USS LCI(L)-610

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LCI(L) build roster (shipscribe.com scan, text layer), printed p. 206 [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v2, 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) (LCI(L))' roster, printed p. 206, row 'LCI(L) 610'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The official BuShips roster names this exact hull: 'LCI(L) 610' built by New Jersey S. B. Corp., Barber, N.J.; keel laid 11 Apr 1944; launched 9 May 1944; date of first commission 15 May 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   Construction workers at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber NJ (Apr-May 1944)

   Limitations

   Official wartime BuShips publication naming the hull with build dates - strongest identity source located. Gives no service history, crew detail, or asbestos-relevant content; asbestos presence is not addressed anywhere in the source.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-01

2. [2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LCI(L) design table (shipscribe.com scan, text layer), printed pp. 200-201 [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v2, 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) (LCI(L))' design table, printed pp. 200-201, group row 'LCI(L) 351-1098'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   BuShips design table for design group LCI(L) 351-1098 (the group containing this hull): 159'0" oa, 153'0" wl, 23'8" extreme beam; 387 t full-load, 381 t trial displacement; 14.4 kt trial; total accommodations 8 officers / 32 enlisted; armament 5 x 20mm AA; machinery G.M. Diesel 6051-series-71, 2,320 shp, 2 propellers, single G.M. main reduction gears; 2 x 20 kW 120V DC diesel-driven ship's-service generators; fuel 860 bbl.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945

   Population

   Design-group reference (all LCI(L) 351-1098 crews and builders)

   Limitations

   Design-group table, not a hull record - figures describe the LCI(L) 351-1098 design group and are carried for machinery/dimension context only. Contains no asbestos information; establishes the diesel (non-steam) propulsion configuration relevant to exposure pathway analysis.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-02

3. [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 index) [other_primary]

   Locator

   sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 26, row 'LCI(L)-610 5/15/1944 6/30/1945'

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA's official inventory of Navy logbooks lists a logbook run for 'LCI(L)-610' covering 5/15/1944 through 6/30/1945 - establishing the Navy's wartime deck-log holdings for this exact hull in Record Group 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel). The begin date equals the commissioning date; the end date is a holdings-coverage date, not a decommissioning date.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-05-15 to 1945-06-30

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked personnel named in the held logs (1944-1945)

   Limitations

   Inventory of paper holdings only - the listing establishes that deck logs exist and their coverage span; it does not digitize them, and post-June-1945 logs are outside this inventory entry. Log content (operations, maintenance, any material references) is unexamined.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-03

4. [4]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-610 page 10/15/150610 (history attributed to 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II,' Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.net 10/15/150610 - awards ribbon table, history block, and specification block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource's hull record for LCI(L)-610: LCI-351 class; laid down 11 Apr 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 8 May 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-610, 15 May 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII; Navy Occupation Service Medal period 9 Sep-3 Oct 1945 and China Service Medal (extended) period 4 Oct-16 Dec 1945; 'Decommissioned, date unknown'; 'Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown'; transferred to the Maritime Commission 15 January 1948; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown'. Spec block: 236 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; 158'5.5"; 16 kt max / 14 kt continuous; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; 75 t cargo; 5 x single 20mm guns; two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), 2,320 shp.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1948

   Population

   Ship's company (28) plus embarked troops (up to ~188) during WWII Asiatic-Pacific service; occupation/China-service complement 1945

   Limitations

   NavSource compiles this hull's history from Turner Publishing's 'USS LCI' Vol. II (1995), a secondary work; no primary document is reproduced on the page. Launch date given here as 8 May 1944 conflicts with the BuShips roster's 9 May 1944 (carried, conflict in gaps). 'Date unknown' fields are preserved as such rather than assumed.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-04

5. [5]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-610 (LCI(L)-610), LCI 351 class [other_primary]

   Locator

   uboat.net warship page 21675 - 'Built by' table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Independent registry corroboration: USS LCI(L)-610, LCI 351 class, built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, New Jersey); laid down 11 Apr 1944; launched 9 May 1944; commissioned 15 May 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944

   Limitations

   Secondary warship registry - corroborates builder and the 9 May launch date given by the official BuShips roster (against NavSource's 8 May). Carries no service history, commander list, or asbestos-relevant content; page notes 'we don't have any commands listed' and no events.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-05

6. [6]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'US Coast Guard-Manned LCI(L)s - Landing Craft Infantry (Large)' and linked Flotilla 4/10 history page [other_primary]

   Locator

   USCG Historian 'USCG-Manned LCI(L)s' page - 28-hull set and Flotilla 4/10 hull enumeration

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The Coast Guard Historian's Office documents that the Coast Guard manned 28 LCI(L)s: the 24 of Flotilla 4/10/35 (hulls 83-96, 319-326, 349, 350) plus replacements 520, 562, 581, 583. LCI(L)-610 is not among them - she was Navy-manned, and her May 1944 commissioning post-dates the Normandy flotilla's service. The exposed population aboard was therefore U.S. Navy crew plus embarked troops, not a Coast Guard crew.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1945

