Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]research packet 453-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: LCI(L)-650 (never named; no later name recorded)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-pkt-453-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(R)-650 ex USS LCI(L)-650 - construction/milestone timeline, commissioning CO, reclassification, unit assignment, campaign table, awards, specifications, photo captions; page history credited to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995); verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150650.htm - class line, milestone chronology, unit assignment, campaign table, awards block, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 8 June 1944 at New Jersey Ship Building Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 8 July 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-650, 15 July 1944, 'LT. W. G. Bagley USNR in command'; 'Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket) LCI(R)-650, 15 March 1945'. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, listed under 'LCI Flotilla Sixteen, CDR. C.E. Coffin USN (27); LCI Group Forty-Eight, LCDR. F. Thompson Jr., USNR; LCI Division Ninety-Five' (unit line conflicts with the official 1 May 1945 organization list - see ev-04). Campaign: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 26 March - 30 June 1945; 'earned one battle star for World War II service'. Post-war: occupation duty in the Far East 2 September to 20 November 1945; 'Decommission, date unknown'; 'Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946'; 'Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 1 April 1946, for disposal'; 'Final Disposition, sold, 3 December 1946, fate unknown'. Specifications: 216 t light / 234 t landing / 389 t loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max, 14 kts continuous; LCI(L) complement 3 officers + 21 enlisted, LCI(R) 3 + 31; troop capacity 6 + 182; cargo 75 t; armor 2-inch plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house; endurance 4,000 mi at 12 kts / 500 mi at 15 kts on 110 t fuel; LCI(L) armament four single 20mm + two .50 cal; LCI(R) armament one 40mm bow mount, four 20mm, two .50 cal, six 5-inch rocket launchers; diesel fuel 935 Bbls + 200 gal lube oil; two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), single GM main reduction gears, two diesel-driven 30 kW 120 V DC ship's-service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Call sign NPOS. Commanding-officer table: '01 LT. Bagley, W. G., USNR - 15 July 1944 - ?'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); LCI(L)/LCI(R) crew (1944-46); embarked troops; occupation-duty complement (Sep-Nov 1945); Maritime Commission disposal workforce (1946)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its history text is credited on-page to the veterans-association volume 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995), not to a Navy record. Milestone dates corroborated by uboat.net (ev-03), the NARA SL44 logbook inventory (ev-02), and the Colton yard table (ev-06). The Flotilla Sixteen/Group Forty-Eight/Division Ninety-Five unit line conflicts with the contemporaneous official Pacific Fleet organization list (ev-04: Flotilla Twenty-One, Group 63, Division 125) - carried in gaps, not reconciled. No asbestos or material content. Decommissioning date is unknown as printed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-01
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[3]NARA Special List No. 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' (ship-number PDF) - row 'LCI(L)(R)-650'; downloaded and text-extracted 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF p. 19, row 'LCI(L)(R)-650 7/15/1944 6/30/1945' (between LCI(L)(R)-649 and LCI(L)(R)-651; pdftotext -f 19 -l 19 -layout verified)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NARA inventory of Navy logbooks lists deck logs for this hull, styled 'LCI(L)(R)-650', with coverage 7/15/1944 - 6/30/1945 (by-ship-number list, PDF page 19). The coverage start date equals the documented commissioning date (15 July 1944, NavSource/uboat.net). The inventory establishes that the wartime deck logs exist in NARA custody and documents the in-scope service window; the underlying RG 24 logbooks are held at Archives II, College Park.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-07-15 to 1945-06-30 (coverage); compiled 1978
- Population
- crew and officers generating the 1944-45 logbooks; NARA College Park holds the physical volumes
- Limitations
