Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet px-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-563; hull LCI(L)-563; LCI(L)-351 class
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-563-lcil563-pkt-px-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-563 ex USS LCI(L)-563 (milestone timeline, specifications, campaign record, awards, disposal; history credited to Turner Publishing, USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150563.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, disposal line, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 26 January 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 25 February 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-563, 1 March 1944; assigned first to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, then the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; campaign credit for the Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 9 September 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-563, 15 July 1945; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, 1946; transferred to the State Department, 9 July 1946; final disposition, fate unknown; one battle star for World War II service. Radio call sign NFXR. Ribbon display includes the Philippines Liberation Medal. Photo captions place the hull at anchor off the coast of southern France in August 1944 and moored pierside, probably in the Philippines, alongside LCI(M)-1056.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation (underlying history credited to Turner Publishing 1995), not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track official records but are not independently verified here. Contains no asbestos or material content. 'Fate unknown' means no documented foreign transfer or scrapping is claimed by this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-01
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[3]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS LCI(L)-563 (LCI(L)-563), ship 21628 - builder, milestones, convoy UGS 41 participation record [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/21628.html spec table and 'Notable events' convoy UGS-41 narrative (3 May and 24 May 1944 entries)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documents this hull in the 3 May 1944 convoy UGS-41 sailing from Hampton Roads: USS LCI(L)-563 under Ens. P. App, USNR, sailed in company with LCI(L)-562, -581, -582, -583, -584, -585, -586, and -664 through -671, escorted by Task Force 62; the LCI(L)s were detached to Bizerta on 24 May 1944 - the transit that placed the craft in the Mediterranean ahead of the southern France operation. Table independently records: built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, New Jersey); laid down 25 January 1944; launched 25 February 1944; commissioned 1 March 1944; reclassified LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns, 15 July 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew under Ens. P. App, USNR (May 1944 passage)
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a secondary specialist compilation built from convoy commodore/escort reports; not a primary registry. Its laid-down date (25 January 1944) conflicts with NavSource (26 January 1944) - carried in gaps, unresolved. Names a commanding officer at one date only; no command listing otherwise. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-02
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[4]NARA Special List 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (Bradley, Kurtz, et al., comps.; 1978), printed page 344 - 'LCI(L)-563, Mar. 1, 1944-June 30, 1945, 2 logbooks' (digitized copy hosted by the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 printed page 344, 'LCI(L)-563' row (ACPL digitization, image narasl44/370.jpg; section 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations', F-LCI(L))
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's deck-log finding aid lists two logbooks for LCI(L)-563 covering 1 March 1944 through 30 June 1945 - the full commissioned US Navy service from commissioning through the end of the war in Europe and into the Pacific deployment. The logs are physical records at the National Archives (RG 24); they are the primary-source lead for crew rosters, operations, and any yard availabilities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (log coverage); finding aid compiled 1978
- Population
- All hands aboard, March 1944-June 1945
- Limitations
- The finding aid lists log coverage only - not log content; the underlying logs were not reviewed. Coverage ends 30 June 1945: any logs for July 1945-1946 (post-LCI(G) reclassification through decommissioning and disposal) are not listed in this source. The cited image is a digitized page of the 1978 NARA publication hosted at genealogycenter.net (ACPL), not on archives.gov.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-03
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[5]Library of Congress, Veterans History Project, Victor E. Rey Collection, AFC/2001/001/117871 [other_primary]
- Locator
- LOC item page, 'Veterans History Project Service Summary' and 'Service Unit/Ship' headings (collection AFC/2001/001/117871)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A named enlisted crew member is documented aboard this hull: Victor E. Rey, U.S. Navy, enlisted 1943-1945, highest rank Electrician's Mate Second Class, service units including USS LCI-563 (Landing Craft Infantry) alongside USS Warrington (DD 843), USS LCI(L)-237, and USS LCI-194; service locations span the European Theater (North Africa, Anzio, Naples, Livorno). The collection holds 519 correspondence items (1943-1945), clippings, printed matter, and photographs - a primary-source personnel archive for this hull's wartime complement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Electrician's Mate 2/c Victor E. Rey; LCI-563 wartime crew
- Limitations
- Establishes that a named individual served aboard LCI-563 during 1943-1945; the collection record does not date his tour aboard this hull specifically or describe conditions aboard. NOT an exposure record - no asbestos claim is made or implied for Rey or any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-04
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[6]shipbuildinghistory.com (Colton), 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' - yard history and LCI(L) production table [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey Shipbuilding page - yard description and production table row for LCI(L) 563
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The builder's production table lists hull 563: 'LCI(L) 563, US Navy, Landing Craft, Mar-44, Struck 1946' - confirming the builder and 1946 striking. Yard context documented: New Jersey Shipbuilding was an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill at Barber (later absorbed into Perth Amboy, now Maurer); management was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request; the yard closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled reference (well-regarded shipyard production tables), not a primary registry; 'Struck 1946' concurs with NavSource. The Todd-management note is a corporate-management relationship, not a second builder - the physical yard is Barber, NJ. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (diesel propulsion, no steam plant); NavSource class designation (LCI-351 class, built 1944); GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-07) for the Navy's asbestos-use era [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150563.htm specifications block; GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-07)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered amphibious landing craft built in early 1944 sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a small diesel combatant of this period were thermal and acoustic insulation in the engine spaces, diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets and valve packing on fuel, lube-oil, and cooling systems, and electrical insulation. As a diesel craft she carried no boilers or steam plant - the boiler and steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (service); disposal era after 1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); any disposal/shipbreaking workforce after 1946 (untraced)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, plans, or work package located for LCI(L)-563/LCI(G)-563. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity and no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-06
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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 'Highlights' section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy asbestos use and worker-protection policy: the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships, and its 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 - documenting that asbestos substitution did not begin until the early 1970s, well after this hull's construction and entire service life.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); Navy use era covering 1944-46
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; Navy 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 - neither is connected to this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-07
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[9]Batch-5284 search ledger (this record): NavSource; NARA Special List 44 via ACPL digitization; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory.com; Library of Congress VHP; NHHC DANFS (no entry); NVR (no entry - pre-1987 disposal); GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener (partial - see ledger); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-563-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-563-12
- 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)-563 / LCI(G)-563 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion-index queries for 'LCI(L)-563' and 'LCI-563' returned zero hits; the RECAP docket index and the 'LCI(G)-563' opinion query could not be run this session - fleet-wide pacing budget momentarily spent (logged blocked, not as negative results).
- 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-consistent materials are reasonably inferred but not ship-proven. Litigation coverage is partial: opinion indexes were clean on two name variants, but the docket index and the LCI(G) variant remain open. The 1944-45 deck logs (NARA RG 24, undigitized) are the primary follow-on lead. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-563-08
