Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 462-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity) — real identity: USS LCI(L)-707 | Hull: LCI(L)-707 | Designation: LCI(L) | Type: Landing Craft Infantry
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-pkt-462-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LCI(R)-707 / ex USS LCI(L)-707, archive 10/15/150707 (live URL verified) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header and history bullets; campaign/disposition section; specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- This hull was laid down 3 July 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts; launched 12 July 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-707 on 20 July 1944; and classified as landing craft large (rocket) LCI(R)-707 on 15 March 1945. The page identifies the LCI(L) and LCI(R) designations as the same vessel, records Iwo Jima and Okinawa service, Far East occupation duty from 3 September to 2 November 1945, an unknown decommissioning date, strike on 20 March 1946, two World War II battle stars, and unknown final disposition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Shipyard workers and crew, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer historical compilation credited to a published LCI history volume, not a Navy registry. It contains no asbestos or insulation-material finding. The source supports identity and chronology, but not individual exposure, causation, material quantity, present condition, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-01
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[3]NARA Special List 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, by-ship-number PDF [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 27, printed page 27, row LCI(L)-707 7/20/1944 6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's logbook finding aid lists LCI(L)-707 with coverage from 7/20/1944 through 6/30/1945 in the numbered-ship section. The opening date matches the documented commissioning date and identifies a primary-source deck-log lead for the ship's U.S. service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-07-20 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Deck-log writers and crew during the listed log window
- Limitations
- This is a finding-aid entry, not the logbook contents. The coverage endpoints are log-run endpoints and are not assumed to be commissioning, decommissioning, or striking dates. The paper log's contents, crew entries, maintenance details, and any material references were not examined; the entry says nothing about asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-02
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[4]U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History Magazine, 'Rocket Ships' (June 2021), official photo-archive article [museum_official]
- Locator
- Article lines/section describing Pacific landing-craft rocket ships; caption for US-MdAnUSNI-190004009.tif
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Naval Institute article's photo caption identifies USS LCI(R)-707 in the Iwo Jima transport area after discharging rockets, documenting this hull's rocket-ship role in the Iwo Jima operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-02
- Population
- Ship's company and amphibious forces at Iwo Jima
- Limitations
- The article is a pictorial overview and the caption does not provide a complete operational history, crew account, or material description. It supports the photographed Iwo Jima role only; it does not establish asbestos aboard, exposure, causation, quantity, or current condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published 1979-10-18) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page highlights and full-report description
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed asbestos use in Navy ships and shipyard protection at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, including Navy policies for removing damaged asbestos insulation and replacing it with nonasbestos material. This establishes Navy ship asbestos-management context for the period after this hull's World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policies; report published 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships in the reviewed program
- Limitations
- Program- and shipyard-level evidence, not a record for LCI(L)-707 or the George Lawley yard. It does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, identify products or locations on it, quantify material, or establish exposure or causation. The product page was accessible; no hull-specific GAO survey was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-04
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[6]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):9-16 (1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record PMID 21016030; title and 1946 publication metadata
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The 1946 PubMed-indexed health survey documents the existence of pipe-covering operations in constructing naval vessels during the same World War II construction era as this hull, providing historical occupational-health context for naval insulation work.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II construction era; published 1946
- Population
- Naval-vessel construction pipe-covering workers
- Limitations
- PubMed provides citation metadata and no abstract; the study does not name LCI(L)-707, George Lawley & Sons, or this class in the retrieved record. It cannot establish asbestos content aboard this hull, quantity, location, present condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-05
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[7]Batch-5438 source sweep: NavSource; NARA Special List 44; U.S. Naval Institute; GAO; PubMed; DANFS/NHHC index check; Naval Vessel Register check; CourtListener authenticated-helper attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the sources completed: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, construction material list, or museum/restoration materials report naming this hull. The CourtListener litigation sweep could not be completed because the authenticated helper reported that the fleet-wide pacing budget was spent before the first request completed; therefore no litigation negative is claimed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30 research sweep
- Limitations
- A completed-source negative finding does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. The CourtListener gap is a blocked search, not a no-result classification. NARA's deck-log entry and potential construction drawings remain archival leads; neither was examined for material information. This row does not establish or defeat exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-707-lcil707-06