- Log-coverage dates are inventory coverage, not asserted commissioning or decommissioning dates: the window opens on the documented commissioning date but closes 30 June 1945 while service is documented to at least 20 November 1945 (occupation duty) - SL44 records only what NARA held at compilation (1978), so post-June-1945 logbooks are outside this inventory. The inventory lists existence and coverage; it does not include contents. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships: USS LCI(L)-650 ship page (ship/21715); LCI 351 class table (class/690); verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/21715 (type/class/pennant/builder table, laid down-launched-commissioned rows, History line); class table row at class/690.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net's ship page independently confirms this hull: USS LCI(L)-650, Landing Craft Infantry of the LCI 351 class, pennant LCI(L)-650; built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, New Jersey); laid down 8 June 1944; launched 8 July 1944; commissioned 15 July 1944; 'Reclassified as LCI(R), Landing Craft Rocket on 15 March 1945'; 'Sold on 3 December 1946'. The page carries no commanding-officer list and no wartime events.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- ship's company (1944-46)
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a volunteer secondary compilation of official records - credible on dates and designations but not a primary registry. Contains no asbestos content. The 'Landing Craft Rocket' gloss is uboat.net's shorthand; NavSource prints 'Landing Craft Infantry (Rocket)'.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-03
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[5]NHHC, Navy Department Library online reading room, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' - official organization list, LCI Flotilla Twenty-One / LCI Group 63 / LCI Division 125 block; verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- us-pacific-fleet-organization-1may1945.html - LCI Flotilla Twenty-One block: LCI Group 63 (ComLCIGrp 63 Lt. Cdr. F. Thompson, Jr. USNR), LCI Division 125 (RCM) (R), row 'LCI 650 | Lt. W. C. Bagley (USNR)'; printed p. 82 of the list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- CORRECTION and ship-specific assignment: the official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization list enters this hull as 'LCI 650', commanding officer 'Lt. W. C. Bagley (USNR)', in LCI Division 125 of LCI Group 63 (ComLCIGrp 63 Lt. Cdr. F. Thompson, Jr. USNR) under LCI Flotilla Twenty-One (Capt. E. C. Rook; Comdr. L. M. Bailliere USNR). Division 125 is marked '(RCM) (R)' in the printed list - the rocket-ship division - and comprises LCI 642 (Lt. E. A. Rollins USNR), 650, 651 (Lt. J. W. Sullivan USNR), 771 (Lt. H. W. Campbell USNR), 772 (Lt.(jg) W. K. McDaniel USNR), and 1028 (Lt.(jg) B. A. Lawrence USNR). This contradicts NavSource's unit line (Flotilla Sixteen / Group Forty-Eight / Division Ninety-Five): the official list's Group 63 commander is the same officer NavSource places over 'Group Forty-Eight' (Lt. Cdr. F. Thompson Jr.) - NavSource's group/division numbers are the conflict point, not the commander. This hull's documented TG 52.20.1 South Flank shipmates at Okinawa (642, 707, 771, 772, 1077 per the chart at ev-05) span both official divisions 125 and 126.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Lt. W. C. (W. G.?) Bagley USNR (CO, 1 May 1945); ship's company; LCI Group 63 / Division 125 cohort
- Limitations
- The NHHC list is the contemporaneous official organization document and governs the 1 May 1945 administrative assignment; NavSource's Turner-sourced line likely reflects the operational umbrella of TG 52.20 (Flotilla Sixteen, CDR Coffin) at Okinawa or is simply erroneous - the conflict is flagged, not resolved (see gaps). The '(RCM) (R)' division marker is quoted as printed; its expansion is not asserted. The official list prints 'Lt. W. C. Bagley' while NavSource prints 'LT. W. G. Bagley' - same officer, conflicting middle initial (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-04
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[6]NavSource photo-caption series for this hull: USS LCI(R)-650 off Okinawa, date unknown (US National Archives image, contributed by Bill Brinkley); USS LCI(R)-644 and USS LCI(R)-650 firing rockets, probably at Okinawa (contributed by Patrick Burrow for his father Dean Burrow F1/c USS LCI(L)-1024); Operation Iceberg L-Day rocket-target chart (LCI(R)-1024 page image, contributed by LCDR Gary Frogner USN Ret. for his father ENS Louis Frogner USNR) listing the 36 LCI(R)s of TG 52.20, Flotilla Sixteen; verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 150650.htm photo table - 'USS LCI(R)-650 off Okinawa, date unknown' (Bill Brinkley); 'USS LCI(R)-644 and USS LCI(R)-650 ... firing rockets, probably at Okinawa' (Patrick Burrow for Dean Burrow F1/c); linked LCI(R)-1024 chart caption (image 1015102450) task-group listing, 'South Flank: 52.20.1'; amphibiousforces.org 2024DecDeckLogElsie127.pdf caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented operational detail for this hull at Okinawa: the contributed rocket-target chart captions Task Group 52.20 (LCI(R)s of Flotilla Sixteen, CDR C. E. Coffin Jr.) as six task units of six LCI(R)s each and places LCI(R)-650 in '52.20.1' - the South Flank bombardment unit for the L-Day (1 April 1945) main landing - alongside LCI(R)-642, -707, -771, -772, and -1077. Unlike the in-reserve unit (TG 52.20.3), the South Flank units bombarded the main landing. A separate photo caption places this hull off Okinawa (US National Archives image), and a third caption shows LCI(R)-644 and LCI(R)-650 firing rockets, probably at Okinawa - an apparently matching photograph carried in the USS LCI National Association newsletter captioned 'Five-inch rockets firing from LCI(R)644 and 650 during the invasion of Okinawa' (Elsie Item/Deck Log no. 127, December 2024).