Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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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-574-lcil574-pkt-816-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-574 ex USS LCI(L)-574 page (vessel history from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page header, class-line chronology, specifications block, photo-caption credits (Wheeling W.Va. October 1945; officers' quarters drawing), commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LCI(L)-574: LCI-351 class Landing Craft, Infantry (Large); laid down 17 February 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 11 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-574, 18 March 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-574 (date unknown per NavSource); classification reverted to LCI(L)-574, 30 September 1945; decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register date unknown; transferred to the Maritime Commission 12 November 1947; final disposition fate unknown. Awards listed: American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal - no theater campaign medals or battle stars. Documented at Wheeling, W.Va., during Navy Day weekend, October 1945, where press coverage described large crowds visiting the craft; commanding officer in 1945 was LTjg. Mauro R. L. Ciccarelli, USNR. Specifications: 246 t. light / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kt max; propulsion two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels, 4 per shaft, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; LCI(L) complement 4 officers/24 enlisted; LCI(G) complement 5 officers/65 enlisted; LCI(G) armament two 40mm AA mounts, four 20mm AA mounts, six .50cal machine guns, ten Mk 7 rocket launchers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Establishes identity, construction, designation changes, documented visit, awards, and specifications. NavSource is a secondary compiled archive (here drawing on the Turner Publishing LCI volume); it lists decommissioning and striking dates as unknown and gives no theater assignment. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (Washington, DC, 1978), p. 345 ('Ships with Symbol and Number Designations' section), row LCI(L)(G)-574; digitized scan via Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 printed page 345 (scan image narasl44/371.jpg), first row of the page: 'LCI(L)(G)-574 | Mar. 18, 1944-Dec. 31, 1945 | 3'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists Navy deck logs for LCI(L)(G)-574 spanning Mar. 18, 1944 - Dec. 31, 1945, in 3 logbooks. The logbook span opens on the commissioning date (18 March 1944) and confirms the combined LCI(L)(G) designation under which the logs were filed; these are log-coverage dates, not commissioning/decommissioning dates. The logs themselves are the primary records for this hull's movements, personnel, and availabilities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (logbook coverage)
- Limitations
- Index-level record only - SL-44 confirms three logbooks exist at NARA for this hull; the logs were not retrieved (WWII-era deck logs are only partially digitized in the National Archives Catalog). Coverage ends 31 Dec 1945 while the hull remained in commission until 1947 - the last ~19 months of commissioned service are not covered by the listed logbooks. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-02
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[4]ShipbuildingHistory (T. Colton), 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' yard page - vessel production table and yard history [other_primary]
- Locator
- Yard description paragraph; production table row 'LCI(L) | 574 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Mar-44 | To US Maritime Commission 1947'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- ShipbuildingHistory yard production table for New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ, lists LCI(L) hull 574 for the U.S. Navy, delivered March 1944, disposition 'To US Maritime Commission 1947.' The yard page describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as a dedicated LCI assembly-line yard on the Arthur Kill at Barber (a community absorbed into Perth Amboy, now called Maurer); management of the yard was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request, and the yard was closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled yard roster (Colton's shipbuildinghistory.com) corroborating NavSource on builder, delivery month, and Maritime Commission transfer; not an official Navy record. Yard-history description is site-author narrative. No asbestos, materials, or working-conditions information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-03
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[5]HyperWar/ibiblio, 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Ships and Craft' (transcription of official U.S. Navy vessel listings), LCI(G) section [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCI(G) -- Landing Craft, Infantry (Gunboat) section: type specification block and roster entry 'LCI(G)-574 | 1944-45'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- HyperWar's 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945: Landing Ships and Craft' roster lists LCI(G)-574 among the Landing Craft, Infantry (Gunboat) conversions in commission during 1944-45. The same page gives the LCI(G) type specification: gunboat conversions of LCI(L) hulls for close-in fire support of landing operations, 8 GM diesels on twin screws, armament 2-3 40mm, 3-4 20mm, 6 .50cal, and Mk 7/Mk 22 rocket launchers, complement 5 officers/65 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Roster-level record confirming the hull's gunboat designation and 1944-45 commission window; the type specification is class-level data, not a per-hull survey. HyperWar is a transcription of official Navy listings hosted at ibiblio. No asbestos or materials content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-04
