USS LCI(L)-48

Evidence

16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).

1. [1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-48 (history credited to Turner Publishing, USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' series) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource page for USS LCI(L)-48: unit history block, EAME campaign table, specifications block, awards/ribbon block, photo captions (verified live via page fetch, HTTP 200, 2026-09-30)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   LCI-1-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large): laid down 5 November 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ; launched 10 December 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-48 on 9 February 1943. Assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater; campaign table credits 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), and the Invasion of Southern France (15 August-18 September 1944); 'four battle stars' per the ribbon display. Decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register date unknown; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 21 April 1947; sold in 1947 to the Dominican Republic at auction in Trinidad, named Palo Incado (BDI-102); decommissioned by the Dominican Republic Navy in 1957; final disposition 'sunk in the 1960s.' Class specifications: 236 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kt max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted, troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; propulsion two sets of four GM series-71 diesels, four per shaft, 2,320 shp, twin variable-pitch propellers. International Radio Call Sign NCLC. Page photography includes an Army Signal Corps photo (SC 329865) of LCI(L)-39, -48, -44, and -188 loading French Colonial 9th Infantry Division troops at Porto Vecchio, Corsica, 16 June 1944 for the Elba invasion.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1942-1960s

   Population

   Ship's crew (3 officers + 22 enlisted at commissioning per war diary; 4+24 class spec) plus embarked troops (up to ~188); Dominican Republic crew 1947-1957

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation (Turner Publishing unit history via NavSource), not a primary Navy record - the canonical per-hull public reference for this craft type. Crew figures are class specifications, not hull rosters. Decommissioning and striking dates are recorded as unknown. The campaign table lists five credited operations while the ribbon display and text state 'four battle stars' - internal count variance carried in gaps. No asbestos or material-condition content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-01

2. [2]National Archives Catalog: USS LCI(L) 48 - War Diary, 2/9/43 to 12/31/43 (NAID 78245937), RG 38 'WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories', Roll A768, micro serial 62485 - digitized, 14 images, read in full [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 78245937, 14 images: cover (0661), commissioning-Salerno narrative (0662-0663), December 1943 cover and daily sheets (0664-0674)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The hull's own first-year war diary, signed by commanding officer Lt. C.H. White, USNR (typed 'C.F. White' on the narrative page - see gaps). It records: commissioned 9 February 1943 at Philadelphia Navy Yard with 'a full complement of men including 3 officers and 22 enlisted men'; shakedown training under the Amphibious Training Base at Little Creek, VA (20 February-17 March); departed with LCI(L) Flotilla One in convoy to Bermuda 19 March; sailed east in convoy Task Force 60 on 27 March; passed Gibraltar 11 April; based at Tenes, Algeria from 13 April for ferry/patrol duty; amphibious training with U.S. troops at Azew and Cherchell ('definitely assigned to Group 3 Division 6 of Flotilla one'); staged for the Sicily operation at Sousse, Tunisia; 'first beaching was made 0032 July 11' (i.e., 00:32 on 11 July) 1943 on beaches 5 miles southwest of Gela, then transport unloading and evacuation of 47 Italian prisoners. For Salerno: embarked 12 officers and 86 men of British No. 8ccs plus 71 men and 2 officers of 191 Pioneers Co. on 5 September, sailed under task-force orders 6 September, staged at Castellamare bay 7 September, and beached '2 miles south Green beach' at 19:44 on 9 September 'under fire from beach. Retracted without casualty.' Subsequent Bizerte-Palermo escort duty; September-November troop-ferry runs to Safti and Naples (Nisida); towed British LCT 583 and LCT(5) 152; placed in Bizerte dry dock 13 November 'for repair on port screw and bottom scraped and painted'; further Naples reinforcement runs through early December. December entries are daily-format, signed Lt. C.H. White through 28 December and Ens. Bernard J. Gigot from 29 December - the first documented command transition; the December cover carries 'EIGHTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE, LCI(L) Flotilla One, Group III.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-02-09 to 1943-12-31

   Population

   Ship's crew (3 officers + 22 enlisted at commissioning); embarked U.S., British, and Italian personnel as recorded

