Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]research packet oz-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (existence — real identity: USS LCI(L)-408; designation LCI(L); type: Landing Craft Infantry
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-408-lcil408-pkt-oz-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-408 ex USS LCI(L)-408 (1944-1945) - construction/milestone timeline, theater assignment, campaign table, specifications, disposal; page history credited to 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995); verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150408.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, and photo-caption series (Lawley building ways 16 Jan 1944; England 24 Mar 1944; Seine River with IX-169)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (LCI(L)-351 class): laid down 15 January 1944 at George Lawley and Sons Corp., Neponset, MA; launched date unknown; commissioned USS LCI(L)-408, 24 January 1944. Assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater; campaign: Invasion of Normandy, 6-25 June 1944. Reclassified Landing Craft (Guns) USS LCI(G)-408, 15 July 1944. Decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register date unknown; final disposition fate unknown. One battle star for WWII service. Awards ribbon display: American Campaign Medal, Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1 star), WWII Victory Medal - no Asiatic-Pacific ribbon. Specifications: displacement 216 t. light / 234 t. landing / 389 t. loaded; length 158' 5.5"; beam 23' 3"; speed 16 kts max; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors diesel engines, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable-pitch propellers. Photograph captions document: hull on building ways 1 at Lawley, Neponset, 16 January 1944, alongside LCI(L)-409 and LCI(L)-410 (builder's photos, now in US National Archives collections); pierside, England, 24 March 1944, with LCI(L)-411 outboard; and moored on the Seine River, France, circa 1944-45 alongside USS President Warfield (IX-169, serving as a Base and Accommodations Ship for LCIs) with LCI(L)s 412, 539, 401, 556 (US Army Signal Corps photo SC-222893, from NHHC collections).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- George Lawley construction trades (Jan 1944); LCI(L) crew ~24 (1944); LCI(G) crew ~70 (1944-45); embarked troops (up to 188)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its page attributes the history text to the Turner Publishing LCI volume. Milestone dates are consistent across the page and corroborated where NARA/SL44 records overlap (commissioning date matches log start), but unverified against DANFS (no DANFS entry exists for this numbered craft - see search_ledger) or NVR. No asbestos or material content. 'Fate unknown' disposition means no disposal record is asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-01
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[3]NARA Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' (Bradley, Kurtz, et al., comp., 1978) - 'Ships With Symbol and Number Designations,' printed page 338; scanned page image via Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center mirror (narasl44/364.jpg) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL44 printed p. 338 (ACPL scan narasl44/364.jpg), 'LCI(L)(G)-408' row between LCI(L)(G)-407 and LCI(L)(G)-409
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- SL44 inventories Navy deck logs for this hull as 'LCI(L)(G)-408 | Jan. 24, 1944-Sept. 30, 1945 | 3' - i.e., three logbooks covering 24 January 1944 through 30 September 1945 in NARA custody (the combined LCI(L)/LCI(G) styling reflects her mid-1944 gunboat reclassification). The inventory documents that the logs exist and their coverage; the underlying RG 24 logbooks are held at the National Archives.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-01-24 to 1945-09-30 (coverage); compiled 1978
- Population
- crew and officers generating the 1944-45 logbooks; NARA College Park holds the physical volumes
- Limitations
- The dates are logbook-coverage dates, not asserted commissioning or decommissioning dates: the span opens on the documented commissioning date (24 Jan 1944) but closes 30 Sept 1945 - SL44 records only what NARA held at compilation, so post-September-1945 logs (if any) are simply outside this inventory. The inventory lists the logs' existence; it does not include their contents. Physical volume count (3) is a logbook count, not a completeness guarantee. Image verified by direct fetch 2026-09-30. Batch intake's 'PDF page 17' corresponds to this numbered-vessels section pagination; the printed page is 338.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-02
