID 140008192, WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018), roll A1616 image 0819, read directly [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog NAID 140008192, roll A1616 image 0819 (Task Group 52.20 composition entry, April 1945 diary)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The April 1945 war diary of Commander LCI(L) Flotilla SIXTEEN names this hull as flagship in primary terms: 'Commander LCI(L) Flotilla SIXTEEN (Commander C. E. COFFIN, Jr., USN) in LC(FF) 370. Immediate Superior in Command, Vice Admiral R. K. TURNER, USN, Commander Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet' - Coffin 'concurrently Commander Task Group 52.20 (RCM & Rocket Group) in LC(FF) 370, a unit of Task Force 52.' The same entry lists TG 52.20's six task units (LCI(R)s 644/650/707/771/772/1077; 651/708/1028/1029/1030/1078; 645/642/643/646/769/770; 648/706/647/763/764/1070; 1068/704/705/1024/1026/1069; 762/649/765/766/767/785) and accounts for the flotilla's other LC(FF) flagships (628, 994, 988, 995) under other operational commands.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-04

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked LCI(R) Flotilla 16 staff (Apr 1945); TG 52.20 units

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record read via OCR-assisted review of the scanned page (roll A1616 image 0819); exact typography should be verified against the image before quotation. Documents the hull's flagship status and task-group assignment, not day-by-day movements of the hull itself. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-04

6. [6]NARA Catalog, 'COM LCI(R) FLOT 16 - Rep of ops in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Is, 4/1-30/45', NAID 140027062, WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018), roll A1638 (15 images read), serial FE25-16/A12-1/A16-3/gmp No. 750 of 15 May 1945, signed C. E. Coffin, Jr., Captain, USN [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog NAID 140027062, roll A1638 images 0205 (cover letter), 0206 (summary/TG composition), 0207-0208 (preliminaries/chronological account, 1 April entries), 0217 (Part VI - radar/VPR equipment note)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The flotilla action report names this hull in its opening line: 'This report covers the participation of Task Group 52.20 (Captain C. E. COFFIN, Jr., Commander LCI(R) Flotilla SIXTEEN in LC(FF) 370) in the invasion of OKINAWA Island and KERAMA RETTO Group.' Hull-specific details: 'USS LC(FF) 370 acted as Reference Vessel' for the LOVE-Day 5-inch spin-stabilized-rocket bombardment of Okinawa Island targets (in vicinity of Machinato Town and Uza, Zampa Misaki) by Task Units 52.20.1 and 52.20.2 on 1 April 1945; at 1000 the same day 'Heavy explosion occurred close aboard LC(FF) 370 and USS LCI(R) 644. Caused one casualty. Believed to be mine' (the report does not attribute the casualty to a specific ship). Part VI documents the hull's equipment: 'The USS LC(FF) 370 is equipped with the SO-8 radar and with a VPR [visual PPI], used with great success in observing the station keeping of non-radar equipped LCI types... and in piloting in waters around OKINAWA.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-04-01 to 1945-04-30 (report period); 1945-05-15 (signature)

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked LCI(R) Flotilla 16 staff; TG 52.20 units and embarked troops in objective area (Apr 1945)

   Limitations

   Primary wartime record read via image review plus OCR spot-checks (all 15 images, roll A1638); exact wording verified against the scanned text but minor OCR uncertainty remains - verify against images before quotation. The 'one casualty' entry does not state whether the casualty was aboard 370 or LCI(R) 644. Reports the flotilla's operations from the flagship; does not enumerate the hull's own material condition. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-05

7. [7]NARA Catalog, three digitized muster-roll file units for this hull in 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' (series NAID 594996, Record Group 24): 'LCI(L) 370 - Muster Rolls' NAID 120185925 (54 images), 'LC(FF) 370 - Muster Rolls' NAID 120185980 (53 images) and NAID 120302842 (36 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog NAIDs 120185925 (LCI(L) 370 rolls, image 32860_244700-00003 forwarding sheet), 120185980 (LC(FF) 370 rolls, image 32860_244700-00083 forwarding sheet), 120302842 (LC(FF) 370 rolls, image 32860_245966-00043 Report of Changes page 2)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Ship-specific personnel records, digitized. The LCI(L)-370 unit (NAID 120185925) opens with the quarterly roll forwarding sheet for the period ending 30 September 1943, annotated 'Comm. 9-13-43 to 3-31-46,' approved 30 September 1943, forwarded 14 October 1943 from Fleet Post Office, New York - and is signed by Lt. (jg) Robert F. Kohlmann, USNR, as Commanding Officer (see correction row ev-07 on the NavSource conflict). The first LC(FF)-370 unit (NAID 120185980) opens with the forwarding sheet for the quarter ending 31 March 1945, approved 4 April 1945, forwarded from 'Okinawa Shima' - placing the hull on station during the invasion's first week. The second LC(FF)-370 unit (NAID 120302842) opens with a Report of Changes page headed 'LCI(R) FLOTILLA SIXTEEN (STAFF) of U.S.S. LC(FF) 370, Flagship' for the month ending 31 May 1945, listing flotilla staff enlisted personnel received aboard 'for duty on staff Commander LCI(R) Flot. 16' - primary confirmation that the flotilla staff lived and worked aboard this hull.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-09-13 to 1945-05-31 (roll coverage read); annotation to 1946-03-31

