Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]U.S. Navy, Ships’ Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 15 April 1945 edition, vol. 2 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 213, LCI(M) type specification (PDF p. 10 of excerpt)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1945 Navy Ships’ Data type specification lists the LCI(M) as diesel propelled with General Motors 6051 series 71 engines.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Type-level specification, not a machinery survey of LCI(M)-658. It supports only a propulsion summary for the type and no inference about asbestos on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-658-lcil658-06
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[2]NARA, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801–1947, by ship number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 16, LCI(L)(G)(M)-658 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists deck logs for LCI(L)(G)(M)-658 with a covered date range of 1 March 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-01 to 1945-06-30
- Limitations
- These are dates of log coverage in NARA custody, not the vessel’s decommissioning dates or proof that all logs have been digitized. The logs were not reviewed for asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-658-lcil658-02
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[3]U.S. Naval Academy, Special Collections & Archives, World War II Ship Action Reports, MS 415 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Box 11, folder 131
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Naval Academy finding aid identifies an October 1944 LCI(L)-658 action report concerning action at Leyte.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-10
- Limitations
- The finding aid describes the report; the underlying report was not examined. It does not establish asbestos use, exposure, or medical outcomes.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-658-lcil658-03
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[4]OSHA, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, final rule, 59 Fed. Reg. 40964 (10 August 1994) [federal_register]
- Locator
- Preamble, shipbuilding and repairing historical contact discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA described extensive asbestos product use on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s, including bulkhead systems and machinery-space insulation, and discussed exposure potential during ship repair.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- early 1940s to late 1970s
- Limitations
- This is broad American-ship era context. It does not identify LCI(L)-658, her specific craft type, her diesel machinery, a product aboard this hull, or any exposed individual. No ship-specific asbestos finding follows from it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-658-lcil658-04
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[5]Codex research search ledger for LCI(L)-658, LCI(G)-658, and LCI(M)-658 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-01 through sl-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed ship-specific sources and public searches did not yield a primary asbestos inventory, survey, abatement record, or qualifying vessel-specific exposure document for LCI(L)-658.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Negative result is limited to the sources and access available on 30 September 2026. It does not prove that the hull lacked asbestos; NARA logs and the Naval Academy action report were not examined, and CourtListener was rate paced at the time of this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-658-lcil658-05
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[6]U.S. Navy, Ships’ Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 15 April 1945 edition, vol. 2 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 214, LCI(M)658 row (PDF p. 11 of excerpt)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy listed LCI(M) 658 as formerly LCI(L) 658 and LCI(G) 658; George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts, laid her keel on 17 February 1944, launched her on 24 February 1944, and first commissioned her on 1 March 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- This contemporaneous listing establishes the dates, yard, and same-hull designations. It does not give the dates of redesignation, later service, disposition, or any asbestos inventory.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-658-lcil658-01