Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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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-752-lcil752-pkt-468-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-752 ex USS LCI(L)-752 (verified live 2026-09-30; history credited to Turner Publishing 'USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150752.htm history block, awards block, campaign table, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI(L)-351 class landing craft laid down 20 March 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR; launched 9 April 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-752, 26 April 1944, LTjg. R. Sullivan USNR in command (May 1945); reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-752, 15 June 1944. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCI(G) Flotilla Six (CDR A. R. Montgomery USN), LCI Group Sixteen (LCDR R. S. Richabaugh USNR), LCI Division Sixteen. Campaign: Leyte operation, Leyte landings 20 October 1944. NavSource narrative: at 1825 on 20 October 1944 the ship came under attack by six enemy planes diving toward the bow and two toward the stern; one aircraft dropped a 250lb bomb that exploded underwater causing severe damage; four planes and two probables credited to the ship's gunners. Occupation duty in the Far East 2 September - 3 December 1945. Decommissioned 19 April 1946; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 26 November 1947; sold to J.E. Kientz, B. Storey, L.J. Storey and L.J. Work; final disposition fate unknown. One battle star for WWII service. Awards listed: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 20 October 1944), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation Medal (1). Specs: 216 t. light / 234 t. landing / 389 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors diesel engines, 4 per shaft, 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch propellers; LCI(G) armament 2x40mm, 4x20mm, 6x.50cal MG, 10 MK7 rocket launchers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- CIW construction trades (1944); crew - 5 officers + 65 enlisted as gunboat (1944-46); embarked troops in LCI(L) configuration (up to 6 officers + 182 enlisted capacity)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation sourcing Turner Publishing's veteran-produced LCI history, not a primary registry - milestone dates corroborated by uboat.net but not independently verified against DANFS (no individual LCI entry exists). The attack narrative dates the damaging bomb hit 20 October 1944 with a 250 lb bomb; Rielly, citing the ship's own war damage report (Serial 131), dates the damaging near-miss 25 October 1944 with a 500 lb bomb - conflict carried in gaps. The '(May 1945)' qualifier after the commanding officer's name is ambiguous in the source. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-01
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[3]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-752 (LCI(L)-752), LCI 351 class (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship 21817 page - build table and history notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary corroboration of identity and milestones: 'Built by Commercial Iron Works, (Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.)'; laid down 20 Mar 1944; launched 9 Apr 1944; commissioned 26 Apr 1944; 'Reclassified as LCI(G), Landing Craft Guns on 15 June 1944'; 'Sold late 1947'. No commanding officers listed for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary database, not a primary registry - corroborates NavSource milestones but shares the same ultimate sourcing (Naval Register data); 'sold late 1947' is consistent with NavSource's 26 November 1947 Maritime Commission transfer. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-02
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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) - Leyte chapter; Appendix II building/conversion locations; occupation chapter; citations to ship-filed action and war damage reports (read via erenow.org online mirror) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Rielly 2013, 'The Philippines Retaken - Leyte and Lingayen' (TU 79.7.1 list; 25 and 27 October attack narratives); 'Appendix II: Building and Conversion Locations' (Commercial Iron Works and San Diego Naval Repair Base lists); occupation chapter (354-ship force list); chapter notes (footnote 26 = Serial 131)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Rielly documents for this hull, citing ship-filed records: (1) LCI(G) 752 was among the gunboats of Task Unit 79.7.1 under LCDR Robert S. Rickabaugh providing close-in fire support for Violet and Yellow Beaches at the Leyte landings (7th Infantry Division sector near Dulag), 20 October 1944; (2) on 25 October she was lying to in Tacloban Harbor at 1243 when attacked by Japanese dive bombers escorted by one fighter - bombs missed - and about an hour later a further stern attack dropped a 500 lb bomb that narrowly missed the stern and exploded underwater, bending her shafts, jamming the right rudder, taking a chunk from the left, denting the hull from stern to frame 84, and causing flooding; she was towed to Achilles (ARL-41) for emergency repairs; (3) on 27 October, anchored in San Pedro Bay, she was attacked by a Hamp - a bomb landing about thirty yards off her starboard beam loosened plating, bent deck plates, opened seams, and caused leaks repaired in short order; (4) Appendix II: built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR (among LCI(L)s 725-730, 732, 739-742, 744-749, 751-757, 760, 762-767, 769-776) and converted at Naval Repair Base, San Diego, CA; (5) among the LCI(G)s slated for the occupation force (438, 441, 450, 457, 458, 469, 726, 752).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew (5 officers + 65 enlisted) during Leyte operations and air attacks; Achilles (ARL-41) repair personnel
