USS LCI(L)-429

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive, 'USS LCI(L)-429' (archive 10/15/150429) [other_primary]

   Locator

   full page - history, campaign credits table, specifications block, call sign

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   USS LCI(L)-429, LCI(L)-351 class landing craft infantry (large): laid down 6 April 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, NJ; launched 16 June 1943; commissioned 10 July 1943. Five Asiatic-Pacific campaign credits: Eastern New Guinea operation (Saidor occupation, 25-27 February 1944); Hollandia operation (21-25 April 1944); Western New Guinea operations (Morotai landings, 15 September 1944); Leyte operation (Leyte landings, 12 October-29 November 1944); Manila Bay-Bicol operation (Nasugbu, 31 January 1945) - NavSource prints the campaign name as 'Manila Bay-Birol operation' (typo for the official Manila Bay-Bicol operations). Occupation and China service 8 September-16 December 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck, date unknown; transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal 16 May 1947; fate unknown. Five WWII battle stars; call sign NKLE. Specs: 236 tons light / 264 tons landing / 419 tons loaded; 158 ft 5.5 in x 23 ft 3 in; complement 4 officers / 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers / 182 enlisted; 75-ton cargo; five single 20 mm guns; two sets of four GM 6051 Series 71 diesels (four per shaft), twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; 860 bbl diesel fuel; 200 gal lube oil; 2-inch plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower, pilot house. NavSource history credited on-page to Turner Publishing 'USS LCI: Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II (1995).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Secondary compiled source (credited to the Turner LCI volume, not a primary record); single-source for several dates including the 16 May 1947 Maritime Commission transfer and 'fate unknown' disposition. Says nothing about asbestos content, individual exposure, causation, quantity, present-day ACM status, or legal eligibility. The 'Manila Bay-Birol' campaign spelling is the source's typo for 'Manila Bay-Bicol'. Decommissioned/struck fields are recorded only as 'date unknown'.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-01

2. [2]NARA Special List 44, Inventory of the Naval Logbooks, ship-number sequence (PDF) [other_primary]

   Locator

   PDF page 23, LCI(L)-429 row

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA Special List 44, 'Inventory of the Naval Logbooks' (ship-number list), PDF page 23, carries the row 'LCI(L)-429 7/10/1943 6/30/1945' - Navy deck logs for this hull are inventoried for 10 July 1943 through 30 June 1945. The coverage start coincides with the independently sourced commissioning date (10 July 1943); the 30 June 1945 endpoint is an inventory boundary, NOT an asserted decommissioning or service-end date - occupation and China service through 16 December 1945 post-dates it.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Log-coverage inventory only - establishes that deck logs for this hull exist and are inventoried, not what the logs contain (logs not located in digitized form; no numbered-LCI holdings in the NARA 'deck logs by ship' digitized list). The 6/30/1945 endpoint is a coverage boundary shared as an inventory cutoff, not a decommissioning date. Saying nothing about asbestos content, individual exposure, causation, or ACM status.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-02

3. [3]uboat.net, USS LCI(L)-429 warship page (allied warships database) including Hollandia operation order of battle and convoy records [reputable_press]

   Locator

   warship page + linked operation/convoy records (TF 77.1 OrBat; LCI(L) Flotilla 22 convoy 5 Aug 1944)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   uboat.net warship page corroborates builder (New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber NJ), laid down 6 April 1943, launched 16 June 1943, commissioned 10 July 1943; lists 'ordered 22 March 1943' (single-source - see gaps); names commanding officer Lt. R.V. Hughes, USNR (April 1944). Operational records tie the hull to the Hollandia landings: assigned to Task Group 77.1 (Western Attack Group), Echelon R-1 Group B out of Goodenough Island, landings 22 April 1944; and to LCI(L) Flotilla 22 - a 5 August 1944 convoy record lists LCI(L) 429 with LCI(L)s 357, 360, 433, 435 sailing Langemak Bay to Humboldt Bay for Western New Guinea operations.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Secondary compiled database (Guðmundur Helgason's uboat.net allied warships database) - corroborative for dates and unit assignments, not a primary record. 'Ordered 22 March 1943' and the CO/flotilla details are not independently corroborated by a primary source located this session. Nothing about asbestos content, exposure, causation, quantity, or ACM status.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-03

4. [4]Task Group 70.4 summary report of missions accomplished (operational report hosted by NavSource) [other_primary]