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[6]uboat.net, Allied Warships - USS LCI(L)-574 (LCI(L)-574), LCI 351 class entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Vessel data table rows 'Laid down / Launched / Commissioned / End service' and 'History' line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net Allied Warships entry for USS LCI(L)-574 gives: reclassified as LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns, on 15 June 1944; decommissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va., on 7 August 1947 ('end service' 7 Aug 1947). These two dates fill fields NavSource lists as unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Secondary reference work (uboat.net Allied Warships database); the 15 Jun 1944 reclassification and 7 Aug 1947 decommissioning dates are uncorroborated against a primary record - NavSource leaves both as unknown, and NARA logbook coverage ends 31 Dec 1945. Carried as best-available secondary dating, flagged for confirmation against the hull's NARA records. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (GM 6051-71 diesel plant, no boilers); HyperWar ships-lc LCI(G)/LCI(L) type specifications; ONI 226 'Allied Landing Craft and Ships' (Office of Naval Intelligence recognition manual, Apr 1944 edition, via HyperWar) documenting the LCI(L) design; Corn & Starr 1987 (AJIM) for the WWII-era shipbuilding asbestos context [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 150574 specifications block; HyperWar ships-lc.html LCI(L)/LCI(G) spec blocks; ONI-226 LCI(L) design data; Corn & Starr AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered WWII amphibious landing craft: no boilers or steam plant - asbestos-relevant applications aboard a craft of this type and build period were diesel exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings, accommodation and bulkhead insulation, and winch brake linings. The asbestos-exposure pathway on a small diesel landing craft concentrates in the machinery space (eight GM diesels in a compact hull) and in maintenance-disturbance of gaskets, packing, and lagging during availabilities.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Construction trades (New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber NJ, Feb-Mar 1944); crew (1944-47); yard/base trades at availabilities and the 1944 LCI(G) conversion
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LCI(L)-574. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities. None of the cited sources itself documents asbestos aboard this hull. Does not establish presence, quantity, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-06
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[8]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) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373 (DOI resolves to Wiley; publisher blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. Navy shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this LCI-351-class hull was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in naval construction.
- 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 scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or its class and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-07
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[9]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 to automated fetch, HTTP 403; content via product-page description, consistent with prior batches)
- 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 (1944-47).
- 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).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-08
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[10]Batch-5295 search ledger (this record): NavSource 150574; NARA SL-44 p.345 (ACPL scan); shipbuildinghistory New Jersey yard table; HyperWar ships-lc LCI(G) roster; uboat.net ship 21639; CourtListener API v4 (partially blocked); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-574-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-574-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-574 or LCI(G)-574 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener authenticated opinion searches for "LCI(L)-574", "LCI(G)-574", and "LCI-574" each returned zero results (search_ledger); the "LCI 574" loose-form query and the RECAP docket index were pacing-blocked at session time - logged as blocked, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; landing-craft asbestos material on the open web is law-firm marketing content (asbestos-ships.com, gorilaw.com) asserting generic asbestos presence without hull-level 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 - a 1944-built landing craft is era-consistent with asbestos-containing construction materials. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Litigation coverage is partial: three designation-form opinion searches returned zero; the loosest variant and the RECAP docket index were pacing-blocked, not exhausted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-09
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[11]Don Moore's War Tales (regional veteran-interview series), 'Seaman Charles Kueny had one of the most dangerous jobs in the Navy in WW II' (Aug 22, 2012) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Interview narrative and photo caption (caption prints the designation as 'LCIU-574')
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A 2012 veteran-interview feature reports that Seaman Charles Kueny, having just finished amphibious training at what is now Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va., was about to go aboard LCI-574 to be sent to the Pacific when the war ended in August 1945; he never went aboard and was discharged 17 July 1946. The item corroborates that LCI(G)-574 was stateside - not in a combat theater - at war's end, consistent with NavSource listing only the American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal for this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945 (event); 2012 (publication)
- Limitations
- Personal-recollection journalism, not an official record: it places the craft at the Little Creek amphibious-training pipeline in August 1945 but documents no deployment order, itinerary, or crew list. The 'LCIU-574' caption spelling is likely a typo for LCI(L)/(G)-574. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-574-10