Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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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)-736.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-pkt-465-packet-md
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[2]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Ships’ Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 200, LCI(L) 351–1098 group (PDF image 4 of 34)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy table describes the LCI(L) 351–1098 group with General Motors 6051 Series 71 diesel engines, two propellers, and 2,320 shaft horsepower. LCI(L)-736 falls within the listed hull-number range.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Group specifications are not a ship-specific machinery inspection. Diesel propulsion does not establish whether asbestos was installed on this hull or whether anyone was exposed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 15, two LC1(L)-736 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes deck-log holdings for LCI(L)-736 under the printed form “LC1(L)-736” for 23–29 February 1944 and 1 May 1944–30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- This is an inventory of log date ranges, not the deck logs themselves. It does not establish continuous service across the intervening gap or any asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-03
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[4]U.S. Navy, Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (rev. 1953), Part IV (archived NHHC copy) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Part IV, China Service Medal (Extended), ship list, LCI (L) 736
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy awards manual lists LCI(L)-736 for the extended China Service Medal for 25 September–16 December 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- This establishes listed award eligibility dates, not daily location, decommissioning, or asbestos conditions. The cited NHHC page is an archived capture because direct access returned an empty 404 response.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-05
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (archived copy) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- LCI Flotilla Fourteen > Group 40 > Division 79 > LCI 736
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The U.S. Pacific Fleet organization dated 1 May 1945 lists LCI 736 in LCI Division 79, Group 40, Flotilla 14, with Lt. (j.g.) F. H. Sprowl, USNR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- A dated fleet roster does not establish assignments before or after 1 May 1945, an individual exposure, or material composition. The cited NHHC page is an archived capture because direct access returned an empty 404 response.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-06
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 correspondence; Cartographic Branch / S39 and S48; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA directs hull-specific asbestos research to Bureau of Ships RG 19 correspondence and ship engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping; it notes that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly document asbestos aboard a ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940-1961
- Limitations
- Research guidance identifies records to request; it does not say LCI(L)-736 had asbestos or that responsive drawings or files survive for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-07
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[7]Batch 5462 documented search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-01 through sl-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product specification, or tested material record for LCI(L)-736 was located in the public sources reviewed for this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Navy construction, operational, and deck-log indexes do not directly answer material composition. The CourtListener sweep was separately blocked by fleet pacing and cannot support a litigation negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-08
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[8]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Ships’ Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 208, LCI(L)736 row (PDF image 8 of 34)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships lists LCI(L)-736 as built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon; keel laid 16 January 1944; launched 13 February 1944; first commissioned 23 February 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- The table establishes construction and first commission only; it contains no asbestos inventory, crew exposure record, later service history, or disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-01
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[9]U.S. Navy, Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (rev. 1953), Part IV (archived NHHC copy) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Part IV, United States Ships engagement-star list, LCI(L) 736; campaign-code table P30-2
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy awards manual lists LCI(L)-736 as eligible for an engagement star for 6 September–14 October 1944, code P30-2, identified in the manual as the capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands within the Western Caroline Islands operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Award eligibility documents a campaign designation and dates; it does not establish the vessel’s daily position, an individual sailor’s participation, or asbestos exposure. The cited NHHC page is an archived capture because direct access returned an empty 404 response.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-736-lcil736-04