Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 467-packet.md (3 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-745 (later USS LCI(G)-745, reverted)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-745-lcil745-pkt-467-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-745 ex USS LCI(L)-745 - milestone timeline, campaign credits, specifications (history from 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150745.htm - header block, campaign table, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 28 February 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR; launched 19 March 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-745 on 31 March 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-745, 'date unknown'; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater with campaigns Western Caroline Islands operations (capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 6 September to 14 October 1944) and Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines (Mindanao Island landings, 17 to 23 April 1945); classification reverted to LCI(L)-745 on 10 September 1945; decommissioned and struck 'date unknown'; earned two battle stars for World War II service; transferred to the Maritime Commission 1 April 1947; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Awards row: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2), World War II Victory Medal, Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation Medal (1). Spec block: 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; speed 16 kts max, 14 kts continuous; LCI(G) armament two 40mm AA mounts, four 20mm AA mounts, six .50cal machine guns, ten Mk7 rocket launchers; propulsion two sets of four General Motors '6051 series 71' diesel engines, four per shaft, GM main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 30kW 120V D.C. ship's service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (1944); crew (1944-1945+); embarked troops (up to 6 officers + 182 enlisted)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; dates generally track official records but the reclassification, decommissioning, and striking dates are explicitly 'unknown' in the source. Contains no asbestos or material content. Page verified live 2026-09-30 (navsource.net, HTTP 200).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (1978), p. 351 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations' (Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center digitization) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, printed page 351 (ACPL Genealogy Center scan image 377): row 'LCI(L)-745 | Mar. 31, 1944-Dec. 31, 1945 | 3'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA records custody of three logbooks for LCI(L)-745 covering 31 March 1944 through 31 December 1945 - the wartime deck-log run for this hull from commissioning through the end of the logbooks' coverage period. These deck logs are the primary archival lead for her service detail (stations, operations, personnel movements, ordnance expenditure as LCI(G)).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (coverage); list compiled 1978
- Population
- Crew aboard during the logged period, 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Establishes that logbooks exist at NARA and their date span only - not their contents. The coverage period ends 31 December 1945, so decommissioning/disposal detail post-coverage is undocumented by this source. Whether the logs are digitized in the National Archives Catalog could not be verified (catalog endpoints returned SPA shell/JS, unfetchable this session). Logbook span start coincides with the commissioning date; endpoints are log-coverage bounds, not commissioning/striking records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-02
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[4]Robin L. Rielly, 'American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II: A History of LCI and LCS(L) Ships in the Pacific' (McFarland, 2013), Appendix II: Building and Conversion Locations (mirrored text) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Appendix II, 'LCI(L) Builders' - Commercial Iron Works entry; 'LCI(L) Conversion Locations' lists
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Appendix II lists Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR as builder of LCI(L)s 725-730, 732, 739-742, 744-749, 751-757, 760, 762-767, 769-776 - a range that includes this hull - under a heading prefaced 'The ships listed above underwent conversion to gunboats after their initial construction as LCI(L)s,' corroborating her LCI(G) conversion. The appendix's separate 'LCI(L) Conversion Locations' list does not include 745 ('Some ships are not listed as their conversion locations are unavailable'), so her gunboat-conversion yard is undocumented.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Conversion-yard trades (location undocumented)
- Limitations
- Published secondary monograph (mirrored online text), not a Navy record; corroborates the conversion and builder but does not date the conversion or identify where it was performed. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-03