   Limitations

   Primary operational document, transcribed from the digitized scans (images 0661-0674 on Roll A768): the strongest evidence of this hull's 1943 movements, combat exposures, and one documented repair event. It is an operational/disciplinary record - no material-condition or asbestos content. The catalog title spans 2/9/43-12/31/43; the cover sheet reads 'To 1 December 1943' for the narrative portion with daily sheets following. CO middle initial reads 'F' on the typed narrative and 'H' on muster/December sheets - unresolved variant.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-02

3. [3]National Archives Catalog: USS LCI(L) 48 - Rep of Amphibious Ops During Landings near Cape D'Anzio, Italy, 1/21/44 - 2/2/44 (NAID 78309425), RG 38, Roll A831, micro serial 65621 - digitized, 2 images, read in full [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 78309425, 2 images (0361-0362) on Roll A831; report dated 3 February 1944, signed B.J. Gigot Ens. USNR

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The hull's own action report for Operation SHINGLE (Anzio), dated 3 February 1944, signed by commanding officer Bernard J. Gigot, Ens., USNR, routed via Commander Task Group 81.4, CTF 81, Commander Naval Forces Northwest African Waters to the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Fleet. It records: sortied from Naples 21 January 1944 under Commander LCI Flotilla One orders in the assault convoy; on USS Biscayne's orders assumed PC 558's duties and received an SCR 508-A Army portable radio; in the pre-dawn of 22 January led an LCA wave toward Green Beach (dispatched craft ~500 yards off Green Scout Boat, 0205) then Dukws toward Red Beach (dispatched ~1000 yards off Red Scout Boat); dispatch duty under USS LCI-19 through 23 January; salvage duty under USS LCI-209 from 24-29 January, 'towing pontoons to and from Anzio harbor' and pulling LCTs 125 and 277 off Yellow Beach on 28 January; intermittent day and night air raids with 1,150 rounds of 20mm expended at enemy aircraft, no damage and no casualties; returned to Pozzuoli 30 January; sailed for Anzio again 2 February carrying troops of the 1st London Irish Rifles, Companies B and D.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-01-21 to 1944-02-02

   Population

   Ship's crew; embarked troops including 1st London Irish Rifles Cos. B and D on the 2 February return run

   Limitations

   Primary operational document, transcribed from the digitized scan (images 0361-0362 on Roll A831): establishes the Anzio role as a control/dispatch and salvage vessel rather than an assault-beaching craft on D-Day. No material-condition or asbestos content. Officer names reflect point-in-time command.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-03

4. [4]National Archives Catalog: USS LCI(L) 48 - War Diary, 6/1-30/44 (NAID 78502110), RG 38, Roll A1030, micro serial 77733 - digitized, 11 images, read in part [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 78502110, images 0738-0739 on Roll A1030 (16-17 June 1944 entries, signed Crouch)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The hull's own June 1944 war diary (cover: Eighth Amphibious Force, LCI(L) Flotilla One) records Operation BRASSARD, the Elba landing: on 16 June 1944 '203 Goums of the French Army came aboard' under Force N Group 4 Brassard operation plan (consistent with the Signal Corps photo dated Porto Vecchio, Corsica, 16 June); proceeded out of harbor 1710. On 17 June: '0708-Repulsed before reaching Kodak Amber Beach by intense shellfire, turned and proceeded into Kodak Green Beach. 0714-Hit Kodak Green Beach, ramps down, troops disembarking. 0724-All troops were off this ship.' Retracted and reported to return-comptroller LCI 316; 'No ammunition expended or casualties sustained during operation. Several near misses by shellfire but no direct hits.' Signed Edward C. Crouch, Lt.(jg), USNR, Commanding Officer. On 19 June loaded 182 troops of the 45th Division at Anzio for return to Pozzuoli.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-06-16 to 1944-06-19

   Population

   Ship's crew; embarked 203 French Army Goums (Elba) and 182 troops, 45th Division (19 June)

   Limitations

   Primary operational document, transcribed from the digitized scans (images 0738-0739 on Roll A1030): establishes this hull at Elba under shellfire on 17 June 1944 - a hostile-fire context for the crew. No material-condition or asbestos content. The diary was read in part (cover plus the Brassard-window daily sheets); remaining daily entries unexamined.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-04