   Locator

   participating-ships preamble; Mission 10 narrative (April 1945)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NavSource-hosted 'Summary Report of Missions Accomplished by Task Group 70.4' (guerrilla support and supply missions, SWPA, through 23 May 1945) opens: 'Ships participating-- LCI(L) 361, LCI(L) 363, LCS 9, LCS 10, LCI 429 (temporary).' Mission 10 (April 1945) names LCI 429 directly: the group got underway for Iligan 14 April; LCI 429 took on 220 guerrilla Division Special Troops at Gingoog; LCS 9 and LCI 429 disembarked troops at Diuata Point and took on 200 troops at Tinigbasan; the group proceeded to Nasipit before dawn; after the Nasipit operation LCI 429 discharged cargo at Iligan the following morning and returned to Leyte. Confirms the hull was operational in Seventh Fleet waters into April-May 1945 as a temporary TG 70.4 participant.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Primary operational report naming this hull explicitly - a real strength for the vessel-history layer. Contains zero asbestos content: no materials, no exposure, no causation, no quantity, no ACM status. 'Temporary' designation means participation was mission-specific, not a standing assignment; only Mission 10 (of 13) names LCI 429 in the narrative.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-04

5. [5]shipbuildinghistory.com, 'New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber NJ' - yard construction table [reputable_press]

   Locator

   LCI(L) table, LCI(L) 429 row (plus adjacent sister-hull rows 423-445)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table (Barber, NJ) row: 'LCI(L) 429 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Jul-43 | Struck 1946. to USMC 1947' - corroborates builder, mid-1943 delivery, a 1946 strike (year-only), and 1947 Maritime Commission disposal, all consistent with NavSource (16 May 1947 transfer, fate unknown). The same table shows neighboring sisters 423-428, 431, 437-439 converted to LC(FF), LCI(G), or LCI(M) - LCI(L)-429 is among the New Jersey hulls carried with NO conversion or renumbering.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Compiled yard-construction reference (Tim Colton's shipbuildinghistory) - corroborative, not primary. 'Struck 1946' is year-only and conflicts in specificity (not in value) with NavSource's 'date unknown'; carried as year-only in the stricken field. Nothing about asbestos content, exposure, causation, quantity, present-day ACM status, or eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-05

6. [6]IowaGenWeb Clinton County WWII obituary index (Grell); USS LCI National Association Elsie Item No. 96 (Creel In Memoriam) [other_primary]

   Locator

   iagenweb.org/wwii/WWIICountyIndex/Clinton/Clinton_G.html (Grell, George W. entry); http://usslci.org/fathom/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ELSIEITEM-96-Mar-2017.pdf (In Memoriam section)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Crew-level references: (1) IowaGenWeb Clinton County WWII index, G-surnames transcription: Petty Officer George W. Grell, son of Henry and Myrtle Grell of Charlotte, Iowa, died aboard LCI-429 on 31 December 1943 (reported South Pacific; family-supplied obituary text). (2) USS LCI National Association 'Elsie Item' newsletter No. 96 (March 2017): In Memoriam entry for James A. Creel, listed as LCI 429. These establish individual crew/death records tied to the hull - useful for crew-context and service-history layers only.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Family-supplied obituary/association memorial content - human-interest crew documentation, single-source per individual, no corroborating casualty or muster record located. The Grell item establishes a death aboard the hull in December 1943 but says nothing about cause beyond obituary framing. Neither source mentions asbestos, exposure, causation, quantity, ACM status, or legal eligibility. Carried for vessel-history completeness only - does not raise the asbestos documentation level.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-06

7. [7]USS LCI National Association, 'LCI Facts' page (association/veterans reference) [museum_official]

   Locator

   facts page - class/variant and flotilla-structure sections

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   USS LCI National Association 'LCI Facts' class taxonomy: the LCI(L)-351 configuration is the round-conning-tower, side-ramp production block (LCI(L) 351 onward), consistent with this hull's class assignment; association class data describe the standard GM diesel plant and flotilla structure (flotilla of ~36 craft organized in three groups of twelve / divisions of six). This hull's documented Flotilla 22 assignment (per uboat.net convoy record) fits that structure.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Veterans' association reference - class-level context only, not a hull-specific record. Class configuration (round conn / side ramps) applies to the type, not individually to 429. Nothing about this hull's asbestos content, individual exposure, causation, quantity, ACM status, or eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-07

8. [8]Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI-226 Allied Landing Craft and Ships (1944), LCI(L) type entry [other_primary]

