Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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)-708 | Hull: LCI(L)-708 | Designation: LCI(L) | Type: Landing Craft Infantry
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-pkt-462-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LCI(R)-708 ex USS LCI(L)-708 [other_primary]
- Locator
- History and campaign sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies the same hull as USS LCI(L)-708 (1944) and USS LCI(R)-708 (1945), laid down 8 July 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts; launched 17 July; commissioned 24 July; reclassified to LCI(R) on 15 March 1945; assigned to LCI Flotilla Sixteen, LCI Group Forty-Eight, and LCI Division Ninety-Six; served in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations; performed Far East occupation service 2 September–16 November 1945; transferred to the Maritime Commission 18 March 1947; and has unknown decommissioning, striking, and final disposition dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource and attributes the narrative history to USS LCI, Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II (1995); it does not provide a commissioning document or a confirmed decommissioning/striking date. It contains no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44 by ship number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF text, line for LCI(L)(R)-708
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists Navy deck-log holdings for LCI(L)(R)-708 from 24 July 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Navy ship personnel
- Limitations
- This is a holdings-coverage range, not a complete service chronology and not a decommissioning date. The logs were not reviewed for material or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-02
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LCI(R)-708 ex USS LCI(L)-708, specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource gives the LCI-351 class specifications used for this hull: 216 tons light, 234 tons landing, 389 tons loaded; 158 feet 5.5 inches length; 23 feet 3 inches beam; 16-knot maximum speed; LCI(L) complement 3 officers and 21 enlisted; LCI(R) complement 3 officers and 31 enlisted; and diesel propulsion with eight GM 6051-series 71 engines, four per shaft, twin variable-pitch propellers, and 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LCI-351 class craft
- Limitations
- These are class/design specifications presented on the hull page, not a surveyed-as-built condition report or muster roll for this individual craft. They do not establish asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-03
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[5]Official U.S. Navy photograph, NHHC collection record surfaced in search; live page was unavailable at verification time [nps]
- Locator
- Search result for NHHC image 80-G-305054; live URL returned 404 and is not cited as live
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NHHC/National Archives photograph caption identifies LCI(R) 708 firing rockets at Iwo Jima on D-Day, 19 February 1945, as part of Task Group 51.15.3.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-02-19
- Population
- LCI(R)-708 crew
- Limitations
- The official page was discovered but returned 404 when rechecked; this row is retained as an archival lead, while the ship's Iwo Jima participation is independently stated by the live NavSource page. The image caption does not concern asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-04
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[6]Corn and Starr, Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding, American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3) (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Article on WWII shipbuilding asbestos use; DOI access was restricted during verification
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- WWII U.S. shipbuilding used asbestos extensively as fireproofing and insulating material; for a diesel-powered LCI-351-class craft, the class/era context points only to possible machinery or exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and brake-lining applications. No source located documents asbestos aboard LCI(L/R)-708.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940s
- Population
- WWII U.S. shipbuilding and Navy craft
- Limitations
- Era-level research does not name this hull and cannot establish installation, quantity, location, condition, removal, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. The DOI endpoint was access-restricted; no claim is based on text beyond the established class/era context used in prior batch records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-05
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[7]Batch-5439 source and litigation search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located in the searched public sources: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos case naming this hull was found. The negative result does not establish that asbestos was absent.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This is a bounded public-source negative finding, not proof of absence. Unreviewed NARA deck logs, construction files, and non-digitized custody records could contain additional information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-06
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[8]CourtListener authenticated helper response; exact-name and hull-number requests attempted [other_primary]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py responses; see report and search_ledger
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The mandated authenticated CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches did not complete because the fleet-wide pacing limiter reported that the shared request budget was momentarily spent. No litigation conclusion is drawn from the incomplete request.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This is an access/pacing gap, not a no-result finding. Exact-name and hull-number searches must be rerun when the fleet limiter permits; no hit was classified because the API response was throttling guidance rather than a completed result set.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-708-lcil708-07