Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-520 - construction timeline, LCI(H)-520 designation, campaign and disposal record, specifications (live fetch verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150520.htm header block, timeline, specifications block, commanding-officers table, Nisida photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 17 November 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 14 December 1943; commissioned USS LCI(L)-520, 18 December 1943, LTjg. Leon J. Joseph, USNR, in command. 'Redesignated Landing Craft Infantry (Headquarters) LCI(H)-520 for the Normandy Invasion.' Assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCI Flotilla Fourteen; campaigns: Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944; Invasion of southern France 15 August - 14 September 1944. Returned to US early December 1944 for repairs and overhaul; crew replaced by an all Coast Guard crew 10 January 1945, LTjg. John N. Taylor, USCGR in command; departed Norfolk for San Diego via Key West and Canal Zone; final availability at Naval Repair Base, San Diego; departed San Diego for Guam via Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok, arriving 28 May 1945, assigned to LCI Flotilla Thirty-Five; towed target rafts for submarines at Guam; inter-island ferry service from Eniwetok from 7 July 1945 (Kwajalein, Wake, Majuro, Ponape); decommissioned 26 March 1946 at Long Beach, CA; struck from the Naval Register 17 April 1946; transferred to Indonesia in 1946; returned to US custody, date unknown; transferred to the Maritime Commission 10 February 1948; final disposition - fate unknown. Earned two battle stars for WWII; ribbon display includes Coast Guard Unit Commendation, American Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign Medal (2 stars), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal. Commanding officers: LTjg. Leon J. Joseph USNR (18 Dec 1943 - 17 Jan 1945); LTjg. John N. Taylor USCGR (17 Jan 1945 - 23 Sep 1945); LTjg. Elkin S. Mittleman (23 Sep 1945 - 26 Mar 1946). Specifications (LCI-351 class): displacement 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; length 158' 5.5"; beam 23' 3"; speed 16 kts max, 14 kts continuous; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; cargo 75 tons; propulsion: two sets of 4 General Motors 6051-series-71 diesel engines, 4 per shaft, GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; five single 20mm guns. Photo caption documents LCI(L)-520 moored at Nisida, Italy, 9 August 1944, alongside LST-664 and LCIs 951, 954, 950, 952.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Navy crew (Dec 1943 - Jan 1945); Coast Guard crew (Jan 1945 - Mar 1946); NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (Nov-Dec 1943)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; milestone dates generally track official records but conflict with the Coast Guard official history on three dates (Norfolk departure, San Diego departure, Long Beach arrival - see gaps and ev-10). Struck date (17 April 1946) is NavSource-only. 'LCT Group 104 / LCT Division 208' rendering conflicts with the official sources' LCI(L) group/division numbers (see ev-10). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-01
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[2]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'USS LCI(L)-520' (official .mil asset history page, dated 3 May 2019; sources: LCI(L) file, CG Historian's Office; The Coast Guard At War, V. Transports and Escorts, Vol. 2, pp. 117-130) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Historian's Office asset page: Builder/Commissioned/Disposition fields; 'History: Flotilla 35, Group 104, Division 207' narrative; commanding-officers list; sources note
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official USCG historian narrative for this hull: built by the New Jersey Shipbuilding Company of Barber, New Jersey; first commissioned as a Navy-manned vessel 18 December 1943 under LTJG Leon J. Joseph, USNR. Training cruises in Chesapeake Bay, then England for amphibious training on English beaches; participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944; in a collision off the coast of France and, after repairs, participated in the invasion of Southern France, landing Army personnel in Bougnam Bay, France, on 15 August 1944. Arrived in the United States early December 1944; availability at the Norfolk Navy Yard until 1 January 1945; Navy officers and crew relieved by Coast Guard personnel 10 January 1945. Assigned to LCI(L) Flotilla 35: sailed from Norfolk 16 January 1945, reached San Diego 14 February 1945 via Key West and the Canal Zone; crew trained in the San Nicholas Island area; repairs at the Naval Repair Base; departed 26 April 1945 for Guam via Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok, arriving 28 May 1945; towed a target raft for