USS LCI(L)-589

Evidence

16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).

1. [1]NARA Special List 44, 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Units' - entry 'LCI(L)-589 | Apr. 11, 1944-Feb. 28, 1945 | 1' (scanned copy hosted by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center; NARA program page: archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/special-list-44-named) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Special List 44 printed page 345, section 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations' (ACPL scan display page 371)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Special List 44 lists one logbook for LCI(L)-589 covering 11 April 1944 through 28 February 1945. This is the official wartime Navy deck-log inventory entry establishing the hull's in-scope service period.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-04-11 to 1945-02-28 (log coverage)

   Population

   Ship's company aboard during log-covered period

   Limitations

   Log-coverage dates only - they do not establish commissioning or decommissioning dates on their own, and the absence of an AMC(U)-7 row elsewhere in the list is an archival-listing limitation, not evidence that post-reclassification logs do not exist. Scan verified visually; OCR of the page is noisy.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-01

2. [2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, 'AMCU-7 ex-LCI(L)-589' - designation timeline, specification block, and captioned photographs (LCI(L)-589; AMCU-7 sea trials south of New London c. March 1945; AMCU-7 entering San Francisco Bay 1 April 1946) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Page title 'AMCU-7 ex-LCI(L)-589'; timeline block, specifications block, and image table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource records: laid down 11 March 1944 by New Jersey Shipbuilding Co., Barber, NJ; launched 5 April 1944; placed in service as LCI(L)-589 on 11 April 1944; reclassified Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator) AMCU-7 on 10 March 1945; transferred to the War Shipping Administration November 1947; fate unknown. Specifications: 216 t. light/389 t. loaded; 158 ft 5.5 in.; 16 kts max; four 20mm guns; two sets of four 225 bhp General Motors 6051-71 diesels, single-reduction gear, two shafts, variable-pitch propellers; troop capacity 188; cargo 75 tons. Photo captions place AMCU-7 on post-conversion sea trials near New London c. March 1945 and entering San Francisco Bay 1 April 1946 after a 45-day voyage from Kobe via Saipan, Eniwetok, and Pearl Harbor in convoy with YMSs and AMs. NavSource explicitly notes no DANFS history exists for AMCU-7.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-03-11 to 1947-11 (recorded milestones)

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer-compiled archive of captioned photographs and specifications - authoritative for milestones and the photographic record but not a primary document itself. 'Placed in service' is NavSource's wording; complement figures (23, later 41) are unverified against DANFS/NHHC because no DANFS entry exists. 'Fate unknown' is the source's own statement.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-02

3. [3]NARA Catalog file unit: Muster Rolls, LCI(L) 589 (NAID 120242309), Record Group 24 - 62 digitized images beginning 11 April 1944 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 120242309, first muster-roll cover dated 1944-04-11

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The first muster-roll cover (11 April 1944) is annotated 'Com. 4-11-44' and names Lt. (jg) John J. McCarthy, USNR, as commanding officer and Ens. Casmer Smith as executive officer - corroborating an 11 April 1944 start of service and the commanding officer of record.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-04-11 onward

   Population

   Commissioning-day officers and crew

   Limitations

   Only the cover/first page was reviewed in detail; the remaining 61 images were not read. 'Com.' is interpreted as the commissioning annotation, consistent with NavSource's 'placed in service' date - the abbreviation is not expanded on the document itself.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-03

4. [4]NARA Catalog file unit: USS LCI(L)-589 War Diary, 6/1-30/44 (NAID 78502130), RG 38 WWII War Diaries, micro serial 77736, serial 2-45, Roll A1030 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 78502130, Roll A1030 (scan reviewed near image 0757)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The ship's own June 1944 war diary records the Atlantic crossing in Task Group 63.9 (convoy UGS-42 context) and arrival into Mediterranean operations.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-06

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked troops

   Limitations

   Diary pages were visually reviewed but not exhaustively transcribed; the file unit exists as digitized scans in the NARA Catalog.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-04

