Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NavSource Online, USS Jacamar (AMCU-25) / ex USS LSIL-870 / USS LCI(L)-870 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Lines 27-36
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records authorization for conversion to a coastal minesweeper (underwater locator) in FY 1952 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; the name Jacamar (AMCU-25) on 7 March 1952; conversion from 3 August 1953 to 1 February 1954; and recommissioning on 1 December 1954. It gives later civilian names Sitkin and Knight Island and reports sinking on 1 August 1994 off Cape Ugat, Alaska.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1952-1994
- Limitations
- The source gives the sale and later civilian history but says the sale date and second decommissioning/striking dates are unknown. It does not establish asbestos removal, retention, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-03
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[2]NavSource Online, LCI(L)-870 hull page, LCI(L) specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Lines 38-67
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource gives LCI(L) specifications including a four-officer/24-enlisted complement, 75-ton cargo capacity, and propulsion by two sets of four General Motors 6051 Series 71 diesel engines with twin variable-pitch propellers and 2,320 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II era
- Population
- LCI(L) class/type
- Limitations
- The specification block is class/type context, not a complete hull-specific engineering survey; it does not identify asbestos-containing products or establish that any listed material remained aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-04
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[3]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights and report description
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO reports that it reviewed asbestos use in Navy ships and Navy shipyard repair, including the Navy policy for removing and replacing asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. This is Navy-wide and program-level context, not evidence that asbestos was installed aboard LCI(L)-870.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy and review period
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships generally
- Limitations
- The report concerns Navy shipbuilding/repair generally and the Long Beach and Norfolk shipyards; it does not name LCI(L)-870, its builder, or its conversion. It cannot establish product identity, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-05
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[4]NARA, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961; NavSource LCI(L)-870 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA sections 'Beginning Research' and 'Cartographic Branch'; NavSource hull page lines 74-79
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public official sources reviewed: NavSource's hull page contains no asbestos, survey, abatement, or hazmat statement; NARA's research guide identifies the relevant Navy engineering-drawing series but cautions that those record series do not themselves provide direct evidence of asbestos presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Limitations
- A public-record non-finding does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. NARA expressly describes a research path rather than a hull finding; original drawings, work packages, surveys, and abatement records were not retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-06
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[5]Authenticated CourtListener helper output, 30 September 2026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows cl-01 through cl-03; helper returned 'COURTLISTENER PACING' and exit 2
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener sweep was attempted for the exact ship name, exact hull designation, and consolidated alias query, but the helper returned the fleet-wide pacing stand-down before a result was returned. No litigation conclusion is drawn from that blocked request.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This is a blocked/incomplete sweep, not a no-result finding. The exact-name, exact-hull, and alias searches must be rerun when the fleet limiter permits; no case may be classified from this attempt.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-07
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cartographic Branch section; RG 19 Hull and Microfilm series; S39 and S48 discussion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead: NARA directs researchers seeking asbestos documentation for pre-1961 Navy vessels to Navy engineering drawings in RG 19, including hull-series and microfilm material groups such as S39 (insulation and lagging) and S48 (piping).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1961 records
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- No hull-specific RG 19 file, drawing, or survey was retrieved. NARA states that the listed record series do not provide direct evidence of asbestos by themselves; this row is a research lead only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-08
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[7]NavSource Online, USS Jacamar (AMCU-25) / ex USS LSIL-870 / USS LCI(L)-870 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Lines 4-8 and 16-19
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies the canonical hull as USS LCI(L)-870, later USS LSIL-870 and USS Jacamar (AMCU-25). It was laid down 1 September 1944 at New Jersey Shipbuilding Corporation, Barber, New Jersey; launched 2 October 1944; and commissioned 9 October 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Supports identity and construction milestones only. It contains no asbestos finding and does not establish exposure, causation, quantity, condition, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-01
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[8]NavSource Online, USS Jacamar (AMCU-25) / ex USS LSIL-870 / USS LCI(L)-870 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Lines 20-26
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records LCI(L)-870 in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LCI Flotilla Thirteen, LCI Group Thirty-Eight, and LCI Division Seventy-Eight; it records decommissioning on an unknown date, Reserve Fleet lay-up, and redesignation as LSIL-870 on 28 February 1949.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Limitations
- The source does not provide a decommissioning date and does not mention asbestos or shipboard materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-870-lcil870-02