submarines until 1 July 1945; from 7 July 1945 ran as an inter-island passenger ferry; Kwajalein passenger run 1 September 1945; Wake Island run 12-22 September 1945 with U.S. Marines outbound and Japanese ordnance equipment samples returned; October-November trips to Majuro, Kwajalein and Panape; arrived Pearl Harbor 12 December 1945 en route San Diego and Long Beach, reaching Long Beach 7 February 1946; decommissioned 26 March 1946; two battle stars for WWII. Coast Guard commanding officers: LTJG John N. Taylor, USCGR; LTJG Elkin S. Mittleman, USCGR. Specs block: length 158' 6" oa; beam 23' 3"; displacement 216 t. light / 234 t. beaching / 389 t. full load; 8 x GM diesels, twin shafts (4 diesels per shaft), 1,600 hp, twin variable-pitch propellers; 15.5 kts; complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted; troops 188; cargo 75 tons; 4 x 20mm + 2 x .50 cal; 2" plastic splinter armor.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Navy crew (Dec 1943 - Jan 1945); Coast Guard crew (Jan 1945 - Mar 1946); NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (Nov-Dec 1943)
- Limitations
- Official USCG source for the Coast Guard-manned period and the hull's overall chronology; contains no asbestos content. Spec block (complement, displacement, horsepower) describes the CG-manned configuration and conflicts with NavSource's general spec block - carried as source variance in gaps, not resolved. 'Bougnam Bay' is the source's spelling.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-02
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[3]United States Coast Guard, 'The Coast Guard At War. V. Transports and Escorts. Vol. 2' (Washington: Public Information Division, Historical Section, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, May 1, 1949), LCI(L)-520 section at p. 129-130 (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription) [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar transcription, index.html LCI(L)-520 section (volume pp. 129-130); page index lists LCI(L)-520 at p. 129
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official 1949 Coast Guard war history, dedicated LCI(L)-520 section (headed 'FLOTILLA 35 - GROUP 104 - DIVISION 207'): 'built by the New Jersey Shipbuilding Company, Barber, New Jersey, and was first commissioned as a Navy manned vessel on December 18, 1943. Her first Navy commanding officer was Lt. (jg) Leon J. Joseph, USNR.' Chesapeake Bay training, England amphibious training, Normandy D-day 6 June 1944, collision off France, repairs, southern France landing of Army personnel in Bougnam Bay 15 August 1944; US arrival early December 1944; Norfolk Navy Yard availability until 1 January 1945; Navy personnel relieved by Coast Guard personnel 10 January 1945; Coast Guard COs Lt. (jg) John N. Taylor, USCGR (January 17, 1945) and Lt. (jg) Elkin S. Mittleman, USCGR (September 23, 1945). 'Assigned to LCI(L) Flotilla 35, the 520 sailed from Norfolk, Virginia on January 16, 1945, reaching San Diego California, via Key West and Canal Zone on February 14, 1945.' Crew trained in the San Nicholas Island area; repairs at the Naval Repair Base; 'On April 26, 1945, she departed for Guam, via Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok arriving there on May 28, 1945'; towed a target raft for submarines until 1 July 1945; from 7 July 1945 inter-island passenger ferry; Kwajalein 1 September; Wake Island 12-22 September with Marines and returned with Japanese ordnance equipment samples; October-November trips to Majuro, Kwajalein and Panape; 'On December 12, 1945, she arrived at Pearl Harbor en route San Diego and Long Beach which she reached on February 7, 1946'; decommissioned 26 March 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Navy crew (Dec 1943 - Jan 1945); Coast Guard crew (Jan 1945 - Mar 1946)
- Limitations
- Authoritative official history (1949) and the underlying source for the USCG Historian's web page; transcription mirror (HyperWar/ibiblio) used - page images not checked. Contains no asbestos content. Conflicts with NavSource on three dates and with the NHHC 1 May 1945 fleet organization on group/division numbers - see gaps and ev-10.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-03
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[4]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (Navy Department Library online reading room; transcription of the official 1 May 1945 fleet organization) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCI(L) FLOTILLA THIRTY-FIVE > LCI(L) GROUP 103 > LCI(L) DIVISION 206 table row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official U.S. Pacific Fleet organization of 1 May 1945 lists 'LCI 520' under LCI(L) FLOTILLA THIRTY-FIVE > LCI(L) GROUP 103 > LCI(L) DIVISION 206, commanding officer 'Lt. (jg) J. J. Taylor (USCG)' - confirming the hull's Coast Guard-manned Pacific assignment in the fleet organization as of 1 May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Coast Guard crew of LCI(L)-520 as of 1 May 1945
