Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]NARA Special List #44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' (ship-number ordering) - verified live this session (PDF fetched, page 25 row read) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL44 ship-number PDF, p. 25, row 'LCI(L)-522 12/21/1943 7/28/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NARA logbook inventory lists Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-522 covering 12/21/1943 through 7/28/1945 - a coverage window consistent with her 21 December 1943 commissioning and her 29 July 1945 decommissioning/transfer to the Soviet Union. WWII-era deck logs are held in Record Group 24, Entry 118 (NAID 581208) at NARA College Park.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Crew (1943-1945)
- Limitations
- Establishes that logbooks exist and their coverage dates - it is an archival lead, not the logs' contents. Log-coverage dates are not commissioning/decommissioning certificates; the consistency with NavSource milestones is corroborative, not independent proof. Logs are not verified as digitized (NARA Catalog is JS-rendered and could not be queried this session). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-522 (150522) - designation timeline, specifications, campaigns, Project Hula transfer, disposal, photo captions (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150522.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 18 November 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 17 December 1943; commissioned USS LCI(L)-522, 21 December 1943. Assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater: Invasion of Normandy, 6-25 June 1944; Invasion of Southern France, 15 August-9 September 1944. Decommissioned and transferred to the Soviet Union under Project Hula at Cold Bay, AK, 29 July 1945, designated Soviet landing ship DS-2; as DS-2 participated in the Soviet invasion of the Japanese Kuril Islands, 18 August-1 September 1945. Returned to US Naval custody in 1955 and struck from the Naval Register; final disposition, fate unknown. Two battle stars for WWII service. Specs: 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5"; 23'3" beam; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troops 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels (4 per shaft), 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch propellers. Photo captions identify NARA Signal Corps photos III-SC-193146 and III-SC-193147 showing LCI(L)-522 and LCI(L)-552 landing 45th Division troops near Ste. Maxime, 15 August 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1955
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); crew (1943-45); embarked troops (assault lifts 1944); Soviet crew (1945-55)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its stated source for this history is the Turner Publishing 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II (1995). Milestone dates are corroborated by the NARA SL44 log-coverage window and the NHHC Project Hula appendix, which independently list the same commission-to-transfer window and the DS-2 transfer. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-02
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[3]Richard A. Russell, Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan (The U.S. Navy in the Modern World Series No. 4), Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington, 1997 (full text via ibiblio/HyperWar mirror) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Appendix table, book p. 39 (PDF p. 44), 'LCI(L) 522 / DS-2'; LCI(L) discussion pp. 18-19
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy historical publication on Project Hula lists 'LCI(L) 522 - DS-2' in its appendix transfer table within the 29 July [1945] transfer group (ditto-marked column under the printed '29 Jul.' entry for the LCI(L) block). The text documents that thirty LCI(L)s were transferred at Cold Bay in two training cycles and describes the transferred LCI(L)s as 159 ft, 387 tons full load, diesel-engined with twin propellers. This independently corroborates the NavSource record of LCI(L)-522's 29 July 1945 transfer and Soviet DS-2 designation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945 (transfer program); appendix disposition data to 1956
- Population
- Soviet crews trained at Cold Bay (1945)
- Limitations
- The printed disposition column for the LCI(L) 522 / DS-2 row is blank in the table - Russell's appendix does not record her post-transfer fate; the 1955 return to US custody rests on NavSource. Type description is class-level. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-03
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[4]The National WWII Museum digital collections, accession 2013.495.1497, '45th Infantry Division landing on the coast of Sainte-Maxime, France, 1944' (US Army Signal Corps photograph record) [museum_official]
- Locator
- ww2online.org accession 2013.495.1497 record page; photo SC-193146 per NavSource caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The museum's catalog record identifies USS LCI(L)-552 debarking 45th Infantry Division troops with 'USS LCI(L)-522 is in the background' at Sainte-Maxime, France, 15 August 1944 - independently fixing this hull on the Dragoon assault beaches on D-Day. The original Signal Corps photograph (SC-193146; companion frame SC-193147) is held at NARA and is also used by the Naval History and Heritage Command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-08-15
- Population
- Crew and embarked 45th Division troops, 15 August 1944
- Limitations
- Photographic identification only - documents presence on the assault beach, not conditions aboard. The photo's original caption carried a '46th Div.' error (the 45th was the actual division) - noted for caption accuracy. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-04
