Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-814 (history from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry' Vol. II, Turner Publishing 1995; page updated 19 May 2017) - construction, commissioning, organization, campaign record, specifications, disposition [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150814.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down in 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Co., Barber, N.J.; launched 13 September 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-814, 23 September 1944, LTjg. J. Grantham Jr. USNR in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in LCI Flotilla Nineteen (LCDR E. C. Floger), LCI Group Fifty-Six (LTjg. C. M. Reese USNR), LCI Division One Hundred Twelve. Campaigns: Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 28 April to 30 June 1945); Minesweeping operations-Pacific: Kochi-Shikoku (Honshu area) 8 to 16 September 1945 and Nagoya (Honshu area) 1 to 25 October 1945. Decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register in 1946; earned two battle stars for World War II service; transferred to the Maritime Commission 19 January 1948; final disposition: fate unknown. 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; five single 20mm guns; propulsion: two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 diesel engines (4 per shaft), GM main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 30kW 120V D.C. ship's service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp. Two photographs show the ship at anchor in San Francisco Bay (date unknown), contributed by crew member Curtis Culpepper, SM2/c.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops (campaign periods)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation whose LCI histories derive from the Turner Publishing volume and veterans' submissions - milestone data generally track official sources but NavSource is not a primary registry. The 'decommissioned, date unknown' and 'fate unknown' entries are honest absences, not records. Contains no asbestos or material content. None of the prose here asserts asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-01
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[2]NHHC, U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (online reading room; transcription of the wartime fleet organization list) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945, LCI Flotilla Nineteen > LCI Group 56 > LCI Division 112 table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists 'LCI 814' - 'Lt. (jg) J. Grantham, Jr. (USNR)' - in LCI Division One Hundred Twelve under LCI Group Fifty-Six (ComLCIGrp 56: Lt. (jg) C. M. Reese, USNR) within LCI Flotilla Nineteen (Commander LCI Flotilla Nineteen: Lt. Cdr. E. C. Folger, Jr.), in the amphibious forces section of the Pacific Fleet organization. This places the ship in the Pacific Fleet order of battle during the Okinawa Gunto operation window (28 April - 30 June 1945) documented by NavSource.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Crew aboard during Okinawa window (as of 1 May 1945)
- Limitations
- Organizational placement only: establishes ship, commanding officer, and assignment as of 1 May 1945; does not document combat actions, locations underway, or any material condition. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-02
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[3]DANFS, Baretta (AN-41) - Wakanoura Wan (Wakayama, Japan) minesweeping-support operations, September-October 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Baretta service narrative, paragraph covering 16-18 September 1945 at Wakanoura Wan
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The DANFS entry for the net layer Baretta (AN-41) places LCI-814 in the Wakayama occupation-sweep anchorage during the typhoon of 17-18 September 1945: on the evening of 17 September, as the approaching typhoon raised winds to force 6, 'infantry landing craft LCI-814' dragged anchor and 'fouled the net layer's bow a little less than an hour' after 1800; Baretta 'backed down and veered chain to 90 fathoms, enabling the landing craft to free herself.' During the night 'continually dragging' motor minesweepers and infantry landing craft surrounded Baretta in Wakanoura Wan; winds were clocked at 81-89 knots early on the 18th. Consistent with -814's documented September 1945 minesweeping-operations service in the Shikoku/Kii Suido area.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-09-17/18
- Population
- Crew aboard at Wakanoura Wan anchorage, 17-18 September 1945
- Limitations
- Documents one operational incident aboard/near this hull during minesweeping support at Wakanoura Wan - presence and handling in a typhoon, not material condition. No asbestos content; does not establish exposure to any material.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-03
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[4]NHHC, Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (NAVPERS 15,790, rev. 1953), Part IV Section 2 - Asiatic-Pacific area engagement-star eligibility tables [other_primary]
- Locator
- Awards Manual pt4: LCI(L) 814 row under P34-1 (Okinawa Gunto); LCI 814 rows under P207-6 and P207-3 (Minesweeping Operations Pacific)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official awards manual lists this hull twice among ships eligible for Asiatic-Pacific campaign engagement stars: 'LCI(L) 814: 28 Apr 45 - 30 Jun 45' under operation code P34-1 (Okinawa Gunto operation) and 'LCI 814: 8 Sep 45 - 16 Sep 45' (P207-6) plus '1 Oct 45 - 25 Oct 45' (P207-3) under Minesweeping Operations Pacific. These official eligibility lines corroborate NavSource's two-battle-star campaign record: the Okinawa assault-and-occupation window and post-surrender minesweeping support off Shikoku/Kii Suido and at Nagoya.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-04-28 to 1945-10-25
