Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-813 page (history sourced to Turner Publishing, USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource USS LCI(L)-813 page, history lines and specification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 11 August 1944 at New Jersey Ship Building Co., Barber, N.J.; launched 13 September 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-813, 19 September 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 2 April to 30 June 1945); occupation service in the Far East 20 September 1945 to 25 January 1946; decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register date unknown; earned one battle star for World War II service; transferred to the Maritime Commission 5 March 1947; final disposition - fate unknown. Spec block: 236 t. light / 419 t. loaded; 158' 5.5" x 23' 3"; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troops 6 officers + 182 enlisted; five single 20mm guns; two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 diesels, 4 per shaft, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; 16 kts max.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (Aug-Sep 1944); ship's company (4 officers, 24 enlisted) plus embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history and class specification block only; contains no asbestos or materials content. NavSource is a volunteer-maintained archival compilation sourcing Turner Publishing - authoritative for milestones but secondary; decommissioning and striking dates are unknown to this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-813-lcil813-01
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[2]ShipbuildingHistory (Colton), New Jersey Shipbuilding yard page and construction table, Barber NJ [reputable_press]
- Locator
- New Jersey Shipbuilding yard narrative and vessel table row for LCI(L)-813
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The construction table lists 'LCI(L) 813 - US Navy - Landing Craft - Sep-44 - Struck 1946'. The yard page describes New Jersey Shipbuilding as an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill at Barber (now Maurer, Perth Amboy); yard management was taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request and the yard was closed after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Yard construction workforce (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Independent reference work compiled from government construction records, not itself a government source; the 'struck 1946' entry contradicts NavSource's 'date unknown' and is carried as the only located striking date - unresolved conflict logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-813-lcil813-02
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[3]Historic American Engineering Record OR-180, LCI(L)-713, written historical and descriptive data (HAER Maritime Program, NPS, 2012) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 written data pages 1-3 (Type of Craft, Significance, Description, Historical Information)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- HAER documents the LCI-351 class from the preserved sibling LCI(L)-713: Bureau of Ships design; welded 1/4-inch steel plate built for rapid assembly-line production; engine room containing four pairs of General Motors 6-71 diesel engines on two shafts with variable-pitch propellers; approximately 1,051 vessels of the type constructed in ten different shipyards during WWII; vessels built after 1 June 1944 (the modified design covering this hull's build window) carry a cylindrical pilot house and centerline ramp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944 (class design/construction era); documentation 2012
- Population
- LCI-351 class construction and service crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-level documentation of a sibling hull, not this vessel - each shipyard was allowed latitude in construction (per the companion NRHP nomination). Contains no asbestos information; the survey does not discuss insulation materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-813-lcil813-03
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[4]National Register of Historic Places nomination, USS LCI-713 (listed 2007-04-12), Sections 7-8 (David McKay, 2006) [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP nomination Section 7 page 4 (Integrity Analysis) and Section 8 builder list
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The nomination documents that a complete technical blueprint file for LCI-351-class vessels is maintained at the National Archives and was obtained and consulted for the LCI(L)-713 restoration, supported by Bureau of Ships files describing paint schemes, authorized spare parts lists, and equipment installation notes - the authoritative class-construction record applicable to this hull's design. The nomination lists New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ, among the ten wartime LCI yards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944 (class design); nomination 2006
- Limitations
- Documents the existence of a class-level blueprint archive at NARA; the file itself was not examined for this record, so it cannot support ship-specific or material claims. The nomination does not discuss asbestos or insulation content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-813-lcil813-04
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy use of asbestos aboard ships, removal costs, and compensation programs (product-page highlights): the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or removed for necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - establishing Navy-wide asbestos insulation use spanning this hull's 1944 construction and 1944-46/47 service era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 report; WWII-1970s use era
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full report text not extracted this session (direct fetch HTTP 403; product page verified live via Firecrawl 2026-09-30).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-813-lcil813-05
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[6]Batch-5547 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS candidate URLs; NavSource amphibious archive; ShipbuildingHistory yard table; NARA Catalog logbooks series 594258; HAER OR-180 and NPS NRHP nomination (LCI(L)-713); GAO HRD-80-2; NVR; MARAD; USS LCI National Association site; CourtListener [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-813-lcil813-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum documentation, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-813 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). No DANFS entry exists for this hull. NARA's digitized logbooks series returns no hull-specific file unit. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper returned the fleet-wide pacing/throttle status on 6 attempts over ~55 minutes (shared ~114/hr budget saturated by concurrent sessions, not the daily quota); logged as blocked in the search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case.
- 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. Undigitized leads remain: the NARA LCI-351-class technical blueprint file and BuShips equipment notes (documented in the LCI(L)-713 NRHP nomination), RG 24 paper deck logs, and the Maritime Commission disposal file for the 5 March 1947 transfer. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-813-lcil813-06