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)-567; hull LCI(L)-567; LCI(L)-351 class
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-567-lcil567-pkt-px-packet-md
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[2]NARA Special List No. 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (ship-number PDF) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, p. 18, row 'LCI(L)(G)-567 3/6/1944 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NARA inventory of Navy logbooks lists deck logs for LCI(L)(G)-567 covering 3/6/1944 through 6/30/1945 (PDF page 18 of the by-ship-number list). The coverage start date equals her commissioning date; the combined 'LCI(L)(G)' heading groups hulls that held both designations, consistent with her 15 June 1944 gunboat reclassification. This is the wartime Navy's own log inventory establishing in-scope service for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-06 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- wartime crew (1944-1945)
- Limitations
- Log coverage dates are not commissioning/decommissioning dates - they document that logs exist and the coverage window, not that service ended on 6/30/1945 (her service continued to a 1946 decommissioning). The logs themselves are not digitized (not on NARA's digitized deck-log list); they are RG 24 textual records at Archives II, College Park. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-567 ex USS LCI(L)-567 (1944) - history credited to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II, Turner Publishing Co., 1995' (USS LCI National Association volume) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150567.htm - class line, milestone chronology, campaign table, awards block, specifications block, Okinawa photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 4 February 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.; launched 1 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-567 on 6 March 1944, 'LT. K. C. Flory USNR in command (May 1945)'; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Guns) LCI(G)-567 on 15 June 1944. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCI Flotilla Six (CDR. A. R. Montgomery USN), LCI Group Sixteen (LCDR. R. S. 'Richabaugh' USNR), LCI Division Thirty-Twenty. Campaigns: Leyte operation (Leyte landings 20 October 1944; Pegun, Bras and Fanildo Island [Mapia Islands Group] landings 7-22 November 1944); Luzon operation (Lingayen Gulf landings 7 January 1945); Okinawa Gunto operation (Assault and Occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 March-24 June 1945). Decommissioned in 1946; struck from the Naval Register 31 July 1946; sold 24 January 1947; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Three battle stars; American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3), WWII Victory Medal, Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal (2). Specs: 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max / 14 kts continuous; LCI(L) complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted, troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; LCI(G) armament 2x40mm + 4x20mm + 6x.50cal; propulsion two sets of 4 GM '6051 series 71' diesels, 4 per shaft, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; radio call sign NFZE. Page photo caption documents USS LCI(G)-567, USS LCI(G)-467, and other LCI(G)s of Flotilla 6 'moving in for a rocket assault on the beach during the Okinawa invasion, circa March-April 1945' (US Navy photo from the US National Archives).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew 1944-46; embarked troops (LCI(L) era Mar-Jun 1944)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track official sources but the cited underlying work is a veterans' association history volume, not a Navy record. Contains no asbestos content. 'Decommissioned, in 1946' carries no exact date; service between the end of log coverage (6/30/1945) and decommissioning is undocumented. Division label 'Thirty-Twenty' is reconciled to LCI Division 32 by the official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization (ev-04); group commander's surname is spelled 'Rickabaugh' in that document (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-02
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[4]HyperWar/ibiblio transcription, Commander Task Force 77 Operation Plan 13-44, Annex A (Invasion of Leyte task organization) - transcribed from Copy No. 1016 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 13-44-A.html, Annex A section (c) TG 79 Southern Attack Force - 'LCI Flotilla 6 (temp)' roster line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The TF 77 operation plan's task organization lists this hull by name: under the Southern Attack Force (TG 79, Vice Admiral Wilkinson), 'LCI Flotilla 6 (temp) Comdr. MONTGOMERY' comprises 18 LCI(G)s - 'LCI(G), 365, 366, 407, 422, 439, 440, 442, 475, 558, 599, 560, 561, 565, 567, 568, 580, 751, 752'. This is the official operational document placing hull 567, already converted to gunboat configuration, in the Leyte invasion force (Leyte landings 20 October 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-10 (Leyte)
- Population
- ship's company as LCI(G) (5 officers + 65 enlisted complement); embarked troops not applicable post-conversion
- Limitations
- HyperWar is a faithful-transcription host; the underlying document is the official CTF 77 operation plan (Copy No. 1016), and the transcriber notes possible transcription allowances. The listing establishes assignment to the operation, not day-by-day conduct. The same annex lists LST-567 under LST Flotilla 3 - bare '567' references in Leyte records are ambiguous between the LST and this hull. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-03