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LCI(R)-650 crew during Operation Iceberg (Mar-Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Contributor caption material hosted on NavSource and in the veterans-association newsletter - the chart documents the task-grouping published for L-Day; the 'off Okinawa' and 'firing rockets' photos are contributor/NARA-captioned images, not dated operational records. The newsletter caption asserts the firing photo was taken 'during the invasion of Okinawa'; NavSource qualifies it 'probably at Okinawa, date unknown'. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-05
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[7]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ yard history and delivery table - row for hull 650; verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/newjersey.htm - yard paragraph and LCI(L) table row '650 ... Jul-44 ... Struck 1946'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent build-list confirmation: the yard delivery table carries 'LCI(L) | 650 | US Navy | Landing Craft | Jul-44 | Struck 1946' - agreeing with NavSource and uboat.net on builder and the July 1944 completion (consistent with an 8 June laydown and 15 July commissioning), and consistent with NavSource's 12 March 1946 striking. The page documents the yard as an LCI assembly line on Arthur Kill at Barber (a community absorbed into Perth Amboy, now Maurer), management taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request, closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation - Colton's yard tables are the standard reference build list but not an official registry. 'Struck 1946' is a summary notation; the exact striking date (12 March 1946) comes from NavSource (ev-01). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-06
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[8]NARA catalog records located via Digital Public Library of America mirror (provider: National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference): NAID 120196820 'LCI(L) 650 - Muster Rolls'; NAID 120196843 'LCI(R) 650 - Muster Rolls' (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel); NAID 101771597 'LCI(R)-650 - Rep of opers in the invasion and occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1/45-6/30/45' (Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories; Micro Serial 135578; date listed 6/30/1945; microfilm); DPLA search verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- DPLA phrase searches '"LCI(L) 650"' (1 result) and '"LCI(R)-650" OR "LCI(L)-650" OR "USS LCI(R) 650"' (3 results); catalog.archives.gov/id/120196820, /120196843, /101771597
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Three ship-specific NARA file units exist for this hull: muster rolls under each designation ('LCI(L) 650' catalog.archives.gov/id/120196820; 'LCI(R) 650' catalog.archives.gov/id/120196843), and - unlike most sister hulls - a cataloged operational report: 'LCI(R)-650 - Report of operations in the invasion and occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1/45-6/30/45' (NAID 101771597, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations records, WWII War Diaries series, microfilm serial 135578). The Okinawa operations report is the primary source for this hull's wartime activity in the documented campaign window (1 April - 30 June 1945) and would contain her own account of the L-Day bombardment.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (expected coverage); report window 1945-04-01 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- crew of LCI(L)-650 / LCI(R)-650 (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Records located via DPLA's mirror of NARA catalog metadata; catalog.archives.gov is JS-rendered and was not independently fetched this session, so image counts, coverage dates, and digitization status are unverified - the war-diary title and microfilm-serial metadata are as cataloged. Muster rolls are personnel records and the operations report is a wartime narrative - none would be expected to contain asbestos content. Neither document's contents were examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-07
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[9]USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association, 'Elsie Item' newsletter no. 98 (September 2017), 'In Memoriam' member list; downloaded and text-extracted 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- ELSIEITEM-98-Sep-2017.pdf, 'In Memoriam' section, entry 'LCI 642 & 650 / Joe Harper' (pdftotext verified)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Named-crew attestation for this hull: the association newsletter's 'In Memoriam' roster of deceased members carries 'LCI 642 & 650 - Joe Harper' - a member reported as having served aboard LCI 642 and this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (service); 2017 (record)
- Population
