USS LCI(L)-875

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]research packet 481-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity, builder, dates, full foreign-service chain from one secondary source,

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   qualifier: VERIFIED (identity, builder, dates, full foreign-service chain from one secondary source,

   Evidence ID

   uss-lci-l-875-lcil875-pkt-481-packet-md

2. [2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSIL-875 ex USS LCI(L)-875 (1944-1949) - construction timeline, specifications, reclassification, MDAP transfers, photo captions; page history credited to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/15/150875.htm header block, awards bar, history block, specifications block, and photo captions (1015087501-03)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource documents for this hull: laid down 8 September 1944 at New Jersey Ship Building Co., Barber, N.J.; launched 9 October 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-875, 16 October 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II; decommissioned date unknown and laid up in the Reserve Fleet; reclassified Landing Ship Infantry Large LSIL-875 on 28 February 1949; transferred under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program to France for use in French Indo-China in December 1953, redesignated L9039; returned to US Naval custody; transferred to Cambodia, date unknown, redesignated P111; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; 'returned to the Philippines in the spring of 1975, fate unknown.' Specifications: displacement 246 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; length 158'5.5"; beam 23'3"; speed 16 kts max; complement 4 officers + 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers + 182 enlisted; propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels (4 per shaft), 1,600 bhp, twin variable-pitch propellers; armament five single 20mm guns. Ribbon bar: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal (no battle stars shown). Photo captions document ex-LSIL-875 as RFS L9039 underway off San Diego, CA, January 1954 prior to departure for Vietnam, and as Cambodian P111 beached on the Mekong River, 1956.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1975

   Population

   NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); US Navy crew (1944-1953); French Navy crew (1953-c.1957); Khmer Navy crew (c.1955/56-1975)

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track NVR/DANFS practice but several fields here are explicitly 'date unknown' in the source. Contains no asbestos or material content. Decommissioning, striking, and Cambodia-transfer dates are undocumented in this source; final fate beyond spring 1975 is unknown.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-01

3. [3]NARA via DPLA/Wikimedia Commons: USS LCI(L) 875 War Diary, August 1945 (letter dated 1 September 1945, File A-12, Serial 0156; micro serial 140281; NARA NAID 83570804; creator: Dept. of the Navy, Office of Naval Records and Library) [other_primary]

   Locator

   War Diary August 1945 letter, paragraphs 1-4 (single scanned page, REG. NO 6111 / REG. SHEET NO 86)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Ship-specific primary record: during August 1945 the ship 'was on picket duty in the Palau Islands and under the command of Commander, LCI Flotilla Thirteen,' under jurisdiction of Commander Western Carolines Sub Area until that command dissolved 18 August 1945, thereafter under Commander Marianas. Picket stations were in the Eil Malk and Urukthapel Islands area, anchoring in Upper or Lower Schonian Harbors when not on station; exceptions included a Peleliu-to-Angaur mail run ending 8 August (start digit partially legible on the scan), drydock at Lower Schonian Harbor 9-11 August, and recreation and maintenance periods 20-25 and 31 August. No action of significance; 200 + 250 rounds of .30 cal. machine-gun ammunition expended destroying floating objects considered possible enemy home-made mines or demolition charges; 2,300 rounds of .50 cal. ammunition surveyed. Signed by commanding officer Alvin E. Cormeny.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   August 1945

   Population

   US Navy crew of LCI(L)-875 (Aug 1945); any float/drydock support personnel at Lower Schonian Harbor 9-11 Aug 1945

   Limitations

   Primary ship record for August 1945 only; documents operations and a drydock period but contains no asbestos or material content. The 9-11 August drydock at Lower Schonian Harbor is documented as an event, not as a work record - what work was performed is not stated. Officer name transcribed from signature block; the mail-run start date digit is partially legible on the scan.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-02

4. [4]NARA via DPLA/Wikimedia Commons: USS LCI(L) 875 War Diary, June 1945 (letter dated 1 July 1945; NARA NAID 101735701) and War Diary, July 1945 (letter dated 1 August 1945, Serial 133; NARA NAID 101766393; scanned via DPLA thumbnail) [other_primary]

