Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 467-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-749
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-pkt-467-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-749 ex USS LCI(L)-749 (page sourced to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) - construction, designation, campaign, and disposition timeline [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150749.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block (page verified live via fetch 2026-09-30; last updated 27 Oct 2023 per page footer)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Timeline for this hull: laid down 6 March 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR; launched 2 April 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-749 on 14 April 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-749 in 1945; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater with campaigns listed as Leyte landings 19-29 November 1944, Ormoc Bay landing 7-8 December 1944, Mindoro landings 12-18 December 1944, Nasugbu 31 January 1945, and Brunei Bay operation 7 June - 15 July 1945; reverted to LCI(L)-749 on 10 September 1945; decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register on dates unknown; credited with four battle stars for World War II service; transferred to the Maritime Commission 18 February 1948; final disposition fate unknown. Specification block: displacement 246 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; length 158'5.5"; beam 23'3"; speed 16 knots max; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors 6051-series-71 diesel engines (4 per shaft), twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted (LCI(L)) / 5 officers + 65 enlisted (LCI(G)).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (Mar-Apr 1944); LCI(L) crew (~28) and embarked troops (up to 188); LCI(G) crew (70) (1945)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone timeline is sourced to a veterans'-association published history (Turner Publishing, 1995), and complement/capacity/shp figures conflict with NavShips-derived data (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content. 'Fate unknown' means no disposal record was located - the hull's post-1948 status is an open gap, not a verified scrapping.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-01
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[3]Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (1953 revision), Part IV, Section 2-16 - engagement-star participations for named units (HyperWar transcription of the official manual) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Awards Manual Part IV Section 2-16, alphabetical ship listing row 'LCI(L) 749' and Part III code legend (P31-1, P31-7, P32-1, P41-2)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy awards manual lists 'LCI(L) 749' for engagement-star participation on four dated entries: 19 Nov 44 - 29 Nov 44 (code P31-1, Leyte landings); 7 Dec 44 - 8 Dec 44 (code P31-7, Ormoc Bay landings); 12 Dec 44 - 18 Dec 44 (code P32-1, Mindoro landings); and 31 Jan 45 (code P41-2, Nasugbu). The manual's legend maps P31-1 to 'Leyte landings', P31-7 to 'Ormoc Bay landings', P32-1 to 'Mindoro landings' under the Luzon operation, and P41-2 to 'Nasugbu' under the Manila Bay-Bicol operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-11-19 to 1945-01-31 (listed engagements)
- Population
- Ship's company during listed engagement windows
- Limitations
- Official ship-specific participation record, but it is an awards listing - it documents presence in star-earning operations, not ship condition, and contains no asbestos content. The manual's LCI(L)-749 entry carries no P37 (Borneo/Brunei Bay) line, while NavSource credits the ship with the Brunei Bay campaign; her presence in that operation is independently documented by Signal Corps and Australian War Memorial photography (ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-06, ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-07). Stars accrue per parent operation, not per dated entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-02
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[4]HyperWar 'U.S. Navy Landing Ships/Craft, 1940-1945' (compiled from NavShips/Bureau of Ships data), LCI(G) table and LCI(L)-351 class specification block [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, 'LCI(G) -- Landing Craft, Infantry (Gunboat)' table row LCI(G)-749 and 'LCI(L)-351 Class' specification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The compilation lists LCI(G)-749 by name with service '1944-45' and no loss marker. Class-level data carried for the type: LCI(G) displacement 387 tons full load, length 160'4", beam 23'3", draft 2'8" forward / 5' aft (LCI(G)-351 and above), 15.5 knots, armament 2-3 40mm + 3-4 20mm + 6 .50 cal + 10 Mk 7 and 2 Mk 22 rocket launchers, complement 5 officers + 65 enlisted, 8 GM diesels on twin screws, converted from LCI(L) for close-in fire support of landing operations; LCI(L)-351 class: 385 tons full load, 160'4", 23'3" beam, 15.5 knots, 5 x 20mm, 4 officers + 25 enlisted, capacity 9 officers + 200 enlisted or 75 tons cargo, 2 sets GM diesel engines with twin variable-pitch screws at 1,600 BHP.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LCI(L)/LCI(G) crews (class context)
- Limitations
- The hull listing (LCI(G)-749, service 1944-45) is ship-specific; the specification data is class-level and conflicts with NavSource on several figures (complement 25 vs 24 enlisted; capacity 200 vs 182; 1,600 BHP vs 2,320 shp - see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-03
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[5]U.S. Navy Radio Call Sign Book (WWII), Section 18 (HyperWar transcription of the wartime publication): 'LCI (L) 749 - NQNH' [other_primary]
- Locator
- CallSigns-18.html, LCI(L) section row 'LCI (L) 749'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The wartime Navy radio call-sign book assigns international call sign NQNH to LCI (L) 749, matching the call sign displayed in the NavSource page header for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Identity corroboration only - a call-sign assignment contains no service detail and no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-04
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[6]NARA Special List 44 - List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, ship-number list (PDF page 28) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, page 28, row 'LCI(L)-749 ... 5/1/1944 ... 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists logbooks held for LCI(L)-749 covering 5/1/1944 - 6/30/1945 (entry confirmed on PDF page 28 of the ship-number list). The underlying logs are RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel), Entry 118 holdings at the National Archives.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-05-01 to 1945-06-30 (coverage window)
- Population
