Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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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)-710 | Hull: LCI(L)-710 | Designation: LCI(L) | Type: Landing Craft Infantry
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-pkt-462-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSIL-710 ex-USS LCI(L)-710 (1944-1949) - lifecycle timeline, specifications, awards, commanding officer; history credited to 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II', Turner Publishing 1995 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150710.htm header, campaign table, timeline, spec block, crew memoir and image captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Lifecycle documented for this hull: laid down 13 July 1944 at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA; launched 21 July 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-710 on 29 July 1944 at Boston, MA, LTjg. James J. Smith USNR in command; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater (Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines: Mindanao landings - Zamboanga 10 March 1945; Sulu Archipelago landings 2-4 and 9-11 April 1945); decommissioned 31 March 1946 at Astoria, OR; laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group; reclassified LSIL-710 on 28 February 1949; transferred under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program to France for use in French Indo-China on 8 January 1951, redesignated L9035; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; returned to U.S. custody and transferred to South Vietnam in 1956; final disposition unknown; one battle star. Awards block: Combat Action Ribbon (Zamboanga, 10 March 1945), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1), WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal (1). Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; 2-inch plastic splinter protection; two sets of four GM '6051 series 71' diesels, 4 per shaft, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Page carries a commissioning-crew memoir by Frank Ruxlow ('left Boston... with a crew of 4 Officers and 25 men... 200 troops and 13 officers of the 41st Artillery Division... the LCI 710 received 18 holes') and images of the scale model and commissioning crew roster.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1956
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (wartime lifts); French crew (1951-56); South Vietnamese crew (1956-forward)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track BuShips/NVR data but foreign-service details conflict with other secondary sources (see gaps: transfer year 1951 vs 1953; French pennant L9035 vs L9036/'LSIL 4'; unverified Iran 1958 claim). Memoir wording ('41st Artillery Division', '18 holes') diverges from the official action report ('41st Division artillery', '21 shrapnel holes'; see ev-03) - memoir carried verbatim as a crew account, not as controlling fact. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-01
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[3]NARA Special List #44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - ship-numbers list [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 ship-numbers PDF, page 27, LCI(L) block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds this hull's deck logs: 'LCI(L)-710' is listed in the ship-numbers section of Special List 44 with logbook coverage 7/29/1944 - 6/30/1945 (begin date matching the commissioning date; coverage endpoints are log coverage, not necessarily commissioning/decommissioning boundaries).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (coverage window)
- Population
- Crew of record in deck logs (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Archival coverage record only - establishes that RG 24 logbooks for this hull exist for the stated window; the logs themselves are undigitized and unread for this record. No asbestos content. Coverage dates are logbook holdings, not service-date endpoints.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-02
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[4]NARA RG 38, 'COM LCI(L) GR 79 - Rep of ops in the invasion of Zamboanga, Mindanao Is, Philippines on 3/10/45', NAID 139936822, microfilm roll A1479, serial 018 dated 3/13/1945 (12-page scanned action report) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Roll A1479 images 1325-1330, esp. para. 2(a), 3(a), 4(a), 5(a), 7(a), 11(c)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official action report names this hull throughout: LCI(L)-710 was among the Group 79 craft (654 GF, 653, 709, 710, 711, 713, 779) departing San Pedro Bay, Leyte, 1 March 1945 under administrative command of Commander LCI(L) Group 79 and tactical/operational command of Commander LCI(L) Flotilla 24 for Operation VICTOR-IV; trained at San Agustin Beach, Mindoro Strait, 5 March; beached at Bubug Point, Mindoro, 6 March to embark troops of the 41st Infantry Division, Eighth Army; and on 10 March 1945 'transported 204 troops and officers of the 41st Division artillery, EIGHTH Army, and beached with the Ninth Wave on YELLOW BEACH ONE, SAN MATEO POINT, ZAMBOANGA at 1217(I)'; troops disembarked by 1221; the ship was hit by shrapnel from a near-miss mortar shell about two feet off the starboard side aft of the well deck; 'a total of 21 shrapnel holes ranging from one to four inches in diameter pierced the hull'; one casualty - 'HULLUM, Nathaneal (n), StM1c, 858 38 46, USNR, colored; loader at number three (3) gun', slight shrapnel wounds; no troop casualties; temporary repairs with oakum and plugs; retracted 1222(I) and proceeded to anchorage Area Easy at flank speed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-03-01 to 1945-03-13
- Population
- Ship's company; 204 embarked 41st Division artillery troops; StM1c Nathaneal Hullum (named casualty)
- Limitations
