USS LCI(L)-447

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-447 - construction milestones, campaigns, awards, specifications, disposal (history sourced from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/15/150447.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions (verified live 2026-09-30)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Documented for this hull: LCI(L)-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 12 June 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Co., Barber, N.J.; launched 10 August 1943; commissioned USS LCI(L)-447 21 August 1943. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, 'LCI Flotilla 22'; campaigns: Hollandia operation 21-26 April 1944; Western New Guinea operations - Morotai Island landings '15 April 1944' [sic - September 1944, see ev-13], Biak Island 27-28 May 1944, Noemfoor Island 2-3 and 10-14 July 1944; Leyte operations - Leyte landings 12 October - 29 November 1944; Manila Bay-Bicol operations - Nasugbu '29 January 1945' [31 January per her own report, see ev-07]. Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, dates unknown; transferred to the Maritime Commission 6 May 1947 for disposal; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Earned four battle stars; ribbon precedence shows Philippines Presidential Unit Citation and Philippine Liberation Medal (2). Specs: 236 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troops 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm; propulsion two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), GM reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Page photo: LCI(L)-447 disembarking 8th Army troops at Luzon, 29 January 1945 [caption date conflicts with her 31 January landing report - see ev-13], also printed on the September 1945 Infantry Journal cover.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1947

   Population

   NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (Jun-Aug 1943); crew and embarked troops (1943-1945)

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation (history text self-sourced to Turner Publishing's USS LCI book), not a primary registry - its dates track official records where those exist but contain errors noted in ev-13 (flotilla designation, Morotai and Nasugbu dates). 'Decommissioned/struck: date unknown' means those milestones are undocumented. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-01

2. [2]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (1978) - 'by Ship Numbers' PDF, page 24; corroborated by the 1978 printed volume, page 339 (scanned copy, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, display 365) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA sl-44-ship-number.pdf page 24 ('LCI(L)-447 8/21/1943 6/30/1945'); printed Special List 44 page 339, ACPL scan display 365

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Special List 44 inventories THREE deck logbooks for 'LCI(L)-447' covering 21 August 1943 - 30 June 1945. The NARA-hosted 'by Ship Numbers' PDF (verified live, byte-identical to the retained copy) lists 'LCI(L)-447 8/21/1943 6/30/1945' on page 24; the 1978 printed volume's line entry (page 339, read directly from the ACPL scan) reads 'LCI(L)-447 Aug. 21, 1943-June 30, 1945 3' - three logbooks spanning commissioning through the end of her documented wartime service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-08-21 - 1945-06-30

   Population

   All hands embarked 1943-1945 (deck logs record crew movements, operations, casualties)

   Limitations

   Log-coverage dates are not asserted commissioning/decommissioning dates, though the start date matches the 21 August 1943 commissioning documented by her war diary and NavSource, and the end date precedes her undocumented late-1945/1946 decommissioning. SL44 is an inventory of physical logbooks at NARA - these logs are not among NARA's publicly digitized deck-log set; the publicly readable documents for this hull are the RG 38 war diaries and action reports in ev-04 through ev-08. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-02

3. [3]NARA Catalog fileUnit 78149737, 'USS LCI (L) 447 - War Diary, 8/21-31/43' (RG 38 WWII war diaries, microfilm Roll A513; NARA-served Fold3 scan, 11 images - read directly at full resolution) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Roll A513 images 0761-0771 (commissioning day + 22-31 August, all read); Roll A605 image 0897, Roll A618 image 0699, Roll A797 image 0118 (month covers read) - catalog.archives.gov/medialz/microfilm-publications/WWII_WarDiaries/