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[5]HyperWar/ibiblio transcription, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (official order-of-battle roster with commanding officers) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Org-450501 index page, 'LCI FLOTILLA SIX > LCI GROUP 16 > LCI DIVISION 32 (G)' block, row 'LCI 567 - Lt. K. C. Flory (USNR)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization roster lists this hull: LCI FLOTILLA SIX (Commander LCI Flotilla Six, Comdr. A. R. Montgomery) > LCI GROUP 16 (ComLCIGrp 16, Lt. Cdr. R. S. Rickabaugh USNR) > LCI DIVISION 32 (G) - 'LCI 567, Lt. K. C. Flory (USNR)' alongside LCI 422, 442, 565, 568, 580, and LCI 564 (GF, group flagship). Confirms the hull's gunboat-division assignment and her commanding officer mid-way through the Okinawa Gunto campaign.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Lt. K. C. Flory, USNR (CO, May 1945); LCI(G) ship's company
- Limitations
- The roster documents organization as of 1 May 1945, not operational events. Division 32 is marked '(G)' - the gunboat division - consistent with the 15 June 1944 reclassification. NavSource renders the group commander's name 'Richabaugh' where this document has 'Rickabaugh' (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-04
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[6]Military Times Hall of Valor, John L. Sweitzer - Silver Star award record (source cited: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 383, January 1949) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- valor.militarytimes.com recipient-314289 - Silver Star entry, Division 'U.S.S. LCI (G) 567'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Hall of Valor awards database records Gunner's Mate Second Class John L. Sweitzer, USN, awarded the Silver Star 'for gallantry in action as 20-mm. machine gunner on board the U.S.S. LCI (G) 567, in action against the Japanese at Okinawa, from 8 to 20 April 1945.' Documents a named crewman decorated for combat service aboard this hull during the Okinawa Gunto campaign.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-04 (Okinawa)
- Population
- GM2c John L. Sweitzer; LCI(G)-567 gun crews
- Limitations
- Hall of Valor marks this entry '(Citation Needed)' - a synopsis without the full citation text; the underlying source is BuPers Information Bulletin No. 383 (Jan 1949). The entry's structured 'Action Date' field (April 8-10, 1945) conflicts with the synopsis text (8-20 April 1945); the synopsis dates are carried. Crew-documentation corroboration only - no exposure claim is made for any individual. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-05
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[7]HyperWar/ibiblio, 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Ships and Craft' (LCI(G) roster and class specification block) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html - 'LCI(G) -- Landing Craft, Infantry (Gunboat)' section, spec bullets and roster row 'LCI(G)-567'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The HyperWar landing-craft roster independently lists 'LCI(G)-567, 1944-45' among the gunboat conversions, corroborating the NavSource/uboat.net reclassification. Its class block documents the type: 8 GM diesels, twin screws; complement 5 officers/65 enlisted in LCI(G) configuration; close-in fire-support role.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- crew (LCI(G) complement era)
- Limitations
- HyperWar is a transcription/compilation host; the roster line is a bare listing and the class block describes the type, not this hull. The class block's full-load displacement (387 t) and length (160'4") differ from NavSource's figures for this hull (419 t loaded; 158'5.5") - spec variance noted in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-06
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[8]uboat.net Allied Warships: USS LCI(L)-567 ship page (ship/21632) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/21632 - data table (builder, laid down, launched, commissioned, history lines)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net's ship page confirms this hull: built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, New Jersey); laid down 4 Feb 1944; launched 1 Mar 1944; commissioned 6 Mar 1944; 'Reclassified as LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns on 15 June 1944'; sold 24 January 1947. Independent corroboration of the milestone chronology.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- ship's company (1944-46)
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a volunteer secondary compilation of official records - credible for milestones, not a primary source. No commanding officers listed for this hull (Flory comes from the PacFleet org doc). No decommissioning or striking dates shown - those rest on NavSource. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-07
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[9]Naval Marine Archive, New Jersey Shipbuilding (Barber NJ) yard delivery table (shipbuildinghistory-derived compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- newjersey.html yard table, hull-number 567 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The yard delivery table lists 'LCI(L) | 567 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Mar-44 | Struck 1946' - corroborating the builder, a March 1944 delivery consistent with the 6 March 1944 commissioning, and a 1946 striking consistent with NavSource's 31 July 1946. The page's yard description documents the builder site: New Jersey Shipbuilding was 'an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill, in Barber,' a community immediately east of Perth Amboy (now Maurer); 'Management of the yard was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942, at the Navy's request,' and the yard closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944; 1946