   Population

   Ship's company (1943-45); embarked LCI(R) Flotilla 16 staff (1945)

   Limitations

   Roll covers and first pages read directly (Ancestry-file images 32860_244700-00003, -00083; 32860_245966-00043); the crews' full name lists within the 143 combined images are unexamined. Covers establish hull identity, dates, and forwarding locations; they do not enumerate conditions or materials aboard. The Q1-1945 roll cover is filed under 'LC(FF) 370' - consistent with the 31 December 1944 reclassification. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-06

8. [8]Correction flagged against NavSource 10/15/150370.htm commissioning line; primary source is the commissioning-quarter muster roll forwarding sheet (NAID 120185925, image 32860_244700-00003) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 120185925, Ancestry file 32860_244700-00003 (forwarding sheet, signature blocks); NavSource 10/15/150370.htm milestone list

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   CORRECTION: NavSource credits 'CDR. Clarence E. Coffin USN (27) in command' at this hull's 13 September 1943 commissioning. The hull's own muster roll for the commissioning quarter is signed by Lt. (jg) Robert F. Kohlmann, USNR, as Commanding Officer (approved 30 September 1943; an ensign signed as Executive Officer). Coffin - Captain C. E. Coffin, Jr., USN - was the LCI(R)/LCI(L) Flotilla Sixteen commander who flew his flag in LC(FF)-370 at Okinawa; NavSource's line appears to conflate flotilla command with ship's command.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-09-13 to 1943-09-30

   Limitations

   The muster-roll signature block is legible (typed 'Lt. (jg) Robert F. Kohlma[u]nn, USNR, Commanding Officer' - exact spelling subject to scan quality, read directly from the image). Whether Coffin briefly commanded at commissioning before Kohlmann took over cannot be ruled out from the roll cover alone; the war-diary roster and subsequent rolls are the resolving leads. Flagged as a secondary-source discrepancy, not propagated.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-07

9. [9]NARA, Special List #44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (by Ship Number) - LCI(L)(FF)-370 entry [other_primary]

   Locator

   sl-44-ship-number.pdf, p. 15, row 'LCI(L)(FF)-370 9/13/1943 6/30/1945'; NARA logbooks page for RG 24 Entry 118 / NAID 581208 context

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA's inventory of held Navy deck logs lists 'LCI(L)(FF)-370' with log coverage 9/13/1943 to 6/30/1945 - i.e., deck logs exist for this hull from the commissioning date through the end of the in-scope wartime coverage window, filed under her combined LCI(L)/LC(FF) designation. The logs are held in Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24, Entry 118 (National Archives Identifier 581208).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-09-13 to 1945-06-30

   Population

   Ship's company (1943-45, as recorded in logs)

   Limitations

   Log-coverage dates are inventory metadata, not asserted commissioning or decommissioning dates - the 9/13/1943 start coincides with the commissioning date documented elsewhere, the 6/30/1945 end is NARA's inventory cutoff, not a service end. The logs are not digitized (the NARA digitized-logbooks page lists named vessels only; LCI(L)-370 is absent - the sole LCI listed is Kestrel AMCU/MHC-26/LCI-874) - physical/reproduction request is the access path. Log contents (day-by-day positions, muster, materials) are unexamined.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-08

10. [10]Shipbuilding History (T. Colton), 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) - LCI(L)' construction table - LCI(L) 370 row [other_primary]

