USS LCI(L)-733

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]research packet 465-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: none assigned — never named. Proper reference: USS LCI(L)-733.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-pkt-465-packet-md

2. [2]U.S. Navy, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, printed p. 208, Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) table (scanned Navy publication hosted by GeneralStaff.org) [other_primary]

   Locator

   PDF page 8, printed page 208, first table row

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The U.S. Navy's Ships' Data table lists LCI(L)733 as built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon; keel laid 24 December 1943; launched 30 January 1944; first commissioned 9 February 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1944

   Limitations

   This Navy construction table establishes identity and dates of first commission only. It does not document crew size, later service, disposition, asbestos materials, or individual exposure. The live host is a mirror scan of the Navy publication (image-only scan, visually verified).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-01

3. [3]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive - USS LCI(L)-733 page (source credited: USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Ship history block, campaign table, awards ribbons, and specifications block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive ship page: LCI-351 class landing craft; commissioned USS LCI(L)-733 on 9 February 1944 with R. F. F. Gerszionski, USNR, in command; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater under LCI Flotilla Thirteen (CDR M. B. Brown), LCI Group Thirty-Seven (LCDR P. W. Howard), LCI Division Seventy-Five; participated in the Western Caroline Islands operation - capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands, 6 September to 14 October 1944; post-WWII Navy Occupation and China service 25 September to 16 December 1945; decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 26 February 1948 for disposal; final disposition unknown; earned one battle star.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1948

   Population

   Crew (4 officers + 24 enlisted complement) and embarked troops (capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted) during Palau operation, occupation and China service

   Limitations

   Secondary specialist archive transcribing Turner Publishing's compiled LCI history - not an official Navy record. Construction/commissioning dates corroborated by the Navy Ships' Data table and uboat.net; struck/transferred dates and flotilla assignment not cross-checked against a primary register or war diary. No asbestos or materials information. Page verified live (HTTP 200) 2026-09-30.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-02

4. [4]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (online reading room transcription) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   LCI FLOTILLA FOURTEEN / LCI GROUP 40 / LCI DIVISION 79, 'LCI 733' row

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NHHC's 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' lists LCI 733 under LCI Flotilla FOURTEEN (Capt. T. W. Rimer), LCI GROUP 40 (Lt. Cdr. H. Brown, USNR), LCI DIVISION 79, commanded by Lt. (jg) R. F. F. Gerszewski (12937).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-05-01

   Population

   Ship's crew as of 1 May 1945

   Limitations

   Organization snapshot as of 1 May 1945. Flotilla/group/division differ from the Palau-operation assignment NavSource records (Flotilla 13/Group 37/Division 75) - consistent with wartime reassignment rather than a contradiction, but not resolved to a single chain. CO surname spelled 'Gerszewski' here vs 'Gerszionski' on NavSource - variant unresolved. No asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-03

5. [5]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, LCI(L)-733 entry [other_primary]

   Locator

   PDF page 28, LCI(L)-733 row

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA Special List #44 (list of Navy logbooks, by ship number) indexes deck-log coverage for LCI(L)-733 from 9 February 1944 through 30 June 1945.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-02-09 to 1945-06-30

   Limitations

   Catalog log-coverage endpoints, not commissioning/decommissioning dates (the 9 February 1944 start coincides with the verified commissioning date; the 30 June 1945 end is a holdings cutoff, not a decommissioning date). The underlying logs are not digitized in the National Archives Catalog; the index does not describe asbestos, voyages, or any individual exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-04

6. [6]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Tim Colton compilation), Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR production table, hull 108 row [other_primary]

   Locator

   Commercial Iron Works table, hull #108 row

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Shipbuildinghistory's Commercial Iron Works production table lists yard hull number 108 as LCI(L) 733, U.S. Navy landing craft, 246 tons / 159 ft, delivered February 1944, disposition 'Struck 1946' - corroborating the builder, delivery month, and striking year recorded by official and NavSource sources.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1946

   Limitations

   Specialist compiled yard-production table - secondary reference, not an official record; consistent with the Navy Ships' Data table and NavSource. No asbestos or materials information. Page verified live (HTTP 200) 2026-09-30.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-05

