Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet pz-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-579-lcil579-pkt-pz-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-579 ex USS LCI(L)-579 (10/15/150579), citing USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing 1995 (ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150579 - chronology, campaign table, specifications block, disposition text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 23 February 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 21 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-579, 27 March 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-579, 15 July 1945; classification reverted to LCI(L)-579, 10 September 1945; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 13 December 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 15 July 1947; sold 1949 to Yellowknife Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB as MV Yellowknife Expeditor; scrapped 1976 in the Northwest Territories. Four battle stars for WWII service; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal (2). Asiatic-Pacific campaigns: Cape Sansapor operation 31 July-1 August 1944; Morotai landings 15 September 1944; Leyte landings 19-29 November 1944; Ormoc Bay landing 7-8 December 1944; Mindoro landings 12-18 December 1944; Visayan Island landings 18 March-1 April 1945. History credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1976
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); wartime crew (LCI(L) complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted; LCI(G) 5 + 65); embarked troops (capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted)
- Limitations
- Canonical per-hull reference compiled from the Turner Publishing LCI history - a secondary compilation, but the standard hull-level source for LCIs (DANFS carries no individual LCI(L) entries). Documents identity, construction, campaigns, and disposition; contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation statement and supports no asbestos claim. The 15 July 1945 LCI(G) reclassification date conflicts with uboat.net's 15 June 1944 - see correction row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-01
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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 - ship-number list (sl-44-ship-number.pdf) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 25, line entry 'LCI(L)-579 3/27/1944 12/31/1945' (verified by direct download and text extraction)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 (ship-number list) records Navy deck logs in National Archives custody for LCI(L)-579 covering 3/27/1944-12/31/1945 (MM/DD/YYYY) - the official wartime log inventory, establishing in-scope commissioned service from the commissioning date through the end of 1945. Log begin date coincides exactly with the NavSource commissioning date (27 March 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Log-coverage dates, not service dates: the end date (12/31/1945) is a log-binding boundary, not a decommissioning date - NavSource gives decommissioning as 'date unknown'. The logs themselves (RG 24, Entry 118) are held at Archives II, College Park, and are not in the online digitized deck-log set; no asbestos or materials content is established by an inventory listing.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS LCI(L)-579 (ship/21644) - 'Notable events' task-organization transcription (derived from published operation orders) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ship/21644 'Notable events': Operation Globetrotter 30 Jul 1944 (TU 77.2.5); Operation Tradewind 15 Sep 1944 (TG 77.3.23)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Operational task-organization record for this hull: at the Cape Sansapor landings (Operation Globetrotter, 30-31 July 1944), USS LCI(L)-579 served in Task Unit 77.2.5 (LCI Unit) of Task Force 77, LCI Flotilla 8, Lt.(jg) J. Wood, USN, commanding; at the Morotai landings (Operation Tradewind, 15 September 1944), she served in Task Group 77.3.23 (Attack Force, Red Beach), again listed as LCI(L)-579 under Lt.(jg) J. Wood with COMLCIFLOT 8 (T/Cdr. F.B.C. Martin) embarked in LCI(L)-546.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-07-30 to 1944-09-15
- Population
- Wartime crew and embarked troops, July-September 1944
- Limitations
- Privately maintained secondary database reproducing official task organizations - detail consistent with NavSource campaign dates but the underlying operation-order documents were not independently pulled. Both July and September 1944 task organizations style her 'LCI(L)' - relevant to the LCI(G) reclassification-date conflict (see correction row). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-03
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[5]The Nauticapedia ship database (nauticapedia.ca), 'Yellowknife Expeditor' vessel record, official no. 192050, citing NWT Archives/Henry Busse fonds [other_primary]
- Locator
- Shiplist4 vessel record: names table, engine/repower, rebuilds, owners, fate notes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Canadian registry record for the ex-hull: official no. 192050; names LCI(L) 579 (USS) then Yellowknife Expeditor (1957), Y-Tee Expeditor (1959), NT Expeditor (1966); built Barber NJ by New Jersey Ship Building Corp.; steel hull; gross tonnage 341, registered 178; rebuilt 1957 by Victoria Machinery Depot at Hay River NWT to 244.05 gt; repowered with an 8-cylinder 1,000 hp Cooper-Bessemer engine (circa 1961); owners U.S. Navy then Yellowknife Transportation Co. Ltd. (1949-1961), Booth Leasing of Canada Ltd. (1965), Yellowknife Transportation again (1965-1966), Northern Transportation Co. Ltd. (1966-1976); NWT Archives note records she 'hit a rock and was cut down for use as a tug'; reported broken up 1976.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1947-1976
- Population
- Canadian merchant crews, 1949-1976; Victoria Machinery Depot rebuild workforce (1957)
- Limitations
- Registry-derived secondary record (Canadian vessel registration data) - consistent with NavSource on the 1957 rebuild and owner chain but adds details (repower, tug conversion, name dates) not corroborated elsewhere; 'Year Built 1943' conflicts with the documented February-March 1944 construction and is logged as a registry discrepancy in gaps. Records merchant-era machinery changes but contains no asbestos or insulation statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-04
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[6]ShipbuildingHistory (T. Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding yard page, Barber NJ - LCI(L) production table [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Hull table, LCI(L) block - row for hull 579; yard narrative header
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Shipyard production record: New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ - an LCI assembly-line yard on the Arthur Kill east of Perth Amboy (the community later absorbed as Maurer), managed by Todd Shipyards from 1942 at the Navy's request and closed after the war - lists 'LCI(L) 579, US Navy, Landing Craft, Mar-44, Struck 1946'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding yard workforce, 1944
- Limitations
- Independent secondary reference corroborating NavSource on builder, delivery month, and striking year. Documents yard role and production, not materials or asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-05
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[7]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 Online Library)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered WWII amphibious craft: no boilers aboard - asbestos-relevant applications concentrate in GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck coverings/tile, and accommodation-space insulation. Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as fireproofing and insulation in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII, the era and program under which this LCI-351 class craft was mass-produced.