   Locator

   June 1945 diary paragraphs 1-3 (REG. NO 4216 / SHEET 171); July 1945 diary paragraphs 1-10 (REG. NO 4516 / SHEET 72?, micro 134920)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Ship-specific primary records: June 1945 - the ship 'has been on picket duty at Kossol Passage, Palau Islands on picket station One Easy (07-46 N; 134-36 E) and assigned to Commander Palau Patrol and Escort Unit (T.U. 94.6.1) (Lt. Comdr. M.M. Sanford USN, USS Alvin C. Cockrell, flagship),' the unit attached to Western Carolines Sub-area Command; ordered by Commander LCI Flotilla 13 dispatch 242211 (May 1945); no action of significance. July 1945 - picket duty at Kossol Passage 1-9 July; on 10 July reported to Commander LCI Flotilla 13 in Schonian Harbor, Palau Islands for duty per dispatch 080314K (July 1945); picket stations Charlie 4 and Charlie 3; delivered mail to Palau Patrol and Escort Unit screen ships and ran the mail run from Peleliu to Angaur (12-19 July); recreation period anchored in Lower Schonian Harbor 25-28 July; further mail delivery and night picket station 29-31 July; no action of significance. Both signed Alvin E. Cormeny. Flagship named in the diary is USS Alvin C. Cockrell (hull number not stated in the document).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   June-July 1945

   Population

   US Navy crew of LCI(L)-875 (Jun-Jul 1945)

   Limitations

   Primary ship records for June-July 1945; no asbestos or material content. June diary read from full-resolution Commons scan (DPLA metadata lists micro serial 131990; the scan footer stamp reads 131930 - minor cataloging variance). July diary read from DPLA thumbnail image (400px) - legible but low resolution; minor word-level uncertainty possible.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-03

5. [5]NARA via DPLA: 'LCI(L) 875 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120237718; Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA NAID 120237718; DPLA item 6950aa6b418ffcc9a677bc61ca742994 (muster-roll cover, quarter ending 31 Dec 1944)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA holds a muster-rolls file for this hull. The scanned cover documents 'MUSTER ROLL OF THE CREW OF U.S.S. LCI(L) 875' for the period ending 31 December 1944, forwarded 5 January 1945, Fleet Post Office San Francisco, under the commanding officer's signature (consistent with A. E. Cormeny, who signed the June-August 1945 war diaries). Establishes that personnel rosters for this crew exist at NARA - the population-identification lead for any individual service claim.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944 (cover date)

   Population

   US Navy crew of LCI(L)-875 (1944-forward)

   Limitations

   Archival lead only: read from the DPLA thumbnail of the cover sheet (low resolution); the number of quarterly rolls in the file and full crew lists were not examined. No asbestos content. Handwritten coverage annotation not fully legible.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-04

6. [6]uboat.net Allied Warships: USS LCI(L)-875 (LCI(L)-875), Landing Craft Infantry of the LCI 351 class (ship entry) [other_primary]

   Locator

   uboat.net ship/21940.html specification table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Independent secondary corroboration of identity and construction: USS LCI(L)-875, Landing Craft Infantry, LCI 351 class; built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, New Jersey); laid down 8 September 1944; launched 9 October 1944; commissioned 16 October 1944; 'Transferred to France in December 1953.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1953

   Population

   NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944)

   Limitations

   Secondary reference work (compiled warship database); corroborates NavSource dates but adds no new ship-specific facts and no asbestos content. No commanding-officer or event listings for this hull.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-05

7. [7]French Wikipedia, 'Liste des navires amphibies francais' (sourced to Le Masson, The French Navy vol. 2; Vergé-Franceschi, Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime; Meyer & Acerra, Histoire de la marine francaise) + Naval Marine Archive (shipbuildinghistory mirror), New Jersey Shipbuilding Barber NJ yard table [other_primary]

   Locator

   fr.wikipedia.org amphibious-ships list, LCI(L)/LSIL section; navalmarinearchive.com/sbh/shipyards/emergencysmall/newjersey.html (yard table, hull 875); NavSource photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Foreign-service corroboration: the French amphibious-vessel list records 'L9039 (1953-1957), ex LCI(L)875, transfere a la Marine Royale Khmere' - i.e., this hull served France as L9039 1953-1957 and was transferred to the Royal Khmer (Cambodian) Navy. The Naval Marine Archive yard table for New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ records hull 875 'To France 1953 as L 9039, to Cambodia 1955.' NavSource photo captions place the ship in French service off San Diego in January 1954 and in Cambodian service on the Mekong River in 1956.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1953-1975

   Population

   French Navy crew (1953-c.1957); Khmer Navy crew (c.1955/56-1975)

   Limitations

   Secondary sources corroborating NavSource's transfer entries; the Cambodia transfer date is inconsistent across sources (NavSource 'date unknown'; NMA 1955; French service listed through 1957 while a NavSource photo shows P111 in Cambodian service in 1956). No asbestos content. No US Naval Register strike date is documented anywhere in the located sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-06