7. [7]Naval History and Heritage Command, NMUSN photography page 'Landing Craft Infantry (Large)-10 (USS LCI(L)-10)' (class description + BuShips/NARA photo captions) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Class description paragraph; photo caption 19-LCM-Box-450-LCI-748-2 (LCI(L)-748 at Commercial Iron Works, April 1944)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NHHC's National Museum of the U.S. Navy LCI(L)-10 page describes the LCI(L) type: Navy-designed craft 'launched by the hundreds'; early versions debarked troops by catwalks and ramps, later versions eliminated ramps for bow doors; the 157-foot craft made up to 14 knots with a crew of 24 and four 20mm guns. Its photo set includes a Bureau of Ships photograph of sister ship LCI(L)-748 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, April 1944 - the same yard and construction window as this hull.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1945

   Population

   LCI(L) construction workforce at Commercial Iron Works, 1943-44 (class context)

   Limitations

   Class-level description and sister-ship yard photograph - documents the type and the builder's LCI line, not this hull individually. The 'crew of 24' figure is a generic early-class figure; the NavSource spec block for this class gives 4 officers + 24 enlisted. No asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-06

8. [8]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987); NavSource spec block for propulsion detail [other_primary]

   Locator

   Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era inference for asbestos-relevant construction: LCI(L)-733 was a 1944 welded-steel diesel-powered landing craft with no boilers or steam plant (NavSource spec block: two banks of four GM 6051-series 71 diesels, diesel-driven generators). Peer-reviewed historical literature documents that asbestos was used extensively as fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. WWII-era shipbuilding; for a diesel landing craft of this era the plausible asbestos applications are limited to machinery and engine-exhaust insulation, gaskets and valve packing, electrical insulation, and bulkhead/deck covering materials - not boiler or steam-line lagging.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1945 construction and service era; article 1987

   Population

   Construction trades at Commercial Iron Works (1943-44); wartime engine-room and maintenance crews (era context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarship plus type-level propulsion data - neither source names this hull, and neither establishes that asbestos products were installed aboard, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. DOI verified registered via Crossref 2026-09-30; doi.org returns 403 to automated fetches (publisher bot protection), resolvable in a browser.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-07

9. [9]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (HRD-80-2, October 18, 1979) - product-page description [gao]

   Locator

   GAO product page summary

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   GAO documented that the U.S. Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard its ships through the early 1970s and that exposure risk concentrated in ship construction, overhaul, and repair - program-level context covering the era in which this hull was built and briefly served.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   WWII-era through 1970s program scope; report 1979

   Population

   Navy shipbuilders/yard workers (program context)

   Limitations

   gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches at research time (standing access block); the product-page description is cited and the full text remains an open lead. Program-level documentation - does not name this hull and establishes nothing about materials aboard it.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-08

10. [10]Batch-5459 search ledger (this record): Navy Ships' Data scan, NARA Special List 44, NHHC DANFS + Pacific Fleet roster + NMUSN photo index, NavSource, MARAD ShipHistory, NARA catalog deck-log list, uboat.net, shipbuildinghistory, CourtListener API v4 [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-01 through sl-14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or product-identification document for this hull was found in the sources searched; NHHC DANFS has no entry for LCI(L)-733 (canonical URL returns 404); MARAD ShipHistory database holds no record for the hull; the National Archives Catalog's digitized deck-log set does not include this vessel; and an authenticated CourtListener exact-name/hull opinion search returned zero results (see search_ledger).

    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 hull's 1944 construction era and short, pre-disposal service are consistent with era-standard materials never having been surveyed. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. The CourtListener docket lane remained pending under fleet pacing at write time (sl-12).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-09

11. [11]NARA logbook research guidance and record-group structure (RG 24 deck logs; RG 19 Bureau of Ships); NARA Special List 44 coverage line for this hull [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA deck-log research page; SL-44 p. 28 entry (coverage only - logs undigitized)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved): the vessel's deck logs for 9 February 1944 through 30 June 1945 exist in NARA holdings per Special List 44 but are not digitized - they would record machinery spaces, repairs, and maintenance activity relevant to any materials questions; Bureau of Ships construction records for Commercial Iron Works contracts (RG 19) may hold hull-specific outfitting specifications; the Maritime Commission disposal file for the 26 February 1948 transfer could document the hull's end state.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1943-1948 records

    Limitations

    Record-group/holdings mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether any asbestos-specific document exists in this hull's files is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lci-l-733-lcil733-10