Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-458 ex USS LCI(L)-458 (10/15/150458.htm) - construction, designation timeline, campaign table, awards, specifications; history credited to 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150458.htm - header designation line, milestone list, campaign table, awards block, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351-class Landing Craft, Infantry (Large); laid down 19 July 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 1 September 1943; commissioned USS LCI(L)-458, 10 September 1943, LT. J. D. Templeton, USNR, in command (listing dated May 1945); reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) USS LCI(G)-458, 15 June 1944. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCI(G) Flotilla Three and Six (CDR A. R. Montgomery USN), LCI Group Sixteen (LCDR R. S. Richabaugh USNR), LCI Division Sixteen. Campaigns: Saipan 20 Jun-16 Jul 1944; Guam 17-21 Jul 1944; Tinian 24 Jul-10 Aug 1944; southern Palau Islands 6 Sep-14 Oct 1944. Occupation duty in the Far East 2 Sep-2 Oct 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 17 April 1946; sold 3 December 1946; fate unknown. Three battle stars plus Navy Unit Commendation as a member of LCI(G) Flotilla 3 (31 Jan-28 Jul 1944). Specs: 246 t. light / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; propulsion two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Construction trades at New Jersey Shipbuilding (1943); ship's company 1943-46 (28 in LCI(L) fit, 70 in LCI(G) fit per spec block); embarked troops (up to 188)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track NVR/DANFS practice but the underlying Turner Publishing ship history is not independently verified here. The page carries a stray '(date unknown)' parenthetical on the laid-down line whose referent is ambiguous (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-458-01
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[2]ShipbuildingHistory (T. Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ yard page - construction table row 'LCI(L) 458 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Sep-43 | Struck 1946' and yard history [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/newjersey.htm - yard description and New Jersey Shipbuilding LCI(L) construction table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The builder's construction table corroborates this hull: 'LCI(L) 458, US Navy, Landing Craft, Sep-43, Struck 1946.' Yard history per the same page: New Jersey Shipbuilding was 'an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill, in Barber' (community later absorbed into Perth Amboy, now called Maurer); management was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request; the yard was closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1943)
- Limitations
- Secondary reference work (independent compilation of Maritime Commission/Navy hull lists), not a primary contract record - corroborates builder and completion window. 'Sep-43' is a delivery/completion month, not a laid-down date. Contains no asbestos content; no yard hazmat record located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-458-02
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[3]NARA Special List 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - 'Special List #44, by Ship Numbers' PDF, entry 'LCI(L)(G)-458 | 9/10/1943 | 6/30/1945' [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 17 (live-verified; direct pdftotext extraction of the row)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's logbook inventory lists deck logs for this hull under 'LCI(L)(G)-458' covering 9/10/1943 through 6/30/1945 - the wartime logbook set exists in NARA custody (Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives; principal series is RG 24 'Logs of U.S. Naval Ships and Stations, 1801-1946', Entry 118). These are log-coverage dates, not commissioning/decommissioning dates, though the start coincides with the documented 10 September 1943 commissioning.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-09-10 to 1945-06-30 (coverage)
- Population
- Ship's company generating the logs (1943-45)
- Limitations
- Establishes that NARA holds deck logs for the hull and their coverage window - does not itself document hull contents, materials, or any asbestos condition. Logs are NOT digitized: the hull does not appear on NARA's 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' page (verified 2026-09-30); access requires Archives II textual reference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-458-03
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[4]NARA Catalog, WWII War Diaries/Other Operational Records and Histories (RG 38, CNO records): 'LCI(G)-458 - Rep of ops In the amphibious assault on Saipan Is, Marianas 6/15-23/44' (NAID 139856355, micro serial 106708) and 'LCI(G)-458 - Rep of ops In the amphibious assault on Peleliu Is, Palau Is 9/15-19/44' (NAID 139856368, micro serial 106710) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139856355 (Saipan; serial 1025-1, micro 106708); NAID 139856368 (Peleliu; serial 1101, micro 106710); Digital Pasifik items 480802 and 391879
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two ship-specific action reports authored by this hull exist in NARA custody, indexed in the National Archives Catalog and mirrored through DPLA/Digital Pasifik: the report of operations for the Saipan amphibious assault 15-23 June 1944 and for the Peleliu assault 15-19 September 1944. They corroborate the NavSource-documented combat employment as a converted gunboat in the Marianas and Palaus.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Ship's company at Saipan and Peleliu (Jun, Sep 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival leads only - catalog metadata was transcribed via the DPLA/Digital Pasifik mirror (catalog.archives.gov is JS-rendered); report text not pulled this session. Action reports document operations, not materials; no asbestos content expected or established. Second item: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139856368.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-458-04
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[5]NHHC FAQ 69-2, 'Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay During the Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945' (archived Wayback capture; source: CINCPAC/CINCPOA A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 Feb 1946, Report of Surrender and Occupation of Japan) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 20141008025838 of history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-2.htm, 'Landing Craft, Infantry (LCI)' section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC list - built from the CINCPAC/CINCPOA report of surrender plus war-diary and deck-log corrections - lists LCI(L)-458 among the nine Landing Craft, Infantry present in Tokyo Bay during the 2 September 1945 surrender ceremony, consistent with NavSource's documented Far East occupation duty 2 September to 2 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-09-02
- Population
- Ship's company at Tokyo Bay (Sep 1945)
- Limitations
- Documents presence at the surrender anchorage only. Live history.navy.mil page returned 404 on 2026-09-30 (NHHC link rot); archived 2014-10-08 Wayback capture cited and labeled as archived. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-458-05
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels, 4 per shaft, 2,320 shp; twin variable-pitch propellers; diesel-driven ship's-service generators) and wartime construction date/yard (1943, New Jersey Shipbuilding emergency yard); GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-07) for the Navy-wide asbestos era [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150458.htm specifications block; ShipbuildingHistory New Jersey Shipbuilding table
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered amphibious landing craft built in mid-1943 sits inside the documented Navy asbestos era; era-standard small-craft applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were diesel exhaust and muffler lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. As an all-diesel craft she carried no boilers or steam piping - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (Barber NJ, 1943); ship's company (1943-46); gunboat-conversion yard trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-458/LCI(G)-458. 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-458-06
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[7]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 (1943-46).
- 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 blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-30) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-458-07
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[8]Batch-5175 search ledger (this record): NavSource; ShipbuildingHistory yard table; NARA SL44 ship-number PDF; NARA digitized deck-log list; NARA catalog/DPLA action reports; NHHC Tokyo Bay list (Wayback); NHHC/DANFS ship-history check; CourtListener; usslci.org; general web litigation/marketing sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-458-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-458 or USS LCI(G)-458 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned zero hits on opinion searches 'LCI(L)-458' and 'LCI(G)-458' and on the docket search 'LCI-458'. Secondary sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no law-firm listicle content naming this hull.
- 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 wartime emergency build is itself consistent with era-standard materials. Undigitized deck logs (SL44: 9/10/1943-6/30/1945) and the two NARA action reports remain open archival leads; scrapping/disposal records were not located ('fate unknown'). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-458-08