- Operational record only - documents presence, embarkation, landing wave, battle damage, and one named casualty; contains no asbestos, material, or maintenance-facility content. Corrects the crew memoir's '18 holes'/'41st Artillery Division' (ev-01) to the official 21 holes/'41st Division artillery'.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-03
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[5]NARA RG 38, 'COMTASKFOR 78 - Forwarding reports of action on the invasion of Sanga Sanga Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, 4/2/45', NAID 633445670, microfilm roll A1661 - enclosing U.S.S. LCI(L) 710's own action report, LCI(L)710/A4-3 Serial 52 of 3 April 1945, signed J. J. Smith [other_primary]
- Locator
- Roll A1661, file-unit pp. 10-11 (Enclosure D), forwarding letter serial 01277 dated 16 May 1945 at p.1
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-authored primary document: the Commanding Officer's confidential action report for the Sanga Sanga assault. With Task Group 76.10, LCI(L)-710 arrived off the objective at 0702 on 2 April 1945, 'beached on a coral reef about one hundred and fifty yards off the Southwest coast of SANGA SANGA ISLAND at 0824 and commenced unloading one hundred and twenty-two troops of Co G 163 Inf., U.S. Army and four troops of Co A 116 Engr., U.S. Army' - troops taken ship-to-beach by LVTs and two LCR(L)s launched from this vessel; no opposition to the landings; no ammunition expended; retracted from the reef at 0852; 'the performance of the crew and officers during the operation was very good.' Signature block 'J. J. SMITH' matches the documented CO, LTjg. James J. Smith USNR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-04-02 to 1945-04-03
- Population
- Ship's company; 122 troops Co G 163rd Infantry; 4 troops Co A 116th Engineers
- Limitations
- Operational record only - no asbestos or material content. Documents that this hull carried and launched two LCR(L) rafts and disembarked troops via LVT rather than ramp discharge on the reef. Establishes the hull inside TG 76.10 for the 2-4 April Sulu phase.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-04
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[6]NARA RG 38, 'COM LCI(L) GR 79 - Rep of opers in the assault landings on Jolo Islands, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, 4/9-11/45', NAID 77505893, microfilm roll A1888, serial 028 (15-page scanned action report) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Roll A1888 images 0119-0122, task-organization table and paras. 1-4
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official action report names this hull in the nine-ship LCI Unit, Task Unit 76.10.13 (Lt. Comdr. Coppersmith): LCI(L)s 779(F), 774, 710, 1001, 711, 1005, 621, 1006, 623. On 8 April 1945 LCI(L)-710 beached at Yellow Beach, Zamboanga, embarking 212 officers and troops of the 163rd Infantry and 146th Field Artillery Battalion, 41st Division, Eighth Army; sailed for Jolo; on 9 April (Peter day) 'the second wave composed of LCI(L)'s 710, 711 and 779(F), and six LCM's were dispatched at 0823(I). The second wave landed at 0833'; she discharged troops and rendezvoused with TU 76.10.13 elements (774F, 710, 711, 623, 1006) for return, reaching Zamboanga about 0800 on 10 April.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-04-08 to 1945-04-11
- Population
- Ship's company; 212 embarked troops (163rd Infantry and 146th FA Bn, 41st Division)
- Limitations
- Operational record only - no asbestos or material content. Group-level report; individual-hull detail is limited to task organization, embarkation count, wave assignment, and movement times.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-05
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[7]Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (NAVPERS 15,790, rev. 1953), Part 4: Campaign and Service Medals - Asiatic-Pacific operation listings [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Part 4 LCI listings block ('LCI 710:' entries)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official awards manual lists 'LCI 710' for three dated operation entries: 10 Mar 45 (code P39-3) and 2-4 Apr 45 plus 9-11 Apr 45 (code P39-4) - matching the Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines entries carried by NavSource (Mindanao/Zamboanga; Sulu Archipelago) and constituting the official basis for the hull's one battle star and Combat Action Ribbon.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-03-10; 1945-04-02 to 1945-04-11
- Population
- Ship's company during credited operations
- Limitations
- Establishes credited campaign participation dates only; the manual does not describe the actions, name personnel, or carry any asbestos content. Operation codes P39-3/P39-4 are the manual's own campaign-entry labels.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-06
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[8]NARA RG 24, 'LCI(L) 710 - Muster Rolls', NAID 120296159 - 94 digitized images, Ancestry File #32860_245895 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 120296159, image 1 (forwarding/cover sheet, roll dated 30 September 1944)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized muster rolls exist for this hull: 94-image file unit, first roll dated 30 September 1944, cover sheet annotated from commissioning (handwritten 'Comm. 7-29-44 to 6-20-46'). The 30 September 1944 quarterly roll is signed by R. W. Sills Jr., Ens., USNR, Executive Officer, and approved by J. J. Smith, LT(jg), USNR, Commanding Officer - confirming the officer complement at the first quarterly reporting point and providing the authoritative crew roster series for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- All hands aboard, by name, per quarterly rolls 1944-46
