Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 474-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity). Alias LC(FF)-
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-793-lcil793-pkt-474-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LC(FF)-793 ex USS LCI(L)-793 (1944-1945) - milestones, flotilla assignment, awards, specifications; history compiled from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150793.htm header block, history block, awards block, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 8 July 1944; launched 10 August 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-793 on 17 August 1944, LTjg. A. J. Boynton, USNR, in command (commander of record as of May 1945); redesignated Landing Craft (Flotilla Flagship) LC(FF)-793 on 20 January 1945. Asiatic-Pacific Theater assignment: LC(FF) Flotilla Twenty-Three (LCDR R. H. Brazeal USN), LC(FF) Group Sixty-Nine (LT T. T. Brooks USN), LC(FF) Division One Hundred Thirty-Eight. Ribbon record: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal - no battle stars recorded. Laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, March 1946; decommissioned and struck dates unrecorded; final disposition unknown. Specifications: 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5" x 23'3"; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; 75 tons cargo; five single 20mm guns; two sets of four GM diesels (four per shaft), 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-c.1957
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); LCI(L)-793/LC(FF)-793 crew (4 officers + 24 enlisted) plus embarked flotilla/group staff; transported troops (capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation (here sourced to Turner Publishing 1995), not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track official records but this page contains a builder-location slip ('Camden' for Barber; see ev-03). No campaign participation or occupation-service dates are recorded for this hull - unlike documented sisters LC(FF)-790/-791 in the same flotilla, group, and division; absence on this page is not proof of non-participation. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-01
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[3]ShipbuildingHistory.com (navalmarinearchive.com mirror), 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' - yard construction table and yard history [other_primary]
- Locator
- New Jersey Shipbuilding page, construction table rows LCI(L) 785-809; yard-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The yard's construction table lists this hull explicitly: LCI(L) 793, US Navy, Landing Craft, delivered Aug-44, disposition 'Struck 1957'. Yard history: New Jersey Shipbuilding was an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill in Barber (a community later absorbed into Perth Amboy, now called Maurer); management was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request; the yard closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1957
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary reference (Tim Colton's shipbuildinghistory) - the standard source for U.S. yard construction tables, but not itself a primary registry; 'Struck 1957' carries no exact date and no disposal detail beyond striking. Establishes the builder as Barber NJ - corroborated against uboat.net and NavSource sister pages; contradicts the 'Camden' attribution on this hull's own NavSource page. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-02
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[4]Builder-location cross-check: NavSource pages for sister hulls LCI(L)-790 (10/15/150790.htm), LCI(L)-791 (150791), LCI(L)-792 (150792), LCI(L)-794 (150794); shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey Shipbuilding table; uboat.net LCI(L)-793 record (ship/21858) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150793.htm 'Laid down' line vs 150790/150791/150792/150794 'Laid down' lines; shipbuildinghistory newjersey.htm table; uboat.net ship/21858
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: this hull's NavSource page attributes her construction to 'New Jersey Ship Building Corp., Camden, N.J.' Camden is wrong. New Jersey Shipbuilding's wartime yard was at Barber, N.J. on Arthur Kill - confirmed by NavSource's own sister-hull pages (LCI(L)-790, -791, -792, -794 all print 'Barber, N.J.'), by the shipbuildinghistory.com yard table covering the 785-809 hull block, and by uboat.net's LCI(L)-793 record ('Built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, New Jersey, U.S.A.)'). The Camden attribution appears to conflate New Jersey Shipbuilding with New York Shipbuilding Corp. of Camden - the large yard that did not build this LCI block. Builder carried as Barber, N.J.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Corrects a transcription slip on the secondary record, not a material claim. All agreeing sources are secondary compilations (NavSource, shipbuildinghistory, uboat.net); no primary contract/builder record was examined - the slip is nonetheless well-evidenced by the yard's whole-hull-block table. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-03
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[5]NARA Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' (1978) - ship-number index [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, p. 14 (LC(FF)-793 row) and p. 16 (LCI(L)(FF)-793 row)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA indexes two logbook segments for this hull in National Archives custody: LCI(L)(FF)-793, 17 August 1944 - 30 June 1945 (PDF page 16), and LC(FF)-793, 1-15 November 1946 (PDF page 14). The first segment begins on her documented commissioning date; the November 1946 segment post-dates the recorded March 1946 reserve-fleet layup.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Log-coverage index, not log content: SL44 documents that logs exist, not what they record. Coverage endpoints are indexing boundaries - not assumed to be commissioning, decommissioning, or other milestone dates. The character of the November 1946 segment (inactivation, in-reserve, or transfer log) is undetermined. The logs are not digitized; physical access is via NARA. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-04