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Her commissioning-month war diary, written aboard: Saturday 21 August 1943, 1400 - 'On the verbal orders of Lt. G.T. Williams got underway from the New Jersey Shipbuilding Corporation pier, Barber, New Jersey and proceeded on various courses and speeds to Pier 42, New York City, New York'; moored 1550. She then lay moored at Pier 42 loading out through 31 August, with sister newbuildings moored around her (LCI(L) 448 tied alongside to starboard on the 31st; LCI(L)s 442-446, 449-454 ahead in groups of three). Diary approved 'James Galvin Craig, Commanding Officer' - the CO also signed as Navigator on this four-officer craft. Companion monthly diaries cataloged for this hull: September 1943 (NAID 78211966, Roll A605), October 1943 (NAID 135967023, Roll A618; 1 October entry: moored at Pier 9, Solomons, Maryland - the Chesapeake amphibious training base - with LCI(L) 446 alongside), November 1943 (NAID 78279262, Roll A797; 1 November entry: moored alongside LCI(L) 453 at Pier 'S', Norfolk, Virginia).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-08-21 - 1943-11

   Population

   Commissioning crew: 4 officers + ~24 enlisted; passengers of Group 21 staff later

   Limitations

   Primary operational record of the commissioning and outbound period; operational, not material or exposure, content. The September-November covers were read; interior daily pages were not exhaustively read - intermediate transit details (Panama transit) sit in the unviewed interior pages, an open read. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-03

4. [4]NARA Catalog fileUnit 78271111, 'USS LCI(L) 447 - War Diary, 12/1-31/43' (RG 38 WWII war diaries, Roll A788; 5 images - read directly) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Roll A788 images 0298-0302, December 1943 daily entries and letterhead (all five read)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The December 1943 diary - headed 'USS LCI (L) 447 / Flotilla 7 - Group 21' on her own letterhead - documents her Pacific transit and her role as group flagship: 1 December, 'Enroute from Galapagos Islands to Bora Bora in obedience to orders 201340 of COMPASEAFRON. LCI(L) Group 21 staff aboard. Proceeding in company with LCI(L) 448.' Moored Pago Pago Harbor, Samoa, 15 December; underway 19 December enroute to Brisbane via Suva and Noumea; crossed the international date line midnight 19/20 December. Documents (1) her administrative unit was LCI(L) Flotilla SEVEN / Group TWENTY-ONE - not the 'Flotilla 22' shorthand of compilations - and (2) that Group 21's staff was embarked, making her the group's flagship for the transit.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-12

   Population

   Crew + embarked LCI(L) Group 21 staff (Dec 1943)

   Limitations

   Primary operational record; establishes unit assignment and transit route, not materials aboard. Her 'Flotilla 7 - Group 21' letterhead predates the September 1944 operational attachment to Flotilla 22 documented in ev-08 - the two are consistent (Group 21 belonged to Flotilla 7 and reported to Flotilla 22 for the Morotai-period operations). Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-04

5. [5]NARA Catalog fileUnit 120323577, 'LCI(L) 447 - Muster Rolls' (RG 24 crew muster rolls; NARA-served Ancestry-partner scans, 119 images) [other_primary]

   Locator

   fileUnit 120323577 digital objects 32860_246107-00001 through -00151 (119 served); roll cover and first crew page read at catalog.archives.gov/medialz/partnerships/32860/

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The quarterly muster-roll set for this hull covers commissioning 21 August 1943 through 1 April 1946 (forwarding sheet: 'U.S.S. LCI (L) 447, Comm. 8-21-43 to 4-1-46', approved 'James Galvin Craig, Commanding Officer', forwarded 7 October 1943 'From Solomons, Maryland' - the amphibious training base, matching her October war-diary berth). The commissioning Report of Changes (month ending 21 August 1943) lists the plankowner enlisted crew received aboard 21 August 1943 from 'R/S Pier 92 New York N.Y.' - the Receiving Station at Pier 92 - by name and rating (S2c, S1c, F3c, MOMM2c, F2c, F1c grades). These rolls are the authoritative name-level population record for who served aboard across 1943-1946.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-08-21 - 1946-04-01

   Population

   All enlisted crew by name and rating, 21 Aug 1943 - 1 Apr 1946; plankowners from Receiving Station Pier 92, NYC