5. [5]NARA Catalog file unit: USS LCI(L)-589 War Diary, 7/1-31/44 (NAID 78546949), RG 38 WWII War Diaries, micro serial 80643, serial 6-45, Roll A1074 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 78546949, Roll A1074 (scans reviewed near images 0385-0386)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The ship's own July 1944 war diary records Naples-area troop-transport operations - including Anzio, Nisida, Pozzuoli, and Civitavecchia - operating under LCI(L) Flotilla 4, Groups 10/12.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-07

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked troops

   Limitations

   Diary pages were visually reviewed but not exhaustively transcribed.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-05

6. [6]NARA Catalog file unit: LCI(L)-589, 'Report of Amphibious Operations in the Invasion of Southern France, 8/9-15/44' (NAID 139744291), RG 38, micro serial 89983, serial 14-44, Roll A1188, 3 scans [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 139744291, Roll A1188, scans 0499-0501

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The ship's own action report documents her participation in amphibious operations during the invasion of Southern France, 9-15 August 1944; page 3 bears commanding officer John J. McCarthy's signature.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-08-09 to 1944-08-15

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked troops

   Limitations

   All three scan pages were visually reviewed. The report covers the 9-15 August operational window stated in its title; it does not characterize the ship beyond that operation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-06

7. [7]NAVPERS 15,790, 'Naval Vessels - Battle Stars' (Rev. 1953), HyperWar transcription - LCI(L) 589 entry [other_primary]

   Locator

   BattleStars.html, LCI(L) section, entry for LCI(L) 589

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NAVPERS 15,790 credits LCI(L) 589 with engagement E7, Invasion of Southern France, 15 August-25 September 1944 - one battle star.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-08-15 to 1944-09-25

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked troops

   Limitations

   HyperWar transcription of the official NAVPERS publication; verified against the listed entry. The engagement window extends beyond the action report's 9-15 August dates because E7 covers the full campaign period.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-07

8. [8]NARA Catalog file unit: LCI(L)-589 War Diary, 8/1-31/44 (NAID 139734203), RG 38, micro serial 87316, serial 13-45, Roll A1155 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 139734203, Roll A1155

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   A digitized August 1944 war diary file unit exists for this hull (Roll A1155) - the month covering the Southern France landings.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-08

   Limitations

   Scans were retrieved (around images 0147-0149) but the diary text was not fully reviewed this session; specific August operational detail is anchored to the action report (ev-06) rather than this diary.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-08

9. [9]NARA Catalog file unit: Muster Rolls, AMCU-7, 4/27/45-2/1/47 (NAID 125469409), Record Group 24 - 182 digitized images [other_primary]

   Locator

   NAID 125469409

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA holds 182 images of AMCU-7 muster rolls covering 27 April 1945 through 1 February 1947 - the post-reclassification period including her Japan occupation-era service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-04-27 to 1947-02-01

   Limitations

   File-unit existence and coverage dates verified from the catalog record; the 182 pages were not page-reviewed. These rolls are the primary lead for post-March-1945 crew and station detail.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-09

10. [10]uboat.net Allied Warships: USS LCI(L)-589 (LCI(L)-589) - class, builder, milestone dates, convoy UGS-42 composition and Bizerta arrival narrative [other_primary]

    Locator

    Ship page 21654, UGS-42 event narrative

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    uboat.net identifies the hull as LCI 351-class, built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, NJ): laid down 11 March 1944, launched 5 April 1944, commissioned 11 April 1944, reclassified AMCU-7 on 10 March 1945. Its convoy narrative lists USS LCI(L)-589 under Lt. (jg) J.J. McCarthy, USNR, in convoy UGS-42 (departed Hampton Roads 13 May 1944) and records the convoy's LCI(L)s arriving at Bizerta on 1 June 1944.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1944