5. [5]National Archives Catalog: LCI(L) 48 - Report of Operations, Period 8/9-19/44 - Invasion of Southern France (NAID 78633074), RG 38, Roll A1143, micro serial 86431, serial 66-44, dated 8/30/1944 - digitized, 5 images, read in full [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 78633074, 5 images (1040-1044) on Roll A1143; report dated 30 August 1944, signed Crouch

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The hull's own action report for Operation DRAGOON (Southern France), File LCI(L)48/0 Serial 66-44 dated 30 August 1944, signed by commanding officer Edward C. Crouch, Lt.(jg), USNR, routed via CTG 84.1, CTF 84, Commander Western Naval Task Forces to the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Fleet, with copies to ComLCI(L) Flot FOUR. It records: embarked 46 men and 2 officers of the Third Chemical Battalion (Mtzd.) and 37 men of the 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron at Pozzuoli on 9 August 1944; staged via Salerno Bay and Ajaccio, Corsica; reached the outer transport area off Red Beach, Cavalaire Bay at 0545 on 15 August; held as 'on call' reserve until 1515, then 'hit right flank of Red Beach, Sector No. 8' at 1618 - 'No obstacles, mines, or enemy gunfire' - disembarking troops in about three feet of water and retracting at 1625. Then Yellow Beach duty under Lt. Cdr. Rothwell, R.N.R.: embarked 201 quartermaster troops at Yellow Beach 1903 and carried them to Red Beach, 'striking an obstacle or rock in the water. No damage received'; subsequent days expediting LST and merchant-ship unloading with LCTs; departed for Naples with convoy SMR-3 on 19 August. 'No enemy forces encountered; no ammunition expended ... no casualties suffered.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-08-09 to 1944-08-19

   Population

   Ship's crew; embarked troops of Third Chemical Bn (Mtzd.), 117th Cavalry Rcn. Sqdn., and ~201 quartermaster troops ferried between beaches

   Limitations

   Primary operational document, transcribed from the digitized scans (images 1040-1044 on Roll A1143): establishes the Southern France evolution and confirms no enemy contact that day for this hull. The 'ComLCI(L) Flot FOUR' courtesy-copy routing is unexplained by her documented Flotilla One administrative chain (January 1945 diary still under ComLCIFlotOne) - flagged in gaps rather than resolved. No material-condition or asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-05

6. [6]National Archives Catalog: LCI(L)-48 - War Diary, 1/1-31/45 (NAID 139860214), RG 38, Roll A1406, micro serial 107006 - digitized, 9 images, read in part; plus the complete monthly war-diary run in the catalog: NAIDs 78286920 (1/44), 78337458 (2/44), 78382223 (3/44), 78420795 (4/44), 78451671 (5/44), 78551012 (7/44), 78596944 (8/44), 134372418 (9/44), 78664399 (10/44), 78694808 (11/44), 139805905 (12/44) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 139860214, images 0304-0307 (1-19 January 1945, signed Rusk); monthly run NAIDs as listed in citation_value

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   A near-complete digitized monthly war-diary run exists for this hull - every month from January 1944 through January 1945, plus the commissioning-to-December-1943 narrative file - the fullest per-hull operational record among the LCI hulls indexed. The January 1945 diary (read in part) is signed by a fourth commanding officer, S. L. Rusk, Ensign, USNR: the ship lay moored at Piombino, Italy 1-7 January, operated to Bastia, Corsica on 8-9 January under 'Confidential Hand Orders, ComLCIFlotOne / LCI Group One and Three' with live 20mm gunnery practice, and ran Pozzuoli-Naples logistics through mid-month - routine rear-area amphibious work in the war's final year.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-01-01 to 1945-01-31 (run); 1945-01 (file read)

   Population

   Ship's crew, January 1945 (CO Rusk)

   Limitations

   Coverage verified against the catalog records; only the January 1945 file was opened (9 images, read in part). The intervening monthly files (11 digitized file units) were not read - their contents are inferred only as monthly operational diaries, not examined. No material-condition or asbestos content in the portion read.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-06