- Limitations
- Published secondary monograph, not itself a primary record - but its endnotes cite ship-filed primary documents, including 'USS LCI(G) 752, Serial 131, War Damage, Report of, 5 November 1944' (the archival lead for this hull's combat-damage detail). Rielly's attack narrative (25 October, 500 lb bomb, Tacloban Harbor) conflicts with NavSource's (20 October, 250 lb bomb) - both may reflect separate air attacks in a week of repeated strikes, or one event described with different details; the conflict is carried in gaps rather than resolved here. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-03
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[5]NHHC FAQ69-2, 'Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay During the Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945' - source: CINCPAC/CINCPOA A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946 (ARCHIVED copy; live history.navy.mil URL returned 404 on 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived NHHC FAQ69-2 page, 'Landing Craft, Infantry (LCI)' section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official Navy list places this hull in Tokyo Bay for the 2 September 1945 surrender ceremony: 'LCI(L)-752' appears under 'Landing Craft, Infantry (LCI)' (with LCI(L)-438, -441, -450, -457, -458, -469, -726, -798). The list is generic-designation - gunboats appear under their LCI(L) numbers; the hull's operative designation at the time was LCI(G)-752.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-09-02
- Population
- Crew aboard during occupation duty (Sep-Dec 1945)
- Limitations
- Cited via Wayback capture - the live NHHC URL (history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-2.htm) returned 404 on 2026-09-30 and no current NHHC URL was located; presented as an archived copy, not a live page. Presence list only - no asbestos, condition, or staffing content. Lists the hull under its original LCI(L) designation though she had been LCI(G) since June 1944.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-04
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[6]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR - yard history and complete build table (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Commercial Iron Works page - yard history paragraph and hull table rows 100-176 (row 127 = LCI(L) 752)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard production record: LCI(L) 752 was Commercial Iron Works yard hull number 127, type 'Landing Craft' for the US Navy, 246 tons, 159 ft, delivered April 1944, disposition 'struck 1946' - consistent with NavSource's build and strike dates. Yard context: Commercial Iron Works was started November 1916 by William T. Casey, Otto J. Hoak and Robert Boogs on a 30-acre site just south of the Ross Island Bridge; it closed in 1946 after building 188 boats during WWII; the site was sold to Zidell Marine as a ship-dismantling facility.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1916-1946 (yard); 1944 (hull 127)
- Population
- CIW construction workforce (wartime peak, Portland OR)
- Limitations
- Specialized secondary compilation by a maritime historian, not a primary contract record - the yard-hull-number table is the finest-grained public build accounting found for this hull and is consistent with NavSource/uboat.net. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (two sets of 4 General Motors diesels, 4 per shaft - diesel plant, no boilers or steam turbines); Rielly 2013 (LCI(L)-351 class design and gunboat-conversion program); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era program documentation (see ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; Rielly 2013 pp. conversion appendix; GAO HRD-80-2 product description
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A naval landing craft built and converted in 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel-powered warship of this type and period were thermal insulation, machinery and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation, plus asbestos-containing construction/finish materials in accommodation and berthing spaces. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of larger combatants does not apply. The gunboat conversion at Naval Repair Base San Diego (June 1944) added armament and splinter protection in a wartime-yard setting. Confined interior volumes of a 158-ft craft concentrated whatever insulation and gasket materials were installed.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- CIW construction trades (1944); Naval Repair Base San Diego conversion trades (1944); crew (1944-46); Achilles (ARL-41) repair crews (Oct-Nov 1944); dismantling/salvage parties post-1947
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or conversion-job documentation located for this hull. 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-752-lcil752-06