   Limitations

   Archival lead plus partial read: forwarding sheet and the first roll page were read; the remaining ~117 quarterly roll images exist publicly but were not exhaustively read. Muster rolls document crew presence by name and rating - an exposure-relevant population record, not an exposure record. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-05

6. [6]NARA Catalog fileUnit 139781231, 'LCI(L)-447 - Report of AA Action in San Pedro Bay, Philippines on 11/12/44' (RG 38 WWII action reports, Roll A1317; 3 images - read directly) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Roll A1317 images 0358-0360 (all three read): cover letter, Enclosure A AA-action form, attack sketch

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Her own after-action report, San Pedro Bay, Leyte, 12 November 1944 (cover letter 14 November 1944, CO to CINC US Fleet, copies to Commander LCI(L) Group TWENTY-ONE, Commander LCI(L) Flotilla SEVEN, Commander SEVENTH Amphibious Force, Commander SEVENTH Fleet): a surprise air attack by 3 Japanese Zero-type aircraft in bombing approach; detected by naked eye (lookout VETTER, Royal Emerson, SM 2/c); all 5 of her 20mm guns engaged, 105 rounds expended, open fire at 800 yards, cease fire at 1,200 yards, ~90 seconds total. Her report claims one Zero destroyed - '9 observed hits in fuselage with penetrations through cockpit, plane crashing vicinity (ARL 8)' - with no hits on and no damage to the ship. Signed S. W. GOLDSMITH, Jr., Commanding Officer. The distribution list independently confirms the Flotilla SEVEN / Group TWENTY-ONE assignment of November 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-11-12 (report 1944-11-14)

   Population

   Crew under air attack, San Pedro Bay, 12 Nov 1944

   Limitations

   Primary operational record; a claimed shootdown is the ship's own combat report (unit-level claim, standard for the form) - not independently adjudicated. Companion AA reports exist for the same anchorage: NAID 78689367 (San Pedro Bay, 10/25/44, Roll A1268, 2 images) and NAID 139766154 (San Pedro Bay, 12/6/44, Roll A1302, 5 images) - cataloged, not read this session. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-06

7. [7]NARA Catalog fileUnit 633399596, 'LCI(L)-447 - Rep of ops in the assault landing at Nasugbu, Luzon Is, Philippines 1/31/45' (RG 38 WWII action reports, Roll A1526, Fold3 Publication 750; 3 images - read directly) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Roll A1526 (partners/dc-metro/rg-038/4697018/1526/) images 0604-0606, all three read: report serial 004, chronology, Parts III-IV

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Her own operation report for the Nasugbu landing, Manila Bay-Bicol operation (Serial 004, dated 31 January 1945): beached at Tarragona, Leyte, 0904 on 27 January and embarked 141 enlisted men + 9 officers of the 1/87th RCT, 11th Airborne Division (commanded by Major P. S. Wright, Jr.); sailed with Task Group 78.2 (Commander Amphibious Group EIGHT, Seventh Fleet) for Nasugbu, Luzon. 31 January: arrived transport area off Red Beach NASUGBU 0715; a planned subsidiary landing with LCI(L) 430 was cancelled 1030; ordered to advance to the Line of Departure as guide ship for Wave No. 10 at 1200; crossed LOD 1210; beached at Red Beach 1227 and commenced debarking troops; all troops debarked 1234; retracted 1236; formation departed 1445 for Mangarin Bay, Mindoro. No ammunition expended; no battle damage received or inflicted. Signed S. W. GOLDSMITH, Jr., Commanding Officer.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-01-27 - 1945-01-31

   Population

   Crew + 150 embarked troops of 1/87 RCT, 11th Airborne Div., 27-31 Jan 1945

   Limitations

   Primary operational record - the authoritative source for her role and the landing date (31 January 1945), which corrects NavSource's '29 January' campaign-table entry and photo caption (see ev-13). Combat/operational content only; contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-07