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[4]NARA RG 38, WWII War Diaries / Other Operational Records and Histories: 'USS LCI(L) 408 - Rep of Ops, 6/5-17/44, Invasion of Normandy, France' - NAID 139749599, Micro Serial 90910, report dated 16 July 1944; 4 digitized images, all read 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139749599 images 0388-0391 (report body 0388-0389; Group 34/Flotilla 12 endorsement 0390; Assault Force O endorsement 0391), WWII_WarDiaries microfilm export_WWII_WarDiaries_1200_191271
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own activity report, signed by commanding officer Lt(jg) Douglas B. Wright, USNR, routed to Naval Commander Western Task Force via Commander LCI(L) Group THIRTY-FOUR, Commander Task Group 124.4, Commander Task Force 124. Documented for this hull: underway from Weymouth Bay anchorage 1702 on 5 June 1944; 'took position as guide ship for 12 LCI(L)'s in port column'; D-Day 0956 executed final turn and headed for the beach; grounded on Omaha Beach at 1103. At 1105 LCI(L)-553, beaching close to starboard, drifted across 408's bow and her stern winch cable fouled 408's starboard ramp; 408 retracted at 1120, re-beached with stern anchor 1143-1146 and landed her soldiers. 'At 1201, AUBIN, R.J., SC2c, 204 68 46, was killed instantly when a fragment from either an 88 MM., or mortar shell struck him in the back' - the report records spasmodic mortar, 88mm and machine-gun fire and mines visible atop stakes close aboard; 408 retracted 1202, guided her column back to Weymouth (anchored 7 June 0257), and began repairs. Follow-on employment documented day by day: 8 June underway as navigational escort for 11 LCTs and 4 LCI(L)s to both Omaha and Utah beaches; 9 June troops disembarked by LCM off 'Easy White' beach; 12 June underway as navigational escort for 10 LCTs and 3 LCI(L)s to Utah; 13 June altered course to recover a floating airman 'which turned out to be a German' (the POW taken ashore 15 June), then unloaded at 'Sugar Red' beach by LCMs; repeated night air raids. First endorsement: L.R. Henry, Commander LCI(L) Group 34, Flotilla 12. Second endorsement: J.L. Hall, Jr., Commander Assault Force 'O', 11th Amphibious Force, 5 Sep 1944 - 'It is considered that U.S. LCI(L)-408 performed with credit the task assigned of landing elements of the 115th Regimental Combat Team against the opposition encountered' in the 'Assault on COLLEVILLE-VIERVILLE Sector, Coast of NORMANDY.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06-05 to 1944-06-17 (report coverage); endorsements to 1944-09-05
- Population
- crew of LCI(L)-408 (~24, LCI(L) fit); Group 34 command element embarked; 15 officers + 177 men of 115th RCT, 29th Infantry Division, landed
- Limitations
- Primary ship-generated record read in full (4 images). Documents the hull's D-Day employment, unit attachments, one crew fatality, and material damage in the commander's own reporting; it is a combat narrative, not a materials or maintenance record - no asbestos or material content. Times are as written in the report; 'guide ship for 12 LCI(L)s' describes her column-leader role, consistent with carrying the Group 34 commander.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-03
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[5]NARA RG 38, WWII War Diaries / Other Operational Records and Histories: 'USS LCI(L) 408 - Rep of Landing Opers during the invasion of Normandy, France, 6/6/44' - NAID 78540006, Micro Serial 80105, report dated 16 June 1944; 7 digitized images, all read 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 78540006 images 0799-0805 (report body 0799-0801; endorsements 0802-0805), WWII_WarDiaries microfilm A_1067
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The hull's formal action report (per COMINCH-CNO serial 01529 of 17 May 1943), signed Lt(jg) Douglas B. Wright, USNR, routed via Commander LCI(L) Group 34, Commander LCI(L) Flotilla TEN, Commander Landing Craft and Bases Europe. Part I states the mission: 'to land 15 Officers, including the Commanding Officer RCT 115th and 177 men of the 29th Division of the United States Army on "Dog Red" sector of "Omaha Beach", Baie de la Seine, Normandy,' and that 408's convoy position was 'guide ship for port column to the assault area, and guide ship for convoy of LCI(L)s returning to Weymouth for a second load.' Part II: 'Ours had been the first wave of LCI(L)'s to hit "Dog Red Beach"'; AUBIN was 'at his station as pointer on no. 2 gun' when killed. Part III describes own battery as 'five 20mm guns.' Part IV itemizes damage: starboard ramp sprung, ramp cables scorched, ramp roller bent, stanchions torn away, scattered shrapnel holes; a diver found no damage to screws. Part VI: 'All hands gave a fine performance under fire - the first engagement for three-fourths of the ship's company. We lost one man... but suffered no further personnel casualties.' Endorsements: L.R. Henry, Commander LCI(L) Group 34, Flotilla 12 (17 Jun); M.H. Imlay, Commander LCI(L) Flotilla Ten (4 Jul) - 'This vessel and other vessels of Divisions 67 and 68 were attached to this command only during the convoy stage'; Commander Amphibious Bases United Kingdom (12 Jul - 'not under this Command during the period covered'); Commander Task Force 122 (17 Jul, A.D. Struble, Chief of Staff) forwarding to Commander Twelfth Fleet.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06-06 (action); report chain 16 Jun - 17 Jul 1944