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[6]Library of Virginia, World War II Separation Notices: Navy (Making History transcription project, FromThePage) - NAVPERS-553 separation notice of Henry Philip Crabtree Jr., EM3c, USNR [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVPERS-553 transcription, work 1142098-005-041-001, 'Service Vessels and Stations' and 'Remarks/Medals' fields (canonical fromthepage.com returns 403 to automated fetch; LVA collection served at dev.fromthepage.com, verified via rendered fetch)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A government personnel record places a named enlisted man aboard this hull: the separation notice for Henry Philip Crabtree Jr. (Electrician's Mate 3rd Class, V6 USNR, serial 782 67 90, of Pearisburg, Va.) lists his service vessels and stations as USNTC Bainbridge Md., USS Brazos, USS Luzon, USS Beaver, and 'USS LC (FF) 793'. He separated honorably at USN PSC Shelton, Virginia, on 4 July 1946. The form's commanding-officer field names 'R.W. ROYSTON, LT. COMDR., USNR' - the signing officer, not confirmed as this hull's CO. His medals block (Victory WWII, American Area, Asiatic-Pacific with one star, Philippine Liberation) is career-cumulative across all listed vessels.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- EM3c Henry P. Crabtree Jr. and LC(FF)-793 enlisted complement (24 per spec)
- Limitations
- A single veteran's separation notice - establishes that one crew member served aboard LC(FF)-793 sometime before July 1946 (the LC(FF) styling bounds the assignment after the 20 Jan 1945 redesignation), not the hull's movements. Campaign medals are cumulative across his whole service record and cannot be attributed to this hull; the notice contains no asbestos content and establishes no exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-05
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[7]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 0940502, Docket 06-27 687 (decision date 26 October 2009) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Citation Nr. 0940502, Introduction and Remand sections (service-vessel passage and arguendo concession)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A VA benefits adjudication documents asbestos-claim activity involving this hull's class: a veteran's service personnel records showed service during November 1943 - October 1947 'aboard ships including the USS LCI (L) 685, USS LCI (L) 981, and the USS PCE 875' as a motor machinist's mate; he claimed asbestos exposure from mixing asbestos for pipe covering at naval shipyards and from pipe/engine work aboard Navy LSTs. The Board stated: 'The Veteran's service personnel records do not specifically demonstrate that he was exposed to asbestos as part of his duties. Given his shipboard duties in the Navy, however, the Board will address the Veteran's claim as though he have had asbestos exposure at those times.' Disposition: the claim was reopened on new and material evidence and REMANDED for development - no merits finding on exposure or shipboard materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- claim filed 2004-2006; service period 1943-1952; decision 2009
- Population
- WWII LCI-class enlisted engineering ratings (motor machinist's mates) - claimant population only
- Limitations
- Administrative benefits claim, not tort litigation, and NOT a finding about this hull: the decision names sister hulls LCI(L)-685 and LCI(L)-981 (plus PCE-875 and LSTs), never LCI(L)-793. The Board conceded exposure arguendo for claim-development purposes and remanded without adjudicating the merits - classified at the lowest litigation stage. A reopened-and-remanded posture establishes only that LCI-class vessels appear in VA asbestos claims, not that any specific hull contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-06
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[8]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 (1944) and service era (1944-c.1957).
- 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; same standing defect as earlier batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-07
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource LCI(L)-351 specifications (eight GM diesels in two sets of four, twin variable-pitch screws - no steam plant); BuShips Ships' Data class block (HyperWar transcription); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150793.htm specifications block; HyperWar ships-lc.html LCI(L)-351 class block; GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered infantry landing craft built July-August 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos era; era-standard applications aboard a diesel combatant craft of this period were engine and exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, thermal insulation in machinery spaces, and electrical insulation. She carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; the relevant compartment dynamic is a small steel hull with two compact machinery spaces and berthing for a crew of 28 plus embarked staff.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-c.1957
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew and embarked flag staff (1944-46); any post-war disposal/scrapping workforce (undocumented)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-793/LC(FF)-793. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. LC(FF) conversion scope (added communications/flag accommodation) is undocumented - any added insulation from the conversion is conjectural.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-793-08
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[10]Batch-5524 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull and sister pages; shipbuildinghistory yard table; uboat.net; NARA Special List 44; Library of Virginia separation notice; VA BVA decision; GAO product page; NHHC DANFS (no entry); NVR (not applicable); MARAD vessel history (no result); NavalCoverMuseum (no result); CourtListener (status as logged); secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-793-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-793-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed/opined case naming LCI(L)-793 / LC(FF)-793 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener was searched under authentication: exact-name opinion queries for "LCI(L)-793", "LC(FF)-793", "LCI-793", and "LC(FF) 793" all returned count 0, and the RECAP docket index returned count 0 for "LCI(L)-793"; an unquoted hull-number probe returned 644 hits - all name collisions on review (LCI International Telecommunications Corp. and similar non-vessel entities). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; 'asbestos aboard landing craft' material is law-firm marketing content (asbestos-ships.com, mesotheliomaguide.com, mesotheliomalawyercenter.org, bellucklaw.com) asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - 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 - the era-consistent inference stands on its own terms. Deck logs (NARA, per SL44), NJ Shipbuilding work records, and any disposal/scrapping-contract 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-793-09