    Locator

    shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm, LCI(L) table row '370 | Lawley & Sons | Neponset MA | 13-Sep-43 | To NDRF 1948' (verified live 200)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Colton's LCI(L) construction table lists hull 370 built by Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, fiscal year 43, delivered 13-Sep-43 (the commissioning date), flagged 'FF' in the table's conversion column, disposition 'To NDRF 1948' - corroborating the builder, delivery date, LC(FF) conversion, and Maritime Commission/NDRF disposal path.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943; 1948

    Population

    Construction trades (Lawley/Neponset, 1943)

    Limitations

    Secondary compilation of builder/registry data - consistent with NavSource and the primary records here but not itself a primary source. 'To NDRF 1948' and NavSource's 'transferred to the Maritime Commission 9 March [19]48' describe the same disposal event at different granularity. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-09

11. [11]uboat.net Allied Warships entry, USS LCI(L)-370 (LCI 351 class) - construction and reclassification data [other_primary]

    Locator

    uboat.net Allied Warships ship/21394.htm data block (verified live 200)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Corroborates identical build data: built by George Lawley & Sons (Neponset, Massachusetts), ordered 9 March 1943, laid down 11 August 1943, launched 8 September 1943, commissioned 13 September 1943; class 'LCI 351'; pennant LCI(L)-370; 'Reclassified as LC(FF), Landing Craft Flotilla Flagship on 31 December 1944.'

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1944

    Limitations

    Secondary reference work; construction dates match NavSource and primary records exactly. Adds the ordered date (9 March 1943) not in NavSource. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-10

12. [12]Historic American Engineering Record (NPS), HAER No. OR-180, 'LCI(L)-713, Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum, Portland, Oregon' (historian Justine Christianson, 2012) - documentation of a sister LCI-351-class vessel built at the same yard [haer]

    Locator

    HAER OR-180 data pages (LoC or0606data.pdf), pp. 1-3: Principal Measurements, Description, Historical Information (verified live 200)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    NPS documentation of the LCI-351 class design and builder through preserved sister ship LCI(L)-713: 'LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large)' designed by the Bureau of Ships; approximately 1,051 ships of the type constructed at ten different shipyards during WWII; built at the George Lawley & Son shipyard, Neponset, Massachusetts; welded 1/4-inch steel plate construction, two decks, engine room with four pairs (eight) of General Motors 6-71 diesel engines connected to two shafts and variable-pitch propellers; deckhouse containing troop and ship officers' accommodations, mess, wardroom and galley; enclosed foredeck housing the ramp and well deck with ramp winch; five single 20mm Oerlikon cannon; troop capacity 182 enlisted + six officers. The record notes LCI(L)-713 exemplifies the modified design built after 1 June 1944 (cylindrical pilot house, centerline ramp) versus earlier ships of the class (two side ramps) - a modification this hull (laid down August 1943) predates.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1945 (class construction/service era); 2012 (documentation)

    Population

    Construction trades (Lawley/Neponset, class-wide 1943-45); class crews and embarked troops

    Limitations

    Class-level documentation through a sister ship, not this hull - LCI(L)-370 predates the post-1-June-1944 design modification described, and her December 1944 LC(FF) conversion (flagship communications spaces, antenna fit) departed from the base landing-craft configuration entirely. Specifications and internal arrangement are the shared class baseline corroborated by 370's own spec block. The report contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-11

13. [13]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (diesel LCI(L)-351-class plant - GM diesels, no steam); NPS HAER OR-180 class construction description (welded steel, engine room, deckhouse accommodations); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide asbestos-era finding (see ev-13) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource specifications block (10/15/150370.htm); HAER OR-180 description; GAO HRD-80-2 product page

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    A diesel-powered landing craft built August-September 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a welded-steel amphibious vessel of this type and period were engine and exhaust/muffler lagging, thermal insulation in machinery spaces, gaskets, valve and flange packing, and electrical insulation. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; the confined machinery-space and accommodation-area exposure dynamic of small combatants applies instead. Her 1944 LC(FF) conversion added flotilla-staff spaces, an era-typical yard event whose material content is unrecorded.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1948

    Population

    Construction trades (Lawley/Neponset, 1943); conversion-yard trades (1944, location unrecorded); ship's company (1943-48); embarked flotilla staff and troops; any post-disposal civilian crews

    Limitations

    Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or purchase record located for LCI(L)-370/LC(FF)-370. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. The LC(FF) conversion's location, scope, and material content are undocumented in located sources. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not aboard.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-12

14. [14]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 U.S. Navy service era (1943-48).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1979 (report); wartime construction era covered

    Population

    Navy shipyard workers and crews, era-wide

    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, same standing access gap as prior batches.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-13

