Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 460-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-699-lcil699-pkt-460-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSIL-699 ex USS LCI(L)-699 (live page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page header; LCI-351 class/timeline, campaign table, transfer/disposition block, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as LCI-351-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large), built by George Lawley & Sons at Neponset, Massachusetts (laying-down and launch dates unknown), commissioned USS LCI(L)-699 on 25 June 1944, and assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. Its listed campaign participation is Leyte landings (28-29 November 1944), Tarakan Island (27 April-5 May 1945), and Balikpapan (26 June-6 July 1945); it earned two WWII battle stars. The page says it was reclassified LSIL-699 on 28 February 1949, transferred to France under MDAP on 8 January 1951 as RFS LSIL 9033, returned to U.S. naval custody on an unknown date, then transferred to South Vietnam in 1956. Decommissioning, striking, and final-disposition dates are listed as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1956
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (1944); U.S. Navy crew (1944 onward); embarked troops up to the stated troop capacity
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer naval-history archive, not a primary Navy registry; it is used for the hull timeline specified in the batch assignment. The page contains no asbestos, material, survey, abatement, or crew-exposure finding. It does not establish the exact construction milestones, the date of return to U.S. custody, or final fate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-699-lcil699-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, by ship number [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 27, row 'LCI(L)-699 6/25/1944 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists logbook coverage for LCI(L)-699 from 25 June 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06-25 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- LCI(L)-699 crew during listed logbook coverage
- Limitations
- The dates are logbook-holdings coverage, not proof of commissioning or of continuous operation. The list identifies an archival lead only; the logbooks were not reviewed, and neither this list nor an operational deck log establishes asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-699-lcil699-02
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[4]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page and full-report summary, 'Navy's Policy on Use of Asbestos'
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review states that Navy officials reported all ships contained some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables, and describes the Navy's 1975 policy to remove and replace damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs with nonasbestos material, modified in 1979 for selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships reviewed in 1979
- Limitations
- This is Navy-wide, 1979 program context, not a survey or finding for LCI(L)-699, and it postdates this hull's documented U.S. Navy service. It does not establish the presence, type, condition, quantity, or location of asbestos aboard this hull, or exposure or causation for any person.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-699-lcil699-03
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[5]NavSource Online LCI(L)-699 specifications block (live page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource hull page, 'Specifications' / 'Propulsion' block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The published class specification describes a diesel craft: two sets of four General Motors 6051-series 71 diesel engines, diesel-driven ship-service generators, and no boiler or steam-turbine plant. Accordingly, boiler and steam-turbine lagging are not a design pathway for this vessel type; any potential small-craft applications cannot be identified for this hull from the located sources.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Construction trades and crew of diesel LCI-351-class craft
- Limitations
- Class/design context only. The specification does not identify asbestos in any component and does not prove that every listed configuration or any material was installed aboard LCI(L)-699. No material schedule, builder specification, survey, or removal record was located; no product, manufacturer, quantity, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-699-lcil699-04
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[6]Batch 5429 research ledger: live NavSource hull page; NARA Special List 44; GAO HRD-80-2; attempted authenticated CourtListener v4 sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-699-lcil699-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material specification, or qualifying litigation was located in the completed public-source review. CourtListener is not included in that negative finding: authenticated searches for the exact LCI(L)-699 designation were initiated through the required helper but did not return a result before the fleet pacing/request window ended, so litigation status remains an open gap.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30 research
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record does not prove the absence of asbestos aboard or the absence of exposure. The incomplete CourtListener sweep is not a no-result and cannot support any litigation conclusion. NARA deck logs, Bureau of Ships construction records, French/Republic of Vietnam transfer files, and final-disposition records remain possible sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-699-lcil699-05