- Verification
- inferred
- 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 WWII shipbuilding asbestos use generally; does not name this vessel or class and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Diesel plant narrows the pathway relative to steam vessels - no boiler/turbine lagging claim is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - product page [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page description (full text blocked - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades on vessels that remained in service, unless a yard period disturbed it.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 program era; hull Navy service 1944-1946
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Navy-program-level finding, not a hull record; LCI(L)-579 was stricken 1946 and left U.S. custody in 1947, before the 1975/1979 policy window - the policy context applies to her Navy-era construction cohort, not to any action on this hull. Does not establish asbestos presence aboard this hull; 1957 merchant rebuild and circa-1961 repower unassessed. gao.gov access is a standing access gap (HTTP 403).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-07
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[9]Batch-5300 search ledger (this record): rows sl-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-12 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-12
- 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)-579 or LCI(G)-579 was found in the public sources searched - NavSource/Turner history, NARA Special List 44, uboat.net operational record, Nauticapedia registry, shipbuildinghistory yard record, NHHC photo index, NVR, and CourtListener searches (exact hull variants in opinions and dockets plus a broad LCI/asbestos sweep) all returned no hull-specific asbestos content.
- 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 Navy amphibious craft is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation and gasket materials. Small auxiliary-type hulls have thin public documentation; her deck logs (RG 24, College Park) and BuShips class drawings (RG 19) are unsurveyed. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-08
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[10]NARA Special List 44 (sl-44-ship-number.pdf p.25); NARA Catalog file unit NAID 53484428 'Plans for the Landing Craft LCI(L)-351' (RG 19 Alphabetical Series of Ship Engineering Drawings, NAID 559623); NARA deck-log program guidance (Archives II, College Park) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 53484428 file unit; NAID 78116735 and 78116695 items; sl-44-ship-number.pdf p.25
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (retrieval requires research-room visit or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) deck logs for LCI(L)-579, 3/27/1944-12/31/1945, Record Group 24 Entry 118 at Archives II College Park - listed in Special List 44 but not in NARA's online digitized deck-log set; WWII action reports and flotilla war diaries for LCI Flotilla 8 would sit in RG 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations records) at College Park; (b) Records of the Bureau of Ships (RG 19) Alphabetical Series of Ship Engineering Drawings holds the file unit 'Plans for the Landing Craft LCI(L)-351' (NAID 53484428) - 38 class drawings including the lighting-system deck plan (NAID 78116735) and docking plan (NAID 78116695); (c) construction/outfitting records for the New Jersey Shipbuilding emergency yard would sit with BuShips contract records (RG 19) and U.S. Maritime Commission records (RG 178).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1947 records
- Limitations
- Record-group/series mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. The class drawings are design documents for the LCI(L)-351 class, not a hull record. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-09
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[11]NavSource image captions citing The Elsie Item (USS LCI National Association newsletter) June 2006 issue and NWT Archives/Henry Busse fonds/N-1979-052: 0648 [museum_official]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150579 image table (engine-room panel photo; MV Yellowknife Expeditor photo)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead - ship-specific machinery-space imagery: NavSource carries an engine-room photograph captioned 'USS LCI(G) 579 Engine room main control panel' sourced from the USS LCI National Association newsletter 'The Elsie Item,' June 2006 issue, courtesy of Bob McGhee, USS LCI 579 (a crew member); a merchant-era photo of MV Yellowknife Expeditor is credited to the NWT Archives/Henry Busse fonds via the Nauticapedia.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- photo provenance 2006 newsletter; imagery wartime/merchant era
- Population
- Engine-room crew (wartime); merchant engine crew
- Limitations
- Establishes that ship-specific engine-room imagery exists via the veteran association newsletter (June 2006 issue itself not retrieved - the usslci.org archive indexes back to issue 98, 2017). A photograph of the engine room documents machinery space configuration, not materials content - the image does not establish or refute asbestos insulation aboard. A crew-member association is also a documentary channel for muster/photograph records if pursued.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-10
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[12]NavSource 10/15/150579 (reclassified 15 July 1945; reverted 10 September 1945) vs uboat.net ship/21644 (reclassified 15 June 1944; task organizations July/September 1944) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource chronology lines; uboat.net 'History' field and 'Notable events' task organizations
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancy - LCI(G) reclassification date: NavSource (Turner history) states reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-579 on 15 July 1945, reverting to LCI(L)-579 on 10 September 1945; uboat.net states 'Reclassified as LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns on 15 June 1944.' The July 1944 (Cape Sansapor) and September 1944 (Morotai) task organizations both list her as 'LCI(L)-579' - making the June 1944 date inconsistent with her documented wartime designation. The NavSource July 1945 date is adopted as the record value; the conflict is unresolved against primary sources.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Two secondary sources conflict; task-organization styling favors the later (1945) date but neither source cites the underlying designation letter or ALNAV. Deck logs (RG 24) or BuShips classification records would resolve it. Armament/complement blocks for LCI(G) configuration carried as class specs, not dated conversions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-579-lcil579-11