- Limitations
- A dated organizational snapshot: confirms fleet/flotilla placement and CG command as of 1 May 1945. Group/division numbers (103/206) conflict with the 1949 Coast Guard history (104/207) and NavSource (LCT 104/208) - carried as an unresolved source conflict (ev-10, gaps). The CO's rendered initials 'J. J. Taylor' conflict with 'John N. Taylor' in both Coast Guard sources - probable transcription variance. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-04
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[5]NARA Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' - ship-number order PDF, page 25 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf p. 25, LCI(L)-520 row; navy-online digitized index (no LCI(L)-520 entry found)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List 44 (ship-number order), PDF page 25, lists Navy deck logs under LCI(L)-520 covering 12/18/1943 - 6/30/1945 (verbatim row: 'LCI(L)-520 12/18/1943 6/30/1945'). These are log-coverage dates, not commissioning/decommissioning dates - the hull served until 26 March 1946 but the listed coverage ends 6/30/1945 (a series-boundary artifact visible across the LCI(L) listings). The digitized deck-log index (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online) contains no LCI(L)-520 entry - the logs are an undigitized archival lead.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (log coverage)
- Population
- All hands, Dec 1943 - Jun 1945 (log coverage window)
- Limitations
- Index-level verification only: SL44 confirms logbooks exist for the coverage window; the logs themselves are undigitized in the public index and were not reviewed. Post-30 June 1945 logs (July 1945 - March 1946) are not in this listing - coverage end does not mark end of service.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-05
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[6]NavSource-hosted first-person account: 'Bill Conroy's recollections of LCH-520 (LCI(L)-520) at Normandy, D-Day 6 June 1944' (Signalman First Class, crew of LCI(H)-520) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150520r.htm, Conroy recollection text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A named crew member's recollection documents the hull's headquarters role off Omaha Beach on D-Day: 'Bill Conroy was a Signalman First Class and member of the crew assigned to the LCH 520 (which stands for "landing craft headquarters")... At about 5 or 5:30 AM the 520 arrived at the line of demarcation. We were accompanied by our 14 rocket boats. Captain Lorenzo Sabin... had these vessels line up to our right, and to our left... at exactly 6:30am - I was in the conning tower - right next to the "cap'n" - as he shouted into a bullhorn - "go you, rocketboats, go!!!"... the whole coastline within our view lit up like a Christmas tree... as 15,120 rockets... exploded on the "Omaha" hillsides.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06-06
- Population
- LCI(H)-520 crew, 6 June 1944; embarked beach-control/rocket-boat operations personnel
- Limitations
- First-person veteran recollection published on a volunteer archive - a personal account, not an operational record; details (rocket count, timing) not independently corroborated by an official source this session. Corroborates the LCI(H) headquarters designation documented by NavSource. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-06
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[7]shipbuildinghistory.com (T. Colton), 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' - yard output table row for LCI(L) 520 [other_primary]
- Locator
- newjersey.htm yard table, LCI(L) 520 row; yard description paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The yard's build table records: 'LCI(L) | 520 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Dec-43 | To Indonesia 1946' - corroborating a December 1943 completion at the Barber, NJ yard and the 1946 Indonesia transfer. The yard page describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as 'an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill, in Barber,' managed by Todd Shipyards from 1942 at the Navy's request and closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (Nov-Dec 1943)
- Limitations
- Expert-compiled secondary reference (Colton's shipbuildinghistory), not an official registry - used to corroborate builder/completion window and Indonesia transfer already documented by NavSource and the USCG Historian. No asbestos content. New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. is not a shipyards.json entry (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-07