- Joe Harper (member, deceased by Sep 2017); ship's company (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Veterans-association member record - a self-reported affiliation published in a memorial list, not an official muster roll (the NARA muster-roll series, NAIDs 120196820/120196843, is the primary record). No dates aboard, rating, or duty detail are given; the 'LCI 642 & 650' notation as printed could denote service aboard either or both hulls. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-08
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[10]HAER AK-52, M/V Husky II (ex-USS LCI(L)-653), Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record (data pages) - documents builder New Jersey Shipbuilding Corporation, Barber NJ, and the LCI(L) 351-class design; downloaded and text-extracted 2026-09-30 [haer]
- Locator
- HAER AK-52 data pages (ak0557data.pdf), builder history, contract no. 1261 sentence, and footnoted build/gangway blocks (~pp. 4-7; pdftotext extraction verified 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The HAER documentation for a surviving New Jersey Shipbuilding LCI(L) (same-yard hull LCI(L)-653) records that New Jersey Shipbuilding Corporation 'was incorporated in 1942 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Barber Asphalt Corporation,' converting the idled Perth Amboy asphalt plant on Arthur Kill into an assembly-line LCI yard; it 'was delivering ten hulls per month by February 1943,' employed about 2,500 workers, produced 375 LCI(L)s during the war, and was eventually managed by Todd Shipyards Corporation. The report further states that LCI(L)-653 'formed part of contract no. 1261, comprising hulls 641 to 657, which were delivered to the government in July and August 1944' - a delivery contract that includes this hull (650). The report's build-block note ('New Jersey Shipbuilding built LCIs 239 to 318, 423 to 657, 782 to 821, and 866 to 884') and its design footnote citing Friedman ('the craft with center gangways were LCIs 402, 641-657, 691-716, 762-780, 782-821, 866-884, 1024-1033, and 1068-1098') both place hull 650 inside the documented blocks - the 641-657 block carried the later centerline-ramp bow-door configuration rather than the original side gangways.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (yard documentation); report 2012
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding workforce ~2,500 (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Yard- and type-level documentation, not a hull record - LCI(L)-650 is not named (the report subject is same-yard hull LCI(L)-653, and the contract/footnote statements cover hull blocks 641-657, not this craft individually). Contains no asbestos or material-specification content applicable to this hull. Establishes the builder, yard context, contract block, delivery window, and bow-configuration group only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-09
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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 (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403; product description via Firecrawl)
- 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 entire construction (June-July 1944) and commissioned service (1944-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era covered includes 1944-46
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and ship crews of the asbestos era
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch; product-page description read via Firecrawl 2026-09-30) - same standing limitation as batches 01/98/5371.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-10
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[12]Rushworth, Denis H., 'The Navy and Asbestos Thermal Insulation,' Naval Engineers Journal 117(2), 2005, pp. 35-48, DOI 10.1111/j.1559-3584.2005.tb00336.x; verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 (abstract read) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- NEJ 117(2) 2005 article record + abstract, ingentaconnect art00012
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed Naval Engineers Journal article (American Society of Naval Engineers) documents that asbestos 'was once used in U.S. Navy shipboard pipe and machinery thermal insulation and in many other shipboard products,' that plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuits 'include many who were exposed to asbestos while serving in Navy ships built during and following WWII,' and that 'the most likely source of their Navy shipboard exposures was thermal insulation' because the materials were 'dry, friable, and easily accessible.' Covers this hull's construction and service era at the practice level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2005 (article); WWII-era practice documented
- Population
- WWII-and-later Navy ship crews; shipyard insulation workers
- Limitations
- Era/practice-level documentation - names no hull and no product list for this vessel; establishes Navy-era practice, not installed materials aboard LCI(L)-650/LCI(R)-650. Abstract-level read; article body not retrieved. No quantity, product, or individual exposure data.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-11
