Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet po-packet.md (3 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-5 | Hull: LCI(L)-5 | Designation: Landing Craft Infantry (Large) | Type: amphibious landing craft, ~153 ft (navypedia row; globalsecurity type page)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-pkt-po-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-5 - construction timeline, campaign table, UK lease/disposal sequence, specifications (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150005.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-1 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down July 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched, date unknown; commissioned USS LCI(L)-5, 12 October 1942. Assigned Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCI Flotilla Two. Campaigns: Tunisian operations 27 Mar - 9 Jul 1943; Sicilian occupation 9 - 15 Jul 1943; Salerno landings 9 - 21 Sep 1943; Anzio-Nettuno advanced landing 22 Jan - 29 Feb 1944; Invasion of Normandy 6 - 25 Jun 1944. Decommissioned and leased to the United Kingdom 19 October 1944; returned to US Naval custody 13 April 1946; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; earned five battle stars for WWII service; 'Final Disposition, disposed of through the US State Department, 3 February 1946, fate unknown' (see ev-09 on the impossible date). Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; 2-inch plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house; two sets of 4 General Motors 6051-series-71 diesel engines, 4 per shaft, single GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades (1942); crew 28 + embarked troops up to 188 (1942-44); Royal Navy crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track NVR/DANFS but no DANFS entry exists for this hull to verify against. Contains no asbestos content. The '3 February 1946' disposition date is chronologically impossible (precedes the 13 April 1946 return to custody and 5 June 1946 striking) - see ev-09 and gaps. Complement/spec figures are class-level, not verified per-hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-01
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[3]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton), 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) - LCI(L)' construction table (Wayback capture; live site returns server errors from this network) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCI(L) construction table, row for hull 5; class summary header
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Build/disposition table for this hull: LCI(L)-5, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, delivery 12-Oct-42; disposition 'To Britain 1944, returned 1946, to DoS 1948.' Class summary: 923 LCI(L)s built by ten shipyards; the basic design used for the first 350 boats was 158.5 feet and 216 tons light; variants included LC(FF) flotilla flagships, LCI(G) gunboats, LCI(M) mortar, and LCI(R) rocket craft; boats still active in 1949 were redesignated LSILs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades (1942); Royal Navy lease crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled construction table (researcher-compiled, widely used; live site unreachable - njscuba mirror HTTP 500, shipbuildinghistory.com legacy URL 404 - Wayback capture used and labeled). 'To DoS 1948' conflicts with NavSource's '3 February 1946' - the 1948 year is the one consistent with the Apr 1946 return and Jun 1946 striking (see ev-09). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-02
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[4]USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association, Combat Awards page - Navy Cross citations for LCI(L)-5 (compiled from Military Times Hall of Valor; live site unreachable this session, archived capture used) [other_primary]
- Locator
- usslci.org Combat Awards page, Navy Cross section (Fletcher, Caldwell entries); Wayback capture 20241114231924
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two Navy Cross citations name this hull, both for the Sicily assault 10 July 1943: (1) Yeoman Second Class Charles Binford Fletcher, USNR - 'while serving aboard Infantry Landing Craft U.S.S. LCI(L), FIVE (LCI(L)-5)' located a beaching point by swimming toward the beach within range of hostile guns, then rescued drowning soldiers under machine-gun fire; (2) Lieutenant Commander Richard Wayland Caldwell, USNR, 'Commanding Officer of the Infantry Landing Craft U.S.S. LCI(L), FIVE (LCI(L) #5)' - after his ship was 'beached and broached during an intense and close hostile attack and was riddled by hundreds of shells and machine-gun bullets,' fought the vessel for one hour, maintained gunfire until ammunition was exhausted, and completed the troop landing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-07-10 (action); compiled list (ongoing)
- Population
- Lt. Cmdr. Richard W. Caldwell USNR (CO); Y2/c Charles B. Fletcher USNR; Sicily assault crew and embarked troops (Jul 1943)
- Limitations
- Documents combat service and names her commanding officer at Sicily - vessel-history content only; contains no asbestos information. Association page self-describes as compiled from the Hall of Valor database and 'not a complete record'; live usslci.org unreachable this session, archived capture 2024-11-14 cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-03
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[5]US National Archives photo 80-G-352691 (Combat Photo Unit Eight) - Normandy Beachhead 10 June 1944, LCI(L)-4 and LCI(L)-5 moored; plus crew photo series by Larry Jelf SM 2/c USS LCI(L)-5 (captions transcribed on NavSource) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150005.htm image table (NARA 80-G-352691; Jelf series; HM LCI(L)-5 ensign photo)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Documentary photography places this hull at Normandy: NARA photo 80-G-352691 shows LCI(L)-4 and LCI(L)-5 moored at the beachhead on 10 June 1944; Jelf crew photos show LCI(L)-5 dried out/high and dry at Normandy circa 22 June 1944, on Utah Beach 22 June 1944 taking on US Army walking wounded (delivered to Southampton 23 June 1944), crew briefing and 20mm gun-crew demonstration for war correspondents before D-Day, conning tower in the Bizerte Ship Channel, Tunisia, and the Royal Navy ensign being raised aboard HM LCI(L)-5 on 19 October 1944.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Crew and embarked troops, Normandy (Jun 1944); Bizerte transit (1943); Royal Navy crew (Oct 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival lead: photographs establish presence and activity, not material conditions - no asbestos content. NARA catalog is JS-rendered and could not be independently fetched from this session; photo number and captions transcribed via NavSource. Direct NARA verification open.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-04