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource/USCG propulsion specs (8 x GM 6-71-series diesels, 4 per shaft, twin variable-pitch props - no steam plant); LCI-351 class small landing craft (158 ft, 419 t loaded); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (see ev-09) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications; USCG Historian specs; GAO HRD-80-2 (program context)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1943-built landing craft inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard small-combatant applications aboard a craft of this type and period were exhaust lagging on the diesel trunking, thermal insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation in machinery spaces. As an all-diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, and her asbestos-relevant footprint is narrower than a steam combatant's.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); Navy crew (1943-45); Coast Guard crew (1945-46); Norfolk Navy Yard and Naval Repair Base San Diego trades during documented availabilities
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-520. 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-520-08
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- 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 U.S. 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 this session - content via product-page description (gao.gov has blocked automated fetches in prior batches; same access constraint applies here).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-09
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[10]Source-conflict cross-check: NHHC US Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945; Coast Guard at War V.2 p.129 + USCG Historian's Office page; NavSource 10/15/150520.htm [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC fleet-organization table row; CG at War p.129; USCG Historian narrative; NavSource timeline
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION / conflict flag: the hull's Pacific unit assignment and several movement dates conflict across official sources and NavSource. Unit assignment: NHHC 1 May 1945 fleet organization places LCI 520 in LCI(L) Flotilla 35, Group 103, Division 206; the 1949 Coast Guard war history and USCG Historian's page say Flotilla 35, Group 104, Division 207; NavSource says Flotilla 35, 'LCT Group One Hundred Four, LCT Division Two Hundred Eight' (LCT is likely a rendering error for LCI(L)). Movement dates: Norfolk departure 16 Jan 1945 (CG at War) vs 18 Jan 1945 (NavSource); San Diego departure for Guam 26 Apr 1945 (CG at War) vs 20 Apr 1945 (NavSource); return-leg arrival - CG at War records Pearl Harbor 12 Dec 1945 then Long Beach 7 Feb 1946, while NavSource compresses this to 'arriving 12 December 1945' at Long Beach. Command: Navy crew relieved 10 Jan 1945, but Taylor's command date is 17 Jan 1945 (CG at War, NavSource CO table) - consistent sequence, not a conflict. NHHC org doc renders the CO 'J. J. Taylor (USCG)' vs 'John N. Taylor' in Coast Guard sources - probable transcription variance.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Limitations
- Corrects NavSource's 'LCT' unit rendering and compressed return-leg dates against official Coast Guard history and the dated NHHC fleet organization; the underlying group/division discrepancy (103/206 vs 104/207) remains unresolved - both are official sources. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-10
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[11]Batch-5241 search ledger (this record): NavSource main + recollection pages; USCG Historian's Office; Coast Guard at War (HyperWar); NHHC fleet organization 1 May 1945; NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF; NARA digitized deck-log index; NVR; MARAD vessel history DB; shipbuildinghistory yard table; CourtListener API v4 (opinions + dockets); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-520-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-520 / LCI(H)-520 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinions returned zero hits across five name variants ('LCI(L)-520', 'LCI 520', 'LCI(L) 520', 'USS LCI(L)-520', 'LCI-520'); docket searches returned zero for 'LCI(L)-520', 'LCI 520', and 'LCI-520'; one docket variant ('LCI(L) 520') could not be run - the fleet-wide request budget was paced at retry time (logged in search_ledger; not a negative result for that variant). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case - only unrelated name collisions (BMW 'LCI 520' auto parts). The Naval Vessel Register has no entry (disposed 1948, outside NVR coverage).
- 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. Deck logs (verified extant 1943-45 per SL44) and any Maritime Commission disposal file are undigitized leads. One docket-variant query remains unrun (pacing) - litigation status is near-negative with that disclosed caveat, not fully closed. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-520-11