Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 473-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-pkt-473-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LC(FF)-786 ex USS LCI(L)-786 (history and specifications compilation; history credited to Turner Publishing, USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150786.htm, history block, campaign table, awards block, commanding-officer table, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as LCI-351-class: laid down 28 June 1944 at New Jersey Ship Building Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 31 July 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-786 on 5 August 1944 (commanding-officer notation: 'LTjg. J. A. Harris USNR in command (May 1945)'; the commanding-officer table also lists LTjg. H. C. Reeder, USNR, from 31 July 1944, and LTjg. Martin Vincent Cornetta, USN, 1948). It records redesignation as Landing Craft (Flotilla Flagship) LC(FF)-786 on 20 January 1945; assignment to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater under LC(FF) Flotilla Twenty-Three (LCDR R. H. Brazeal), LC(FF) Group Sixty-Nine (LT T. T. Brooks), LC(FF) Division One Hundred Thirty-Seven; one battle star for the Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April-30 June 1945); Navy Occupation Service Medal and China Service Medal (extended) for 21 September 1945-26 January 1946; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; sold 7 December 1950; final disposition, fate unknown. International radio call sign NQXK. Specs: 246 t light / 264 t landing / 419 t loaded; 158 ft 5.5 in; beam 23 ft 3 in; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers/24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers/182 enlisted; propulsion two sets of four General Motors diesel engines, four per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- Crew (4 officers/24 enlisted class spec) and embarked personnel during Navy service; LC(FF) flag staff after January 1945
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained secondary compilation, not a contemporaneous deck log, Navy Register entry, or conversion work package; its per-hull entry is the project's canonical reference but is itself credited to a reunion-volume secondary source (Turner Publishing 1995). The commanding-officer line is internally ambiguous ('in command (May 1945)' vs the CO table's Reeder from 31 July 1944) and is transcribed as printed. Decommissioning and striking dates are absent ('date unknown'). Contains no asbestos, material-content, abatement, survey, or individual-exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-01
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[3]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Tim Colton), 'Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)' hull table, row 'LCI(L) | FF | 786 | New Jersey SB | Barber NJ | 5-Aug-44 | Sold 1950' [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/lcil.htm, LCI(L) hull table, row for hull 786
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The standard yard-build compilation corroborates the builder (New Jersey SB, Barber NJ), the 5 August 1944 completion/commissioning date, the LC(FF) designation carried in the hull-type column, and disposition 'Sold 1950' - consistent with NavSource's 'Sold, 7 December 1950.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation without displayed primary citations; corroborates NavSource rather than adding independent primary evidence. Carries the hull in the LC(FF) conversion series and records the 1950 sale without a disposal detail. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-02
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[4]HyperWar/ibiblio, 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Ships and Craft' (transcription of the official U.S. Navy vessel listing), LC(FF) section listing LC(FF)-786 [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, 'LC(FF) -- Landing Craft, Flotilla Flagships' section, hull table row 'LC(FF)-786' and class specification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The U.S. Navy's official vessel listing (Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945, Landing Ships and Craft - transcribed by HyperWar/ibiblio) carries LC(FF)-786 in the LC(FF) 'Landing Craft, Flotilla Flagships' hull table (commissioning column: 1943-44). The LC(FF) type entry describes the class as 'Converted from Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) - LCI(L) - to carry flag officers and crew,' with class specifications of 387 tons displacement, 160 ft length, 23 ft 3 in beam, 15.5 knots, 4x20mm armament, complement 3 officers/21 enlisted, and 8 GM diesel engines (4 per shaft) with twin variable-pitch screws.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- LC(FF) conversion-yard trades; embarked flag staffs
- Limitations
- The hull-table listing of LC(FF)-786 is ship-specific; the accompanying conversion description and specifications are class-level (all LC(FF)s shared the LCI(L)-to-flagship conversion pattern) and do not document this hull's individual conversion location, date, work scope, or materials. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-03
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[5]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (by ship number); NARA 'Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives' overview [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 16, row 'LCI(L)(FF)-786 | 8/5/1944 | 12/31/1945'; RG 24 holdings per archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 inventories deck logs for 'LCI(L)(FF)-786' from 5 August 1944 through 31 December 1945. The inventory therefore covers the commissioning date, the 20 January 1945 LC(FF) redesignation, the Okinawa Gunto campaign period (1 April-30 June 1945), and the opening months of the documented occupation/China-service window. The logs themselves are held in RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel), accessible via Archives II reference.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-08-05 to 1945-12-31
