Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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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-609-lcil609-pkt-446-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LCI(L)-609 - spec block, builder, commissioning, Asiatic-Pacific operations, disposal (verbatim transcription on HyperWar; live NHHC history.navy.mil domain returned 404 on all candidate URLs this session) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text and spec block (HyperWar dafs/LCIL transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: '(LCI(L)-609: dp. 209; l. 159'; b. 23'8"; dr. 5'8" s. 14.4 k.; cpl. 41; a. 5 20mm.; cl. LCI(L)-351)'. 'The LCI(L)-609 was laid down by New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.; and commissioned 12 May 1944.' Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater, she participated in: Western New Guinea operations - Morotai landings, 15 Sept. 1944; Leyte operations - Leyte landings 5-29 Nov. 1944 and Ormoc Bay landings 7-8 Dec. 1944; Luzon operation - Mindoro landings 12-18 Dec. 1944; Manila Bay-Bicol operations - Nasugbu 31 Jan. and 4 Feb. 1945, Mariveles-Corregidor 14-28 Feb. 1945; Consolidation of the Southern Philippines - Mindanao Island landings 26-28 March 1945 and 11 April 1945. Navy Occupation Service (Asia) 9 Sept.-3 Oct. 1945; China Service 4 Oct.-16 Dec. 1945. 'LSI(L)-609 was decommissioned and sold 25 Feb. 1947. LCI(L)-609 received nine battle stars for World War II service.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (Apr-May 1944); crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The transcription twice renders her as 'LSI(L)-609' - a typographical slip in the source text, not a separate hull. DANFS's nine battle stars conflict with NavSource's five-star ribbon display (see gaps); spec block (cpl. 41, dp. 209, 5 x 20mm) conflicts with both NavSource and Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-45 figures. DANFS dates neither the laying-down nor the launch. Live NHHC page could not be located - history.navy.mil returned 404 domain-wide on 2026-09-30 (standing link-rot defect); verbatim transcription used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-609 - construction timeline, flotilla/group assignment, campaign table, awards, disposal, specifications, Morotai landing photograph (live fetch verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150609.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull (LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large)): laid down 10 April 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.; launched 5 May 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-609, 12 May 1944. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla Fifteen, LCI Group Forty Three; participated in Morotai landings (15 Sept. 1944), Leyte landings (5-29 Nov. 1944), Ormoc Bay landing (7-8 Dec. 1944), Mindoro landings (12-18 Dec. 1944), Nasugbu (31 Jan. and 4 Feb. 1945), Mariveles-Corregidor (14-28 Feb. 1945), and Mindanao Island landings (26-28 Mar. and 11 Apr. 1945). Postwar: Navy Occupation Service 9 Sept.-3 Oct. 1945; China Service (extended) 4 Oct.-16 Dec. 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; sold 25 February 1947; final disposition, fate unknown. 'USS LCI(L)-609 earned five battle stars for World War II service.' Specifications: 236 t. (light) / 264 t. (landing) / 419 t. (loaded); 158' 5-1/2"; 23' 3" beam; 16 kts. max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; propulsion 'two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines, 4 per shaft', GM main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 30 kW 120V D.C. ship's service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. A captioned photograph shows USS LCI(L)-609 (left) and USS LCI(L)-968 (right) landing 31st Division troops on Morotai, 15 September 1944. Ribbons displayed: China Service Medal (extended); American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5); WWII Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Medal (Asia clasp); Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal (2).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (up to 188)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track official sources and are independently corroborated here by DANFS (commissioning, campaigns, sale date) and NARA Special List 44 (logbook span opens 12 May 1944). Five battle stars conflicts with DANFS's nine (see gaps). 'Decommissioned, date unknown' vs DANFS 'decommissioned and sold 25 Feb. 1947'. Page credits its history text to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-02
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[4]NARA, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (Bradley, Kurtz, et al., comps., 1978) - LCI(L)-609 logbook entry, p. 346, 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations' (page-image scan verified via ACPL Genealogy Center NARA finding-aids mirror; archives.gov landing: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations,' print p. 346 (ACPL scan display page 372), LCI(L)-609 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official wartime Navy logbook inventory lists for this hull: 'LCI(L)-609 - May 12, 1944-June 30, 1945 - 2' (i.e., two logbooks held). The span opening on 12 May 1944 corroborates the commissioning date given by DANFS and NavSource. The coverage ends 30 June 1945 - the accession cutoff applied to most WWII log groups in this list, not a decommissioning or end-of-service date: the craft is documented in service into December 1945 (China Service) and remained in Navy custody until her 1946 striking and 1947 sale.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (listed span)
- Population
- Crew reflected in deck logs (May 1944-June 1945 coverage)
- Limitations
- Establishes that two LCI(L)-609 logbooks were held by NARA at the time of the 1978 list and their date span - it is a records-availability finding, not an exposure or activity record; the logbooks themselves are undigitized (held at NARA College Park, MD per USS LCI National Association guidance). Logs for her post-June-1945 Occupation/China-service and decommissioning period are not in this list - a separate coverage gap, not evidence the logs do not exist.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-03
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[5]Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 (NHHC-compiled quick-reference, HyperWar transcription): USS LCI(L)-609 entry - LCI(L)-351-class data block (live NHHC domain 404s this session; transcription mirror used) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945, Infantry Landing Craft section, LCI(L)-609 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC-compiled reference data for this hull: LCI(L)-351 class Infantry Landing Craft (Large); displacement 216 tons (light), 234 tons (landing); length 158'6"; beam 23'3"; draft 3'2" (mean), 2'8" forward/4'10" aft (landing); speed 12 kts (std), 16 kts (maximum); armament 7 x 20mm, 2 x .50-cal mg; complement 3 officers, 21 enlisted; capacity 32 tons of cargo; troops 6 officers, 182 enlisted; '2 sets G.M. diesel engins; twin variable-pitch screws, 1600 BHP'; 'Built at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.; and commissioned 1944.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (WWII-era reference)