8. [8]NARA Catalog fileUnit 139743976, 'COM LCI(L) FLOT 22 - War Diary, 9/1-30/44' (RG 38 WWII war diaries, Roll A1188; 18 images - formation-level document naming this hull) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Roll A1188 images 0160-0177; entries of 2 Sep (p.2) and 11-15 Sep 1944 (pp.6-9)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The Flotilla TWENTY-TWO war diary names this hull in her flagship role and places her in the Morotai convoy: 2 September 1944 - 'Commander LCI(L) Group TWENTY-ONE in LCI(L) 447 with LCI(L)'s 343, 344, 364, 429, 447 and 448 reported to Commander LCI(L) Flotilla TWENTY-TWO in JAUTEEFA BAY for duty in current operation' (LCI(L) 343 noted at Humboldt Bay under repair; the diary's own ship list then distinguishes hulls 'of LCI(L) Flotilla TWENTY-TWO' from '447, 344, 364, 429, and 448 of LCI(L) Flotilla SEVEN'). 11 September 1944 - the flotilla flagship LCI(L) 433 departed Aitape for the Morotai operation under CTF 77 Op Plan 8-44, escorted by USS Lang (DD 399) and USS Hopewell (DD 681), with LCI(L)s 435, 360, 446, 519, 334, 445, 444, 359, 357, 443, 63, 328, 333, 436, 335, 447, 429, 364, 344 and 62. The 11 September convoy sailing fixes her Morotai-operation participation to September 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-09

   Population

   Crew + embarked Group 21 commander and staff (Sep-Oct 1944)

   Limitations

   Formation-level record that names this hull: it documents the Group 21 flagship assignment (Group 21 of Flotilla 7 reporting to Flotilla 22 for the operation) and convoy membership, not individual hull actions or materials aboard. Resolves the flotilla-designation shorthand in NavSource (see ev-13). Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-08

9. [9]Shipbuilding History (T. Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ yard ledger - row for LCI(L) 447 (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]

   Locator

   New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table, row 'LCI(L) 447'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Yard ledger entry: 'LCI(L) 447 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Aug-43 | Struck 1946' - delivery month August 1943 consistent with the 21 August commissioning, and a 'Struck 1946' strike year where NavSource and NavalCoverMuseum carry 'date unknown'. The page describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as 'an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill, in Barber', with management taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request and the yard closed after the war.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1947

   Population

   NJ Shipbuilding trades, Barber NJ (1943)

   Limitations

   Independently compiled yard ledger (secondary industry-standard reference for US emergency-yard hull lists), not an official register - 'Struck 1946' is a strike year consistent with her post-war disposal timeline (muster coverage to April 1946, Maritime Commission transfer May 1947) but not a documented date. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-447-09

10. [10]USS LCI National Association (usslci.org), 'The Journal of Arden Lee Hunt, LCI 226' - transcribed daily journal of signalman Arden Lee Hunt, Jr., USNR (1944-1946), submitted by Arden R. Hunt (HTTP-verified live; HTTPS has self-signed certificate) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Journal entries of 26-28 November 1945 (usslci.org transcription)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    A shipmate's first-person journal places this hull still in service in the post-war Philippines in late November 1945: while dead in the water after an engine-room fire aboard LCI(L) 1004 (under tow by LCI 1003, 26-29 November 1945), Hunt records 'Squad LCI 21 (LCI 447) which the squad commander was on' sending its doctor aboard to treat three men, supplying two MOMM ratings, and then 'LCI 447 went on ahead.' Independently consistent with the Group 21 flagship role documented in ev-04 and ev-08 and with muster-roll coverage extending to April 1946.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1945-11

    Population

    Crew + Group 21 staff medical/ratings aid to LCI(L) 1004 casualties (Nov 1945)

    Limitations

    Veteran testimony transcribed by his son - eyewitness account of assistance rendered, not an official record; 'Squad LCI 21' is the sailor's shorthand for the LCI(L) Group 21 organization his rescuers belonged to. Establishes her operational presence post-war; no casualty or material content relevant to asbestos.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-447-10

