Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘Goldcrest II (LCI(L)-869)’ (archived replay; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry title and narrative; construction paragraph, WWII service narrative, and Goldcrest redesignation/disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies this hull as LCI(L)-869; laid down by New Jersey S. B. Corp., Barber, New Jersey, on 1944-08-31; launched 1944-09-29; commissioned 1944-10-07; complement 21. It describes Pacific service, including arrival in the Palaus on 1945-04-07 and picket-line duty. It states the vessel decommissioned at Norfolk in March 1947, entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, was named Goldcrest and redesignated AMc(U)-24 on 1952-03-07, decommissioned at Charleston in March 1955, was reclassified as a coastal minehunter and redesignated MHC-24, was struck from the Navy List on 1960-01-01, and scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947; 1952-1960
- Population
- Ship's crew and construction personnel; no exposure population established
- Limitations
- Ship-history evidence only; the entry makes no statement about asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, or exposure. The live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 during this research; the cited Wayback replay was retrieved successfully on 2026-09-30 and is identified as archived. DANFS does not provide an exact day for either March decommissioning.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-869-lcil869-01
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[2]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 28, entry ‘LCI(L)-869 10/7/1944 12/31/1945’
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number finding aid lists LCI(L)-869 with a logbook date range beginning 1944-10-07 and ending 1945-12-31. The first listed date is consistent with the commissioning date in DANFS.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-10-07 to 1945-12-31 (listed log coverage)
- Population
- Ship's records indexed by NARA
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid listing logbook coverage, not the deck logs themselves. The listing does not establish the vessel's complete operational history or asbestos conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-869-lcil869-02
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[3]Batch 5564 source review and search ledger; official DANFS page and NARA finding aid reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-869-lcil869-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No direct ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or other primary asbestos documentation for LCI(L)-869 / Goldcrest was located in the sources reviewed. This is a search result, not proof that asbestos was absent from the vessel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Research through 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- CourtListener review was incomplete: the authenticated exact-name opinion query for ‘USS Goldcrest’ returned zero opinions, but the hull-number opinion query for ‘LCI(L)-869’ was stopped after the fleet limiter reported its request budget momentarily spent. The exact-name docket query and hull-number docket query were not completed. This finding makes no litigation-negative assertion and does not establish or defeat exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-869-lcil869-03