8. [8]GAO, Navy's Efforts to Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - full report text retrieved via firecrawl this session [gao]

   Locator

   GAO HRD-80-2 letter to Reps. Anderson/Patterson and 'NAVY'S POLICY ON USE OF ASBESTOS' section

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   Program-level documentation spanning this hull's entire US service era (1944-1953): GAO recorded that Navy product specifications for thermal insulation were changed in 1973 to specify asbestos-free materials, that 'asbestos materials had already been purchased and in some cases installed in ships under construction,' and that 'some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978.' Per the Navy, 'all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables,' and thermal insulation 'was the Navy's major use of asbestos aboard ships.' A 1944-built hull predates substitution by about 29 years.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1979 (report); covers construction-era policy back through WWII

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; Navy crews era-wide

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation only; names no individual hull. gao.gov blocked direct PDF fetch (Akamai 403) but the full report text was extracted via firecrawl - OCR quality of the scanned PDF is imperfect; quoted passages verified against the extracted text. Does not establish materials installed aboard this hull, quantity, or exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-07

9. [9]NARA research guide, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (archives.gov guided topic) [other_primary]

   Locator

   archives.gov guided-topic page; RG 19 entry list (P 29, A1 1266-A thru -P, UD 1001-1012 series); cartographic/engineering-drawings note

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA's official guidance for documenting asbestos aboard US naval vessels 1941-1961 - a period covering this hull's entire US career - identifies the applicable record bodies: RG 19 Bureau of Ships general/confidential/secret correspondence (1940-1961), filed by hull designation ('LCI(L)875' would file under its own designation, then the LCI(L)-351 class correspondence, then LCI type correspondence), shipyard correspondence (private yards under filing designation 'QM/<yard name>' - i.e., QM/New Jersey Shipbuilding), and ship engineering drawings in the Cartographic Branch. This is the documented path by which a ship-specific asbestos record for this hull could exist but has not been digitized or produced.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   records coverage 1940-1961

   Population

   n/a - research guidance

   Limitations

   Research-pathway documentation, not an asbestos finding: the guide demonstrates where hull-specific material records would live and confirms the topic is frequently requested, but contains no vessel-specific content. None of the cited RG 19 correspondence series are digitized online for this hull.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lcil875-08

10. [10]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (twin sets of 4 GM diesels, 1,600 bhp, variable-pitch screws; steel quarter-inch hull plate per USS LCI National Association class description); GAO HRD-80-2 (asbestos was the Navy's major shipboard insulation material until 1973 spec change; all ships carried asbestos components per the Navy); NARA asbestos research guide (1941-1961 vessels in scope) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource specifications block; usslci.org/facts class description (1/4-inch steel hull plate, two quad GM diesel sets); GAO HRD-80-2

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    A steel-hulled diesel landing ship built September-October 1944 sits wholly inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a small diesel craft of this type and period were diesel exhaust lagging, machinery and equipment insulation, gaskets and flange packing in fuel/cooling/exhaust systems, valve packing, electrical cable insulation, accommodation-space insulation, and winch/windlass brake linings. As a diesel-powered craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; her asbestos-relevant volume is the small machinery space under the troop deck.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1944-1975

    Population

    NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); US Navy crew (1944-1953); French Navy (1953-c.1957); Khmer Navy (c.1955/56-1975); any breakup/disposal population post-1975 undocumented

    Limitations

    Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or BuShips correspondence was located for LCI(L)-875. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lcil875-09

11. [11]Batch-5571 search ledger (this record): NavSource 10/15/150875; NARA/DPLA war diaries (NAID 83570804, 101766393, 101735701) and muster rolls (NAID 120237718); uboat.net 21940; NVR (pre-1987 disposal not included); NHHC DANFS (no entry); CourtListener API v4 (opinions + dockets, name and hull variants); fr.wikipedia amphibious list; navalmarinearchive.com yard table; usslci.org; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcil875-01 through -13

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LCI(L)-875 / LSIL-875 / L9039 / P111 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion and docket searches on 'LCI(L)-875', 'LSIL-875', and 'LCI(L) 875' returned zero hits where completed (two long-tail variant opinion queries remained pacer-blocked at session end - logged in the ledger). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; law-firm listicles cover the LCI type generally (asbestos-ships.com 'Landing Craft Personnel and Asbestos Exposure', mesothelioma.com state/yard lists) without hull-specific or primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.

    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 ship's 1944 construction sits inside the documented era. The relevant untapped archives are identified (NARA RG 19 hull/class correspondence, RG 24 deck logs, muster rolls). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lcil875-10