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[5]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch propellers); ONI 226 'Allied Landing Craft Ships' recognition manual (1944) LCI(L) type entry (diesel-powered landing craft, no steam plant); US Navy FTP-211/transport-doctrine tables (LCI(L) '8-225 HP Diesel'); GAO HRD-80-2 program context (see ev-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150522.htm specifications; ONI 226 manual LCI(L) entry (ibiblio.org/hyperwar mirror); FTP-211 LCI(L) table rows
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing ship built November-December 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-insulation era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel combatant of this type were engine exhaust lagging, thermal insulation, machinery-space insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical/cable insulation. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, but a small steel combatant's confined machinery and accommodation spaces remain the relevant exposure geometry.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1955
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); crew (1943-45); Soviet crew (1945-55); any disposal/breaking trades (post-1955, undocumented)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or builder specification located for LCI(L)-522. 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-522-lcil522-05
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - product-page highlights via Wayback capture (live gao.gov returned HTTP 403 this session) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product page, Highlights section (archived capture 2025-02-10)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, addressing the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities. The Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for necessary repairs; modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. The report's existence and scope establish Navy shipboard asbestos use as a program-level fact for the era covering this hull's construction and service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); Navy asbestos era generally
- 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 - not New Jersey Shipbuilding. Live gao.gov blocked automated fetch (HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-30); content via archived product page; full report text not extracted this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-06
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[7]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-522 record (LCI 351 class page) - construction dates and transfer (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/21586.html data table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net independently records this hull: ordered 22 March 1943; laid down 18 November 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, NJ; launched 17 December 1943; commissioned 21 December 1943; end service 29 July 1945 - 'Transferred to the USSR 29 July 1945.' All milestone dates corroborate the NavSource timeline; the order date is the sole field not duplicated there.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary reference, not an official registry - corroborative use only. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-07
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[8]Naval Marine Archive (Canadian Collection) shipbuilding database, 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' - yard history and hull output table (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navalmarinearchive.com/sbh/shipyards/emergencysmall/newjersey.html - yard narrative and LCI(L) 522 table row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The builder yard is documented as an LCI assembly-line operation on the Arthur Kill at Barber, a community immediately east of Perth Amboy later absorbed into Perth Amboy (now called Maurer); management of the yard was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request, and the yard was closed after the war. Its output table lists 'LCI(L) 522 - US Navy - Landing Craft - Dec-43 - To the USSR 1945, struck 1955', consistent with the primary timeline.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1942-1945 yard operation)
- Limitations
- Secondary maritime-history database, not an official registry - yard background and corroborative output listing only. No asbestos or material content; no yard-level asbestos documentation located for New Jersey Shipbuilding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-08
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[9]Batch-5243 search ledger (this record): NARA SL44 PDF; NavSource; NHHC Project Hula publication (Russell 1997); National WWII Museum digital collection; uboat.net; NHHC DANFS (no entry); NVR (no entry); CourtListener via authenticated fleet helper; USCG history page (blocked 403); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-01 through -13 (incl. 09b)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-522 / DS-2 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion index returned zero hits for the hull designations; the docket index remained fleet-paced out at session end (open lead, not a negative). No law-firm or marketing 'asbestos aboard' content for this hull was even surfaced - the web search returned only history sources, underscoring how thin the public record is for a numbered landing craft.
- 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 hull's 1943 construction is squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos era, and the reasonable inference is era-consistent materials aboard. The hull's post-1955 fate is unknown - if scrapped domestically, any ACM-handling record was not located. CourtListener coverage is opinion-index only; the RECAP/docket index is an open lead. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-522-lcil522-09