USS LCI(L)-593

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]research packet 444-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-593 · Hull: LCI(L)-593 · Designation: Landing Craft, Infantry (Large)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-pkt-444-packet-md

2. [2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (13 April 1945), LCI(L) design table p. 200 and LCI(L) 593 roster row p. 205 (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v2 LCI(L) design table (printed p. 200, PDF p. 221) and build roster (printed p. 205, PDF p. 222); builder shown by ditto under 'New Jersey S. B. Corp., Barber, N.J.' heading at LCI(L) 542

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011, April 13, 1945) roster row: LCI(L) 593 built by New Jersey S. B. Corp., Barber, N.J.; keel laid 17 Mar 44; launched 12 Apr 44; date of first commission 18 Apr 44. The same volume's LCI(L) design table (p. 200) lists group 351-1098 at 159 ft overall, 23 ft 8 in extreme beam, 387 tons trial displacement, 14.4 kt trial, on a G.M. Diesel 6051-series-71 plant rated 2,320 shp driving 2 propellers - a diesel type with no boilers.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1945

   Population

   Construction trades (New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, NJ, 1944); wartime crew (28 ship's company) and embarked troops (up to 188)

   Limitations

   Authoritative official BuShips roster establishing builder, keel/launch/commission dates and class design data for this hull. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Marginal 'LCI(M)'-type labels on the scanned page bleed through from the facing page's notes column and do not indicate a conversion of this hull.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-01

3. [3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44, 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations,' printed p. 345 (scanned page via ACPL Genealogy Center NARA Special List 44 mirror) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Special List 44 printed page 345, 'LCI(L)-593' row: 'Apr. 18, 1944-June 9, 1945', 2 logbooks

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA Special List 44 (List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947) lists LCI(L)-593 with a date span of Apr. 18, 1944-June 9, 1945, comprising 2 logbooks - the official wartime log inventory establishing this hull's in-scope service from commissioning through the eve of its Soviet transfer.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1945 (log span); list compiled 1978

   Limitations

   Establishes that deck logs exist for this hull covering Apr 18, 1944-Jun 9, 1945 (RG 24, NARA; not digitized - the NARA online deck-log index lists no LCI(L) entries). A log-coverage inventory, not a service history; contains no asbestos information. Prompt-supplied 'PDF page 26' refers to a fleet-extracted section; verified here at printed page 345 of the published list.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-02

4. [4]Russell, Richard A., 'Project HULA: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan' (Naval Historical Center / Navy Department, 1997), Appendix table (printed p. 39) - NHHC publication scan mirrored at ibiblio HyperWar 'NHC/NewPDFs' [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Appendix, printed p. 39 (PDF p. 44), LCI(L) 593 / DS-31 row; narrative pp. 19-20 describe the Cold Bay LCI(L) transfers

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The Naval Historical Center's official monograph on Project Hula (the secret 1945 transfer of U.S. Navy ships to the Soviet Pacific Fleet at Cold Bay, Alaska) lists 'LCI(L) 593' -> Soviet designation 'DS-31' with transfer date 10 June 1945 and disposition '1956-stricken' in its appendix 'U.S. Navy Combatant Ships Transferred to the USSR Under Project HULA, May-September 1945.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-1956

   Population

   U.S. Navy Detachment 3294 (Cold Bay transfer crews); Soviet DS-31 crew

   Limitations

   Official NHHC-published monograph establishing the transfer event, Soviet designation, and '1956-stricken' disposition for this hull. Conflicts with NavSource's 'returned to US Naval custody in 1955' wording - see correction row ev-07 and gaps. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-03

5. [5]Naval History and Heritage Command photo catalog page SC 192675, 'Mediterranean Invasion Rehearsals, 1944' (US Army Signal Corps photo; NARA-held) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   NHHC online catalog page SC 192675, caption field

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NHHC official photo record SC 192675 (US Army Signal Corps photo, copyright holder National Archives): 'Mediterranean Invasion Rehearsals, 1944. Troops of the 30th Infantry, Third Division, board landing craft in the Naples area prior to a practice landing in Italy, 24 July 1944. Vessels present include: (l-r): LST-141, LCI-592, LCI-593, LCI-595, LCI-594, LCI-670, HMS LCI-264, LCI-672, LCI-673, LCI-671 and LCI-591' - placing this hull at the Naples staging for the southern France invasion rehearsals.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked 30th Infantry, 3rd Division troops

   Limitations

   Ship-specific photographic placement of this hull in the Naples area on 24 July 1944 for invasion rehearsals. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-04

6. [6]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-593 page (archives/10/15/150593.htm); NavSource attributes its history text to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource USS LCI(L)-593 page: campaign table, transfer paragraph, specifications block, photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive entry for USS LCI(L)-593 (verified live at navsource.net this session): LCI-351 class; laid down 17 March 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 12 April 1944; commissioned 18 April 1944; assigned Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater; campaign 'Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944'; decommissioned and transferred to the Soviet Union at Cold Bay, AK, 10 June 1945 under Project Hula as DS-31; ex-LCI(L)-593 (DS-31) 'participated in the Soviet invasion of the Japanese Kuril Islands between 18 August and 1 September 1945'; 'returned to US Naval custody in 1955 and struck from the Naval Register. Final Disposition, fate unknown'; one battle star for WWII service; radio call sign NPDP; photographic record includes a captioned image of the ship tying up at Bizerte, Tunisia, circa May 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1955