- Crew maintaining the deck log (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Log-coverage endpoints are archival catalog data, not commissioning or decommissioning records - the list's begin date (1 May 1944) post-dates the documented 14 April 1944 commissioning, and the end date (30 June 1945) predates the 18 February 1948 Maritime Commission transfer. The logs are not digitized: the hull does not appear on NARA's digitized deck-logs list, and log contents were not examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-05
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[7]NARA file unit NAID 80664807 'Philippine Islands - Leyte - Miscellaneous' (RG 111, U.S. Army Signal Corps photographs; 177 images) - plus NAID 80663229 and Signal Corps photo SC 209753, all as captioned in the NavSource page for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog NAID 80664807 (file unit, verified live); NAID 80663229; SC 209753; National Archives I.D. 13007 - all as captioned on NavSource 10/15/150749.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA-held Signal Corps photographs place this hull in documented combat operations: LCI(L)-749 alongside LCI(L)-970 loading troops of the U.S. Army 77th Division at Rizal, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 7 December 1944 (the Ormoc Bay operation), cataloged under NAID 80664807 (Signal Corps photo #199457) and NAID 80663229 (photo #364501) per NavSource captions; and LCI(G)-749 landing Australian troops of the 9th Division on Labuan Island, 10 June 1945 (Signal Corps photo # SC 209753). A further NARA-captioned frame places LCI(L)-749 at San Diego between June and August 1944 with the Training Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet (National Archives I.D. 13007 / Local ID 80-MN-4308A, training film frame).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-06 to 1945-06
- Population
- Ship's company; embarked 77th Division troops (Dec 1944); embarked Australian 9th Division troops (Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead: NAID 80664807 was verified live as the containing file unit (177-image file, unit-level catalog record); the individual images were located via NavSource's captions rather than item-level catalog records, so image-level catalog verification is partial. Photographs document presence, not material conditions - no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-06
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[8]Australian War Memorial collection record C198018, accession 111159 - photograph, black & white, public domain [museum_official]
- Locator
- AWM collection C198018, accession 111159, catalog description field (page verified live 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Australian War Memorial catalog description: 'AT SEA, 9 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF 1 BEACH GROUP RELAXING ON THE STERN OF LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY 749 WHILE ON THEIR WAY TO LABUAN ISLAND TO TAKE PART IN THE OBOE 6 OPERATION. OTHER VESSELS IN THE CONVOY CAN BE SEEN IN BACKGROUND.' Independently corroborates this hull's participation in the Labuan/Brunei Bay operation (Borneo, Operation Oboe Six) - the campaign the 1953 awards manual's entry omits.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-06-09
- Population
- Ship's company; embarked Australian 1 Beach Group (Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Museum catalog record identifying the hull by number in a convoy context; documents participation, not conditions aboard. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-07
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[9]Naval History and Heritage Command photograph NH 89257, 'USS LCI-749' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC NH series catalog page NH-89257 (title, caption, description fields; page verified live 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC catalog record for photo NH 89257: Title 'USS LCI-749'; Caption 'In San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-46.'; Description 'Courtesy of William H. Davis, 1979.' Documents this hull's post-war presence in San Francisco Bay - consistent with return to CONUS before the 18 February 1948 Maritime Commission transfer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- circa 1945-1946
- Population
- Post-war crew / caretaker complement (1945-46)
- Limitations
- Photograph catalog entry only - post-war presence documented; 'circa 1945-46' is the donor-era caption date, not an operational record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (GM 6051-series-71 diesel plant); HyperWar NavShips-derived class data (8 GM diesels, twin screws - LCI(L)-351 class / LCI(G)); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; HyperWar ships-lc.html class data; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A small diesel-powered amphibious landing craft built March-April 1944 sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a craft of this type and period were thermal insulation in machinery spaces, exhaust lagging on diesel exhaust runs, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. The WWII LCI hull was lightly built with limited berthing and no extensive insulated steam system, so the plausible application set is narrower than for steam combatants.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (Mar-Apr 1944); crew (Apr 1944 - post-war); any in-theater conversion trades for the 1945 LCI(G) refit
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-749. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-09
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[11]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 (1944-1948 custody transfer).
- 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.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-10
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[12]Batch-5476 search ledger (this record): NavSource page (live); NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF; NARA digitized deck-logs list; NARA catalog NAID 80664807; NHHC NH 89257; Navy & Marine Corps Awards Manual via HyperWar; HyperWar NavShips landing-craft compilation and call-sign book; Australian War Memorial C198018; MARAD Vessel History Database ship list; CourtListener API v4 (name/hull variants); DANFS L index; secondary web sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-749-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming LCI(L)-749 / LCI(G)-749 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener authenticated API v4 returned count 0 for 'LCI-749', 'LCI(L)-749', 'LCI(G)-749', and 'LCI 749' in opinions and 'LCI-749' and 'LCI(G)-749' in RECAP dockets. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no law-firm marketing content naming this hull.
- 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 undigitized deck logs (RG 24, coverage 1944-05-01 to 1945-06-30), any surviving war diary (RG 38), BuShips construction/correspondence records, and the unknown post-1948 disposition are open archival leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-749-lcil749-11