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - the rolls are digitized but individual enlistment-level content was not reviewed line-by-line for this record; the cover annotation 'to 6-20-46' is carried verbatim and not interpreted (the ship decommissioned 31 March 1946 per NavSource). Personnel lists are the exposure-population anchor but establish no asbestos exposure by themselves.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-07
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[9]MIT Museum collections, 'George Lawley & Son' - builder organization record [museum_official]
- Locator
- MIT Museum organization record for George Lawley & Son
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Builder context: the MIT Museum documents George Lawley & Son as a family yard operating in Neponset, Massachusetts, from the 1860s to the 1940s, building wood and steel vessels including 'dozens of World War II landing craft,' closing in 1946 - corroborating the builder attribution for this hull (NavSource).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944 (build year context)
- Population
- Lawley Neponset construction trades (war years)
- Limitations
- Institutional yard-history summary; does not name LCI(L)-710, does not itemize the Lawley hull contract range, and contains no asbestos or material content. Yard-level context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (two banks of four GM diesels, GM reduction gears, twin variable-pitch props; no steam plant); LCI-351-class characteristics (158-ft welded-steel diesel landing ship); GAO HRD-80-2 and ASNE NEJ 117(2) era documentation (rows ev-09, ev-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block (propulsion); class characteristics; cross-refs ev-09/ev-10
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1944-built diesel-powered amphibious landing ship sits inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era, but the relevant candidate set is bounded by the plant: with no boilers or steam lines, the era-standard applications aboard an LCI(L)-type diesel craft are exhaust manifold and uptake lagging in the engine spaces, engine-room heat insulation, machinery gaskets and valve packing, electrical insulation, and small auxiliaries (galley range, winch brake linings). The confined engine room and living spaces aboard a small landing craft are the exposure-relevant environment for the 4-officer/24-enlisted crew and embarked troops.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1956
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (1944); engine-room ratings (1944-46); embarked troops in troop spaces (transit); French and South Vietnamese crews (1951-56)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or product identification was located for LCI(L)-710. Names era-standard applications aboard diesel landing craft, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution. Small-craft asbestos loading is materially lower than steam combatants of the era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (Highlights)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure, documenting the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removal, and compensation programs; per the product highlights, the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. Fieldwork covered the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); WWII-1970s exposure era
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program review population, not this hull)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation of the Navy asbestos-insulation era; supports era context only - this hull is not named, and its build (1944) and disposal (1951 foreign transfer) predate the reviewed policies. Product page used; full PDF not extracted this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-10
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[12]Rushworth, Denis H., 'The Navy and Asbestos Thermal Insulation,' Naval Engineers Journal 117(2), April 2005, pp. 35-48 (ASNE; DOI 10.1111/j.1559-3584.2005.tb00336.x) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ingenta Connect article page, abstract
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed technical documentation that asbestos was used in U.S. Navy shipboard pipe and machinery thermal insulation and many other shipboard products in WWII-era and later ships, and that dry, friable thermal insulation was the most likely source of Navy shipboard exposures - the era practice applicable to a 1944-built vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- WWII-era construction practice
- Population
- Navy shipboard personnel, WWII era and after (class context)
- Limitations
- Era-level technical literature; describes Navy shipboard asbestos-insulation practice generally - does not name the LCI(L) type or this hull, and this hull's diesel plant bounds which applications were even possible (no steam-system lagging). Abstract-level content; full text paywalled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-11
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[13]Batch-5442 search ledger (this record): NavSource lifecycle page; NARA Special List 44; NARA Catalog full-text and RG 38 image-level verification; NHHC awards manual; NVR check; CourtListener opinion query; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-710 / LSIL-710 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener authenticated opinion searches for '"LCI(L)-710"' and '"LSIL-710"' each returned zero results; docket-level (type=r) queries could not be completed - the fleet pacing limiter refused requests - and are logged as pending, not negative. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm/marketing content asserting asbestos aboard 'landing craft' generically (asbestos-ships.com and similar) - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the era inference stands separately. Undigitized leads remain: deck logs (SL44 window), builder work packages (George Lawley & Sons records, possibly at MIT Museum/archives collections), and French/South Vietnamese disposal records. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-710-lcil710-12