7. [7]National Archives Catalog: 'LCI(L) 48 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120159921), RG 24 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' - digitized, 118 images [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 120159921; 118 images; image 00002 (32860_244565-00002.jpg) = Q1-1943 forwarding sheet signed Gigot/White

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   A digitized muster-roll run exists for this hull - 118 images (Ancestry-provided scans; file 32860_244565). The catalog lists the first muster date as 9 February 1943 (commissioning day), and the first-quarter forwarding sheet (read from the scan) is headed 'Comm. 2-9-43 to 4-2-46,' forwarded 21 February 1943 from Little Creek, VA, signed by Ens. Bernard J. Gigot, USNR (Executive Officer) and approved by Lt.(jg) C.H. White, USNR (Commanding Officer) - the same officers who later signed the war diaries, with Gigot rising to CO by late December 1943. Muster rolls enumerate the embarked crew by name, rate, and reporting dates - the authoritative source for this hull's actual complement versus the class specification, and the personnel-level record for any later exposure attribution. The roll run's handwritten span extends to 2 April 1946, beyond the deck-log coverage end (30 June 1945).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-02-09 to 1946-04-02 (roll run per forwarding sheet)

   Population

   Hull crew by name/rate (USN service period)

   Limitations

   Existence and extent verified; the Q1-1943 forwarding sheet was read from the scan - the personnel lists themselves are not transcribed, and per-person service data is unexamined. The 'to 4-2-46' span is a handwritten forwarding-sheet notation, not verified quarter-by-quarter. No material-condition or asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-07

8. [8]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (by ship number), p.31 [other_primary]

   Locator

   sl-44-ship-number.pdf, p.31, rows 'LCI-48 | 3/18/1943 | 9/7/1943' and 'LCI-48 | 11/8/1943 | 6/30/1945' (verified by pdftotext -layout extraction of the live NARA PDF, 2026-09-30)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA's Special List 44 inventory (by ship number, PDF page 31) lists Navy deck logs for LCI-48 in two runs: 18 March 1943 - 7 September 1943 and 8 November 1943 - 30 June 1945 - in-scope wartime service documentation held in Record Group 24, retrievable for this hull. These are log-coverage dates, not commissioning or decommissioning dates: the first run begins five weeks after the 9 February 1943 commissioning, and a two-month gap (8 September - 7 November 1943) spans the Salerno operation and the immediate post-Salerno ferry runs documented in the war diary. No digitized deck-log file unit for this hull surfaced in the catalog search - consistent with paper logbooks held at College Park.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-03-18 to 1945-06-30 (log coverage, with 8 Sep-7 Nov 1943 gap)

   Population

   Ship's crew (log entries include personnel, injuries, disciplinary actions)

   Limitations

   The entry is an inventory record only - it establishes that NARA holds logbooks for this hull for the stated spans, not their contents. The deck logs were not opened for this record; the cause of the 8 Sep-7 Nov 1943 coverage gap is undocumented (missing/damaged/late logbook are all consistent). Commissioning-period logs (9 Feb-17 Mar 1943) and post-June-1945 logs are outside this inventory listing. Deck logs are operational records, not hazmat records. No asbestos information is contained in the listing.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-08

9. [9]National Archives Catalog: file unit 'LCI(L)-48' (NAID 175662852), RG 19 'Records of the Bureau of Ships', series 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings' (1945-1955), creator Bureau of Ships Preliminary Design Branch - paper/microfilm, unrestricted, Not Yet Available Online [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 175662852; RG 19 series 559593 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings'; archived copy at College Park - Cartographic

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA holds a hull-specific Bureau of Ships engineering-drawing microfilm file for LCI(L)-48 - the plan set that would depict the craft's insulation arrangements, machinery layout, and material callouts. This is the strongest unexamined lead for ship-specific material condition for this vessel.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1942 construction; series coverage 1945-1955

   Limitations

   Unexamined microfilm - existence verified, contents unknown. Whether the drawings carry insulation or material schedules is undetermined; may contain no asbestos-relevant callouts. Requires a College Park pull or reproduction request to evaluate.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-09

