Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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)-738.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-pkt-465-packet-md
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[2]U.S. Navy, Ships’ Data, U.S. Naval Vessels (scanned primary document) [other_primary]
- Locator
- printed p. 200, LCI(L)351–1098 type row; PDF page 4
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy Ships’ Data type table groups LCI(L)351–1098, which includes hull 738, and specifies General Motors diesel engines for that group.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II
- Limitations
- Group specification only. It does not confirm the exact as-built machinery or any insulation, gasket, packing, or asbestos product aboard hull 738.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-05
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 15 (zero-index page 14), entry rendered LC1(L)-738
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes deck-log coverage for LCI(L)-738 from 3 March 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- These are log-coverage endpoints, not commissioning or decommissioning dates. The list does not reproduce log contents or document asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-02
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[4]U.S. Pacific Fleet, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (archived NHHC copy) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCI Flotilla Fourteen > Group 41 > Division 81 (G) > LCI 738 (FF)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LCI 738 (FF), commanded by Lt. (jg) L. H. Woodard, USNR, in LCI Division 81 (G), Group 41, Flotilla Fourteen.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- A dated organizational roster; the (FF) notation is reproduced as printed, without assuming a formal redesignation. It does not establish asbestos content, crew size, or service before or after 1 May 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-03
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 89254 USS LCI-738 (archived copy) [other_primary]
- Locator
- photo catalog NH 89254, caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC photograph NH 89254 identifies USS LCI-738 in San Francisco Bay circa 1945–46.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- circa 1945-1946
- Limitations
- The caption dates the image only approximately; it does not establish commission status, final disposition, or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-04
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941–1961 and identifies ship engineering drawings, especially S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping files, as research leads.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Limitations
- Navy-era guidance, not an LCI(L)-738 survey or material list. NARA explicitly notes that deck logs and muster rolls provide no direct evidence of asbestos. No ship-specific asbestos presence or exposure follows from this guide.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-06
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[7]Batch 5464 source search ledger for LCI(L)-738 (this record) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows 01-10; BATCH-5464-REPORT.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, engineering drawing, abatement record, or product identification was located among the public official sources inspected.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A bounded official-source search result, not proof asbestos was absent. Unexamined archival files may contain material evidence. CourtListener was incomplete after the fleet-wide pacing stand-down and is not included in this negative finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-07
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[8]U.S. Navy, Ships’ Data, U.S. Naval Vessels (scanned primary document) [other_primary]
- Locator
- printed p. 208, LCI(L)738 row; PDF page 8
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCI(L)-738 was built by Commercial Iron Works at Portland, Oregon; her keel was laid 24 January 1944, she was launched 19 February 1944, and her first commission was 3 March 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- The source gives construction and first-commission dates only; it does not establish subsequent service, decommissioning, disposal, or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-738-lcil738-01