Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 468-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-pkt-468-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-751 ex USS LCI(L)-751 - construction, reclassification, unit assignment, campaigns, specifications, disposal (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150751.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions; page last updated 12 June 2020
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI(L)-351-class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 20 March 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR; launched 9 April 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-751 on 22 April 1944; reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Guns) LCI(G)-751 on 15 June 1944. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla Six / LCI Group Sixteen / LCI Division Thirty-One. Four battle stars for four campaigns: Leyte landings 20 October 1944; Lingayen Gulf landings 4-18 January 1945; Nasugbu (Manila Bay-Bicol) 31 January-2 February 1945; Okinawa Gunto assault and occupation 25 March-24 June 1945. Decommissioned - date unknown; struck from Naval Register - date unknown; sold 22 November 1946; final disposition unknown. Specs: 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; two sets of 4 General Motors series-71 diesels (4 per shaft), GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch props, 2,320 shp; 16 kt max. Crew photographs document commissioning at CIW 22 April 1944, Leyte Gulf Oct-Nov 1944, Samar Feb 1945, UDT-12 covering fire off Yakabi Shima 25 March 1945, Ie Shima LVT assault covering fire 16 April 1945, Okinawa 'Flash Red' general quarters, POWs 3 June 1945, and West Loch Pearl Harbor September 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- CIW construction trades (Mar-Apr 1944); commissioning and wartime crew (1944-46); embarked infantry/marine troops (to 6 officers + 182 enlisted per landing)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation drawing on the Turner Publishing LCI history - milestones are corroborated where possible by NHHC and NARA rows in this record (Frick as CO confirmed by NHHC 1 May 1945 fleet organization and by his signature on the 30 June 1944 muster roll). Decommission/stricken dates and post-sale disposition are not documented - 'date unknown'/'fate unknown' are carried verbatim, not inferred. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-01
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[3]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (official wartime organization listing) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Section: Commander LCI Flotilla SIX > LCI GROUP 16 > LCI DIVISION 31 (G), row 'LCI 751 | Lt. H. D. Frick (USNR)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NHHC transcription of the U.S. Pacific Fleet organization dated 1 May 1945 lists 'LCI 751 - Lt. H. D. Frick (USNR)' under LCI DIVISION 31 (G), LCI GROUP 16 (ComLCIGrp 16: Lt. Cdr. R. S. Rickabaugh, USNR), Commander LCI Flotilla SIX (Comdr. A. R. Montgomery) - independently confirming hull identity, commanding officer, and unit chain at 1 May 1945, during the Okinawa operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01 (as listed)
- Population
- LCI(G) crew, 5 officers + 65 enlisted per class spec
- Limitations
- Ship-specific identity/unit documentation only; no asbestos or material content. The table confirms 'LCI 751' with CO Lt. H. D. Frick USNR on 1 May 1945 - it does not distinguish LCI(L) vs LCI(G) in the line, though Division 31 is marked '(G)' (gunboat division).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-02
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[4]DANFS, USS Almaack (AK-27) - Lingayen Gulf operation narrative mentioning LCI-751 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Almaack narrative, Lingayen Gulf S+3 day (12 Jan 1945) paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS's history of attack cargo ship USS Almaack (AK-27) records that on S+3 day of the Lingayen Gulf operation (12 January 1945), at anchor in Transport Area 'M', Almaack 'provided fresh water to the motor minesweeper YMS-319; water and supplies to LCI-975, and LCI-373; water to LC1-751; gas and fog oil to LC1-567; stores and gas to LCI-462.' The 'LC1-751' reading is an OCR/typographic rendering of LCI-751 - an independent official-source sighting placing this hull alongside Almaack at Lingayen Gulf on 12 January 1945, consistent with NavSource's campaign listing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-01-12
- Population
- LCI(G) crew at Lingayen Gulf, January 1945
- Limitations
- Ship-specific operational mention inside another vessel's DANFS entry - confirms presence at Lingayen Gulf S+3, nothing more; no asbestos or material content. No standalone DANFS entry exists for this hull (candidate NHHC URLs lci-l-751, lci-l--751, lci-l751, lci-751 all returned 404 on 2026-09-30).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-03
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[5]NARA catalog, 'LCI(G) 751 - Muster Rolls', NAID 120289751; Record Group 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel), series 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' (NAID 594996), 1939-1949; digitized, unrestricted, 152 images [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 120289751 images 2-3 (forwarding sheet; NAVPERS 605-B Commissioning Report, month ending 22 Apr 1944)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's wartime muster rolls are digitized at NARA (152 images, access unrestricted), covering the full commissioned period - the forwarding sheet reads 'Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S.S. LCI(G) 751, Comm'y 4-22-44 to 5-11-46.' Page-level inspection: the 'Commissioning Report' (NAVPERS 605-B, Report of Changes, month ending 22 April 1944, submitted 5 May 1944) lists the commissioning enlisted crew, all 'Received 22 April 1944' from 'USNATB, Solomons Branch, Washington, D.C.' (U.S. Naval Amphibious Training Base, Solomons, Maryland) - e.g., Bowen (S2c), Collins (MoMM1c), Cowan (SC2c), Jans (PhM2c), Holder (S2c). The quarterly forwarding sheet is certified by Ens. C. A. Widmer, USNR (Executive Officer) and approved 30 June 1944 by Lt. (jg) H. D. Frick, Jr., USNR (Commanding Officer) - establishing Frick as commanding officer from the fitting-out period, 10 months before the NHHC fleet-organization listing of 1 May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-04-22 - 1946-05-11 (roll coverage)
