Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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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)-564; hull LCI(L)-564; LCI(L)-351 class
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-pkt-px-packet-md
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[2]NARA Special List #44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (ship-number listing) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 25, row 'LCI(L)-564 3/12/1944 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NARA logbook inventory lists a Navy deck log entry for LCI(L)-564 covering 3/12/1944-6/30/1945 (MM/DD/YYYY), PDF page 25. This is log-coverage evidence of in-scope wartime service, not a commissioning or decommissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-12 to 1945-06-30 (log coverage)
- Population
- Ship's crew, March 1944 - June 1945 log period
- Limitations
- Log-coverage dates only: the 3/12/1944 start is 10 days after the ship's war diary records her 2 March 1944 commissioning; the 6/30/1945 end is a holdings boundary, not decommissioning (the ship remained in service into the postwar disposal pipeline). The deck logs themselves are not digitized; their contents were not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-01
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[3]NARA Catalog NAID 78357282: USS LCI(L) 564 - War Diary, 3/2/44 to 4/2/44 (RG 38, WWII War Diaries microfilm, Roll A886; digitized, unrestricted) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 78357282, image 0062 of Roll A886 (letter diary, Serial 24, dated 6 April 1944)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own war diary records: commissioning 2 March 1944 at 1200 under Amphibious Training Base orders with Lt.(jg) Hugh C. Vail as CO; availability at Pier 42 New York 2-8 March; ordered to Amphibious Training Base Solomons, Maryland; shakedown 10-21 March; hoisted LCI Flotilla Six flag as flotilla flagship 20 March (CDR Alan R. Montgomery embarked); yard availability at NOB Lamberts Point Pier 'S', Norfolk, 22 March-2 April 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-02 to 1944-04-02
- Population
- Ship's crew (3 officers/21 enlisted LCI(L) complement) plus embarked Flotilla Six staff
- Limitations
- Primary document (digitized microfilm image read directly). Documents movements and availabilities only - no asbestos content. The Norfolk and Solomons yard/base periods are service events, not documentation of insulation materials or disturbance.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-02
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[4]NARA Catalog NAID 78480533: USS LCI(L) 564 - War Diary, 6/1-30/44 (RG 38, WWII War Diaries microfilm, Roll A1016; digitized, unrestricted) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 78480533, images 0865-0866 of Roll A1016 (Serial 076, dated 30 June 1944)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The June 1944 war diary records the ship underway from Panama, C.Z., to San Diego in company with LCI(G)s 559, 560, 561, 565, 566, 567, 568, 580 and 422; mooring at the Naval Repair Base San Diego south quay wall 6 June; ordered to Drydock #44 on 17 June; yard availability at Pier #5 Naval Repair Base San Diego 19-29 June. The diary is still letterheaded 'LCI(L) 564' on 30 June 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06
- Population
- Ship's crew; Naval Repair Base San Diego yard workers during drydock #44 and Pier #5 availability
- Limitations
- Primary document (digitized microfilm images 0865-0866 read directly). The San Diego drydock/yard availability brackets the 15 June 1944 LCI(G) reclassification date given by secondary sources - the yard period is consistent with the gunboat conversion but the diary does not state conversion scope or materials. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-03
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[5]NARA Catalog NAID 139856205: LCI(L)-564 - Report of operations in the amphibious assault on Leyte Is, Philippines 10/20-24/44 (RG 38, Roll A1402; digitized, unrestricted) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139856205, images 0156-0157 of Roll A1402 (cover letter + Enclosure A)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's action report (Serial 088, dated 15 November 1944, signed by Commanding Officer Hugh C. Vail, via Commander LCI Flotilla SIX and Commander Seventh Fleet) documents Leyte operations: entering Leyte Gulf with Tractor Group Able, Southern Attack Force; station 4,000 yards off Yellow Beach on the gunboats' port flank; mortar and rocket firing by LCI gunboats from 0945; proceeding within 1,500 yards of the beach standing by for fire-fighting and salvage duties; mortar shells bursting alongside with no hits sustained; towing two supply pontoons to the beach; towing a broached LCI off the beach near the Dulugutan River; salvaging twenty-six 50-gallon gasoline drums in San Pedro Bay; departing for Hollandia 24 October 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-10-20 to 1944-10-24
- Population
- Ship's crew during Leyte operation, 20-24 October 1944
- Limitations
