Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 816-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-pkt-816-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-573 ex USS LCI(L)-573 - build/disposition timeline, specifications, awards block, photographic record; page history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150573 - history block, specifications block, awards block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LCI-351 class; laid down 16 February 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 10 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-573, 17 March 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-573, date unknown; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII; classification reverted to LCI(L)-573 on 30 September 1945; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 1946; sold 26 August 1949; final disposition unknown. Awards block: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal (no battle stars). Specifications: 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, 1,600 bhp, twin variable-pitch propellers; 16 kts max (14 continuous); LCI(L) complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted, LCI(G) 5 + 65.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); LCI(L) crew (4 officers + 24 enlisted design) and embarked troops; LCI(G) complement (5 officers + 65 enlisted)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (Turner Publishing history transcribed by NavSource volunteers) - the fullest single timeline available for this numbered craft, but not an official record; several fields (gunboat-conversion date, decommissioning date, post-sale fate) are explicitly 'unknown' in the source. Contains no materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-01
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[3]NARA Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' - ship-number sequence, p. 25: 'LCI(L)-573 3/17/1944 12/31/1945' [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 25, 'LCI(L)-573' row (verified against extracted text)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NARA logbook inventory lists Navy deck logs held for this hull covering 17 March 1944 - 31 December 1945 (RG 24, Bureau of Naval Personnel logs, Entry 118). The coverage start coincides exactly with the commissioning date (17 March 1944, per NavSource), corroborating the hull's in-service window from commissioning through the end of 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-17 to 1945-12-31 (coverage)
- Population
- Ship's officers and crew maintaining logs, 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Establishes that deck logs exist at NARA and their coverage dates only - it is an inventory record, not the logs' contents. Does not establish asbestos content, locations served, or any individual exposure. Whether the LCI(L)-573 logs are digitized in the National Archives Catalog is unverified (JS-rendered catalog; see search_ledger sl-11).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-02
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[4]NHHC photograph catalog record 80-G-K-3001: 'USS LCI -573 - Coming into dock at the Amphibious Training Base, Solomons, MD. Circa 1944-45. Note her measure 22 camouflage, and ice in water.' (color photo; copyright owner National Archives) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC NH-series image catalog, 80-G-K-03000 group, item 80-G-K-3001 (title + caption fields)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official NHHC catalog record documents this hull by number, entering dock at the Naval Amphibious Training Base, Solomons, Maryland, circa 1944-45 - consistent with the Atlantic amphibious shakedown/training pipeline for a March-1944 New Jersey-built LCI(L) before Pacific deployment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- circa 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew during stateside training, circa 1944-45
- Limitations
- Photograph catalog record only - documents presence at Solomons circa 1944-45; contains no operational narrative, materials, or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-03
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[5]Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI-226 'Allied Landing Craft and Ships' (April 1944) - LCI(L)-(351-) class data table and 'LCI Gunboat' conversion note (verbatim transcription via HyperWar/ibiblio) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ONI-226 PDF: LCI(L) craft table (p. ~44 of scan, 'LCI(L)-(351-)' row); 'LCI GUNBOAT' conversion section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- ONI-226 tabulates the LCI(L)-351+ group (this hull's class, per NavSource): 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 250 t. landing / 387 t. loaded; troop capacity 9 officers + 196 enlisted or 32 tons cargo; five 20mm; crew 28; 8,000 mi at 12 kts; 2-inch plastic armor on gun positions, conning and pilot-house sides. The same manual documents the conversion program under which this hull became LCI(G)-573: 'Pending delivery of LCS(L)(3), some LCI(L)'s have been converted to gunboats in Pacific theaters as an interim expedient.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944 (publication)
- Population
- Class-level: crews of the LCI(L)-351 group; LCI(G) conversion crews
- Limitations
- Class recognition manual, April 1944 - identifies the class type and the gunboat-conversion program, not this hull's materials. Hull 573 does not appear in ONI-226's listed conversion hulls (the listed groups are all lower-numbered craft), consistent with a conversion after the manual's publication; the conversion date remains unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-04
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[6]DANFS, LCI(L)-513 (NHHC, live page verified 2026-09-30): 'laid down on 5 November 1943 at Barber, N.J., by the New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 3 December 1943; and commissioned on 9 December 1943' (class LCI(L)-351) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LCI(L)-513 entry, opening paragraph + specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS entry for sister craft LCI(L)-513 (same LCI(L)-351 class) officially documents the New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J., yard as a builder of this class - corroborating NavSource's builder attribution for LCI(L)-573, laid down at the same yard on 16 February 1944, eleven weeks after 513's launch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1943-44), class context
- Limitations
- Sister-craft record used strictly for builder-program corroboration - LCI(L)-513 went to the Mediterranean (Normandy/Dragoon) while 573 went to the Pacific; nothing about 573's own service is drawn from this entry. No materials or asbestos content. No individual DANFS entry exists for LCI(L)-573 itself (NHHC page returns 404).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-05
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[7]Era inference built on: ONI-226 class data (LCI(L)-351 group: steel hull, diesel plant); NavSource specifications (two sets of 4 GM diesels, 1,600 bhp, twin screws - no boilers); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use window (see ev-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ONI-226 class table; NavSource specifications block; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1944-built steel landing craft of this class carried an all-diesel plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of larger combatants does not apply. Era-standard applications aboard a small diesel warship of this period were diesel-exhaust and muffler/manifold lagging, machinery-space thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and valve/flange packing, electrical insulation, and deck covering. The in-theater LCI(G) gunboat conversion (added 40mm guns and Mk 7 rocket launchers aboard) occurred within the asbestos-use era but is undated; field-conversion work itself is a period refit pathway.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); wartime crew; LCI(G) field-conversion yard/base personnel in the Pacific; 1949 disposal custodians
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific material list, survey, or work package located for this craft. Small diesel landing craft carried far less installed insulation than steam vessels; era-standard applications are named, not confirmed installed aboard this hull. No quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-06
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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 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1944) and service era (1944-1949).
- 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. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-07
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[9]Batch-5294 search ledger (this record): NARA SL-44 numbered-vessel PDF; NavSource amphibious archive; NHHC photo catalog 80-G-K-3001; ONI-226; DANFS LCI(L)-513 (sister craft); NHHC DANFS for this hull (no entry); Naval Vessel Register; USS LCI National Association site; secondary web litigation sweep; CourtListener [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-573-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming LCI(L)-573 / LCI(G)-573 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no marketing-listicle content naming this 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 - wartime construction at a civilian yard inside the Navy's documented asbestos era is consistent with at least era-standard materials. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener status at drafting: see search_ledger sl-07.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-573-lcil573-08