Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 462-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity) — real identity: USS LCI(L)-706 | Hull: LCI(L)-706 | Designation: LCI(L) | Type: Landing Craft Infantry
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-706-lcil706-pkt-462-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(R)-706 (ex USS LCI(L)-706), archive 10/15/150706; page verified live [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header timeline, campaign/service section, and postwar disposition section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- This hull was laid down 1 July 1944 at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts; launched 10 July 1944; and commissioned USS LCI(L)-706 on 18 July 1944. It was reclassified LCI(R)-706 on 15 March 1945, served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater including the Okinawa operation, then served in Occupation and China service. The page records decommissioning on an unknown date, strike from the Naval Register on 5 June 1946, transfer to the Maritime Commission on 14 October 1947, and final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Construction workers; U.S. Navy crew; postwar occupation and China-service crew
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary naval-history compilation and does not document asbestos, individual exposure, causation, or remaining materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-706-lcil706-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LCI(L)/LCI(R)-706 specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications section: displacement, dimensions, complement, and propulsion
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The specifications block gives 216 tons light, 234 tons landing, and 389 tons loaded; length 158 feet 5.5 inches; beam 23 feet 3 inches; LCI(L) complement of 3 officers and 21 enlisted; LCI(R) complement of 3 officers and 31 enlisted; and propulsion by two sets of four General Motors 6051 Series 71 diesel engines, single reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, and 2,320 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew and embarked troops
- Limitations
- The specifications establish the ship's diesel propulsion and crew figures but do not establish asbestos content, product identity, quantity, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-706-lcil706-02
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[4]Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, Gade RL, Drinker P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 28(1), 1946, PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed abstract and indexed citation for PMID 21016030
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The 1946 U.S. Public Health Service survey documents asbestos pipe-covering operations in construction of naval vessels during the wartime contract-yard era, including cutting and fitting insulation materials. This is relevant era context for a landing craft built in 1944, not a finding about LCI(L)-706.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Wartime construction; publication 1946
- Population
- Naval contract-yard pipe-covering workers
- Limitations
- The survey does not name LCI(L)-706 or George Lawley & Sons, does not identify material aboard this hull, and does not establish individual exposure, quantity, or present-day condition. It is carried only as class/era context.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-706-lcil706-03
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[5]Public-source negative finding from the independent ship-history, Navy-history, NARA, and asbestos-record sweep documented in the search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-lci-l-706-lcil706-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation for LCI(L)-706 or LCI(R)-706 was located in the public sources searched. This is a research result, not proof that asbestos was absent from the vessel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947 and later records located through 2026-09-30
- Population
- Unknown
- Limitations
- The negative finding is limited by undigitized or non-public Navy construction, maintenance, and hazmat records. It does not establish absence of asbestos, absence of exposure, or a litigation outcome.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-706-lcil706-04
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[6]Authenticated CourtListener helper search; exact-name request completed with zero results, hull/alias requests halted by fleet pacing [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper output on 2026-09-30; see search ledger entries 06-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener search for exact name 'USS LCI(L)-706' returned count 0. Required exact hull/alias searches for 'LCI(L)-706' and 'LCI(R)-706' were initiated through the helper but the fleet limiter issued a pacing stand-down before results were returned.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Through 2026-09-30
- Population
- Court records indexed by CourtListener
- Limitations
- This is not a complete litigation negative. The exact-name zero result does not exclude differently formatted references, and the hull/alias searches remain incomplete because the helper reported the shared fleet budget was momentarily spent. No qualifying asbestos-litigation hit is recorded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-706-lcil706-05