Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 453-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: Blue Jay (AMCU-17) — assigned name, but NEVER commissioned under it
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-pkt-453-packet-md
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[2]U.S. Navy, Ships’ Data, U.S. Naval Vessels (1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 206, LCI(L)654 row; column headings on same page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy lists LCI(L)654 as built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, New Jersey; keel laid 15 June 1944; launched 18 July 1944; first commissioned 22 July 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- The table documents construction and first commissioning only. It does not establish operational assignments, crew size, asbestos materials, later conversion, or final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 26, LCI(L)-654 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes LCI(L)-654 logbook coverage from 22 July 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- These are logbook coverage dates, not independently labeled commissioning or decommissioning dates. The index does not state where the craft served or identify asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-02
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[4]Naval Cover Museum, Designation AMCU index [museum_official]
- Locator
- AMCU-7 class continued, hull 17 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Naval Cover Museum designation index links BLUE JAY, MHC 17, AMCU 17, LSI(L) 654 and LCI(L) 654 as one hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- post-1944
- Limitations
- Museum index is an identity lead, not an official Navy status record. It does not prove that the proposed minehunter conversion was completed, that Blue Jay commissioned under that name, or the dates of each redesignation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights, paragraphs 1-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy-wide policies for replacing shipboard asbestos insulation in 1975 and 1979, based on work at Long Beach and Norfolk naval shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Limitations
- Navy-wide policy context only. GAO does not name LCI(L)-654, its builder, or this landing-craft type; it does not establish asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-04
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cartographic Branch section, RG 19 Hull and Micro series
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies Bureau of Ships RG 19 ship engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping categories, as research leads for vessel-specific asbestos documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026 research lead
- Limitations
- Research guidance describes where relevant drawings may be held. No drawing for LCI(L)-654 was located or reviewed here; the guide supplies no asbestos finding for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-05
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[7]Batch 5380 source search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-01 through sl-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material schedule, or verified asbestos finding for LCI(L)-654 was located in the accessible official sources searched for this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. NARA engineering drawings and complete ship logs were not reviewed; the CourtListener sweep is tracked separately.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-07
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[8]ATSDR/CDC, Where Is Asbestos Found? (archived CDC page) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Former Commercial Uses, paragraphs 1-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- ATSDR states that asbestos was widely used in shipbuilding until the 1970s and lists former product categories. This 1944 build falls within that broad era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- pre-1970s
- Limitations
- Industry and era evidence only, not an LCI specification or evidence of any product aboard LCI(L)-654. No ship-specific asbestos presence, product, quantity, or exposure may be inferred from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-06
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[9]CourtListener API v4 search response via fleet-authenticated helper [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-07 and sl-09; authenticated API v4 responses, count 0 each
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion searches for the exact name "USS LCI(L)-654" and hull designation "LCI(L)-654" each returned zero results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This single exact-name opinion query is not a complete litigation sweep. Docket, hull-number, and Blue Jay alias searches remained pending under the fleet pacing limiter; zero results here cannot establish absence of litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-654-lcil654-08