   Population

   U.S. Navy ship's company (inferred default for non-CG-manned LCI(L)s)

   Limitations

   Establishes non-Coast-Guard manning by exclusion from a documented roster, not by a document naming this hull's crew - the 28-hull CG-manned set is officially enumerated and 610 is absent from it. Does not name her officers or establish flotilla assignment.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-06

7. [7]Naval Marine Archive (Canadian charity compilation of wartime shipbuilding data), 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' yard page and LCI(L) registry table [other_primary]

   Locator

   navalmarinearchive.com newjersey.html yard profile + lcil.html registry row for hull 610

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Secondary compilation records this hull: 'LCI(L) 610, New Jersey SB, Barber NJ, delivered 15-May-44, To NDRF 1948'. Its yard profile describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as 'an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill' at Barber (a district later absorbed into Perth Amboy as Maurer), whose management was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request and which closed after the war.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1942-1948

   Population

   New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. workforce (1942-1945)

   Limitations

   A secondary compilation without a stated primary chain for the NDRF disposition - carried as corroboration of NavSource's 15 Jan 1948 Maritime Commission transfer and as the builder-yard context; 'To NDRF 1948' is not independently verified against a MARAD record (MARAD Vessel History Database has no entry for this hull).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-07

8. [8]Era/design inference applied to the LCI-351-class diesel landing craft type (no direct source names asbestos aboard this hull or class documentation naming asbestos for the design) [other_primary]

   Locator

   inference applied to ev-02 (diesel plant) and ev-01 (wartime construction); no independent citation

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference for a diesel-powered 1944 landing craft: no boilers or steam system aboard (GM diesel plant per the BuShips design table), so the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; asbestos-relevant applications for the type were engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings - the same product set documented for diesel-powered WWII amphibious auxiliaries.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1945

   Population

   Construction trades at the builder yard; ship's company (engine-room ratings especially); embarked troops (transient)

   Limitations

   INFERENCE ONLY - no document located names asbestos aboard this hull or describes LCI(L) insulation bills of material. Product list is drawn from the diesel-amphibious type and the documented Navy asbestos era, not from a survey of this vessel; does not establish presence, quantity, or present-day condition.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-08

9. [9]GAO HRD-80-2, 'How the Navy is Handling Asbestos' program review (published 18 Oct 1979, released 22 Oct 1979) - product page and highlights [gao]

   Locator

   gao.gov/products/hrd-80-2 Highlights block

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and that its 1975 policy (remove/replace only damaged or necessarily-removed insulation) was modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas; fieldwork examined Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1975-1979 (policy window); WWII-to-1970s use era

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers and ship crews (program level)

   Limitations

   Program-level 1979 documentation - not a survey of this hull or class; establishes the Navy-wide asbestos era only. gao.gov full-text PDF returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches (confirmed this session); product-page highlights were used, as in prior batches.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-09

10. [10]National Archives, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' digitized index page [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online (full index checked, hull absent)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    This hull's deck logs are NOT digitized: the complete NARA digitized deck-log index was checked this session and contains no LCI(L)-610 entry (the only LCI-type entry present is Kestrel, AMCU/MHC-26, the ex-LCI-874). The RG 24 paper logs listed in Special List 44 (5/15/1944-6/30/1945) remain the direct route to her flotilla assignment, operations, and any maintenance or material entries.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    2026-09-30

    Limitations

    Absence from the online index establishes the logs are not viewable online as of the access date; it does not limit what the paper originals at Archives II (College Park) contain. Post-June-1945 coverage is outside the SL-44 entry entirely.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-10

11. [11]CourtListener API v4 (authenticated): opinion (type=o) and RECAP docket (type=r) searches, 2026-09-30 [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-10 through -12

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull was located. Quoted "LCI(L)-610" returned 0 opinions and 0 dockets; "USS LCI" + asbestos returned 0 opinions; "landing craft" + asbestos + "LCI" returned 0 opinions. The unquoted query LCI(L)-610 returned 619 opinion hits that are all name collisions on LCI International (a telecommunications company) - none concern landing craft or asbestos.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    2026-09-30

    Limitations

    Negative result bounded to CourtListener's opinion and RECAP indexes as queried 2026-09-30; does not cover state dockets, MDL-875 E.D. Pa. filings under vessel-list schedules not indexed by hull name, or PACER. A name match is not automatically a case; collisions were inspected and classified as name collisions, not hits.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-11

12. [12]Batch-5332 search ledger (this record): NARA SL-44 + digitized-log index; NHHC/DANFS; NavSource; uboat.net; BuShips SDB1945v2; USCG Historian; MARAD Vessel History Database; navalmarinearchive; GAO; CourtListener; secondary web sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-01 through -15

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for this hull: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, shipyard exposure record naming the vessel, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-610 was found in the sources searched (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 - a 1944 diesel landing craft sits inside the documented Navy asbestos era. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-610-lcil610-12