Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-483 - construction milestones, wartime assignment, awards display, disposal; history per USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry,' Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150483.htm - header block, campaign/assignment block, awards ribbons, and specifications block; page verified live (HTTP 200) 2026-09-30
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 11 September 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 14 October 1943; commissioned USS LCI(L)-483, 20 October 1943; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater - LCI Flotilla Five (CDR H. V. Milton), LCI Group Fourteen (LT H. M. Mattson USN), LCI Division Twenty-Eight; Lt. H. T. Jones Jr. in command (May 1945). Decommissioned 1946; struck from the Naval Register 28 March 1946; sold 4 December 1946; fate unknown. Awards display: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal (no battle stars shown). Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158' 5.5" length; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers, 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; two sets of four GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), GM reduction gears, two 30 kW 120 V DC diesel-drive generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); crew (1943-1946); embarked troops (up to 182)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation (history credited to Turner Publishing, 1995), not a primary registry - milestone dates track official records where checkable (commissioning matches SL44 log-coverage start). Flotilla assignment is undated and differs from the NHHC 1 May 1945 organization chart (Flotilla Thirteen, Group 38, Division 76 - see ev-04); both carried as assignments at different dates. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-01
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[2]NARA Special List #44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947,' ship-number list - LCI(L)-483 deck-log coverage entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, page 24, LCI(L)-483 line item (verified live, HTTP 200, and content-verified by extraction 2026-09-30); context page https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NARA logbook inventory lists Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-483 covering 10/20/1943 through 6/30/1945 - log-coverage dates that establish in-scope wartime service from commissioning through the wartime-collection cutoff, not decommissioning. The logs themselves are textual holdings (Record Group 24, Bureau of Naval Personnel deck logs) at the National Archives.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-10-20 to 1945-06-30 (coverage)
- Population
- Crew (1943-1945 log-coverage window)
- Limitations
- Inventory entry only - establishes that deck logs exist and their coverage dates, not their contents. The 6/30/1945 end date is the wartime collection boundary shared by most SL44 entries, not evidence the ship ceased logging that day. Logs not reviewed; contents unverified. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-02
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[3]NARA Catalog, WWII War Diaries microfilm - 13 digitized file units for USS LCI(L) 483, December 1943 through April 1945 (NAIDs 78279048, 78335978, 78426387, 78477315, 78602878, 139735113, 139757387, 78681129, 139778031, 139819961, 139866356, 139903843, 139955220, 140002385); months December 1943, June 1944, November 1944, February 1945, and April 1945 read at image level [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov file units listed above; example scans: Dec-1943 NAID 78279048 images 0952-0954; Apr-1945 NAID 140002385 image 0082
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-specific operational record (CO's own monthly reports). December 1943: dry dock at Colonna Bros. Shipyard, Norfolk, VA, 1-3 December; fueled at Craney Island; depermed at Craney Island deperming station; moored Lambert's Point; departed Norfolk 7 December with LCI(L)s 469, 471, 473, 474, 475, 476, 481, 482 for Key West (Clyde Mallory Dock, arrived 12 December); departed 19 December for Canal Zone; moored Coco Solo 24 December; transited Panama Canal 26 December; departed Balboa 27 December for San Diego. June and November 1944: Kwajalein-based periodic inspection circuits of northern Marshall atolls (Namu, Likiep, Ailuk, Mejit, Utirik) as Task Unit 57.10.13 under Commander Marshalls Sub-Area Operation Plan 13-44 (25 May 1944), carrying Civil Affairs and Medical parties, troops, native interpreters/scouts, and native laborers/patients/passengers. February 1945: same circuit as Task Unit 96.4.3 under Marshall-Gilberts Area Operation Plan 2-45 (3 January 1945). April 1945: anchored off Berlin Island, Navy No. 324 ship repair base, 1-9 April awaiting new pinion bearings from Mechanicsburg, PA; towed by LCI(L)-394 on 9 April; towed by YT-469 to Kwajalein Pier 28 April; towed with LCI(L)-480 to a mooring buoy off Kwajalein Pier by LCI(L)-476 on 30 April - a disabled machinery-casualty period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-12 to 1945-04
- Population
- Crew (~4 officers/24 enlisted class scale); embarked Civil Affairs/Medical parties and native passengers (1944-45); Colonna Bros. Shipyard trades (Dec 1943)
- Limitations
- Primary ship documentation of movements and tasking only - no asbestos, insulation, or material content stated. The December 1943 Colonna Bros. drydock is a documented yard availability (hull/machinery work opportunity) but no work scope or material record is included. War diary coverage in the catalog ends April 1945; May-June 1945 diaries were not located in the catalog. Transcription read from scanned images; proper-noun spellings as rendered.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-03
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[4]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' - LCI 483 listing under LCI Flotilla Thirteen, LCI Group 38, LCI Division 76 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Page --79-- section: LCI FLOTILLA THIRTEEN > LCI GROUP 38 > LCI DIVISION 76