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[5]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-745 entry - construction data, 15 June 1944 LCI(G) reclassification date, and reproduction of the CTG 78.1 action-report order of battle for Operation Oboe VI (Brunei landings, 10 June 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/21810.html - data block; 'Notable events' Oboe VI order of battle (Task Unit 78.1.13)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net gives identical construction dates (laid down 28 Feb 1944, launched 19 Mar 1944, commissioned 31 Mar 1944, builder Commercial Iron Works, Portland) and adds 'Reclassified as LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns on 15 June 1944.' Its reproduction of the 'Report on operation Oboe VI by CTG 78.1' lists USS LCI(L)-745 (Lt.(jg) J.R. Garland, USNR) in Task Unit 78.1.13, the LCI unit under T/Capt. F.B.C. Martin (COMLCI(L)FLOT 8), in the Brunei attack force of 10 June 1945 - placing this hull at the Brunei Bay landings, styled 'LCI(L)-745' in the order of battle though her LCI(G) reversion is dated 10 September 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew (1945); Lt.(jg) J.R. Garland, USNR named commanding officer in the order of battle
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation reproducing a primary action report; the Oboe VI presence does not correspond to a battle-star campaign on NavSource's list (her two stars are the southern Palaus and Mindanao), and the order of battle styles her LCI(L) during her documented LCI(G) designation window - listed as presence, not configuration proof. Reclassification date (15 Jun 1944) conflicts with NavSource's 'date unknown' - logged in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-04
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[6]shipbuildinghistory.com, Commercial Iron Works (Portland, OR) build list - yard hull no. 120, LCI(L) 745, US Navy landing craft, 246 t / 159 ft, delivered March 1944, 'Struck 1946' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Commercial Iron Works table, row 120
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Commercial Iron Works build list identifies this hull as yard hull number 120, delivered March 1944, and carries the disposition entry 'Struck 1946' - the only located striking-date claim for this hull, conflicting with NavSource's 'date unknown.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled build list (Tim Colton's shipbuildinghistory.com); 'Struck 1946' is unattributed and conflicts with NavSource - carried as a conflict, not resolved. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-05
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[7]Oregon DEQ, 'Zidell Waterfront Property Cleanup' presentation (Scott Manzano, 2012); corroborated by EPA Region 10 SEE note 'Notes on Portland Shipbuilding Company' (July 2014) documenting that the area 'became part of the extensive Commercial Iron Works facility and later Zidell' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Oregon DEQ ph-ZidellCAG.pdf (site history, contaminant list, remedial-action slides); EPA SEMS doc 100005930 (site-succession statement)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The site at 3121 SW Moody Avenue, Portland - the wartime Commercial Iron Works yard where this hull was built - was purchased by Zidell in 1946 and operated as a shipbreaking yard that dismantled 336 ships over roughly 30 years. Oregon DEQ's cleanup record lists asbestos among site contaminants in groundwater, upland soil, and riverbed sediment; a certified asbestos-abatement project with air monitoring and bulk ACM disposal was performed during the 2010 upland remedial action, with the remedy completed 2012 under a 2005 Record of Decision and 2006 consent decree.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1946-2012 (site history and cleanup)
- Population
- Zidell shipbreaking workforce (1946-1970s); remediation crews (2010-2012)
- Limitations
- Site-level environmental record, not a hull record: the documented asbestos burden is attributable to the site's industrial history generally - predominantly Zidell's post-war shipbreaking (1946-1970s) - and is not allocated by the source to Commercial Iron Works' 1943-46 wartime construction. Establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, or quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1944) and service era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-30) - content via product-page description. Extensive shipboard asbestos insulation documented by GAO refers principally to the Navy's steam fleet; this diesel landing craft had no boiler/turbine plant.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-07
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[9]Batch-5472 search ledger (this record): NavSource page (live-verified); NHHC DANFS candidate URLs (all 404); NARA Special List 44 p.351 (3 logbooks); NARA Catalog digitization status (JS-blocked); NVR (out of scope - pre-1987 disposal); uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory build list; Rielly Appendix II; Oregon DEQ Zidell record; EPA Region 10 site note; GAO product page (403); CourtListener; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-745-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum disclosure, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-745 / LCI(G)-745 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion search on 'LCI(L)-745' returned 627 results, all name collisions (LCI International telecom litigation, LLCs, unrelated 'LCI' entities) - no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content (mesowatch.org shipyard listicle naming Commercial Iron Works generally) - 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. CourtListener docket-level (type=r) and tighter phrase variants remain open if fleet pacing permits; the deck logs (SL44: 3 logbooks, Mar 1944 - Dec 1945) and CIW build records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-745-08