- Population
- crew of LCI(L)-408; Group 34 command element; 15 officers + 177 men of 115th RCT, 29th Infantry Division
- Limitations
- Primary ship-generated record read in full (7 images). Confirms Group 34, Flotilla 12 parentage with Divisions 67/68 attached to Coast Guard-manned Flotilla 10 for the Neptune convoy stage only. Combat narrative - no asbestos or material content. The 'five 20mm guns' battery wording differs from NavSource's typical LCI(L) armament list (four 20mm) - carried as reported (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-04
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[6]USS LCI National Association, Elsie Item newsletter No. 95 (November 2016), John France, 'Final Assault on Omaha Beach - June 6, 1944' - Flotilla 12/Group 35 unit history drawing on Fold3 war diaries and unit records (http scheme; https fails TLS on this host; PDF verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Elsie Item No. 95 (Nov 2016), pp. 11-12 (trans-Atlantic transit narrative naming LCI 408 as Henry's ship) and p. 16 (Group 35 assault)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The article's Flotilla 12 narrative names this hull's embarked commander: 'the temporary commander of Flotilla 12 - Lt. Commander Lindsey Henry onboard LCI 408, who would command Group 34 on D Day' - i.e., LCI(L)-408 carried the Group 34 commander (the L.R. Henry who signed both action-report endorsements), consistent with her documented guide-ship role in the assault column. Context documented: Flotilla 12's 400-series hulls were built at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA, and the 500-series at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, NJ; Group 35 (LCIs 401, 403, 415-418, 420, 537-539, 542, 556 with flagship 414) landed the 26th RCT, 1st Infantry Division, on Easy Red and Fox Green sectors at 1735, while Group 34 took the earlier assault.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- LCI(L)-408 crew plus Group 34 command element (Lt. Cdr. Lindsey Henry)
- Limitations
- Veterans-association newsletter (secondary compilation drawing on unit records, war diaries via Fold3, and member accounts); the Group-35-focused article does not narrate 408's own landing in detail - her D-Day specifics come from the ship's own action reports (ev-03, ev-04). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-05
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[7]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'U.S. Coast Guard-Manned LCI(L)s - Landing Craft Infantry (Large)' - flotilla structure for Operation Overlord and the roster of 28 Coast Guard-manned LCI(L)s; verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Historian page, flotilla-structure paragraph and 'List of LCI(L)s' roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Coast Guard history documents that Flotilla 10 (ex Flotilla 4, commanded by CDR Miles Imlay, USCG) comprised 24 Coast Guard-manned LCI(L)s 'reinforced with 12 Navy-manned LCIs, making the Flotilla's total number of landing craft 36, divided evenly between the invasion at Omaha and Utah beaches.' The page's hull roster (LCI(L)s 83-96, 319-326, 349-350, 520, 562, 581, 583) does NOT include 408 - consistent with the action report's endorsement that Divisions 67 and 68 (Group 34, Flotilla 12) were attached to Flotilla 10 'only during the convoy stage': LCI(L)-408 was a Navy-manned hull operating under the Coast Guard-manned flotilla's convoy umbrella, not a Coast Guard-manned LCI.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- LCI(L)-408 crew (Navy-manned)
- Limitations
- Roster-based inference from an official history page: 408's absence from the Coast Guard-manned list plus the Imlay endorsement together support Navy-manned status; the page does not itself discuss 408 or Navy-manned hull rosters. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-06
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[8]LSU Military Museum, 'The Brothers Laborde' - Captain Lucien Laborde, U.S. Army, firsthand D-Day account naming this hull; verified live 2026-09-30 [museum_official]
- Locator
- LSU Military Museum 'Brothers Laborde' page, Lucien Laborde section, quoted D-Day paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Captain Lucien Laborde, assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, recalled: 'LCI 408 was the landing boat I was on. We hit one of those objects in the water about 50 yards from the beach. We had to get out in water about eye level and walking with our rifles over our heads ... mortar shells dropping near us ... It was hell.' A passenger-side firsthand account independently corroborating the action report's record that 408 carried elements of the 115th RCT to Dog Red, Omaha Beach, and grounded among mined obstacles under mortar fire.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06-06