- Population
- Navy crew, 5 August 1944-31 December 1945
- Limitations
- This is an inventory entry, not the logs themselves. It establishes held log coverage, not the contents of the logs, maintenance performed, materials aboard, or asbestos exposure. It does not establish whether logs after 31 December 1945 survive.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-04
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[6]National Park Service / Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record HAER AK-52, M/V Husky II (USS LCI(L)-653), LCI(L)-351-class written history and descriptive data; corroborated for this hull's engine specification by NavSource and the HyperWar LC(FF) class entry [haer]
- Locator
- HAER AK-52 written history, class, design, and propulsion description; NavSource 10/15/150786.htm specifications 'Propulsion' block; HyperWar ships-lc.html LC(FF) class block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NPS/Library of Congress HAER documentation for sister LCI(L)-653 describes the LCI(L)-351 class as an ocean-going infantry landing craft, one of more than 900 built in World War II, with diesel engines driving twin screws. NavSource's LCI(L)-786 specification likewise lists two sets of four General Motors diesel engines (four per shaft) with twin variable-pitch propellers, and the HyperWar LC(FF) class entry confirms the flagship conversions retained the 8-GM-diesel plant. As built in mid-1944, this hull was an all-diesel amphibious craft: there is no boiler or steam plant, so the boiler/turbine-lagging pathway does not apply; era-typical asbestos applications aboard a 1944 steel landing craft of this type were diesel exhaust and muffler lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, flange gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings and adhesives, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and brake linings on winches and windlass.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II class/design context; commissioned service 1944-1950
- Population
- Construction trades (Barber NJ, 1944); LC(FF) conversion-yard trades (1944-45); crew (4 officers/24 enlisted class spec); embarked troops and flag staff
- Limitations
- HAER AK-52 records sister LCI(L)-653, not this hull, and neither it, the NavSource specification block, nor the HyperWar class entry states that asbestos was installed, identifies a product, or identifies an exposure pathway aboard this hull. No ship-specific insulation schedule, survey, or build-spec asbestos callout was located. Diesel propulsion excludes no material category by itself; asbestos presence aboard this hull is era-consistent inference, not ship-proven. Does not establish quantity, specific products, or present-day presence (hull sold 1950, fate unknown).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-05
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[7]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 to automated fetch)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships from the World War II era through the early 1970s and described the Navy's insulation-removal policies (1975 damaged-or-repair-needed standard; 1979 selective replacement in high-maintenance areas) - era context for the 1944 construction period and 1945 flagship conversion of this hull.
- 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, not hull-specific; GAO fieldwork covered naval shipyards and overhaul practices, not emergency landing-craft construction yards or LC(FF) conversion sites. Supports era context only. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-06
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[8]Batch-5516 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; ShipbuildingHistory LCI(L) hull table; HyperWar USN 1940-1945 vessel listing; NARA Special List 44 (verified row); NARA logbooks overview; HAER AK-52; GAO HRD-80-2; NHHC DANFS (404); Naval Vessel Register (JS-rendered, no usable record); Wikipedia (no article; LST-786 collision check); CourtListener API v4 (two completed queries, remainder pacing-blocked) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material list, maintenance/work package, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-786 / LC(FF)-786 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). On CourtListener, the authenticated API v4 opinion searches '"USS LCI(L)-786"' and '"LCI(L)-786"' each completed with count=0; the remaining designation-variant and docket queries ('LC(FF)-786', 'LCFF-786', 'LCI-786') could not be sent because the fleet-wide pacing budget was momentarily spent, and were stood down per the helper's instruction - logged as incomplete coverage, not a no-result finding. No NHHC DANFS entry exists for this hull (404 on candidate URLs; numbered landing craft largely lack individual DANFS entries).
- Verification
- partial
- 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 naval build is era-consistent with asbestos use. CourtListener coverage is genuinely incomplete: two opinion queries completed (count=0 each); LC(FF)-designation variants and RECAP docket searches remain outstanding under fleet pacing stand-down, and unindexed PACER filings, state-court pleadings, and MDL claimant listings are never captured by that repository. Deck logs, conversion work packages, and any 1950 sale/disposal records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-786-lcil786-07