11. [11]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp - diesel plant, no steam); LCI(L)-351 class construction record (New Jersey Shipbuilding, Jun-Aug 1943); documented Navy asbestos-use era (GAO HRD-80-2, see ev-12) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource specifications block; Shipbuilding History NJ yard page; GAO HRD-80-2 era documentation

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    A diesel-powered landing craft built June-August 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel landing craft of this period were engine and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and compartment fire/thermal insulation. As a diesel-powered craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply - and at 419 tons loaded her insulation load was materially lighter than that of contemporary steam combatants.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1947

    Population

    NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); crew and embarked troops (1943-1946); MARCOM disposal chain (1947)

    Limitations

    Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-447, and no yard-level asbestos documentation was located for the Barber NJ facility. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-447-11

12. [12]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 (1943-1947).

    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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-09-30) - content via product-page description; standing access defect noted since Batch 01.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-447-12

13. [13]Correction built on primary documents read this session: USS LCI(L) 447 war-diary letterhead 'Flotilla 7 - Group 21' (Dec 1943, NAID 78271111); AA-action report distribution to Commander LCI(L) Group 21 and Commander LCI(L) Flotilla 7 (Nov 1944, NAID 139781231); COM LCI(L) FLOT 22 war diary unit roster distinguishing Flotilla 7 hulls including 447 (Sep 1944, NAID 139743976); her Nasugbu operation report (NAID 633399596); comparison NavSource sister-hull pages (LCI(L)-446: 'Morotai landings, 15 September 1944') [other_primary]

    Locator

    ev-04, ev-06, ev-07, ev-08 locators vs NavSource 10/15/150447.htm campaign table

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    CORRECTIONS to the compilation record, each anchored by primary documents: (1) Unit - NavSource states 'LCI Flotilla 22'; her own letterhead, report routing, and the Flotilla 22 war diary show LCI(L) Flotilla SEVEN / Group TWENTY-ONE (with Group 21's commander embarked aboard 447) as her parent unit, reporting to Flotilla 22 for the September 1944 operations - 'Flotilla 22' is the operational-attachment shorthand, not her administrative flotilla. (2) Morotai date - NavSource's campaign table reads 'Morotai Island landings, 15 April 1944'; the operation is historically 15 September 1944, her sister-hull NavSource page (446) prints September, and the Flotilla 22 diary puts her in the Morotai convoy departing 11 September 1944 - April is a typographical error. (3) Nasugbu date - NavSource reads '29 January 1945' (campaign table and photo caption); her own operation report documents beaching at Red Beach, NASUGBU, 1227 on 31 January 1945 - the report date controls.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1944-1945

    Limitations

    Corrects compilation-level dates/designations, not material claims. NavSource remains the cited milestone source; these are display-level errors in its campaign table, and the unit shorthand is incomplete rather than strictly false. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-447-13

14. [14]Batch-5163 search ledger (this record): NARA catalog + digitized war diaries/action reports/muster rolls; Special List 44 (official PDF + 1978 printed volume); NavSource; NHHC DANFS candidates; NVR; NavalCoverMuseum; usslci.org; NJ Shipbuilding yard ledger; secondary web litigation sweep; CourtListener (exact-hull queries zero in opinions+dockets; name variants paced) [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-447-01 through -17

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material list, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-447 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener: exact hull-number searches returned ZERO results in both opinions and dockets ("LCI(L)-447", authenticated; loose variant "LCI 447" zero in opinions) - a genuine no-result for the precise identifier. Remaining variant queries ("USS LCI(L)-447" opinion/docket, loose dockets) were paced by the fleet-wide hourly budget before running - open variants logged in sl-17. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos aboard LCI-type vessels generically 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 (ev-11) stands on its own footing. Litigation coverage is partial: exact hull searches are a true negative, but name-variant queries remain unrun (fleet pacing); low-value residual given zero hits on the precise hull forms. Undigitized deck logs (3 logbooks per SL44), unread 1944-45-period records, and any NJ Shipbuilding work packages are open archival leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-447-14