Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[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)-734.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-734-lcil734-pkt-465-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-734 (compiled hull history; cites USS LCI, Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page, history, campaign, and disposition blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records that USS LCI(L)-734 was laid down at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon, on 31 December 1943, launched 30 January 1944, and commissioned 14 February 1944. It lists the Western Caroline Islands operation (capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands, 6 September-14 October 1944) and one battle star. It reports postwar occupation and China service from 25 September to 16 December 1945, transfer to the U.S. Maritime Commission on 18 February 1948, transfer to Argentina as ARA BDI No. 8 (Q-61) in 1948, and disposal by the Argentine Navy in 1949 with final fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1949
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and embarked personnel, 1944-1948
- Limitations
- NavSource is a compiled secondary hull reference, not a contemporaneous deck log. Decommissioning and striking dates are expressly unknown. Its class specifications do not verify this hull's crew or installed materials. The page contains no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-734-lcil734-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, List of Logbooks of US Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 28 (viewer page 28; zero-index page 27), LCI(L)-734 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists deck-log coverage for LCI(L)-734 from 14 February 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-02-14 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew, 1944-1945
- Limitations
- The dates are endpoints of NARA's listed log coverage, not proof of commissioning or decommissioning. The logs themselves were not reviewed. The list has no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-734-lcil734-02
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[4]Historic American Engineering Record AK-52, LCI(L)-653 (Husky II), written historical and descriptive data [haer]
- Locator
- Written report, design discussion, PDF page 7
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record for LCI(L)-653 describes the LCI(L)-351 class design as using eight six-cylinder General Motors Series 71 diesel engines, four per propeller shaft, with variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II class design
- Limitations
- This is a record of sister craft LCI(L)-653 and class design, not an inspection of LCI(L)-734. It does not establish this hull's actual machinery, asbestos use, or any exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-734-lcil734-03
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[5]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Administrative History of World War II, volume 4, materials-development discussion (primary Navy text hosted by HyperWar) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed page 156, heading 'Asbestos-Glass Insulation Lagging Cloth'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The Navy Bureau of Ships' World War II administrative history describes development of asbestos-glass insulation lagging cloth as a substitute for standard asbestos cloth during wartime material shortages.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II
- Limitations
- Navy-wide material-development history; it does not say this product, standard asbestos cloth, or any asbestos-containing material was installed on LCI(L)-734 or on the LCI(L)-351 class. It is era context only and cannot support a ship-specific exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-734-lcil734-04
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cartographic Branch, engineering-drawing and ship-material-group guidance
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies ship engineering drawings in Record Group 19, organized by hull number and ship material group, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping, as a route for researching asbestos aboard a particular Navy vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1941-1961 records
- Limitations
- Research guidance, not evidence that an LCI(L)-734 drawing exists or that asbestos was installed. The relevant hull drawings and specifications were not obtained.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-734-lcil734-05
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[7]Codex source-review ledger for USS LCI(L)-734, 30 September 2026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger below; bounded negative finding
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, construction specification, abatement record, or qualifying asbestos litigation record naming LCI(L)-734 was located in the completed source review. The authenticated CourtListener search remained incomplete due to fleet pacing and is not included in this negative finding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30 review
- Limitations
- A negative search result is not proof that no asbestos was aboard or that no lawsuit exists. The CourtListener sweep was paced out at this stage; deck logs and engineering drawings were not inspected. No individual exposure or causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-734-lcil734-06