Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet pg-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-pkt-pg-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-45 ex USS LCI(L)-45 (page 10/15/150045) - construction, service, campaign, redesignation, and disposition record; history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing (1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 10/15/150045, vessel history block, campaign tables, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI-1-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down 2 November 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 9 December 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-45, 26 December 1942. Europe-Africa-Middle East service under LCI Flotilla One: Sicilian occupation (9-15 July 1943), Salerno landings (9-21 September 1943), West Coast of Italy operations - Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (22 January-1 March 1944), Elba and Pianosa landings (17 June 1944), invasion of southern France (15 August-16 September 1944). Asiatic-Pacific service: Borneo operation, Brunei Bay (7-12 June 1945). Reclassified LCI(G)-45, 15 July 1945; reverted to LCI(L)-45, 15 September 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register in 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 19 February 1947. Purchased (date unknown) by Rivertow for use on MacKenzie Lake, southern British Columbia, reflagged Canada; acquired early 1980s by Seaforth Towing and Salvage, Sechelt, B.C.; sold 1994 to Aurora Marine Services of Kitimat, B.C., as MV Redonda; abandoned at Kitimat, B.C., circa 2015. Five battle stars for WWII; call sign NCKZ.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-c.2015
- Population
- LCI(L) crew: 3 officers + 21 enlisted; embarked troops up to 6 officers + 182 enlisted; LCI(G) crew: 5 officers + 65 enlisted
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-edited archival site whose page history is credited to the USS LCI National Association's Turner Publishing volume; dates and campaign attributions are consistent with official campaign listings, the NARA logbook inventory, and the cataloged NARA action report but are not themselves a digitized official record. NavSource prints the Anzio-Nettuno window as '22 to 1 March 1944' (the standard campaign window is 22 January-1 March 1944). Contains no asbestos information. The post-Navy ownership outline is corroborated but partially disputed by Canadian registry data (see ev-08).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-01
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[3]National Archives Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947', 'Special List #44, by Ship Numbers' PDF (archives.gov) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 31, 'LCI-45' row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List 44 inventories Navy deck logs for LCI-45 covering 12/1/1943 - 6/30/1945 (row reads: 'LCI-45 | 12/1/1943 | 6/30/1945'). Confirms in-scope wartime service and locates the hull's deck logs in NARA custody (RG 24 logbooks, College Park).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (log coverage)
- Limitations
- Logbook coverage dates are not commissioning/decommissioning dates (commissioning was 26 Dec 1942 per NavSource; inventoried logs begin 1 Dec 1943). Coverage ends 30 June 1945 - before the 15 July 1945 LCI(G) reclassification, the unknown decommissioning date, and the 1946 stricken date - so later logs are outside this inventory, and the Dec 1942-Nov 1943 period (including the Sicily and Salerno campaigns) is not covered here. The logbooks themselves are not digitized; contents unexamined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-02
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[4]NARA Catalog file unit: 'USS LCI(L) 45 - Narrative Rep of Ops, 1/16/44 to 2/2/44, Anzio, Italy' (NAID 78407975, RG 38 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories', microfilm serial 71371, dated 2/10/1944, creator: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Intelligence Division, Office of Naval Records and Library) - metadata via DPLA aggregation [other_primary]
- Locator
- DPLA item eefa6ea66f35eae9f7e2fcaf1bfba78c -> catalog.archives.gov/id/78407975; RG 38, WWII War Diaries/Operational Records series
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A hull-named NARA file unit exists: the ship's own narrative report of operations for 16 January - 2 February 1944 at Anzio, Italy - primary documentation of her participation in the Anzio-Nettuno landings (22 January 1944 onward), held at NARA College Park in the RG 38 war-diaries/operational-records series.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-01-16 to 1944-02-02
- Population
- LCI(L)-45 ship's company and embarked troops, January-February 1944
- Limitations
- File-unit title and catalog metadata verified via the DPLA aggregation record (which carries the catalog.archives.gov/id/78407975 source URL); the NARA catalog item page is JavaScript-rendered and returned no readable text to direct fetch, and document contents were not examined page-by-page. A narrative report establishes the operation record exists; whether it or any related file unit contains asbestos-relevant content is unknown - no exposure claim is made. Analogous RG 24 muster-roll and monthly war-diary file units exist for sister hulls in this series but the specific LCI(L) 45 file-unit NAIDs were not located this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-03
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[5]NavSource photo captions on the LCI(L)-45 page: U.S. Army Signal Corps photo no. 180048 (Salerno, Agropoli, 21 September 1943); Anzio embarkation caption with LCI(L)-44 and LCI(L)-19 (3rd Ranger Battalion, 22 January 1944); underway photo taken from USS LCI(L)-33; MV Redonda merchant photos and abandoned-hulk caption (John Denholme / Northstar Ventures, Kitimat, B.C.) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150045 photo block (images 1015004501-05)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Credited photographic record places this hull at Salerno (unloading men and supplies north of Agropoli, 21 September 1943, Signal Corps no. 180048), at the Anzio staging area embarking 3rd Ranger Battalion troops with LCI(L)-44 and LCI(L)-19 (22 January 1944), and underway in formation with LCI(L)-33 (date/location unknown). Post-service photos document her as Aurora Marine Services' MV Redonda with modified bow and added ramp, and as the abandoned hulk grounded in a tidal bay at Kitimat after removal from merchant service in 2015.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-c.2015
- Population
- LCI(L)-45 crew and embarked troops (1943-44); civilian operators (merchant era); Kitimat-area salvors/residents (c.2015)
- Limitations
