Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 471-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-770 — S2 archived line L1116 ("- USS *LCI(L)-770*")
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-pkt-471-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(R)-770 ex USS LCI(L)-770 (1944-1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- History block, lines/paragraphs headed 'LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large)' and 'During World War II'; campaign block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's hull record identifies USS LCI(R)-770 as ex-USS LCI(L)-770; it records construction at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon, laid down 29 May 1944, launched 18 June 1944, commissioned as USS LCI(L)-770 on 8 July 1944, and redesignated LCI(R)-770 on 15 March 1945. It places the vessel in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LCI Flotilla Sixteen, Group Forty-Six, and Division Ninety-Two, and credits participation in the Okinawa Gunto operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked landing-force personnel; U.S. Navy landing-craft commands
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history compilation and attributes the narrative to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II (1995); it is not a surviving shipyard or Navy personnel record. It documents history and identity, not asbestos content, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LCI(R)-770 history and awards/service blocks [other_primary]
- Locator
- Postwar service table; decommissioning, Naval Register, transfer, and final-disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NavSource record documents postwar Occupation and China service: Navy Occupation Service Medal period 2-25 September 1945 and China Service Medal period 30 September 1945-18 January 1946. It records decommissioning and striking dates as unknown, transfer to the Maritime Commission at Lake Charles, Louisiana, for disposal on 7 February 1947, and final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-1947
- Population
- Postwar Navy crew; Maritime Commission disposal personnel
- Limitations
- The source supplies no decommissioning or striking dates and does not identify a final disposal site or surviving material condition. Transfer for disposal is not evidence of asbestos presence or absence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-02
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LCI(R)-770 specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block, paragraphs beginning 'Displacement' through 'Propulsion'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship-specific technical block records 216 tons light, 234 tons landing, and 389 tons loaded displacement; 158 feet 5.5 inches length; 23 feet 3 inches beam; LCI(L) complement of 3 officers and 21 enlisted; LCI(R) complement of 3 officers and 31 enlisted; and LCI(R) armament including one 40 mm gun, four 20 mm guns, two .50-caliber machine guns, and six 5-inch rocket launchers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops during LCI(L) service; rocket-boat crew during LCI(R) service
- Limitations
- The page presents the figures as specifications for this LCI(L)/LCI(R) record but does not identify a surviving commissioning dossier. Technical specifications do not establish asbestos-containing materials, quantities, condition, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-03
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[5]NavSource USS LCI(R)-770 specifications, propulsion and fuel sections [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block, 'Fuel Capacity' and 'Propulsion' paragraphs
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The ship-specific specification records an all-diesel propulsion arrangement: two sets of four General Motors diesel engines, reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, and diesel-driven ship-service generators. No boiler or steam plant is identified in that record. This bounds the historical machinery description but does not establish that any asbestos-containing exhaust lagging, gasket, packing, electrical, deck, or other material was or was not aboard.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Engine-room and machinery-space personnel; construction and repair trades
- Limitations
- Diesel propulsion is directly documented; no inference about asbestos presence is made. The row does not identify candidate products as installed aboard this hull and does not support crew exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-04
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[6]Negative public-source search: NavSource hull record, NHHC ship-history and abbreviation resources, NARA catalog search, and official-source web searches; no hull-specific asbestos record located [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-02 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, Navy materials list, or other primary asbestos documentation for LCI(L)-770 or its consolidated LCI(R)-770 designation was located in the searched public sources. Ship-specific asbestos status is unknown; this negative documentation result is not evidence that asbestos was absent aboard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- accessed 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A public-record negative cannot prove that asbestos was absent, that no unreleased record exists, or that no individual exposure occurred. Firecrawl was unavailable because its keyless quota was exhausted with a reported multi-hour retry window; direct and web-index fallback searches were used and the gap is disclosed in the batch report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 authenticated helper searches; exact-name and hull-number queries listed in the search ledger [court_record]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-06 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener searches were initiated for the exact vessel names and hull designations USS LCI(L)-770, LCI(L)-770, USS LCI(R)-770, and LCI(R)-770. The fleet-wide helper then reported that the paced request budget was spent and instructed the session not to retry in a loop. The full litigation sweep could not be completed; no qualifying or non-qualifying hit classification is asserted from the blocked requests.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- accessed 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- The authenticated helper's fleet pacing blocked completion after the request budget was spent. This is an access gap, not a no-result finding; no litigation stage is assigned. CourtListener coverage and OCR are also incomplete, and any future sweep must classify exact hits at their actual litigation stage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-770-lcil770-06