- Primary document (both digitized images read directly). Confirms Leyte combat service and salvage/firefighting standby role; contains no personnel-exposure or material information. Establishes the ship operated in the gunboat support line alongside designated LCI(G)s while still letterheaded LCI(L).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-04
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[6]NARA Catalog NAID 140067393: LCI(L)-564 - Report of operations in the invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Island, Philippines, 1/7-30/45 (RG 38, Roll A1684; digitized, unrestricted; 8 images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 140067393, image 0608 of Roll A1684 (cover letter); 8 images total
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's action report (Serial 02, dated 30 January 1945, signed by Commanding Officer Hugh C. Vail, forwarded via Commander Task Group 79.7 - Commander LCI Flotilla SIX - through Seventh Fleet chain) forwards reports of action for 9-31 January 1945 during the initial assault landings on Luzon, including a special anti-aircraft action report enclosure. Cover letter still headed 'U.S.S. LCI(L) 564'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-01-07 to 1945-01-30
- Population
- Ship's crew during Lingayen operation, January 1945
- Limitations
- Primary document (cover-letter image read directly; remaining images not read page-by-page). Confirms Lingayen participation; contains no personnel-exposure or material information. Confirms continued 'LCI(L)' styling in the ship's own records as of January 1945 despite the June 1944 LCI(G) reclassification carried in secondary sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-05
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[7]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive: USS LCI(G)-564, ex USS LCI(L)-564 (1944) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 10/15/150564, history block and specifications table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records: laid down 23 January 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.; launched 23 February 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-564 2 March 1944; reclassified LCI(G)-564 15 June 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla Six (CDR A.R. Montgomery); campaigns Leyte (20 Oct 1944), Lingayen Gulf (9 Jan 1945), Okinawa Gunto (26 Mar-28 Jun 1945); three battle stars; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 18 February 1948; transferred to Argentina 1949 as ARA BDI No.3 (Q-56); disposed of by the Argentine Navy 1957, fate unknown. Specifications: 216 t. light / 389 t. loaded; 158'5.5"; eight GM diesels (two sets of four), 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch propellers; LCI(L) complement 3 officers/21 enlisted, LCI(G) complement 5 officers/65 enlisted; LCI(G) armament two 40mm, four 20mm, six .50cal, ten Mk7 rocket launchers. International radio call sign NFYE. Page history source: Turner Publishing 'USS LCI' Vol. II (1995).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1957
- Population
- Ship's crew, 1944-1948 US service; Argentine Navy crew 1949-1957
- Limitations
- Secondary aggregator page (NavSource Naval History, live-verified on the .net domain - the legacy .org domain is dead). Dates and specs align with the ship's own war diary where they overlap; lay-down/launch dates conflict by three days with uboat.net (see gaps). Decommission/struck dates are stated as unknown. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-06
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[8]uboat.net Allied Warships: USS LCI(L)-564 (LCI(L)-564), LCI 351 class [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page 21629, data table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary index confirming: built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber NJ; LCI 351 class; laid down 26 January 1944, launched 26 February 1944, commissioned 2 March 1944; reclassified LCI(G) 15 June 1944; transferred to Argentina 1949.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Limitations
- Secondary index used as a cross-check. Laid-down and launched dates differ by three days from NavSource (23 Jan / 23 Feb vs 26 Jan / 26 Feb) - conflict carried in gaps; NavSource dates carried pending primary resolution. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-07
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[9]ShipbuildingHistory (Tim Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table, Barber NJ [other_primary]
- Locator
- New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table, LCI(L) 564 row; yard description header
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The builder's-yard table lists hull 'LCI(L) 564, US Navy, Landing Craft, delivered Mar-44, To Argentina 1948'. The page describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill at Barber (absorbed into Perth Amboy, now Maurer), managed by Todd Shipyards from 1942 at the Navy's request, closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (yard operating period)
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction workforce (Todd-managed), 1944
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of yard delivery records; 'To Argentina 1948' conflicts with NavSource/uboat 'transferred 1949' (the Maritime Commission disposal date of 18 Feb 1948 likely drives the 1948 figure - carried in gaps). Builder yard is not an entry in the atlas shipyards.json dataset. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-08