10. [10]National Archives Catalog formation- and hull-level paper records: 'Individual Ships, LCI(L) 48' (NAID 26869456, RG 38 'World War II Command Files', box 492, Naval Historical Center file - paper, Not Yet Available Online); 'USS LCI(L)-48' (NAID 472241067, RG 24 'Casualty Information Reports' 1941-1960, box 45, HMS HF2-000012058 - paper); 'COM LCI(L) FLOT 1 - Rep of Amphibious Ops During Landings in Gulfo di Campo, Elba, 6/17/44' (NAID 78485867, Roll A1022, serial 00439-44 - digitized); 'COM LCI(L) FLOT1 - War Diary, 2/28/43 to 11/30/43' (NAID 78268797, Roll A819); 'COM LCI(L) FLOT 1 - War Diary, 4/1/45 to 5/31/45' (NAID 633446465); 'LCI(L) Flotilla 1 - Muster Rolls' (NAIDs 120249580 / 120249853) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NAIDs 26869456, 472241067, 78485867, 78268797, 633446465, 120249580, 120249853; catalog search "LCI(L)-48" - 112 results (verified via rendered search, 2026-09-30)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    The NARA catalog search on the hull designation returns 112 records; beyond the digitized war diaries, action reports, muster rolls, and drawing file itemized in their own rows, three further hull-name records exist: the Naval Historical Center's own WWII command file for this hull ('Individual Ships, LCI(L) 48' - the NHHC subject file that typically aggregates reports and correspondence), a Bureau of Naval Personnel casualty-information file naming USS LCI(L)-48 (paper only; the ship's war diary and action reports record no battle casualties, so the file's contents - administrative or individual casualties - are undetermined), and formation-level operational records in which the hull appears in flotilla context: the COM LCI(L) Flotilla One Elba action report for the Gulfo di Campo landings of 17 June 1944 (the operation LCI-48 executed per her own diary), Flotilla One war diaries spanning her Mediterranean service, and Flotilla One muster rolls.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1945 (records); file maintenance through 2004 (command-file series)

    Population

    Flotilla One crews and staffs, 1943-1945; individual personnel named in casualty file

    Limitations

    All contents unexamined; the command file and casualty file are paper-only at College Park. Formation files name the hull as a unit of the formation - organizational context, not this craft's material condition. The casualty file's existence does not itself establish any death or injury aboard (her action reports explicitly record none).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-10

11. [11]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-48 (LCI 1 class) warship record (ship 20876) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Ship page 20876, warship-data table (verified live via firecrawl scrape, 2026-09-30)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Compiled warship record corroborating construction and disposal data: built by New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey); ordered 3 June 1942; laid down 5 November 1942; launched 10 December 1942; commissioned 9 February 1943; 'Sold to the Dominican Republic in 1947.' No command or event entries are listed for this hull.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1942-1947

    Limitations

    uboat.net is a reputable privately compiled database - secondary, not a primary source; this hull's page carries no operation-level detail. The 'ordered 3 June 1942' date is secondary-only and is flagged in gaps rather than carried as a record fact. Contains no asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-11

12. [12]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'U.S. Coast Guard-Manned LCI(L)s' roster (28 Coast Guard-manned hulls: 83-96, 319-326, 349-350, 520, 562, 581, 583) [other_primary]

    Locator

    USCG Historian's Office 'USCG-Manned LCI(L)s' roster page, hull list (verified live via firecrawl scrape, 2026-09-30)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    The Coast Guard Historian's Office roster of the 28 Coast Guard-manned LCI(L)s does not include hull 48; this hull was Navy-manned throughout her U.S. service - consistent with USNR officers (White, Gigot, Crouch, Rusk) signing her war diaries, action reports, and muster forwarding sheets.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1946

    Population

    Ship's crew (USN)

    Limitations

    Negative check on an official roster - establishes Navy (not USCG) manning only. No asbestos or material-condition content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-12

13. [13]Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record HAER AK-52, M/V Husky II (USS LCI(L) 653) - LCI(L) written history and documentation [haer]