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[13]NHHC, National Museum of the U.S. Navy, 'Landing Craft Infantry (Large)-10 (USS LCI(L)-10)' - official LCI(L) class description; verified via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC NMUSN 'Ships USN-L' photo pages, LCI(L)-10 class description paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official class-level description: the Navy-designed LCI was 'launched by the hundreds'; 'On the first version soldiers debarked by means of catwalks and ramps, but the later ones eliminated the ramps and used bow doors instead' - consistent with the HAER-cited Friedman block listing hulls 641-657 (including this hull) among the center-gangway craft; the 157-ft craft made ~14 kts, carried a crew of 24 officers and men, and four 20mm guns; 'the same hull was modified into mortar, gunboat and rocket versions to give direct fire support for amphibious assaults' - the modification pathway this hull actually took (LCI(L) to LCI(R), 15 March 1945).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- LCI(L)/LCI(R) crews and embarked troops (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-level context describing the type, not this hull; the 'crew of 24' figure varies from NavSource's itemized complements for this hull (3+21 LCI(L); 3+31 LCI(R)) - the NavSource figures are carried. Page retrieved via Firecrawl render; no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-12
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[14]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block for this hull (two sets of 4 GM 6051-series-71 diesels, 4 per shaft; single GM main reduction gears; two diesel-driven 30 kW 120 V DC generators; twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp - diesel plant, no steam); NHHC LCI(L)-10 class description ('the same hull was modified into mortar, gunboat and rocket versions'); HAER AK-52 yard documentation (ev-09); GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-10); Rushworth NEJ 2005 (ev-11) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 150650.htm specifications block; NHHC LCI(L)-10 page; HAER AK-52; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; NEJ 117(2) 2005
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A geared-diesel landing craft built June-July 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a diesel amphibious craft of this type and period were engine and diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery-space thermal insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation in the confined 158-ft hull. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. Her documented March 1945 conversion to rocket fit (six 5-inch launchers, 40mm bow gun replacing the forward 20mm; conversion yard unlocated) is a real yard event in her hull life, but no materials are named in located records.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew, esp. engine-room personnel (1944-46); LCI(R) conversion yard workforce (early 1945, unlocated); Maritime Commission disposal workforce (1946)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or abatement record located for LCI(L)-650/LCI(R)-650 at any career phase (Navy, conversion, or disposal). Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-13
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[15]Batch-5376 search ledger (this record): NavSource main page; NARA SL44 ship-number PDF (direct download + pdftotext); DPLA-mirrored NARA muster-roll and war-diary NAIDs; NHHC 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization list; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory.com Colton table; USS LCI National Association newsletters (usslci.org PDF / amphibiousforces.org PDF); NavalCoverMuseum (empty pages both designations); NVR (no entry); DANFS (no entry); GAO HRD-80-2; NEJ 117(2); HAER AK-52; NHHC NMUSN class page; CourtListener API v4 (three searches, all zero); secondary web litigation sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-01 through -20
- 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)-650 / LCI(R)-650 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener searches returned zero results at both opinion and docket level: opinions for hyphenated spellings ('LCI(R)-650' OR 'LCI-650') and spaced variants ('LCI 650' OR 'LCI(L) 650' OR 'LCI(R) 650' OR 'USS LCI-650'), and dockets for 'LCI(L)-650' OR 'LCI(R)-650' OR 'LCI-650' OR 'LCI 650' - all count=0, 2026-09-30. The only asbestos-adjacent web material is generic WWII landing-craft marketing content asserting era craft contained asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy; none names this hull.
- 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. CourtListener coverage is the opinion + RECAP docket indexes only - filings, unindexed dockets, and settled or state-court matters are not covered by that negative. NARA deck logs (SL44: coverage 1944-07-15 to 1945-06-30), the two muster-roll series, and the cataloged Okinawa operations report (NAID 101771597, microfilm) are unexamined primary leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-650-lcil650-14