Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 446-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-pkt-446-packet-md
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[2]NARA Special List No. 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - ship-number sequence, PDF page 26 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf p. 26, LCI(L)-608 row; corroborating SL44 book scan printed p. 346 (genealogycenter.net/nara/speciallists display page 372, OCR-verified 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List 44 (by ship number) lists Navy deck logs held by NARA for LCI(L)-608 covering 5/11/1944-6/30/1945 (2 logbooks) - logbook coverage running from her commissioning date through mid-1945 (log-coverage dates, not commissioning evidence). Independently corroborated against the full SL44 book scan (printed p. 346, ACPL mirror display page 372): 'LCI(L)-608 May 11, 1944-June 30, 1945 - 2 logbooks'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-05-11 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Crew of record during the logged window (May 1944-June 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead: the list establishes that logs exist in NARA holdings for that window. A search-within of the digitized WWII deck-log series (catalog NAID 594258) returned zero file units under name forms 'LCI(L) 608' / 'LCI(L)-608', so these logs were not located online - physical holdings at Archives II, College Park only. SL44 reflects the first accession; post-6/30/1945 logs (covering her Sep-Dec 1945 occupation/China service) are not in the listed span. No asbestos content - deck logs are operational/personnel records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-608 - construction timeline, specifications, awards table, disposition (history sourced by NavSource to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150608.htm header block, awards table, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 7 April 1944 at New Jersey Ship Building Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 4 May 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-608, 11 May 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII; post-war Occupation and China service (Navy Occupation Service Medal 9 Sep-3 Oct 1945; China Service Medal extended 4 Oct-16 Dec 1945); decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register date unknown; sold 10 January 1947; final disposition fate unknown. Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troops 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. International radio call sign NPGR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- NJSB construction trades (spring 1944); crew (1944-47); embarked troops (up to 182 enlisted + 6 officers capacity)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation citing Turner Publishing's LCI volume, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track official sources and the commissioning date is consistent with the NARA SL44 log-coverage start, but no primary construction record was pulled for this hull. Contains no asbestos content. No campaign table is printed for this hull (unlike sister pages) - her specific landing operations are unitemized on the secondary record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS LCI(L)-608 (LCI(L)-608) - build dates, convoy GI 11 record (14 Feb 1945), commanding officer, sale date [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page 21673, 'Notable events' convoy GI 11 entry dated 14 Feb 1945
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Corroborates the NavSource timeline: built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber NJ); laid down 7 Apr 1944; launched 4 May 1944; commissioned 11 May 1944; sold 10 January 1947. Adds ship-specific operational detail: on 14 February 1945 LCI(L)-608, Lt.(jg) D. S. Bays, USNR commanding, sailed with convoy GI 11 out of Humboldt Bay (Hollandia) - a mixed Navy/merchant convoy including USS Dobbin, USS Banner, USS Torrance, and USS Acubens.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-02 to 1947-01
- Population
- Crew under Lt.(jg) D. S. Bays, USNR (Feb 1945)
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a secondary compiled database (convoy records derived from operational documents) - corroborative, not primary. 'We don't have any commands listed' note on the page means the CO identification rests on the convoy entry only. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-03
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[5]HyperWar / Naval History Division compilation, 'US Navy Landing Ships/Craft, 1940-1945' - LCI(L)-351 class block and numbered-hull listing [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, 'LCI(L)-351 Class' section, row 'LCI(L)-601-608'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official-data-derived landing-craft table lists LCI(L)-608 inside the range row 'LCI(L)-601-608, comm. 1942-44' under the LCI(L)-351 class, with class specifications of 385 tons full load, 160'4" x 23'3", 15.5 knots, 5 x 20mm, complement 4 officers + 25 enlisted, capacity 9 officers/200 enlisted or 75 tons cargo, 2 sets GM diesels on twin variable-pitch screws (1,600 BHP). Confirms class membership and the official hull sequence; no per-hull detail is given for 608.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1944 (commissioning window per table)
- Limitations
- Class-level tabulation, not a hull record - it names the hull only inside a numbered range and supplies class specifications, which conflict with NavSource's per-hull spec block on displacement (385 vs 419 t loaded), power (1,600 BHP vs 2,320 shp), and complement (25 vs 24 enlisted). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-04