- Population
- Crew (24 per this source); embarked troops (188)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific reference block only; no asbestos or material content. Spec figures conflict with both DANFS (cpl. 41 vs 24; dp. 209 vs 216/234; 5 x 20mm vs 7 x 20mm + 2 x .50; 14.4 kt vs 16 kt max) and NavSource - carried in gaps, unresolved. Transcription used because the live NHHC site returned 404 on 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-04
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource/uboat.net build data (New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ, Apr-May 1944); NavSource and Ships-1940-45 propulsion blocks (all-GM diesel, variable-pitch screws, no steam plant); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (see ev-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource and Ships-1940-45 specification blocks (propulsion/configuration); GAO HRD-80-2 (era documentation)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An all-steel diesel-powered amphibious landing craft built April-May 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel craft of this type and period were thermal insulation, machinery and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation in machinery spaces and the conning tower/pilot house area. As a diesel craft with no boilers and no steam plant, the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; her compact 158-foot hull nonetheless concentrated machinery, galley, and habitability fittings typical of the period.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); maintenance personnel during wartime availabilities
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-609. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution for this hull. LCIs were mass-produced austerity craft; the actual extent of insulation aboard an LCI(L) is not documented for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-05
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[7]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, HTTP 403)
- 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 construction (1944) and entire 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, confirmed 2026-09-30) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-06
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[8]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-609 (LCI(L)-609) - build dates, disposal, and war-diary-derived notable events (Operation Victor II order of battle) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page 21674 - data block and 'Notable events involving LCI(L)-609' (24 Mar 1945 entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Specialist secondary compilation corroborating the official record: built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; laid down 10 Apr 1944; launched 5 May 1944; commissioned 12 May 1944; sold 25 February 1947. A notable-event entry places this hull in Task Unit 78.2.3 (the LCI unit of TG 78.2 under USCGC Spencer) for the 24-26 March 1945 landings off Cebu (Operation Victor II), naming her commanding officer as Lt. K.N. Krecke, USNR; LCI(L) Flotilla 15 commander T/Cdr. W.V. Deutermann rode USS LCI(L)-972 in the same unit.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Crew under Lt. K.N. Krecke, USNR (March 1945); TG 78.2.3 LCI unit
- Limitations
- Secondary specialist compilation - its build dates and sale date agree with DANFS/NavSource (cross-verified), but the CO name and task-unit detail rest on uboat.net's transcription of wartime operational documents and were not verified against the primary war diary or operation plan. The Cebu operation detail is an archival lead, not primary documentation. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-07
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[9]ShipbuildingHistory.com (T. Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table, Barber NJ - hull/delivery record for LCI(L) 609 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey Shipbuilding page - yard description and hull table row for LCI(L) 609
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The yard's production table lists 'LCI(L) - 609 - US Navy - Landing Craft - Del'y May-44 - Struck 1946', corroborating builder, delivery month (consistent with 5 May launch / 12 May commissioning), and striking year. The page describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as 'an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill, in Barber, a community immediately to the east of Perth Amboy which was later absorbed into Perth Amboy and is now called Maurer.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary yard history - corroborates official data; no asbestos content. 'Struck 1946' matches NavSource's 5 June 1946. The yard was a private emergency-era contract builder, not a naval shipyard; no yard asbestos documentation was located for it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-08
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[10]Batch-5330 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription (HyperWar); NavSource; NARA Special List 44 (ACPL scan); NHHC Ships-1940-45 (HyperWar); NVR; CourtListener (o and r); uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory; Wikipedia LCI list; secondary web litigation sweep; GAO product page; USS LCI National Association site [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-609 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion searches on 2026-09-30 for "LCI(L)-609", "LCI-609", and "LCI 609" returned zero hits each, and docket searches for "LCI(L)-609" and "LCI-609" returned zero hits each; two marginal variants ("USS LCI(L)-609" opinion, "LCI 609" docket) were fleet-pace blocked and remain open (see search_ledger). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case - the only asbestos material touching this hull type is class-level law-firm listicle content (e.g., navyshipexposure.com's 'USS Class Lci Landing Craft Infantry Wwii' entry), which asserts asbestos at class level without primary sourcing and is 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. The litigation search is substantially complete (five queries across opinion and docket indexes, all zero) but two marginal variants were fleet-pace blocked - logged honestly rather than as a negative. NARA deck logs (2 logbooks, 1944-45) and any builder or disposal records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-609-lcil609-09