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization chart lists 'LCI 483, Lt. H. T. Jones, Jr. (USNR)' in LCI Division 76 of LCI Group 38 (ComLCIGrp 38: Lt. Cdr. N. Nash, Jr.) under LCI Flotilla Thirteen (Comdr. M. B. Brown), alongside LCIs 482, 392, 393, 394, and 395. Confirms hull identity, commanding officer, Pacific Fleet assignment, and unit chain as of 1 May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Crew under Lt. H. T. Jones, Jr. (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Organization chart only - unit assignment at a single date; the undated NavSource/Turner listing (Flotilla Five, Group Fourteen, Division Twenty-Eight) is a different, presumably earlier, assignment; both are carried, not reconciled. No asbestos or material content. Page verifies live but returns 404 to non-browser user agents (NHHC bot filtering).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-04
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[5]NARA Catalog, 'LCI(L) 483 - Muster Rolls' - 88 scanned images (Ancestry partnership scan set) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/120191501 (verified live, HTTP 200, 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds digitized muster rolls for this hull (88 images), the crew-level roster record for wartime service - the lead for any crew-list or population verification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- wartime muster-roll periods
- Population
- Ship's crew, rostered
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - record located in the catalog with digital objects; images were not individually reviewed. Muster rolls establish who served aboard, not what materials were present. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-05
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[6]San Diego State University Digital Collections, Lauren C. Post papers - indexed letter description naming crewman aboard USS LCI(L)-483 [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDSU digitalcollections search, 'USS LCI-483' subject facet; snippet text as indexed 2026-09-30
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- SDSU's digital collections index a Lauren C. Post collection letter described as 'Gregory writes on behalf of William Haddock, now aboard the United States Ship LCI(L)-483, a landing craft for infantry' - indexed under subject 'USS LCI-483' with a July 1946 date in the search-result snippet, indicating the craft was still crewed/in service into mid-1946.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1946
- Population
- Crew (1946)
- Limitations
- Search-index snippet only - the item page is behind Anubis bot protection and could not be fetched for item-level verification of date and content; letter date and detail unverified. Archival lead for a named crewman; no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-06
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[7]Naval Marine Archive (shipbuildinghistory dataset), 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' yard production list - LCI(L)-483 line item [other_primary]
- Locator
- navalmarinearchive.com New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table, LCI(L) 483 row (verified live, HTTP 200, 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent yard production list records LCI(L)-483 built at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ, delivered October 1943 for the U.S. Navy, disposition 'Struck 1946' - corroborating the builder, delivery month, and striking year.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1943)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of yard records - corroborates builder and timeline but is not an official registry; 'delivered Oct-43' aligns with the 20 October 1943 commissioning. No asbestos content; no work-scope detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-07
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation aboard ships and that its 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - the Navy's asbestos-use era covers this craft's entire 1943-1946 construction and service life.
- 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. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; LCI(L)-483 is not named. Full PDF not retrieved this session (curl returned HTTP 403; product-page highlights read via firecrawl).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-08
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block for this hull (all-diesel GM 6051-series-71 plant, twin screw, 2,320 shp - no steam plant); GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-08); LCI(L)-351 class context (Wikipedia 'Landing craft infantry' builder/propulsion entries, secondary) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block (ev-01); GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-08); class propulsion details per secondary class literature
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing craft built September-October 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a craft of this type and period: engine exhaust and manifold lagging, machinery gaskets and valve packing, and electrical insulation in the small machinery space and accommodations. As an all-diesel craft she carried no boilers or steam plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply - and her austere landing-craft construction implies materially less insulation scope than a steam combatant.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); crew (1943-1946); Colonna Bros. drydock trades (Dec 1943); unknown disposal-party trades (1946 sale)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-483. 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-483-lcil483-09
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[10]Batch-5203 search ledger (this record): NavSource; NHHC Pacific Fleet organization 1 May 1945; NARA Special List 44; NARA catalog war diaries (13 file units, image-read) and muster rolls; Naval Marine Archive yard list; usslci.org; CourtListener API v4 (opinion search); general web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LCI(L)-483 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener authenticated opinion search across name variants ('LCI(L)-483', 'LCI-483', 'LCI 483') returned zero hits; docket-type search could not be completed this session (fleet-wide pacing limiter - see search_ledger) and is carried as an open gap, not a negative result.
- 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-standard diesel-craft materials may have been present without documentation. Deck logs, muster rolls, and any sale/disposal records are undigitized-or-unreviewed leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-483-lcil483-10