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[10]NARA Catalog NAIDs 120193559 and 120302168: LCI(L) 564 - Muster Rolls (RG 24, digitized; 98 images beginning 31 March 1944) and NAID 101764981: COM LCI(G) GR 16 - War Diary, 2/1/45 to 6/30/45 (RG 38, Roll A1777) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LCI(L)-564'; NAIDs 120193559, 120302168, 101764981, plus diaries NAIDs 78357282/78406767/78458341/78480533/78591357/78602881/134372429/78664454/139829954
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Beyond the individually-read war diaries and action reports, the NARA catalog holds two digitized muster-roll file units for this hull (the first unit alone holds 98 images beginning with the 31 March 1944 roll - full crew-name records) and the LCI(G) Group 16 war diary covering February-June 1945 - the Okinawa Gunto period for which no ship-level action report was located. The catalog search 'LCI(L)-564' returns approximately 110 file units including a monthly war-diary run for March-December 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03 to 1945-06
- Population
- Ship's crew, 1944-1945 (names recoverable from muster rolls)
- Limitations
- Records located and catalog-verified as digitized/unrestricted but not individually read page-by-page - the Okinawa-period coverage is a unit-level (LCI(G) Group 16) document, not the ship's own report. Muster rolls are personnel-name documents with no material content. These are the open archival paths for any future exposure analysis.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-09
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[11]Era-consistent material inference for LCI(L)-351-class diesel amphibious craft (no ship-specific documentation located) [other_primary]
- Locator
- inference anchored to NavSource propulsion specifications + GAO HRD-80-2 program context (ev-11)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- As a 1944-built steel amphibious landing ship with eight General Motors diesel engines and no steam plant, this hull's era-standard asbestos-relevant systems were limited to: engine exhaust lagging and muffler insulation; thermal insulation around machinery spaces; gaskets and packing; brake linings on winch gear; electrical insulation. WWII-era naval construction routinely specified asbestos for these applications; wartime federal asbestos supply was reserved for military shipbuilding.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944 (construction); 1944-1948 (US service)
- Population
- Construction workers (New Jersey Shipbuilding, 1944); engine-room crew
- Limitations
- Era/class inference only - no LCI(L)-564 drawing, spec sheet, survey, or abatement record was located that documents asbestos aboard this hull. LCIs were austere mass-produced craft; asbestos loading would have been far below that of steam combatants. Does not establish presence, quantity, location, or present-day condition of any material aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-10
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[12]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (product-page access; PDF blocked HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO program-level documentation that the U.S. Navy used asbestos insulation aboard ships during and after World War II and that shipyard workers faced exposure during construction, overhaul, and repair - the program context within which a 1944 naval vessel's material inference sits.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940s-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard and shipboard personnel, WWII era (program context)
- Limitations
- Program-level context only: does not name this hull, landing craft, or New Jersey Shipbuilding. gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch at research time (same standing defect noted in BATCH-01) - the product-page bibliographic record was used; full text remains an open lead. Establishes era practices, not hull conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-11
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[13]Batch-5285 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44 and catalog; NavSource; uboat.net; ShipbuildingHistory; NHHC/DANFS; USS LCI National Association (usslci.org); CourtListener (see ledger status) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, product-identification document, or published opinion naming LCI(L)-564 / LCI(G)-564 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was disposed of through the Maritime Commission to Argentina in 1948-49 and discarded by the Argentine Navy in 1957; no scrapping or post-service hazmat record was located.
- 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 - 1944 construction-era inference remains reasonable but unproven. The ship's undigitized deck logs and the unread war-diary/muster-roll images are the open archival path. CourtListener opinion searches returned zero hits on all three exact-string variants; the RECAP docket leg is recorded as unexecuted (pacing-blocked) in ledger sl-...-07, not as a negative result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-564-lcil564-12