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (diesel plant: 8 x GM 6051-series-71 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,320 shp - no steam plant); build date mid-1942 at New York Shipbuilding, Camden; shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product list for new-york-shipbuilding; GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide asbestos-era documentation (see ev-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; shipyards.json product list for new-york-shipbuilding
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LCI-1-class landing craft built July 1942 at New York Shipbuilding sits inside that yard's and the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small combatant of this type and period were engine and exhaust-system lagging in the confined machinery spaces, gaskets, valve packing, compartment/machinery insulation, and electrical insulation. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - 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
- 1942-1948
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades (1942); crew (1942-44); Royal Navy crew (1944-46); disposal handlers (1946-48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-5. 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-5-lcil5-05
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[7]Thomas-Fish v. Aetna Steel Products Corp., Civ. No. 17-cv-10648 RMB/KMW (D.N.J., Camden Vicinage, opinion filed 31 July 2018, Bumb, J.) - federal-officer-removal opinion; asbestos-containing joiner panels at New York Shipbuilding, Camden [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion at pp. 2-4 (allegations; Fisher Report), pp. 9-12 ('acting under'/'for or relating to' analysis)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court record documenting asbestos use at this hull's builder yard: the estate alleged worker Robert Fish contracted mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos-containing joiner panels during construction of the N.S. Savannah at the New York Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company facility in Camden, NJ in 1960; defendants' proffered Fisher Report stated that 'the use of asbestos-containing joiner panels was contractually required by the federal government for the N.S. Savannah.' The court denied remand, holding removal proper under the federal officer removal statute (28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1)).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1960 (alleged exposure); 2017-2018 (litigation)
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades (1960 exposure alleged; shipyard-era population)
- Limitations
- Yard-level record, not a hull record: the exposure alleged is to a construction worker on a different vessel (N.S. Savannah) eighteen years after this hull was built at the same yard. Procedural-stage ruling - the opinion decides federal-officer removal jurisdiction, not the merits of the exposure claim; the allegation and the Fisher Report content are described, not adjudicated. Does not establish materials aboard LCI(L)-5, quantity, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-06
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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 (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 (1942) and service era (1942-46).
- 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-5-lcil5-07
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[9]Batch-5220 search ledger (this record): NavSource 150005; shipbuildinghistory LCI(L) table (Wayback); usslci.org combat awards (Wayback); NHHC DANFS (no entry); NVR (out of scope); CourtListener authenticated API searches; govinfo Fish opinion full text; GAO product page; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-5 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener was searched through the authenticated helper on 2026-09-30: 'LCI(L)-5' returns zero opinions and two dockets - a Delaware patent case and an unrelated Ninth Circuit veteran's appeal - both name collisions, not vessel references. A name-variant opinion query ('LCI(L)-5' OR 'LCI-5' OR 'LCI(L) 5') returned five opinions, all name collisions (LCI International telecommunications litigation, Leasing Consultants bankruptcy, an industrial-commission matter, a construction dispute) - none referencing the vessel or asbestos. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos aboard 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 - a hull disposed in the 1940s leaves almost no modern documentary trail. Deck logs (RG 24), BuShips work records, and State Department disposal files for this craft are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-08
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[10]Disposal-date cross-check: NavSource 150005 ('disposed of through the US State Department, 3 February 1946, fate unknown') vs Shipbuilding History LCI(L) table ('to DoS 1948'); NavSource's own timeline shows returned to US Naval custody 13 April 1946 and struck 5 June 1946 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 150005 disposition line; shipbuildinghistory LCI(L) table row for hull 5
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: NavSource's printed disposition date for this hull - 'disposed of through the US State Department, 3 February 1946' - is chronologically impossible: it precedes the 13 April 1946 return to US custody and the 5 June 1946 striking on the same page. Shipbuilding History records the same transaction as 'to DoS 1948,' which is internally consistent. The disposal channel (U.S. State Department) agrees across sources; the year does not - likely a transcription typo on the NavSource page. Fate after disposal: unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1946-1948 (disposal window)
- Limitations
- Corrects a circulating date error; does not itself fix the correct date beyond the year 1948 given by Shipbuilding History (secondary compilation). The exact disposal date and the ultimate fate of the hull remain undocumented - carried in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-5-lcil5-09