Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 475-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-8. Hull/designation: LCI(L)-8 (no later
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-8-lcil8-pkt-475-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-8 - history and specification page [other_primary]
- Locator
- History and class specification sections, lines 25-74 of the live page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies LCI(L)-8 as an LCI-1-class landing craft built by New York Shipbuilding Corp. at Camden, New Jersey; laid down in July 1942; launched in September 1942; and commissioned USS LCI(L)-8 on 21 October 1942. It lists Europe-Africa-Middle East campaign service, decommissioning and lease to the United Kingdom on 19 October 1944, return to U.S. Naval custody on 13 April 1946, striking on 5 June 1946, disposal through the U.S. State Department on 23 April 1947, and final fate unknown. Its class specification block lists a complement of 4 officers and 24 enlisted, and two sets of four General Motors 6051 series 71 diesel engines, twin variable-pitch propellers, and 2,320 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- LCI(L)-8 crew and embarked personnel; yard workforce (build period)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary compilation that attributes the history to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995); it is not a primary Navy commissioning record. NARA's Special List #44 inventories deck-log coverage beginning 24 October 1942, but log coverage is not a commissioning date. NavSource's class complement is not an observed hull-specific crew count. No asbestos content is stated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-8-lcil8-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 28, LCI(L)-8 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's by-ship-number inventory lists deck logs for LCI(L)-8 covering 24 October 1942 through 19 October 1944. This independently establishes that NARA holds a U.S. Navy deck-log series indexed to this hull during that period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-10-24 to 1944-10-19
- Population
- LCI(L)-8 crew (deck-log coverage)
- Limitations
- These are log coverage dates in a records inventory, not commissioning, decommissioning, or transfer dates. The inventory does not establish what the logs say about the ship's materials or asbestos. The first listed log date is three days after NavSource's commissioning date; this is not a contradiction because the inventory records surviving log coverage, not the full service period.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-8-lcil8-02
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[4]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- PDF p. 1, introductory summary, lines 19-21
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- In its Navy-wide asbestos review, GAO reported that the Navy told it all ships contain some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables. This supplies Navy-wide asbestos context for the era in which LCI(L)-8 was built; it does not identify asbestos aboard LCI(L)-8 or this class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 review; historical Navy ship construction context
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships and shipyard workers, program-wide
- Limitations
- Program-level Navy-wide statement, not a hull, class, builder, or crew finding. It does not establish which components aboard LCI(L)-8 contained asbestos, whether any remain, individual exposure, or quantity. GAO also reviewed Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; LCI(L)-8's builder was New York Shipbuilding in Camden, so the reviewed shipyards are not linked to this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-8-lcil8-03
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[5]Batch 5531 search ledger; see search_ledger entries for source queries and access limitations [other_primary]
- Locator
- Batch 5531 search_ledger entries 1-5
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos-litigation record for LCI(L)-8 was located in the sources that could be reviewed for this batch. The authenticated CourtListener check was blocked before an API request could be made; therefore litigation findings are unresolved rather than negative.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Research performed 2026-09-30
- Population
- LCI(L)-8 and its crew
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding, not proof that no such records exist. Firecrawl MCP search and scrape were unavailable because the keyless session reported exhausted quota and a 21-hour 45-minute retry window. Direct NavSource fetch returned HTTP 406; its current page was reviewed through web access. The CourtListener helper reported the fleet-wide pacing budget spent before transmitting the search. See gaps and search_ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-8-lcil8-04