Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 469-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-759-lcil759-pkt-469-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-759 - construction timeline, campaign table, commanding officers, specifications, disposition (page states history is from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150759.htm header block, campaign table, commanding-officer table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 17 April 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR; launched 10 May 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-759, 22 May 1944, LTjg. William G. Blackman USNR in command. Asiatic-Pacific campaigns: Leyte operation (Leyte landings 5-29 November 1944; Ormoc Bay landing 7-8 December 1944); Luzon operation (Mindoro landings 12-18 December 1944); Consolidation of the southern Philippines (Mindanao Island landings 17-23 April 1945 and 10-16 May 1945). Post-war Occupation and China service 8 September - 16 December 1945 (Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp; China Service Medal extended). Decommissioned 13 May 1946; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; earned three battle stars; transferred to the Maritime Commission 17 February 1948; final disposition 'fate unknown.' Spec block: 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kt max; complement 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers, 182 enlisted; propulsion two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 diesel engines, 4 per shaft, GM reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Commanding officers: Blackman (22 May 1944 - 21 Aug 1945), LTjg. Coleman C. Ryther USNR (21 Aug - 10 Dec 1945), LTjg. O. H. Wienges Jr. USNR (10 Dec 1945 - 10 Apr 1946), ENS. J. R. Adams USNR (10 Apr - 13 May 1946). Photo captions place the hull beaching on Coronado Island, CA June-August 1944 (Training Command Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet; NARA film ID 13007, local ID 80-MN-4308A), moored in China with LCI(L)-758 and LCI(L)-687 circa September-December 1945, and in San Francisco Bay circa late 1945-early 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- CIW construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops during amphibious operations; any post-transfer disposal workforce (1948)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track official records but the page itself credits Turner Publishing's LCI history. Contains no asbestos content. Striking date listed as unknown (conflict with shipbuildinghistory 'struck 1946' carried in gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-01
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[3]NARA Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (ship-number listing) - RG 24 logbook holdings entry for LCI(L)-759 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 28, row 'LCI(L)-759'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists Navy logbook coverage for this hull: 'LCI(L)-759, 5/22/1944 - 6/30/1945' - logs exist in the National Archives' RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel) holdings. These endpoints are log-coverage bounds for the series, not commissioning/decommissioning assertions; the 6/30/1945 endpoint is the standard mid-1945 cutoff shared across entries in this listing, and wartime entries later than June 1945 are not part of this itemization.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (coverage listed)
- Limitations
- Log-coverage endpoints are not commissioning/decommissioning dates - the 5/22/1944 start coincides with NavSource's commissioning date but the list documents custody, not milestones. Whether these specific logbooks are digitized in the National Archives Catalog is unverified (catalog.archives.gov is JS-rendered and could not be fetched this session). No asbestos content - a deck log is a potential primary source for the hull, not exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-02
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[4]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton), 'Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR' yard table and LCI(L) class table - builder's hull number, delivery date, striking and custody notes [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/commercial.htm yard table row '134 LCI(L) 759'; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm class table row 'LCI(L) 759'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Commercial Iron Works production table assigns this hull yard number 134, listing LCI(L)-759 as a US Navy landing craft of 246 LDT, 159 ft, delivered May 1944, with disposition 'Struck 1946'; the class table carries her as 'To NDRF 1948' (Maritime Administration/National Defense Reserve Fleet custody after the 17 February 1948 Maritime Commission transfer documented by NavSource). The yard history notes Commercial Iron Works was founded November 1916, built 188 vessels during WWII, closed in 1946, and its 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
- 1944-1948
- Population
- CIW construction trades (1944); NDRF custody workforce (1948)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary registry. 'Struck 1946' conflicts with NavSource's 'struck, date unknown' - conflict carried in gaps, not resolved. 'To NDRF 1948' corroborates the MARCOM custody transfer but the craft's ultimate fate is undocumented. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-03
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[5]National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places nomination, USS LCI-713 (NRIS 07000300, listed 12 April 2007) - class-design documentation for the LCI-351 type [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP nomination continuation sheets, Section 7 (Narrative Description); NRIS 07000300
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination for surviving sister hull USS LCI-713 documents the LCI-351 class design common to this hull: welded 1/4-inch steel plate construction for rapid assembly-line production; Bureau of Ships design; eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines in two banks of four driving twin variable-pitch propellers (~1,600 bhp per shaft; 16 kt max); internal arrangement of bosun's locker, three troop compartments (~60 troops each), crew compartment, and engine room; nominal troop capacity 182 enlisted plus 6 officers and cargo capacity 75 tons; and that the class's builder yards were allowed latitude in construction details.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2006-2007 (nomination); describes 1944 construction
- Population
- Restoration volunteers on the surviving sister hull (contemporary)
- Limitations