- Population
- Crew during listed windows (Apr-Jun 1945; Sep-Oct 1945)
- Limitations
- Eligibility-list entries confirm the ship's presence inside dated operation windows for star-award purposes; they do not describe actions or material condition aboard. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-04
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[5]NHHC, National Museum of the U.S. Navy - Landing Craft Infantry (Large)-10 (USS LCI(L)-10) page, class description [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NMUSN photography exhibit page, class description paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NHHC description of the LCI(L) type: 'Navy-designed (LCI) craft were launched by the hundreds. On the first version soldiers debarked by means of catwalks and ramps, but the later ones eliminated the ramps and used bow doors instead... The 157 foot craft could make speeds up to 14 knots, had a crew of 24 officers and men, and four 20mm guns for armament.' LCI(L)-814 belongs to the later LCI-351 (round conning tower, bow ramp/doors) production type consistent with this class description.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- LCI crews and embarked troops (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-level official description only - the page covers LCI(L)-10, a different hull (European theater, Coast Guard-manned flotilla context); -814 is not named. No material or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-05
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[6]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'US Coast Guard-Manned LCI(L)s - Landing Craft Infantry (Large)' - class employment and Pacific minesweeping/occupation context [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Historian LCI(L) overview page, Pacific-service paragraphs and hull list (814 absent)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Coast Guard Historian documents the LCI(L) type's Pacific employment pattern: LCIs 'carried out a myriad of duties... These included: minesweeping, serving as ferries for passengers and mail, made smoke..., fought off kamikaze attacks..., laid buoys...', and 'worked in Japanese waters after the end of the war, visiting various Japanese ports' before returning to the U.S. in late 1945 and early 1946 for decommissioning. This matches -814's documented post-surrender minesweeping operations at Kochi-Shikoku and Nagoya. LCI(L)-814 is NOT among the 28 Coast Guard-manned hulls listed - she was Navy-manned (USNR officers).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- LCI crews in Japanese waters (class context, 1945-46)
- Limitations
- Class-level employment context from an official historian office; documents the type's post-war Japanese-waters duty pattern, not this hull specifically. No material or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-06
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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)
- 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 (1944-46).
- 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.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-07
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (diesel plant: two banks of four GM 6051-series 71 diesels, twin variable-pitch propellers, 30kW ship's service generators - no steam plant); NHHC class description (steel 157-ft landing craft, crew of 24); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era (see ev-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; NHHC class description; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steel-hulled landing craft built in 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard a diesel small combatant of this type and period were engine and exhaust lagging in the machinery space, gaskets, valve and pump packing, electrical insulation, and interior finishing materials. As a diesel-powered craft she carried no boilers or steam lines - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of larger combatants does not apply, and the ship's small size (158 ft, 28-man crew) bounds the plausible installed scope accordingly.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); engine-room crew (1944-46); Maritime Commission handling period (1948)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-814. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull. The small size and diesel plant of this craft mean any era-consistent asbestos scope is materially smaller than for steam combatants.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-08
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[9]Batch-5548 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; NHHC DANFS (no entry), Pacific Fleet org 1 May 1945, DANFS Baretta, Awards Manual pt4, NMUSN class page; USCG Historian LCI page; GAO HRD-80-2; NVR (no entry); MARAD vessel history (interface not scriptable); CourtListener opinions and dockets; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-814-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-814-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-814 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener (opinions and dockets) returned no qualifying hit: the single docket text-match for 'LCI-814' is Moultrie v. Reynolds, 9:15-cv-00198 (D.S.C. 2015), a habeas petition from Lee Correctional Institution ('LCI') - a name collision, unrelated to the vessel and not asbestos litigation. No law-firm or marketing page asserting asbestos aboard this hull was located either.
- 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 hull was built inside the Navy's documented asbestos era. Deck logs (NARA RG 24), NJSB work records, and the Maritime Commission disposal/status-card file are undigitized or unfetched leads; final fate after the 1948 transfer is unrecorded in public sources. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-814-09