- Contributor-supplied captions on a volunteer archival site - physical-presence documentation consistent with the campaign table and the NARA action report, not work or condition records. The Kitimat hulk identification rests on the same vessel chain whose Canadian-registry data is contested (see ev-08). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-04
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[6]'US Navy Landing Ships/Craft, 1940-1945' (HyperWar transcription of official US Navy vessel listings): LCI(L)-1 class specifications and hull roster (LCI(L)-45 listed, commissioned 1942-44 block; LCI(G)-45 listed in the gunboat-conversion roster); corroborated by shipbuildinghistory.com LCI(L) build table ('LCI(L) | G | 45 | New York SB | Camden NJ | 26-Dec-42 | To NDRF 1948') and yorkship.org (NY Shipbuilding built all 48 hulls LCI(L)-1 through -48 under an FY1940 contract in covered shipway 'O', delivered October 1942-February 1943) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, 'LCI(L) -- Landing Craft, Infantry (Large)' spec block and hull roster; LCI(G) roster; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm build table; yorkship.org/HTML/landing.htm
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference built on: the official-derived LCI(L)-1 class spec block (diesel propulsion - 8 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch screws; no steam plant); November-December 1942 construction at New York Shipbuilding, Camden, placing the build in the period when asbestos was the standard shipboard insulation/gasketing material across U.S. naval construction. Era-consistent asbestos applications aboard a diesel amphibious craft: thermal insulation and exhaust/muffler lagging in engine spaces; gaskets and packing; electrical insulation; asbestos-cement/fireproofing panels; brake linings on ramp winches and windlass.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942
- Population
- Construction trades (New York Shipbuilding, Camden, 1942); wartime crew
- Limitations
- Class/design-level documentation, not a hull record - no source names asbestos aboard LCI(L)-45 specifically; applications are era-consistent inference. Diesel craft carried materially less asbestos than steam vessels (no boiler/turbine lagging). Does not establish quantity, locations, or present-day condition; the hulk attributed to this hull survives at Minette Bay, B.C., unsurveyed. shipbuildinghistory.com and yorkship.org are secondary compilations used for roster/contract corroboration.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-05
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[7]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (HRD-80-2, 18 October 1979) - program-level documentation that asbestos was extensively used in Navy ship construction and that WWII-era vessels and yards carried asbestos-containing insulation [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy-wide use of asbestos insulation in ship construction and repair and the Navy's delayed program response - program-level context for WWII-built hulls of every type, including 1942 landing craft.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1939-1979
- Population
- Navy shipbuilders, shipyard and repair workers (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program-level report; does not name this hull, this class, or landing craft generally and establishes no hull-specific condition. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches (standing block noted in earlier batches) - product page identity confirmed via the GAO catalog URL and prior-batch verification, full text not re-pulled this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-06
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[8]Batch-5166 search ledger (this record): NavSource vessel page; NARA Special List 44 official PDF (archives.gov, p.31); NARA Catalog file unit NAID 78407975 via DPLA; NARA online deck-log index; NHHC/DANFS (no entry exists for this numbered craft); Naval Vessel Register (no record - hull disposed 1947); CourtListener authenticated API v4 (opinion + docket queries); shipbuildinghistory.com; yorkship.org; uboat.net; Nauticapedia and shipindex.org (Canadian registry trail) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no hull survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-45/LCI(G)-45 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener quoted-hull queries returned zero opinions ('LCI(L)-45', 'LCI(G)-45', 'LCI-45'+asbestos) and zero dockets ('LCI(L)-45'); the single unquoted 'LCI-45' docket hit is a token collision on an unrelated insurance-coverage docket, not a vessel reference; a broad 'USS LCI' asbestos opinion sweep returned zero opinions naming any USS LCI.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the 1942 construction era makes era-standard materials plausible, but asbestos presence aboard this hull is not ship-proven. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-07
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[9]Nauticapedia vessel database, 'Redonda (II)' record (Canadian registry no. 192462, IMO 5291513; registry name 2 'LCI(L).45 (US Navy)'; interim name 'YTC No. 501'; ownership chain 1952-2024; note by Kyle Stubbs, BC Nautical History group, 28 Feb 2019); corroborating index: shipindex.org 'Redonda (II)' entry (tug, built 1944 Portland OR, 185 t, ex-'YTC No. 501') [other_primary]
- Locator
- Nauticapedia Shiplist4 record id=12054 (registry fields, owner list, Stubbs note); shipindex.org/ships/redonda
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CAUTION on the surviving-hulk claim: the Minette Bay/Kitimat hulk is attributed to ex-LCI(L)-45 by NavSource (Turner Publishing history) and by Nauticapedia's registry field ('LCI(L).45 (US Navy)'), and its documented ownership chain (Dennis 1952; Union Steamship; Raake; Rivtow 1969-85; Seaforth 1986-94; Aurora entities; Moon 2013-24) is consistent with NavSource's outline. BUT the Canadian registry-derived record describes the vessel as built 1944 in Portland, Oregon as 'YTC No. 501' - an origin inconsistent with LCI(L)-45's documented November-December 1942 Camden build - and the cited BC nautical historian notes no 'YTC' designation existed in the US Navy and that the rebuilt hull could be any of ~50 untraced Commercial Iron Works LCS(L)/LCI(L)-type hulls.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1947-2024
- Limitations
- Resolves nothing - flags a genuine attribution dispute. Nauticapedia is a volunteer nautical-history project and shipindex.org aggregates registry data; neither is an official register. If the Portland-1944 registry line is correct, the Minette Bay hulk is NOT this hull and this vessel's post-1947 fate reverts to 'disposed of by MARAD, buyer/use unknown.' The 'abandoned at Kitimat c.2015' disposition and the lat/lon are therefore carried as attributed-but-contested.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-45-lcil45-08