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[8]Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 'Zidell Waterfront Property Cleanup' (Scott Manzano, Northwest Region Cleanup Program, 2012) - site history and contaminant/remedy summary (verified live 2026-09-30); site-history corroboration: EPA-hosted memo 'Notes on Portland Shipbuilding Company' (semspub.epa.gov/work/10/100005930.pdf) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DEQ Zidell cleanup presentation - 'Background,' 'Site Contaminants,' and 'Summer 2010: Upland Remedial Action' slides; EPA semspub memo paragraph 1 (site succession)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Official state environmental record for the builder's site: DEQ documents the former 'Ironworks shipyard' property purchased by Zidell in 1946, where 336 ships were dismantled over 30 years with scrap sold and waste used as site fill. Site contaminants include asbestos (alongside metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, PAHs, PCBs, butyltins); a 2005 Record of Decision set cleanup levels, and the 2010 upland remedial action included an 'asbestos abatement project - all workers certified, air monitoring, bulk ACM disposal'. The EPA-hosted site-history memo confirms the Willamette-front parcel 'became part of the extensive Commercial Iron Works facility and later Zidell.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1946-2011
- Population
- Zidell shipbreaking workforce (1946-1970s); cleanup workers (2009-2011)
- Limitations
- Background site-level context only: the documented asbestos is a soil contaminant attributable principally to post-war ship dismantling operations at the site - it does not document materials installed aboard this or any wartime hull, nor construction-era conditions inside the 1944 yard. DEQ's summary describes 'Victory Ships' built/repaired at the site loosely (Victory ships were built at Oregon Shipbuilding); the shipbreaking history is the documented asbestos source. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim for this vessel or its builders.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-07
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[9]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, conversion, and service era (1944-1947).
- 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; standing defect noted since Batch-01.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-08
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[10]Archival lead: USS LCI(G) 752, Serial 131, 'War Damage, Report of,' 5 November 1944 - ship-filed report cited by Rielly (2013); WWII Navy action reports and war diaries are held by the National Archives, College Park (RG 38 action reports; RG 24 deck logs) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Rielly 2013 chapter notes footnote 26; NARA History Hub guidance on WWII action reports/war diaries/deck logs (historyhub.history.gov)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own filed war-damage report exists and is cited by Rielly as 'USS LCI(G) 752, Serial 131, War Damage, Report of, 5 November 1944' - the primary document behind the Tacloban Harbor damage account. NARA College Park holds WWII action reports and war diaries for Navy ships (History Hub staff response confirming the collections); deck logs for this hull (1944-46) reside in RG 24. NARA's online catalog is JS-rendered and could not be searched programmatically this session; no digitized copy of Serial 131 or the deck logs was located in open web sources.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew (Oct-Nov 1944 damage events)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - the report's existence is confirmed through Rielly's citation, not through direct NARA retrieval; catalog.archives.gov is JS-rendered/unfetchable from this session. The report documents battle damage, not material composition; whether it or the deck logs contain any insulation/material detail is unknown until pulled. No asbestos content established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-09
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[11]Batch-5480 search ledger (this record): NavSource; uboat.net; Rielly 2013 via erenow mirror; NHHC FAQ69-2 via Wayback; shipbuildinghistory.com; Oregon DEQ/EPA site records; CourtListener API v4 opinions + dockets; NVR; NHHC DANFS; NARA catalog; GAO product page; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-752 / LCI(G)-752 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener was searched by hull designation variants ('LCI-752' / 'LCI(G)-752' / 'LCI(L)-752') in both the opinion index (type=o) and RECAP docket index (type=r) on 2026-09-30 - zero results each; 'Commercial Iron Works' + asbestos in opinions also returned zero. The only 'asbestos aboard LCI' material found in web sweeps is law-firm/marketing listicle content asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy. Individual LCI(L)s were not covered by individual DANFS entries; no NVR entry exists (pre-1987 disposal).
- 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-built naval vessel sits squarely in the documented asbestos era. The hull's unknown final fate closes the usual post-service abatement/disposal lead. CourtListener coverage is limited to its indexed opinions/dockets; unindexed state-court or PACER-only records are outside this search. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-752-lcil752-10