   Locator

   LCI(L)-351-plus type table and technical description (HyperWar/ibiblio facsimile)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   ONI-226, 'Allied Landing Craft and Ships' (ONI wartime recognition manual, 1944), lists the late-production LCI(L) (351-and-later series) with type data that DIFFER from NavSource's hull-page spec block: troop capacity 9 officers / 196 enlisted and 32 tons cargo (vs NavSource 6/182 and 75 tons); displacements 250 tons landing / 387 tons loaded (vs NavSource 264/419); five 20 mm guns and ~2,320-shp GM diesel plant consistent with NavSource. Variant figures reflect the manual's generic type table and probable mid-production revision states - recorded as a source discrepancy, not merged.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   Official wartime TYPE reference - generic for the LCI(L)-351-plus series, not a hull-specific record for 429; its figures cannot be asserted as this hull's actual fit. Capacity/displacement figures conflict with NavSource's spec block and are disclosed as a documented source discrepancy (gaps). Nothing about asbestos content, exposure, causation, quantity, or ACM status for any hull.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-08

9. [9]Era/class inference - LCI(L)-351 design features (NavSource spec block; usslci.org class taxonomy) [other_primary]

   Locator

   specifications block (diesel plant, displacement, structure)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Inferred era/class application for a 1943-built diesel LCI(L): period asbestos-relevant applications aboard a diesel-powered landing craft would be limited to engine and exhaust-system lagging, machinery insulation, gaskets and valve stem packing, accommodation/compartment insulation, and deck coverings. No boilers or steam plant aboard (twin-screw GM diesel arrangement), so the steam-plant lagging pathway documented on larger WWII combatants does not apply. No ship-specific survey, material list, abatement record, or litigation documents asbestos aboard LCI(L)-429 itself.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Limitations

   INFERENCE - not a finding of asbestos aboard this hull. No survey, material list, abatement record, or litigation names LCI(L)-429. Era applications listed are class-level possibilities, not ship-specific documentation; the diesel plant eliminates the dominant steam-lagging pathway of larger combatants. Does not establish asbestos presence, individual exposure, causation, quantity, present-day ACM status, or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-09

10. [10]Fleischer WE et al., J Ind Hyg Toxicol 1946 (PMID 21016030); Kelly reappraisal 2026 (PMID 42307414) [other_primary]

    Locator

    PubMed record + abstract (NCBI eutils-verified)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    Program-level corroboration of asbestos insulation work in WWII-era naval-vessel construction: Fleischer et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels' (Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, 1946) documented asbestos-containing thermal insulation (pipe covering/magnesia block and cement) being handled in naval shipyard production work during the war years (PMID 21016030). A 2026 critique/reappraisal of the survey appears as PMID 42307414.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Limitations

    Program-level survey of naval shipyard insulation operations - does not name LCI(L)-429, New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., or landing craft of any type. Corroborates that asbestos-containing insulation work existed in wartime naval-vessel construction generally; cannot prove materials aboard this hull. Says nothing about individual exposure, causation for any claimant, quantity aboard this vessel, present-day ACM status, or eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-10

11. [11]GAO report HRD-80-2 (product page) [gao]

    Locator

    gao.gov product page (title/abstract only)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    GAO HRD-80-2 ('Asbestos in Naval Shipyards: ...' program report, product-page description) documents that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships during and after WWII and that substitution programs began in the early 1970s - era-level confirmation of fleetwide asbestos-insulation use in the period this hull was built.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Limitations

    Era context only - does not name this hull, class, or yard. Full report text was not retrievable: gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch at research time (access gap disclosed; product-page abstract used). Nothing about ship-specific presence, individual exposure, causation, quantity, present-day ACM status, or eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-11

12. [12]Search-result summary - see search_ledger rows sl-01 through sl-16 [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger sl-01..sl-16

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation located. No asbestos survey, insulation/material specification, abatement record, exposure claim, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-429 (or LCI-429, LCI(L) 429, LCIL-429, LCI 429) was found in any searched source: NavSource hull page and Task Group 70.4 report, NARA Special List 44 inventory, uboat.net warship/OrBat/convoy records, shipbuildinghistory.com yard table, usslci.org association material, ONI-226, USCG historian pages, and open-web searches. Authenticated CourtListener searches (2026-09-30, fleet-paced helper): opinion index returned count 0 across the spellings queried; docket/RECAP index returned 0 dockets and 0 documents. No DANFS/NHHC hull history page exists for this craft (candidate URLs 404). No deck logs digitized. No law-firm or marketing asbestos-list page naming this hull was located.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Limitations

    Absence of located records is not proof of absence of asbestos aboard - it is the honest documentation state for this hull in the searched public sources. CourtListener zeroes cover the queried spellings and indexes at search time only (not proof no litigation exists anywhere). Deck logs exist per NARA Special List 44 but are not digitized - a ship-specific asbestos or material record could exist in unsearched primary holdings. Present-day ACM status unknown; no individual exposure, causation, quantity, or eligibility determination is implied.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    uss-lci-l-429-lcil429-ev-12