Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 461-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED identity; detailed dates UNVERIFIABLE
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-703-lcil703-pkt-461-packet-md
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[2]NavSource, Landing Craft Infantry Photo Archive index, LCI(L)-703 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCI(L)-703 entry, lines 691-692 in the live index
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live NavSource LCI index lists LCI(L)-703 and identifies it as reclassified Chimango (AMCU-20).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- NavSource is a ship-history/photo archive, not a Navy record. The index supports the LCI(L)-703/Chimango/AMCU-20 association but does not show a commissioning date, builder, service narrative, asbestos information, or the later MHC-20 designation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-703-lcil703-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, U.S. Navy Deck Logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 26, printed table row LCI(L)-703
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives ship-number index lists LCI(L)-703 deck-log coverage from 8 July 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-07-08 to 1945-06-30
- Limitations
- This is a log-coverage index, not a commissioning record; the first listed log date is not treated here as proof of commissioning. The index does not establish asbestos aboard or an individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-703-lcil703-02
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[4]NavSource, Coastal Minesweeper and Coastal Minehunter index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Lines 9 and 39-42 in the live index
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NavSource mine-warfare index lists AMCU-20 Chimango as ex-LCI(L)-703 and states that AMCUs on the Naval Vessel Register were redesignated MHC on 7 February 1955.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- The index does not explicitly state that AMCU-20 was among the AMCUs on the Naval Vessel Register, nor does it explicitly give this hull's MHC-20 designation. MHC-20 is retained as a batch-supplied alias but remains unverified against an official ship-specific source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-703-lcil703-03
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[5]NHHC Ship Histories / Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships collection [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC Ship Histories collection searched by exact hull/name variants; collection description identifies the DANFS resource
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific DANFS history or ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the NHHC online Ship Histories search for LCI(L)-703, Chimango, and AMCU-20.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This records the bounded search result only. NHHC's online histories are not an exhaustive inventory of all Navy archival records; this does not establish that no asbestos record exists or that the hull lacked asbestos-containing material.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-703-lcil703-04