Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LC(FF)-657 / ex USS LCI(L)-657 [other_primary]
- Locator
- World War II service and disposition bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource lists LC(FF)-657 in the Okinawa Gunto assault and occupation campaign, 26 March to 14 June 1945, with one battle star; it gives decommissioning at West Loch, Pearl Harbor, in October or November 1945, transfer to the Maritime Commission on 5 November 1947, and unknown final disposition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Campaign entry gives a campaign interval, not continuous presence or individual crew exposure. Decommissioning month is unresolved and strike date is unknown. No asbestos facts follow from this history.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-657-lcil657-02
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[2]U.S. Pacific Fleet, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (HyperWar archival transcription; NHHC live page unavailable) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCI Flotilla Twenty-Three, Group 67, Division 134, around page 82
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A transcription of the U.S. Pacific Fleet organization dated 1 May 1945 lists LCI 657 in LCI Division 134, Group 67, Flotilla 23. The transcription's LCI 656/657 officer line is damaged.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Archival transcription of a Navy document, not the live NHHC page; the officer assignment line is corrupt and cannot support a commanding-officer claim. Roster membership does not prove location, asbestos presence, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-657-lcil657-03
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[3]National Park Service, HAER AK-52, M/V Husky II (ex LCI(L)-653), written history [haer]
- Locator
- Page 6, Original plans; text PDF page 7
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NPS Historic American Engineering Record for sister craft LCI(L)-653 describes the LCI-351-class design as using eight General Motors Series 71 diesel engines, four per shaft; it does not mention asbestos.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Documents sister craft and class design only. It does not establish the actual machinery inventory or any asbestos material aboard LCI(L)-657. The class complement is not used as a hull-specific figure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-657-lcil657-04
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Full report, opening summary and Navy's policy on use of asbestos
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review reports Navy-wide use of asbestos in ships, including insulation and components such as clutches and electrical cables, and describes Navy policies for selective replacement of asbestos insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Navy-wide 1979 review, decades after this hull's 1945 decommissioning; no mention of LCI(L)-657 or the LCI-351 class. It cannot establish any material, quantity, condition, or exposure aboard this craft. Direct Studio fetch returned HTTP 403; the report was read through the web retrieval fallback.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-657-lcil657-05
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[5]Batch 5383 search ledger, 30 September 2026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-657-lcil657-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product record, or abatement record for LCI(L)-657 / LC(FF)-657 was located in the accessible public sources searched for this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Limited public-source negative finding, not proof that no asbestos was aboard or that records do not exist. CourtListener authenticated litigation searches remain pending and are excluded from this negative finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-657-lcil657-06
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[6]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LC(FF)-657 / ex USS LCI(L)-657 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology, lines beginning 'LCI-351 Class' through 'redesignated'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies LCI(L)-657 as an LCI-351-class craft laid down at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Barber, New Jersey, on 20 June 1944, launched 21 July 1944, and commissioned 28 July 1944. It records redesignation as LC(FF)-657 on 20 January 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- NavSource is a curated naval-history archive rather than the commissioning order or builder's original record. It gives no asbestos information and does not verify a crew figure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-657-lcil657-01