15. [15]NavSource LCI photo index - class configuration note (LCI(L)/LCI(R)/LCI(G)/LCI(M)/LC(FF) configurations) and the 28 February 1949 reclassification of surviving Navy LCIs to Landing Ship Infantry (LSI) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource 10/15/15idx.htm, class configuration paragraph and index line for 370; disposal dates per 10/15/150370.htm

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    NavSource's class index lists this hull as 'LCI(L)-370 / LC(FF)-370' and states: 'All LCI's in the U.S. inventory were reclassified Landing Ship Infantry LSI on 28 February 1949.' This hull was transferred to the Maritime Commission in March 1948 - nearly a year before the reclassification - so no LSI designation ever applied. Her complete designation sequence was: USS LCI(L)-370 (1943) to USS LC(FF)-370 (31 December 1944); NARA Special List 44 files her logs under the combined heading 'LCI(L)(FF)-370.' LSI-370 spellings and post-1949 renumbering searches are out of scope for this hull.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1949 (designation window)

    Limitations

    Clarifies designation scope for record matching only. The LSI reclassification itself rests on NavSource's class note (consistent with standard references); no primary reclassification document was pulled. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-14

16. [16]Batch-5096 search ledger (this record): NavSource main page and class index; NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF; NARA Catalog (muster rolls, ship's war diaries, group/flotilla war diaries, action report); NHHC DANFS URL candidates and search; NARA digitized-logs page; Shipbuilding History; uboat.net; NPS HAER OR-180; GAO product page; CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket indexes (all spellings); shipyards.json yard lookup; secondary web asbestos sweep; NavalCoverMuseum [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-01 through -14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-370 / LC(FF)-370 was found in the sources searched. CourtListener returned zero hits for 'LCI-370', 'LCI(L)-370', 'LCI(L) 370', 'LC(FF)-370', 'LC(FF) 370', 'LCI 370' asbestos, and 'USS LCI' asbestos in the opinion index, and zero for 'LCI-370' / 'LCI(L)-370' / 'LC(FF)-370' in the docket index; the unquoted 'LCI(L)-370' opinion query returns 620 hits that are name collisions on LCI International, Inc. (telecommunications defendant), not this vessel. No DANFS entry exists (candidate history.navy.mil URL 404s; NHHC search surfaces other LCI hulls only). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no law-firm marketing pages asserting asbestos aboard this specific hull. The hull's located primary records (war diaries, action report, muster rolls) contain no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material content.

    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. CourtListener searches ran 2026-09-30 through the authenticated helper (API v4, type=o and type=r) and are a true negative for indexed coverage, but unindexed dockets, PACER-only filings, and state-court records outside CourtListener remain uncovered. RG 24 deck logs (1943-45) are undigitized; builder's contract, conversion work package, and any post-disposal civilian documentation are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-15

17. [17]Archival leads identified, contents unexamined: COM LCI(R) FLOT 16 war diaries 5/1-31/45 (NAID 140053659), 6/1-30/45 (101749875), 7/1-31/45 (77494132 / 101778094), 9/1-11/30/45 (140086592); 'Rep of opers in the invasion and occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, 3/26/45-6/21/45' (NAID 101759418); 'LCI(L) Flotilla 16 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120302805); LC(FF) Flotilla 23 war diaries (administrative parent flotilla) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA Catalog NAIDs 140053659, 101749875, 77494132, 101778094, 140086592, 101759418, 120302805; LC(FF) Flotilla 23 diary series (cf. NAID 140030346 et seq.); RG 24 Entry 118 per SL44

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Additional digitized records of the flotilla this hull flagged are cataloged and unexamined: the May-November 1945 COM LCI(R) Flotilla 16 war diaries and the separate report of operations in the invasion and occupation of the Okinawa Gunto covering 26 March-21 June 1945 - the flagship's command produced them, and whether they name the hull on further pages is unverified. The administrative parent (LC(FF) Flotilla 23 / Group 67 / Division 133) war diaries may document the LC(FF) conversion's administrative handling. The hull's own deck logs (RG 24 Entry 118, coverage 9/13/1943-6/30/1945) are undigitized. These leads are the resolving sources for day-by-day positions, availabilities, and any materials notes.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1945

    Limitations

    Lead inventory only - presence of this hull's name inside these file units is unverified beyond the items read (ev-04, ev-05, ev-06). Deck logs undigitized; physical/NARA reproduction access required. No asbestos content located or implied.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-370-lcil370-16