Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet pt-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-534
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-534-lcil534-pkt-pt-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-534 page (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LCI(L)-534 archive page, 10/15/150534 - timeline block and Specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 4 December 1943 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 8 January 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-534 on 13 January 1944, Lt. (j.g.) William Ludes, USNR, in command; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II; decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register in 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 7 July 1947; final disposition fate unknown. Radio call sign NWAI. Awards displayed: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal - no battle stars listed and no named operations given. Specifications: 158'5-1/2" x 23'3"; 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; five single 20mm guns; crew 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers, 182 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Crew (4 officers, 24 enlisted) and embarked troops (up to 182 enlisted + 6 officers per spec block)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary history (Turner Publishing's LCI volume as displayed by NavSource) - page verified live 2026-09-30; it documents identity, dates, and theater assignment but contains no asbestos information, no campaign detail beyond 'Asiatic-Pacific Theater,' and no decommissioning date. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-534-01
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[3]NARA, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - list by ship number [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 25, row 'LCI(L)-534 1/13/1944 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 (ship-number list, PDF page 25) lists Navy deck logs for LCI(L)-534 covering 1/13/1944 - 6/30/1945. These are log-coverage dates, not assumed commissioning or decommissioning dates; note that coverage begins the same day as the NavSource-reported commissioning (13 January 1944), a consistency check, not proof. Logs were not retrieved or reviewed - their contents (operations, availabilities, repairs, any material notes) are unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-01-13 to 1945-06-30 (coverage); finding aid published 1978
- Limitations
- Finding-aid row only: SL44 documents that logs exist in NARA custody; it does not itself contain ship history, and no post-6/30/1945 coverage is listed for this hull in the list. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding. Deck-log content is unreviewed; digitization status unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-534-02
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[4]Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI-226: Allied Landing Craft and Ships (WWII recognition manual, HyperWar/ibiblio mirror), entry 'LANDING CRAFT, INFANTRY (LARGE) Nos. 351-' [other_primary]
- Locator
- ONI-226 PDF, 'LANDING CRAFT, INFANTRY (LARGE) Nos. 351-' page (LCI(L) section)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The wartime ONI recognition manual documents the LCI(L) Nos. 351- subclass (this hull's class): ocean-going infantry carrier, crew 4 officers and 24 men, capacity 9 officers and 196 enlisted troops (or 32 tons cargo oceangoing), five 20mm guns, 2-inch plastic splinter protection on guns/conning/pilothouse sides, endurance 8,000 miles at 12 knots; propulsion carried over from the early-model spec - '2 sets of G.M. Diesels; max. B.H.P. 1,600; twin variable-pitch screws.' The class entry confirms a diesel plant with no boilers or steam system.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944 manual period
- Population
- Class crews and embarked troops (context)
- Limitations
- Class-level intelligence manual, not a hull record: it describes the LCI(L)-351 subclass generally and contains no insulation or asbestos information. Troop-capacity figure (9 officers/196 enlisted) conflicts with the NavSource spec block for this hull (6 officers/182 enlisted) - carried in gaps. Mirror copy on ibiblio.org verified live 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-534-03
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[5]Library of Congress, Veterans History Project: William Thielman Collection, AFC/2001/001/79555 [other_primary]
- Locator
- LOC VHP item page AFC/2001/001/79555, Service Summary block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- LOC Veterans History Project service summary documents William Thielman, U.S. Navy, service dates 1943-1946, highest rank Lieutenant, with listed service units 'USS LCI-949 (Landing Craft Infantry); USS LCI-534' - a ship-named personnel record placing a Navy officer aboard this hull during its service period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Individual crew member (context)
- Limitations
- Personnel record only: names the hull as a service unit; contains no asbestos, exposure, or conditions content. The record's 'Location of Service' field (Indiana; Michigan; Texas; European Theater) reflects the veteran's composite service across units and does not place this hull in the European Theater - NavSource assigns the hull to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-534-04
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[6]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987), doi:10.1002/ajim.4700110311 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373; PMID 3555021
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and emergency program under which this LCI(L)-351-class hull was mass-produced at a dedicated assembly-line yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship: does not name this vessel or the LCI type, does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, and establishes no quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. As a diesel-powered craft with no boilers or steam plant, this hull's plausible insulated-surface load is materially lower than a steam vessel's - the inference is correspondingly weaker. Citation metadata verified 2026-09-30 via NCBI E-utilities (PMID 3555021); PubMed/DOI pages are bot-blocked to automated fetch but live for browsers.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-534-05
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[7]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'U.S. Coast Guard-Manned LCI(L)s - Landing Craft Infantry (Large)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Historian's Office page, narrative section and hull roster
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The USCG historian's page describes LCI(L) employment in the Pacific - minesweeping, passenger/mail ferry, smoke-screen duty during bombardments, kamikaze defense, B-29 ditching training, buoy and aids-to-navigation work, submarine escort, air-sea rescue, harbor entrance control, salvage, and post-surrender mine clearance (Operation Klondike) - typical non-assault employment for Pacific LCI(L)s. The page's roster of 28 USCG-manned hulls does not include LCI(L)-534, consistent with NavSource's record of a USNR (Navy) commanding officer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- LCI(L) crews generally (context)
- Limitations
- Type-level context only: the page documents Coast Guard-manned hulls and generic LCI(L) duties; this hull was Navy-manned and is not listed. It establishes what Pacific LCI(L)s did, not what this hull did - no operation may be attributed to LCI(L)-534 from this source. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-534-06
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[8]Batch-5255 search ledger (this record): NavSource ship page; NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF; NHHC DANFS URL probes and site search; ONI-226 (ibiblio mirror); LOC Veterans History Project; MARAD Vessel History Database; Naval Vessel Register; USCG historian LCI(L) roster; ShipbuildingHistory yard table; secondary web litigation sweep; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-534-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, government material list, or litigation naming LCI(L)-534 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). No DANFS entry exists for this hull (NHHC URL probes 404; site search surfaces only sister craft). MARAD Vessel History Database carries no card for the hull. CourtListener via authenticated helper (2026-09-30): opinion search 'LCI(L)-534' returned 593 hits, all corporate 'LCI' name collisions (LCI International Telecommunications, LCI Communications, LCI Holding Co., Lucier Chemical dba LCI Ltd. etc.) with no vessel or asbestos relevance - classified as name collisions, not qualifying litigation; docket search '"LCI-534"' returned 0 hits. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no asbestos content naming the hull.
- 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. CourtListener coverage residual: spaced-name opinion variants ('LCI 534', 'L.C.I. 534', 'LCI(L) 534') were not run - fleet pacing blocked further authenticated queries after two completed calls; the completed queries showed collisions-only (opinions) and a clean zero (dockets). Deck logs (SL44-documented) are unreviewed; builder yard records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-534-07