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[6]NARA catalog, NAID 120285330 - 'LCI(L) 608 - Muster Rolls' (RG 24, series 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' NAID 594996; Ancestry partnership scan; 97 digitized images, first roll dated 30 June 1944); related index block NAID 118967602 'USS K-1 (SSK-1) to USS LCI(R)-651' covers this hull's range [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/120285330 (file unit); index block catalog.archives.gov/id/118967602
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized personnel records naming this hull: 97 muster-roll images for LCI(L) 608 are online in the National Archives Catalog (crew rosters by reporting period, Ancestry partnership, unrestricted), and the hull falls inside the digitized RG 24 muster-roll index block spanning USS K-1 (SSK-1) through USS LCI(R)-651.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (roll coverage)
- Population
- LCI(L)-608 ship's company across roll periods (1944-forward)
- Limitations
- Catalog metadata verified live (title, NAID, 97 images, RG 24 / series 594996, College Park); page-image contents not individually reviewed - roll-by-roll coverage range not confirmed beyond the first image date (1944-06-30). Muster rolls are personnel records - no material or asbestos content. They are leads for building a crew roster; this record does not enumerate crew.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-05
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[7]NARA catalog, NAID 83533622 - 'COM LCI(L) FLOT 15 - War Diary, 9/1/44 to 4/30/45' (RG 38, WWII War Diaries/Other Operational Records and Histories series NAID 4697018; serial 0135, micro serial 137751, Roll A1818; 59 digitized images); plus war diaries of USS Briareus (NAID 78640350), NOB Key West (NAID 78506486), COM Chesapeake Group ESF (NAID 78510133), and COMPASEAFRON (NAID 78541043) surfacing as text matches for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/83533622 and search-within/4697018 results for '"LCI(L) 608"' (5 file units)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized operational records indexing this hull: the LCI(L) Flotilla 15 war diary for September 1944-April 1945 - the flotilla in which sister hulls LCI(L)-607 and LCI(L)-609 served (their NavSource pages show Flotilla Fifteen/Group Forty-Three) - is digitized and its extracted text matches a search for 'LCI(L) 608'. Four additional digitized war diaries (USS Briareus Feb-Aug 1944; NOB Key West, COM Chesapeake Group ESF, and COMPASEAFRON for June 1944) also surface as text matches - consistent with an East Coast fitting-out/shakedown window before Pacific deployment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-02 to 1945-04 (diary windows)
- Population
- LCI(L)-608 crew during the diary windows; Flotilla 15 staff
- Limitations
- Catalog full-text matches verified live; page-image contents not individually reviewed - the specific context of each '608' mention (roster entry, operation order annex, passing reference) is unconfirmed, and formal flotilla assignment of this hull is inferential pending page review. Operational records - no material or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-06
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[8]Shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton) LCI(L) build table and New Jersey Shipbuilding yard note - 'LCI(L) 608 | New Jersey Shipbuilding | Barber NJ | May-44 | Struck 1946' (Wayback capture; live URL returns 404) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 2010-05-27 of shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/lcil.htm, LCI(L) 608 table row; live yard note at shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/newjersey.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The secondary build table records this hull as a New Jersey Shipbuilding (Barber NJ) product delivered May 1944 and 'Struck 1946' - the only located source asserting a strike date. The same source documents the yard itself: an assembly line for LCIs on the Arthur Kill in Barber, managed by Todd Shipyards at the Navy's request from 1942 and closed after the war.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- NJSB yard trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled table (Colton shipbuilding-history dataset) - the 'Struck 1946' entry conflicts with NavSource's 'struck, date unknown' and is carried as unresolved in gaps; neither source cites a Naval Register document for the date. Live shipbuildinghistory.com page 404s this session - Wayback capture cited and labeled archived. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-07
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[9]Booklet of General Plans, USS LCI(L)-351 / LCI(L)-351 class (George Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA - design yard; archive.org ship-design-drawings collection) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archive.org item lcil351bogp194x, 'list of plates' sheets 1-2 (plate titles OCR-reviewed)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The class design booklet documents the LCI(L)-351 type as built: diesel propulsion (no steam plant), diesel-oil/exhaust/bilge and ballast piping sheets, fire and bilge pumping, fresh/salt-water piping, ventilation arrangements, power and lighting systems, and machinery arrangements in the engine room - the mechanical spaces in which era insulation materials would have been worked.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1944 (design window)
- Population
- Design/build trades (class level); engine-room crew (class level)
- Limitations