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary yard table compiled from shipbuildinghistory data - corroborates builder/delivery/striking-year and the yard description only. Month-level delivery precision; 'Struck 1946' does not distinguish the exact 31 July 1946 date carried by NavSource. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications for this hull (two sets of 4 GM diesels, twin variable-pitch screws, 2,320 shp - diesel plant, no steam); uboat.net LCI-351 class table (diesel engines, 2 shafts, 1,600 bhp); HyperWar class block (8 GM diesels); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-use era, see ev-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150567.htm specifications block; uboat.net class/690 technical table; HyperWar ships-lc.html class block; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing craft built February-March 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a craft of this type and period were diesel engine and exhaust lagging, machinery-space thermal insulation, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and winch brake linings. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (Feb-Mar 1944); crew 1944-46; any conversion workforce for the June 1944 LCI(G) refit; postwar caretaker/disposal workforce 1946-47 (sites undocumented)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or underway-maintenance record located for LCI(L)-567/LCI(G)-567. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution, no statement about what (if anything) remained aboard at sale. The June 1944 LCI(G) conversion location and scope are undocumented - any conversion work is an unlocated population event (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (abstract text; direct fetch blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships; 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 include selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - spanning this hull's entire construction (1944) and service era (1944-46).
- 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. GAO's fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - neither is this hull's builder. Product page retrieved via Firecrawl 2026-09-30; direct curl fetch returns HTTP 403 (standing access defect, same as prior batches).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-10
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[12]Batch-5288 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44; NavSource; uboat.net; HyperWar (TF 77 Leyte OpPlan Annex A; Pacific Fleet Org 1 May 1945; CTF-122 sunk/damaged report; ships-lc roster); Naval Marine Archive yard table; Military Times Hall of Valor; ODU special collections; GAO; CourtListener opinion + docket searches; secondary web asbestos sweep; NHHC (DANFS absent) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-567-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-567-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying litigation naming LCI(L)-567/LCI(G)-567 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener authenticated API v4 searches completed 2026-09-30: opinion queries returned zero hits for both exact designations and variant spellings; both docket queries (exact and variant spellings) returned the same 2 hits, 'Rivera v. Stirling' (D.S.C. 2015 prisoner civil-rights dockets - 'LCI' matching the South Carolina Lee Correctional Institution context, not this vessel; classified name collisions, not qualifying litigation). The only 'asbestos aboard' material surfaced is law-firm marketing content for the LCI type generally, asserting asbestos on Navy/amphibious ships without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- 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 inference is consistent with retained era materials during service. The undigitized RG 24 deck logs (3/6/1944-6/30/1945) and the ODU Heflin & Williams ship-data volume covering this hull range are open archival leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-11
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[13]Old Dominion University Libraries Special Collections, Heflin & Williams Naval Engineering Reference Collection (MG 138) - 'Volume 02: LCI(L)-351 - LCI(L)-1098 (Landing Craft Infantry, Large)', ship data files organized by hull number [other_primary]
- Locator
- archivesguides.lib.odu.edu archival object 88476 (Binder Case 23, Volume 02); NARA SL44 p.18 and navy-online digitization list (absent)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- ODU holds a ship-data file collection (Heflin & Williams, MG 138) whose Binder Case 23 Volume 02 spans hulls LCI(L)-351 through LCI(L)-1098 - a range including this hull - with files organized by ship class, hull designation, and hull number. Together with the undigitized NARA RG 24 deck logs (coverage 3/6/1944-6/30/1945 per Special List 44) and BuPers Information Bulletin No. 383 (the cited source for the Sweitzer Silver Star), these are the located archival paths most likely to hold ship-specific records.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (log window)
- Population
- N/A - record-location lead
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - the volume's title establishes hull-range coverage, not that an LCI(L)-567 file actually exists inside it or what it contains; undigitized, open to researchers without restrictions per the finding aid. Deck logs likewise establish existence, not content. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-567-12