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)-881 page (history credited to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing Co., 1995, ISBN 1-56311-262-0) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150881.htm header block, campaign table, commanding-officers table, specifications block, and 'Decommissioned LCI's moored at Naval Station Long Beach' photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCI-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 19 September 1944 at New Jersey Ship Building Corp., Barber, N.J.; launched 17 October 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-881, 24 October 1944, LTjg. E. L. Field USNR in command (still in command May 1945). Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCI Flotilla Nineteen (LCDR E.C. Folger), LCI Group Fifty-Five (LCDR S. J. Kelley USNR), LCI Division One Hundred-Ten; participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 8 to 30 June 1945. Postwar assigned to occupation service in the Far East 2 September to 25 December 1945. Decommissioned at Naval Station Long Beach, CA (the page text reads 'date known' where sibling pages read 'date unknown' - exact date not stated); struck from the Naval Register in 1946; sold 8 November 1946; final disposition 'fate unknown.' Earned one battle star for World War II service (Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one star; also American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Medal with Asia clasp). Photographic record: decommissioned LCIs moored at Naval Station Long Beach circa 1946, with LCI(L)-881 identified alongside LCI(L)-731, -980, -979, -637 (photo by The Inman Co., Long Beach, via USS LSM/LSMR Association).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (New Jersey Shipbuilding, 1944); ship's company of ~28 plus embarked troops (1944-46); disposal buyers/breakers (1946+)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track official records and its stated source is the Turner Publishing LCI history; no asbestos or material content on the page. The decommission-date field reads 'date known' - likely a transcription artifact; the exact decommissioning date is therefore carried as unverified (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-881-01
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[2]uboat.net Allied Warships, 'USS LCI(L)-881 (LCI(L)-881)' - class, builder, laid down, launched, commissioned, disposal [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page 21946, data table and History line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary corroboration of the milestone record: LCI 351 class landing craft infantry; built by New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. (Barber, New Jersey); laid down 19 September 1944; launched 17 October 1944; commissioned 24 October 1944; history entry 'Sold on 8 November 1946.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation consistent with NavSource but not independent of the same underlying official records; carries no asbestos or material content and no decommissioning date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-881-02
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[3]Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum (Portland, OR; custodian of museum ship USS LCI(L)-713), Memorial Lifejacket Inscription list, 27 November 2024 [museum_official]
- Locator
- AFMM 'Lifejackets - Memorial Lifejacket Inscription' list, 11/27/2024, Morris entry (p. ~10 of the PDF listing)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A named crew member is documented aboard this hull: the museum's memorial-lifejacket inscription list reads 'Kenneth Gerald Morris EM 3/C Hometown: Flint Michigan LCI (L) 881 Okinawa & Nagasaki' - an electrician's mate third class whose family-donated inscription ties his service on LCI(L)-881 to Okinawa (the June 1945 operation) and Nagasaki (occupation duty, consistent with the recorded 2 September - 25 December 1945 Far East occupation window).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- EM 3/c Kenneth Gerald Morris and shipmates (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Memorial inscription, not a service record: it documents the family's memorial text, not an official muster roll, and no individual exposure claim is made or implied. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-881-03
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[4]Division of Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy Department, ONI 226, Allied Landing Craft and Ships (1944 recognition manual; HyperWar/ibiblio mirror) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ONI-226 pp. 'LANDING CRAFT, INFANTRY (LARGE) - Numbers 1-350' and 'Nos. 351-' sections (pp. 22-23 of the PDF sequence)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporary U.S. Navy description of the type: 'An ocean-going infantry carrier designed for direct unloading on the beach. Although living space, galley, and toilet are provided for accommodation of troops, the space is limited to a practical operational time of 48 hours.' For the LCI(L) 351- class the manual gives crew 4 officers and 24 men, five 20mm guns, 2-inch plastic splinter protection on guns, conning and pilothouse sides, 2 sets of GM diesels driving twin variable-pitch screws, and states: 'All production in this class after 1 June 1944 will incorporate centerline ramp... Boilers and troop spaces have been rearranged but statistics are unchanged.' - placing this hull (laid down 19 September 1944) in the late-design group and recording boilers aboard the type alongside its all-diesel propulsion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944 (publication year)
- Population
- LCI(L) crews and embarked troops (class-wide, 1942-46)
- Limitations
- Class-level recognition manual, not a hull record - it names the type, not LCI(L)-881. The 'boilers' noted aboard the 351+ class are utility/service boilers (propulsion is all-diesel), and no material or insulation specification is given. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-881-04