- Population
- embarked troops of 115th RCT aboard LCI(L)-408, 6 June 1944
- Limitations
- Memoir-scale recollection on a university museum page - names the hull and the 115th Infantry linkage but adds no unit or beach designations of its own; 'one of those objects' is the veteran's phrasing for the mined beach obstacles. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-07
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[9]USS LCI National Association memorial lists - Elsie Item No. 86 (May 2014, 'LCI Crew Killed in Action in World War II'), Elsie Item No. 109 (June 2020 Memorial Day), and In-Memorial.pdf (2018); verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- In-Memorial.pdf name-wall layout ('LCI(L) 408 / Normandy / KIA Raymond Aubin'); Elsie Item 86 'LCI Crew Killed in Action' table; Elsie Item 109 Memorial Day list
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The association's killed-in-action memorial lists carry this hull once: 'LCI(L) 408 / Normandy / KIA Raymond Aubin' - corroborating the action report's single personnel casualty, Ship's Cook Second Class R. J. Aubin (service number 204 68 46), killed by shell fragment at 1201 on 6 June 1944 at his station as pointer on No. 2 gun.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06-06
- Population
- crew of LCI(L)-408
- Limitations
- Memorial-list compilation supplying the casualty's first name ('Raymond') where the action report gives initials only; consistent identification (same hull, Normandy, KIA). No other 408 casualty or crew award appears on the association's lists checked (combat-awards page, KIA rosters). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-08
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[10]NARA catalog records located via Digital Public Library of America mirror (provider: National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference): NAID 120301267 'LCI(L) 408 - Muster Rolls' (10 images, roll dated 31 March 1944); NAID 120183467 'LCI(L) 408 - Muster Rolls' (61 images, roll dated 31 March 1944); NAID 120183529 'LCI(G) 408 - Muster Rolls' (7 images, roll dated 1 August 1945) - Bureau of Naval Personnel, Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships collection; all digitized (Ancestry-provided images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DPLA phrase searches '"LCI(L) 408"' (4 results incl. the two action-report NAIDs) and '"LCI(G) 408"' (1 result); item pages map to catalog.archives.gov/id/120301267, /120183467, /120183529
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Three digitized muster-roll records exist for this hull in NARA custody: two as LCI(L) 408 dated 31 March 1944 (10 and 61 images - the larger likely a roll set) and one as LCI(G) 408 dated 1 August 1945 (7 images), the latter post-dating her 15 July 1944 gunboat reclassification and documenting that she was still carried under that designation in mid-1945. These are the primary-source leads for crew rosters, ratings, and aboard dates.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-31 and 1945-08-01 (roll dates located)
- Population
- crew of LCI(L)-408 / LCI(G)-408 (all hands, by roll)
- Limitations
- Records located via DPLA mirror and confirmed on catalog.archives.gov (NAID pages report image counts and roll dates); contents unexamined - no roster was read. Presence of muster rolls does not indicate asbestos content; no asbestos term appears in the located metadata.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-09
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[11]Naval History and Heritage Command, 'Destroyers at Normandy' (DesRon 18 narrative history) - official NHHC operation account with Omaha LCI photo captions and loss chronology; verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC 'Destroyers at Normandy' page, LCI(L)-553/410 caption and LCI loss chronology (0740 LCI(L)-91 struck; six LCIs destroyed D-Day)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NHHC narrative of Destroyer Squadron 18 at Omaha documents the environment this hull landed in: LCI(L)s followed the assault waves carrying division headquarters, engineer combat battalions, and naval beach battalions; photo caption 'LCI(L)-553 and LCI(L)-410 land troops on Omaha Beach. LCI(L)-553, hit by artillery fire, did not survive D-Day' - 553 being the hull that drifted across LCI(L)-408's bow and fouled her starboard ramp per 408's action report.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06-06
- Population
- LCI(L) crews of the Omaha assault groups
- Limitations
- Operation-level official history - names neighboring hulls (553, 410) but not 408; included to document that the ship fouling 408's bow was herself lost at Omaha. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-10
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[12]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights section