   Limitations

   Canonical per-hull reference; build/transfer dates corroborated by BuShips Ships' Data (ev-01) and the NHHC Project Hula appendix (ev-03). NavSource's underlying history text is the Turner Publishing compilation (secondary), so the Kuril-participation and 'returned 1955 / fate unknown' statements are carried as NavSource-reported with the '1956-stricken' conflict flagged in ev-07/gaps. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-05

7. [7]Library of Congress, Veterans History Project, Miner Batchelder Stackpole Collection, AFC/2001/001/8421 [other_primary]

   Locator

   LOC VHP item page, 'Veterans History Project Service Summary' (Service Unit/Ship and Location of Service fields)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Library of Congress Veterans History Project: the Miner Batchelder Stackpole Collection (AFC/2001/001/8421) records a U.S. Navy veteran, service dates 1942-1945, highest rank Quartermaster First Class, whose service units/ships include 'USS LCI 593 (Landing Craft, Infantry)' (alongside USS LST 396 and USS LST 167); his locations of service include Solomon Islands and Southern France - the latter consistent with this hull's Mediterranean service. Oral-history video recorded 2003-02-05.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1945 (service); 2003 (interview)

   Population

   QM1c Miner B. Stackpole; ship's company of USS LCI(L)-593

   Limitations

   Archival placement of a named individual aboard this hull per the veteran's own account metadata. NOT an exposure record - no asbestos or medical claim is asserted. 'Solomon Islands' likely reflects his LST service; this hull's documented track is Mediterranean-to-Cold Bay. Interview content itself not transcribed in the metadata.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-06

8. [8]Russell, 'Project HULA' (NHC, 1997) appendix disposition column vs. NavSource USS LCI(L)-593 page and shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Hula appendix p. 39 (DS-31 '1956-stricken'); NavSource 150593.htm ('returned... 1955'); shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/newjersey.htm ('struck 1955')

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancy on final disposition: the NHHC Project Hula monograph appendix lists DS-31 (ex-LCI(L)-593) as '1956-stricken' (i.e., disposed of via striking in 1956, consistent with no return), while NavSource reports the hull was 'returned to US Naval custody in 1955 and struck from the Naval Register. Final Disposition, fate unknown,' and the shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey yard table shows 'struck 1955.' The NHHC disposition and the NavSource 1955-return narrative conflict; both are reported, neither is resolved by a primary return instrument located this session.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1955-1956

   Limitations

   Publication-level discrepancy unresolved: 15 of 30 Project Hula LCI(L)s were returned per Russell's narrative, but his appendix marks DS-31 '1956-stricken' rather than '1955-returned.' The US-side striking date and whether the hull physically returned are not established by any primary document located. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-07

9. [9]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

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II - the era and program under which this 1944-built LCI(L) was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization across Navy and merchant 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 and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. DOI resolves to the correct Wiley article (publisher page 403s automated fetchers - normal bot-blocking).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-08

10. [10]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 LCI(L) 351-1098 design table (diesel plant, no boilers); Corn & Starr AJIM 11(3):359-373 (1987) WWII shipbuilding-asbestos context [other_primary]

    Locator

    SDB1945v2 LCI(L) design table (printed p. 200) + AJIM era study

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Era-consistent inference for this hull's type: a 1944-built diesel-powered landing craft (LCI(L) 351-1098 design: twin-screw G.M. diesel plant, no boilers or steam system per BuShips Ships' Data) had narrower asbestos pathways than steam-driven ships - asbestos applications aboard small diesel naval craft of the era concentrated in engine/exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and valve packing, electrical insulation, deck covering compounds, and galley/accommodation fireproofing.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1944-1956

    Population

    Construction trades (Barber, NJ, 1944); wartime crew; Project Hula Soviet trainees; Soviet-era crews 1945-1950s

    Limitations

    Type/era inference only - no ship-specific material schedule, bill of materials, or survey was located for this hull. States plausible era-standard applications; does NOT establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, condition, exposure of any individual, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-09

11. [11]Batch-5314 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS, NARA Special List 44 + catalog, NHHC photo records, NHHC Project Hula monograph, NavSource, LOC Veterans History Project, NVR, secondary web sweep; CourtListener status per ledger [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-01 through -13

    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)-593 / DS-31 was found in the public sources searched; the vessel left U.S. custody in 1945 and its final disposition is unknown, so no museum- or disposal-era material documentation exists (see search_ledger).

    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-consistent materials inference stands on its own. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener could not be fully searched (fleet pacer throttled this session) - litigation status is open, not negative.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-593-lcil593-10