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[5]Historic American Engineering Record, HAER No. AK-52, 'M/V Husky II' (ex-USS LCI(L)-653), Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division (2012 documentation) [haer]
- Locator
- HAER AK-52 written historical and descriptive data, pp. 2-9, 18-19 (yard history; construction description; mechanical features)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Federal documentation of the builder yard and of a same-class sister hull built at it the same year: New Jersey Shipbuilding Corporation was incorporated in 1942 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Barber Asphalt Corporation, converted the idled asphalt plant on Arthur Kill at Perth Amboy into a purpose-built LCI(L) yard, was managed by Todd Shipyards Corporation from 1942 at the Navy's request, employed about 2,500 workers, produced 375 LCI(L)s during the war, and closed after the war. Sister hull LCI(L)-653 (same class, same yard) is described as built of welded steel throughout with 15-lb high-tensile steel in the pilot house and conning tower, plastic armor protection (crushed granite pebbles embedded in bitumen), and eight six-cylinder General Motors Series 71 diesel engines; the BuShips design was executed with George Lawley & Son Corp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (documented era); report published 2012
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding trades (~2,500 workers, 1942-45)
- Limitations
- Sister-hull and yard documentation, not a record of LCI(L)-881: the surveyed hull is ex-LCI(L)-653. The HAER report contains no asbestos survey or material-content statement for the class - its construction detail is cited for class context only and does not establish materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-881-05
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[6]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 (September-October 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-881-06
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (all-diesel GM Series 71 plant, twin shafts); ONI-226 (boilers aboard 351+ late production; 48-hour troop accommodation); HAER AK-52 (all-welded-steel construction, granite/bitumen splinter armor); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos era through early 1970s) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; ONI-226 LCI(L) 351- description; HAER AK-52 construction description; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steel-hulled diesel landing craft built September-October 1944 at a wartime emergency yard to a Bureau of Ships design sits inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a craft of this type and period were diesel-exhaust and silencer lagging, utility-boiler lagging (boilers are recorded aboard the 351+ late production), machinery insulation, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and interior insulation/joiner materials in the deckhouse, crew spaces, and troop holds. With eight small diesels and no steam propulsion plant, the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, but the confined below-deck spaces concentrated whatever installed materials were present.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- NJ Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46); 1946+ disposal/scrapping workers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCI(L)-881. 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-lci-l-881-07
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[8]Batch-5578 search ledger (this record): NavSource; uboat.net; AFMM memorial list; ONI-226; HAER AK-52; NPS NRHP nomination for LCI(L)-713; GAO product page; CourtListener API v4 (opinion and docket); NHHC DANFS; Naval Vessel Register; NARA catalog; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-881-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-881-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LCI(L)-881 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion and docket searches for 'LCI(L)-881', 'LCI-881', and 'USS LCI-881' all returned zero results, and an opinion search for 'Landing Craft Infantry' asbestos returned zero. No DANFS entry exists for this hull (numbered LCIs are not individually covered); the Naval Vessel Register excludes pre-1987 disposals. The NPS NRHP nomination for sister hull LCI(L)-713 and the HAER report for LCI(L)-653 contain detailed construction description but no asbestos content. The only 'asbestos aboard' material surfaced for this class is law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos without 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 - this was a small craft with a thin surviving record sold in 1946, and undigitized NARA records (deck logs, flotilla war diaries, disposal file) remain open leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-881-08
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[9]NARA archival leads (not pulled): RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (deck logs for this hull, 1944-46); RG 38 WWII war diaries / action reports for LCI Flotilla Nineteen, Group Fifty-Five, Division One Hundred-Ten (Okinawa Gunto); Maritime Commission/War Shipping disposal file for the 8 November 1946 sale (RG 178); BuShips contract records for New Jersey Shipbuilding hulls [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 ship deck logs series; RG 38 WWII war diaries; RG 178 MC disposal records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Undigitized primary records plausibly bearing on this hull's construction materials and service history exist in NARA holdings: the hull's deck logs (1944-46), its flotilla/group war diaries and Okinawa action reports, the Maritime Commission disposal file for the 8 November 1946 sale, and the Bureau of Ships contract/construction records for the New Jersey Shipbuilding LCI(L) orders.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (record coverage)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - these records were identified by series, not pulled; catalog.archives.gov is JS-rendered and could not be searched from this session (ledger entry sl-uss-lci-l-881-13 pending). Nothing in this row establishes any fact about asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-881-09