Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-812 - timeline, flotilla assignment, campaign, decommissioning, disposal; history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0), the USS LCI National Association history [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150812.htm header block, campaign table, specification block (page verified live 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber, N.J.; launched 1944; delivered September 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-812, 19 September 1944; call sign NWQR. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla Five (CDR. H.H. Mattson), LCI Group Fourteen; participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 2 April to 30 June 1945. Post-war occupation and China service 24 September 1945 to 24 April 1946 (Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp; China Service Medal extended). Decommissioned 14 July 1946 at San Diego, CA, LTjg. Harold Bleyhl USNR in command; struck from the Naval Register in 1946; earned one battle star for World War II service. Sold 13 March 1947 to Ernest A. Judd, registered as tugboat Pacific Salvor, homeport Los Angeles; registered 1949 by Pacific Towboat & Salvage under the same name and homeport; reflagged Mexico 1950; final disposition fate unknown. LCI-351 class spec block: 236 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; two sets of 4 GM 6051-series 71 diesel engines, 4 per shaft, GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; two diesel-drive 30kW 120V DC generators.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); ship's company 4 officers + 24 enlisted and embarked troops (up to 182 enlisted) 1944-46
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation; its LCI(L) history is a verbatim transcription of the Turner Publishing association volume - ship-specific but not a primary registry. Contains no asbestos content. Laid-down/launched dates are given only to the year. Struck date given only as '1946.'
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-812-lcil812-01
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[2]shipbuildinghistory.com (Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding yard page and LCI(L) production table; corroborating LCI(L) master table at /history/smallships/lcil.htm [reputable_press]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey Shipbuilding yard table (LCI(L) 812 row); /history/smallships/lcil.htm master table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent build-table corroboration: the New Jersey Shipbuilding production table lists LCI(L) 812 for the U.S. Navy, delivered September 1944, struck 1946 - matching NavSource's builder, delivery month, and strike year. Yard context: New Jersey Shipbuilding was an assembly line for LCIs on the Arthur Kill at Barber, NJ; management of the yard was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request and the yard closed after the war. The master LCI(L) table records 923 LCI(L)s built by ten shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding assembly-line trades (1942-45, yard-level)
- Limitations
- Reputable industry-reference secondary source, not a government primary record; used only to corroborate builder, delivery month, and strike year already carried by NavSource. The Todd relationship was yard management under wartime Navy directive - New Jersey Shipbuilding, not Todd's own yard, built this hull. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-812-lcil812-02
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[3]Published Navy WWII campaign/battle-star compilation for LCI(L) 666-962 (as reproduced at officialmilitaryribbons.com) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCI(L) 666-962 page, LCI(L) 812 entry (campaign code P34-1)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's campaign/battle-star listing for this hull: 'LCI(L) 812: 2 Apr 45 - 30 Jun 45 | P34-1 | Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto' - matching NavSource's one battle star and campaign dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops during the Okinawa campaign
- Limitations
- Republication of the official awards annex on a commercial ribbon-dealer reference site - corroborating secondary, not the primary SECNAV/NavPers issuance. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-812-lcil812-03
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[4]Historic American Engineering Record HAER OR-180, LCI(L)-713, Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum, Portland OR (written historical and descriptive data, 2012); NPS National Register nomination for USS LCI-713, NRHP 07000300 (listed 2007-04-12) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data pages 1-3 (LoC tile.loc.gov storage-services); NRHP nomination 07000300 via npgallery.nps.gov
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Federal heritage documentation of the LCI-351 class to which this hull belongs: HAER OR-180 records the post-1-June-1944 modified design - cylindrical pilothouse and centerline bow ramp - built of welded 1/4-inch steel plate; engine room containing four pairs of General Motors 6-71 diesel engines connected to two shafts and variable-pitch propellers; two decks; deckhouse with accommodations, mess, wardroom, and galley; troop capacity 182 enlisted and six officers; five single 20mm Oerlikon cannon positions. The NRHP nomination describes the same construction, the above-and-underwater exhaust system used to lessen engine noise during landings, and records that LCIs were designed for rapid assembly-line production using only non-specialized equipment already in the naval or civilian supply system.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946 (class build and service era); 2007-2012 (documentation)
- Population
- Class-wide construction trades (1943-45); crews and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Class-level documentation of a sister ship, not this hull. Neither the HAER short form nor the NRHP nomination mentions asbestos, insulation, or lagging - their silence neither confirms nor excludes asbestos aboard the class; it only means the heritage documents do not address materials content. No ship-specific inference may be drawn for LCI(L)-812.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-812-lcil812-04
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[5]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, this session)
- 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 1944 construction and 1944-46 commissioned service.
- 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 or this class. 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-812-lcil812-05
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource LCI-351 class spec block (diesel propulsion, welded construction); HAER OR-180 and NRHP 07000300 class construction description; GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era (see ev-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; HAER OR-180 description; GAO HRD-80-2 era finding
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An all-welded steel amphibious craft built 1944 inside the Navy's documented asbestos era. As a diesel-powered craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of larger combatants does not apply. Era-plausible asbestos applications aboard a craft of this type and period were limited to engine exhaust lagging (including the underwater-exhaust system), machinery gaskets and valve packing, electrical insulation, and interior finish materials - a materially smaller footprint than on steam vessels.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding assembly-line trades (1944); ship's company 28 and embarked troops (1944-46); merchant tug crews (1947-50)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or abatement record located for LCI(L)-812. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution. The small size, welded construction, and diesel plant of this type bound - but do not eliminate - the plausible scope.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-812-lcil812-06
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[7]Batch-5546 search ledger (this record): NavSource ship page; NHHC DANFS (no individual entry); Naval Vessel Register (pre-1987 disposal, excluded); shipbuildinghistory.com build tables; HAER OR-180 and NRHP 07000300 (sister-ship class docs); GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener (see ledger); NARA catalog (unreachable); Sons of Liberty Museum stub; USS LCI National Association newsletters; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-812-lcil812-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or crew affidavit naming LCI(L)-812 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). NHHC/DANFS carries no individual entry for this numbered landing craft; NVR excludes pre-1987 disposals; NARA deck-log digitization could not be verified this session. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no law-firm listicle claims specific to this hull. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the fleet-wide authenticated pacer reported the shared hourly request budget exhausted across repeated attempts over ~40 minutes; logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result.
- 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 - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (throttled, not run). Deck logs (RG 24) and BuShips work packages for this hull are undigitized archival leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-812-lcil812-07