- Class-level record: documents the type's design and construction, not this hull specifically (LCI-713 was built by George Lawley & Son, Neponset MA, while LCI(L)-759 was built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR). The nomination describes structure and restoration, and contains no asbestos or insulation-materials discussion. Does not establish materials aboard LCI(L)-759.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-04
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[6]Historic American Engineering Record, LCI(L)-713, HAER No. OR-180 (National Park Service / Library of Congress) - short-form documentation of the LCI-351 class [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data pages (or0606data.pdf), Principal Measurements/Description sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- HAER OR-180 documents the surviving LCI-351 class hull: principal measurements 158'5.5" x 23'3", 387 tons loaded, 16 kt maximum; propulsion eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines; Bureau of Ships design; welded 1/4-inch steel plate; and that LCI(L)-713 is 'the last remaining example of a World War II Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) 351-class amphibious assault vessel in its original configuration,' consistent with this hull's construction standard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2012 (documentation); describes 1944 construction
- Limitations
- Class-level documentation of a sister hull, not this vessel; a short-form HAER record with no discussion of insulation or asbestos-containing materials. Supports the class's physical description only - does not establish materials aboard LCI(L)-759.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights section (full PDF blocked)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure, covering the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities; the report documents the Navy's 1975 policy of removing and replacing only damaged insulation and its 1979 modification to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - program context spanning this hull's entire construction and service era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; Navy asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull or its builder. Full-text PDF returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch on 2026-09-30; content taken from the GAO product page (retrieved via Firecrawl after the 403).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-06
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource LCI-351 class specifications (GM 6051-series diesel plant, no steam); NPS NRHP nomination 07000300 and HAER OR-180 (welded-steel LCI-351 construction, compartment arrangement); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-use era spanning 1944 construction); shipbuildinghistory builder table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class construction record (NRHP 07000300, HAER OR-180); NavSource spec block; GAO HRD-80-2 program context
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered amphibious landing craft built April-May 1944 at a wartime Oregon yard sits inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel vessel of this type and period were thermal insulation on engines and exhaust trunks, gaskets, valve and machinery packing, and electrical insulation, all within the confined compartment volume described by the class record. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of larger steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- CIW construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops; any disposal/shipbreaking workforce after 1948
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-759. 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-759-07
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[9]Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 'Zidell Waterfront Property Cleanup' (2012, Scott Manzano) - Northwest Region Cleanup Program documentation of the former Commercial Iron Works site [other_primary]
- Locator
- ph-ZidellCAG.pdf, 'Historic Operation', 'Background', and remedy-construction slides
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Oregon DEQ documents the builder's former waterfront site (the Commercial Iron Works property south of the Ross Island Bridge, sold to Zidell in 1946): an ironworks shipyard before WWII; building, repair, and salvage of Victory Ships during WWII; purchased by Zidell in 1946 with 336 ships dismantled over 30 years, scrap sold and waste used as site fill. Asbestos is listed among the site's contaminants, and a certified asbestos-abatement project with air monitoring and bulk ACM disposal ran during the 2011 remedy construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-2012
- Population
- Zidell dismantling workforce (1946-1970s); DEQ remedy construction workers (2011)
- Limitations
- Builder-site context only: DEQ attributes the contamination to the property's decades of shipbuilding, repair, salvage, and dismantling operations - predominantly the post-1946 Zidell ship-breaking era - not to the 1944 construction of this hull. This is land-side environmental documentation; it establishes nothing about materials aboard LCI(L)-759.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-08
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[10]Batch-5487 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page (live-verified); NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF; shipbuildinghistory builder + class tables; NPS NRHP nomination; HAER OR-180; GAO product page via Firecrawl; CourtListener authenticated API (partial); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-759-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-759 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener authenticated API searches returned zero results for opinion queries 'LCI(L)-759', 'LCI-759', 'LCI(L)' + asbestos, and asbestos + 'landing craft, infantry', and for docket queries 'LCI(L)-759' and 'LCI 759' (all 2026-09-30); two remaining planned queries (opinion 'LCI 759', docket 'LCI-759') were refused by the fleet pacing limiter and are open, not negative. The only 'asbestos aboard' content found is law-firm marketing material - excluded by source policy. DANFS has no entry for this hull (numbered landing craft not individually covered; candidate NHHC and mirror URLs 404). NVR covers only post-1987 dispositions - no entry exists.
- 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 ultimate fate is undocumented and the deck logs listed in Special List 44 were not examined (digitization status unverified). The litigation repository search is near-complete but partial: two unrun variant queries (opinion 'LCI 759', docket 'LCI-759') are an open gap, not a negative result. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-759-09