    Locator

    HAER AK-52 written history, 'LCIs in World War II' section and principal-dimensions/propulsion block (PDF verified live, HTTP 200, 2026-09-30); NavSource specifications block for this hull's engine fit

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    LCI(L)s were diesel-powered landing craft of a utilitarian wartime Bureau of Ships design (designed May 1942; over 900 built by ten yards; 158.5 ft, twin-screw). This hull's propulsion was two sets of four General Motors series-71 diesel engines, four engines per shaft (2,320 shp) - an all-diesel plant with no boilers or steam system, so the asbestos-relevant applications aboard are the era-standard diesel-craft items: engine exhaust and muffler lagging, thermal/acoustic insulation in the engine room and accommodations, gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings, and electrical insulation.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1942-1947

    Population

    Construction trades (Camden NJ, 1942); wartime crew in confined engine-room and accommodation spaces

    Limitations

    Class/design inference only - HAER AK-52 documents a sister craft (LCI(L) 653, later class) and the LCI(L) design generally; it does not name this hull and does not itself assert asbestos content (its insulation mentions concern a 1980s fishing-tender conversion, not WWII construction - checked the full text). No ship-specific material list exists for this hull; asbestos presence aboard is era- and design-level inference, not ship-proven. Does not establish quantity, products installed, or present-day presence (hull sunk in the 1960s).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-13

14. [14]Ross v. Johns-Manville Corp., 766 F.2d 823 (3d Cir. 1985), No. 84-1528 (Public.Resource.Org mirror of the published reporter text) [court_record]

    Locator

    766 F.2d 823 at 825-826 (paragraph I, 'essential facts are not in dispute')

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    A published Third Circuit opinion records as undisputed background that shipfitter Urban F. Ross 'worked as a shipfitter for the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden, New Jersey, from 1942 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1947 ... [and] in each of these positions, Ross was exposed to asbestos products.' The 1942-44 window covers this hull's construction at the same Camden yard (laid down 5 Nov 1942 - delivered/commissioned 9 Feb 1943). The appeal itself resolved a statute-of-limitations/accrual issue, not product identification.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1942-1947 (exposure window); 1985 (opinion)

    Population

    New York Shipbuilding yard workforce (shipfitter trade), 1942-1947 window

    Limitations

    Yard-level, not hull-level: the opinion documents asbestos exposure of a New York Shipbuilding shipfitter in the yard during this hull's build window; it does not name LCI(L)-48, does not tie materials to any vessel, and its merits ruling concerns limitations accrual (summary-judgment posture). Mirrored reporter text verified live 2026-09-30; blocklisted aggregators not cited.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-14

15. [15]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 construction (1942) and entire U.S. 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 or even this craft type (HRD-80-2 concerns larger Navy vessels and shipyards). 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-48-lcil48-15

16. [16]Batch-5199 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; NARA Special List 44; NARA catalog (112 hits, war diaries/action reports/muster rolls read); NHHC/DANFS index and candidate URLs; CourtListener API v4 opinion and RECAP docket searches; uboat.net warship record; USCG Historian's Office USCG-manned roster; LOC Veterans History Project; shipbuildinghistory (Colton) LCI(L) production table; usslci.org; banned-source web sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or docketed asbestos case naming LCI-48 / LCI(L)-48 was found in the sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion searches returned zero results for '"LCI(L)-48"' and '"LCI(L) 48"' and one name collision for '"LCI-48"' (Lowder Constr., Inc. v. Phillips, N.C. Business Court 2019 - 'LCI' a party abbreviation in a construction-contract case, not the vessel); the RECAP docket search '"LCI(L)-48" OR "LCI-48"' returned zero results. No individual DANFS entry exists for this numbered landing craft (NHHC candidate URLs returned 404; numbered landing craft are not covered as individual DANFS entries). The hull's own digitized war diaries and action reports - read this session - contain no material-condition content.

    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 - as a 1942 combat-built landing craft the hull sits inside the documented Navy asbestos era, and her builder is a documented asbestos yard. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present, and does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener coverage is complete for the standard hull-name variants (three opinion queries, one RECAP docket query) - the negative is a verified search result, not a throttle-blocked gap.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-48-lcil48-16