- Class design documentation, not a hull record - the booklet describes the LCI(L)-351 design (LCI(L)-608 was built to it at a different yard), and its plate list does not expose a material-by-material insulation schedule in the portion reviewed. Design intent is not proof of installed material. No asbestos content located in the booklet's OCR-visible text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (GM 6051-series-71 diesel plant, diesel-drive generators - no steam plant); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-use era, ev-10); NARA physical logbook holdings (ev-01) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150608.htm specifications block; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; archive.org lcil351bogp194x plate list
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing craft built April-May 1944 sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a small diesel craft of this type were diesel exhaust and muffler lagging, gaskets and valve packing in engine and piping systems, electrical insulation on wiring and in control panels, and thermal insulation in the confined machinery spaces. As a diesel vessel she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam ships does not apply - but a 28-man crew plus up to 188 embarked troops lived and worked inside a small welded-steel hull whose machinery spaces concentrated whatever insulating and sealing materials were used.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- NJSB construction trades (1944); crew (1944-47, complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted) and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, builder's spec sheet, or work package located for LCI(L)-608. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution. New Jersey Shipbuilding is not in the Atlas shipyards.json yard set (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 abstract and subject index (live via firecrawl; PDF HTTP 403 direct)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos aboard ships - thermal insulation was the Navy's major shipboard asbestos use, and per the Navy all ships contained some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables - and that substitution of asbestos-free insulation materials did not occur until the 1970s (product specifications changed 1973; some ships delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978). This hull's entire construction and service window (1944-47) falls inside the documented use era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); 1940s-1970s (use era described)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program level); asbestos-abatement review population
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full PDF not retrievable from this network (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-09-30); product-page abstract and indexed summary text used. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk - not this hull's builder.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-10
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[12]NARA, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' - official research guide to documenting shipboard asbestos via RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) correspondence [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov asbestos guided-topic page, 'Bureau of Ships General, Confidential, and Secret Correspondence' section (RG 19 entries A1 1266-A through -P; UD 1001-1015; UD 1017-A through -AH)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's own guided topic describes the pathway for documenting asbestos aboard a specific naval vessel: review the ship's history, then work RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence series (1940-1946 general/confidential/secret; 1947-1961 unclassified/confidential) filed by hull designation and class - 'LCI(L) 608 class' hull-specific files and the LCI(L)-351 class correspondence are the applicable filing points - plus private-yard files under QM/[yard name] codes, which would cover New Jersey Shipbuilding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940-1961 (records coverage)
- Limitations
- A research guide, not evidence: it documents where asbestos records for this hull type would be held, not that any exist or were reviewed. RG 19 correspondence series are physical/textual holdings - none were searched for this hull. No asbestos content about this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-11
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[13]Batch-5329 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; uboat.net; HyperWar landing-craft table; shipbuildinghistory LCI(L) build table (Wayback); NARA Special List 44 PDF + ACPL scan OCR; NARA catalog (muster rolls, index block, FLOT 15 war diary, deck-log series search); NHHC DANFS checks; NVR check; CourtListener API v4 (opinion + docket, all queries completed); secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum documentation, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-608 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion and docket indexes both returned zero results for every ship-specific query form ('LCI(L)-608', 'LCI-608', 'LCI 608', 'L.C.I. 608', 'USS LCI' + asbestos, 'LCI(L)' + asbestos, 'landing craft' + '608' + asbestos, 'landing craft infantry' + asbestos); the unquoted hull form's 655 opinion hits were all name collisions on 'LCI' (e.g., LCI International securities litigation) - no hull match. DANFS carries no entry for this hull (numbered amphibious craft are outside DANFS coverage); NVR lists no entry (pre-1987 disposal).
- 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 - the hull sits inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era and her records are largely undigitized (SL44-window deck logs at Archives II; RG 19 class/yard correspondence unsearched). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. This is a verified negative result: CourtListener was queried successfully this session, not blocked.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-608-lcil608-12