    Limitations

    Secondary research compilation, not a primary record - carried as corroboration only. Its 'Commissioned 11 Apr 1944' wording upgrades NavSource's 'placed in service'; the NARA muster-roll 'Com. 4-11-44' annotation is the nearer-primary corroboration.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-10

11. [11]HyperWar: 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Craft' list, LCI(L)-589 entry [other_primary]

    Locator

    ships-lc.html, LCI(L) listing between LCI(L)-588 and LCI(L)-590-593

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    The official-style ship list carries 'LCI(L)-589 | 1942-44 | Converted to Underwater Locator Minesweeper AMc(U)' - corroborating the hull's service window and AMCU conversion.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1944-1945

    Limitations

    Transcription-level list; the '1942-44' service column is a generic range for the class block, not this hull's exact dates.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-11

12. [12]Naval Marine Archive / shipbuildinghistory, 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' yard table and history (mirror of shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/newjersey.htm) [other_primary]

    Locator

    newjersey.html yard table, LCI(L) 589 row; yard-history header text

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    The yard table lists 'LCI(L) 589 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Apr-44 | Later AMCU 7, to US Maritime Commission 1948.' The yard history describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as an emergency small-craft yard on the Arthur Kill at Barber, NJ, run under Todd Shipyards management from 1942 at the Navy's request and closed after the war.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1944-1948

    Limitations

    Secondary compilation of yard build records. Its 'to US Maritime Commission 1948' disposal line differs in detail from NavSource's 'War Shipping Administration, November 1947' - the variant is carried in gaps, unresolved.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-12

13. [13]Bureau of Navigation, 'U.S. Naval Activities, World War II, by State - New Jersey' (HyperWar transcription of the official directory) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NJ.html, 'Barber, New Jersey' subsection

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    The wartime Navy activities directory lists 'Navy Cost Inspector, New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.' - establishing that the builder operated as a Navy-contract yard under government cost inspection during this hull's construction.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    wartime (directory period)

    Population

    Yard workforce (context)

    Limitations

    Yard-level context only - the directory does not name this hull and says nothing about materials or construction practices aboard her.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-13

14. [14]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]

    Locator

    GAO product page HRD-80-2

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    GAO documented Navy-wide use of asbestos insulation and the Navy's exposure-control programs through the early 1970s - the program-level era context covering this hull's 1944 construction.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    through early 1970s

    Population

    Navy shipyard workforce (program level)

    Limitations

    Program-level finding: does not name this hull or class and establishes only that the Navy's asbestos-use era covered her build period. gao.gov blocks automated full-text fetches (403); product-page description used.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-14

15. [15]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (all-diesel GM 6051-71 plant, no boilers/steam); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide asbestos-era documentation [other_primary]

    Locator

    ev-02 (NavSource spec block); ev-14 (GAO HRD-80-2)

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    No ship-specific asbestos record exists. Era-consistent inference for a 1944 diesel-powered naval landing craft: asbestos-containing gaskets, valve/machinery packing, exhaust lagging, electrical insulation, and brake linings were era-standard applications. Unusually, this hull had no boilers or steam systems - the lagging pathway central to most shipboard asbestos findings was absent.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1944 construction era

    Population

    Construction trades (Barber, NJ, 1944); operating crew

    Limitations

    Class/era inference, not a hull record - no document names asbestos aboard this vessel; presence aboard this specific hull is unproven and unquantified.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-15

16. [16]Batch-5310 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44; NARA Catalog file units (war diaries, action report, muster rolls); NavSource; NHHC/DANFS; uboat.net; HyperWar; NAVPERS battle stars; yard tables; shipyards.json; CourtListener [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-01 through -14

    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)-589 or AMCU-7 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion searches returned zero results for all three forms - exact-name, 'LCI(L)-589', and 'AMCU-7'.

    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. Litigation coverage: opinion-index searches returned no result for all designation forms; district-level RECAP dockets and unindexed litigation were not exhaustively covered. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-589-lcil589-16