- Population
- Commissioning enlisted crew (received ex-USNATB Solomons, 22 Apr 1944) and subsequent wartime complements to 11 May 1946
- Limitations
- Ship-specific crew documentation - names, ratings, service numbers, receipts/transfers - but contains no asbestos or material information and is not an exposure record. Roll coverage ending 11 May 1946 is consistent with a spring-1946 decommissioning but is NOT a documented decommissioning date - that date remains unknown (see gaps). Individual named crew are historical-record data; this record makes no exposure claim for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-04
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[6]NARA catalog, Record Group 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations), series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (NAID 4697018) - five digitized action reports authored by this hull: NAID 139883464 (AA action off Dulag, Leyte, 11/12/44); NAID 139883460 (AA action, San Pedro Bay, 11/12/44); NAID 139766148 (AA actions, San Pedro Bay, 11/28/44); NAID 139864223 (Lingayen Gulf amphibious assault, 1/6-18/45); NAID 101762882 (Okinawa Gunto invasion and occupation, 3/26/45-6/22/45, serial 017-45, dated 30 June 1945, 17 images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog file-unit records: catalog.archives.gov/id/139883464, /id/139883460, /id/139766148, /id/139864223, /id/101762882; unit war diary /id/101764981
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Five of this hull's own wartime action reports survive digitized in NARA's WWII war-diaries/operational-records series, all unrestricted: anti-aircraft actions off Dulag and in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, in November 1944; operations in the Lingayen Gulf amphibious assault, 6-18 January 1945; and operations in the invasion and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 March-22 June 1945. These are the hull's own submissions - primary ship-specific operational documentation corroborating the NavSource campaign list.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-11 - 1945-06
- Population
- LCI(G) crew during Leyte, Lingayen and Okinawa operations
- Limitations
- Ship-specific operational records - they document where the hull was and what it did, but contain no asbestos or material information. Digitized page images were confirmed present; the full text of each report was not read. The COM LCI(G) GR 16 war diary (NAID 101764981, 2/1/45-6/30/45) covers her parent unit over the same Okinawa period.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-05
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[7]NHHC National Museum of the U.S. Navy photo page 'LCI(L)-10' - selected views of LCI(L) craft, including official Bureau of Ships photograph 19-LCM-Box-450-LCI-748-2: USS LCI(L)-748 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon, April 1944 (held at the National Archives) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC NMUSN photography page, caption '19-LCM-Box-450-LCI-748-2: USS LCI(L)-748, April 1944. Shown at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon. Official Bureau of Ships photograph...'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC documents the LCI(L) type ('the 157 foot craft could make speeds up to 14 knots... the same hull was modified into mortar, gunboat and rocket versions to give direct fire support for amphibious assaults') and hosts an official Bureau of Ships photograph of sister craft USS LCI(L)-748 under construction at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, in April 1944 - the same yard and the same month in which LCI(L)-751 was commissioned there. Builder-identity and construction-era context for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- CIW construction trades, April 1944
- Limitations
- Class/yard context, not a hull record - the photographed craft is LCI(L)-748, not -751. Establishes that Commercial Iron Works was building this class at that date; contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-06
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[8]GAO report HRD-80-2, published 18 Oct 1979 / publicly released 22 Oct 1979 - Navy asbestos-in-ships program review [gao]
- Locator
- gao.gov product page 'Highlights' block for HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- GAO reviewed 'the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards,' specifically 'the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities,' and described the Navy's 1975 policy of removing/replacing only damaged asbestos insulation and the 1979 modification adding selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. Program-level confirmation that asbestos was installed in Navy ships of this era and required management into the 1970s-80s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (review), covering Navy practice 1930s-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard and fleet populations generally (context)
- Limitations
- Program-level context only - GAO HRD-80-2 does not name this hull, this class, or this builder, and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard LCI(L)-751. gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch; product-page description extracted via rendered scrape (same standing gao.gov access defect noted in BATCH-98). Full report PDF not extracted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-07
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[9]Batch-5479 search ledger (this record): CourtListener opinion + docket hull-number queries; NARA catalog; NHHC/DANFS; NavSource; general web asbestos+hull search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, government industrial-hygiene report, or litigation naming LCI(L)-751/LCI(G)-751 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned zero hits across opinion and docket queries for every hull-number variant run; general web searches surfaced only law-firm listicle material asserting asbestos aboard WWII naval vessels generically - 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 - a 1944 steel combatant of this type is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and electrical materials. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-751-lcil751-08