- 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 January 1944 construction and 1944-45 documented service era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era covered includes 1944-45
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and ship crews of the asbestos era
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Product page verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 (direct curl returns HTTP 403, standing limitation since Batch 01); content via product-page highlights description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-11
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[13]Rushworth, Denis H., 'The Navy and Asbestos Thermal Insulation,' Naval Engineers Journal 117(2), 2005, pp. 35-48, DOI 10.1111/j.1559-3584.2005.tb00336.x; verified live 2026-09-30 via Firecrawl (direct curl 403) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- NEJ 117(2) 2005 article record + abstract, ingentaconnect art00012
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed Naval Engineers Journal article (American Society of Naval Engineers) documents that asbestos 'was once used in U.S. Navy shipboard pipe and machinery thermal insulation and in many other shipboard products,' that crew aboard 'Navy ships built during and following WWII' were among those exposed, and that 'the most likely source of their Navy shipboard exposures was thermal insulation' because the materials were 'dry, friable, and easily accessible.' Covers this hull's construction and service era at the practice level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2005 (article); WWII-era practice documented
- Population
- WWII-and-later Navy ship crews; shipyard insulation workers
- Limitations
- Era/practice-level documentation - names no hull and no product list for this vessel; establishes the Navy-era practice, not installed materials aboard LCI(L)-408. Abstract-level read; article body not retrieved. No quantity, product, or individual exposure data.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-12
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[14]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (diesel propulsion: two sets of four General Motors diesel engines, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600; twin variable-pitch propellers); GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-11); Rushworth NEJ 2005 (ev-12) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 150408.htm specifications block; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; NEJ 117(2) 2005
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A geared-diesel landing craft built 15-24 January 1944 at George Lawley and Sons Corp., Neponset, MA, sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard asbestos applications aboard a diesel amphibious craft of this type and period were engine and exhaust thermal insulation/lagging, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; exposure-relevant confined spaces were her engine room and machinery spaces.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- George Lawley construction trades (Jan 1944); crew (1944-45), esp. engine-room personnel; conversion-yard trades for the 1944 LCI(G) refit (yard unidentified); purchasers/scrappers post-disposal
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-408/LCI(G)-408; her 1945 gunboat conversion work scope is undocumented. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-13
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[15]Batch-5120 search ledger (this record): NavSource main page; NARA SL44 printed p.338 via ACPL scan; NARA RG 38 action reports NAIDs 139749599 + 78540006 (read in full); NARA muster-roll NAIDs via DPLA; USCG Historian flotilla page; NHHC Destroyers-at-Normandy page; usslci.org Elsie Item 95 + memorial PDFs + combat-awards page; LSU Military Museum; GAO HRD-80-2; NEJ 117(2); CourtListener API v4 (opinions x2, dockets x1 - all zero); secondary web litigation sweep; batch intake cross-check (no PRIMARY match at any tier under LCI/LSI spellings, same-number conversions, or documented renumberings) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-408-01 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)-408 / LCI(G)-408 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener returned zero results for both opinion spelling sets ('LCI(L)-408' OR 'LCI(G)-408' OR 'LCI-408'; 'LCI 408' OR 'LCI(L) 408' OR 'LCI(G) 408' OR 'USS LCI-408') and for the docket-level (type=r) query, 2026-09-30 - a completed negative, not a blocked gap. Batch intake records 'No PRIMARY match at any tier' under the checked spellings/conversions. The only asbestos-adjacent web material is generic landing-craft marketing content that does not name this hull - 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. NARA deck logs (SL44: 3 logbooks, 1944-01-24 to 1945-09-30), muster rolls (3 NAIDs, digitized, unexamined), and any gunboat-conversion work packages are unexamined primary leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-408-14
