Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
-
[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-89 (page 10/15/150089) - designation timeline, specifications, campaign list, commanding officers, photo captions (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150089.htm header block, campaign table, timeline, specifications block, commanding-officers table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LCI-1 class Landing Craft Infantry (Large); laid down 26 October 1942 at Consolidated Steel Corp., Shipbuilding Div., Orange, TX; launched 30 December 1942; commissioned USS LCI(L)-89, 3 February 1943, LT. Edison M. Fabian, USCGR in command; manned by the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. Assigned Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater: Mediterranean LCI Flotilla Four; LCI Group Twenty-Nine flagship; Normandy LCI Flotilla Ten. Campaigns: Tunisian operation (North African occupation) 1 June-9 July 1943; Sicilian occupation 9-15 July 1943; Salerno landings 9-21 September 1943; Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944. 7 June-20 July 1944 directed traffic off Normandy; 21 July-15 August 1944 ferried troops Weymouth-Normandy; 15 August-16 September 1944 escorted landing craft England-France; departed Falmouth 5 October 1944 for Charleston, S.C., arrived 27 October; 27 November-21 December 1944 overhaul and crew training; designated LCI Group 104 flagship and proceeded to Little Creek/Solomons Island amphibious training until 1 January 1945; departed Norfolk 2 January 1945 for San Diego via Key West and Canal Zone, arrived 1 February; training and ship's repair at Naval Repair Base until 20 April 1945; departed San Diego 20 April for Saipan via Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, Guam, arriving 1 June for submarine escort duties; departed Saipan for Eniwetok 2 July 1945 for inter-island ferry duty until 25 November; returned via Pearl Harbor to San Diego 19 December 1945. Decommissioned 7 March 1946 at San Diego; struck from the Naval Register 8 May 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 3 November 1947 for disposal. Earned four battle stars; awards include Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 6 June 1944) and Coast Guard Unit Commendation. Spec block: 236 t. light / 264 t. landing / 419 t. loaded; 158'5.5"; beam 23'3"; 16 kts max; complement 4 officers, 24 enlisted; troop capacity 6 officers, 182 enlisted; propulsion two sets of 4 GM 6051-series 71 diesels, 4 per shaft, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; armament five single 20mm. Commanding officers: LT Edison M. Fabian USCGR (3 Feb 1943-?), LT John Daughtery, LTjg Harold J. Levin. Photo captions document: underway off Omaha Beach 6 June 1944 (NARA NAID 15277 / local ID 111-ADC-1470 film frame); conning-tower flags marking Sicily and Salerno invasions plus stars for seven crew members of a B-24 the ship rescued after the bomber ditched off Cape Bon, Tunisia; 'Belle of the Beach' nose art.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Consolidated Steel construction trades (1942); USCG crew (1943-46); embarked troops; 1947 disposal workers
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track official records and are here corroborated by the USCG Historian's Office article (ev-02). Contains no asbestos content. Page displays an internal typo ('Designated LCI Group 104, 21 December 1945' - the surrounding chronology and USCG account require 1944); launch date (30 December 1942) conflicts with uboat.net's 20 December 1942 - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-01
-
[2]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'USS LCI(L)-89' (Article 1829669, published 30 April 2019; source: LCI(L) file, Coast Guard Historian's Office) - verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Historian's Office Article 1829669, 'History: Flotilla 4 / 10 / 35, Group 104, Division 207' narrative and data block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official USCG article for this hull: 'The Coast Guard-manned USS LCI(L)-89 was built at the Brown Shipbuilding Company Yard in Orange, Texas, and was placed in commission on 3 February 1943 under the command of LT Edison M. Fabian, USCGR.' After outfitting at Houston through April 1943 she proceeded to Norfolk, then departed for North Africa as flagship of LCI(L) Flotilla Four's Group 29; arrived Tunisia June 1943; assault on Sicily 9 July 1943; Salerno landings 9 September 1943; to England November 1943 (flotilla by then redesignated Flotilla 10); departed England 5 June 1944 for the Normandy invasion. 7 June-20 July 1944 directed traffic off the Normandy coast; beginning 21 July, along with LCI(L)-490, towed Army 'J' craft into Cherbourg Harbor, 'becoming the first non-minesweeping vessel to enter the harbor after its liberation by the Allies'; 21 July-15 August ferried troops Weymouth-Normandy; escort duty England-France through 16 September. Departed Falmouth 5 October for Charleston, S.C.; overhaul and crew training 27 October-21 December 1944; redesignated flagship of LCI(L) Group 104, Flotilla 35 (the redesignated Flotilla 10); Little Creek/Solomons Island training to 1 January 1945; departed 2 January 1945 for San Diego via Key West and Canal Zone, arrived 1 February; Naval Repair Base until 20 April; Pearl Harbor 29 April, Eniwetok, Guam (26 May), Saipan (30 May); submarine-escort duties near Saipan 1 June-2 July 1945; Eniwetok inter-island ferry duty to 24 November 1945; returned via Pearl Harbor and San Diego to San Pedro 19 December 1945, where she was decommissioned 7 March 1946. Specs listed: 158'6" oa; 216 t. light / 234 t. beaching / 389 t. full; 8 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, twin variable-pitch propellers, 1,600 hp; 15.5 kts; complement 3 officers, 21 enlisted; troops 188. Earned four battle stars; all Flotilla 10 LCI(L)s were retroactively awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation for Normandy service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- USCG crew (1943-46); embarked troops; flagship staff (Group 29/104)
- Limitations
- Official USCG source but carries the 'Brown Shipbuilding' builder attribution that conflicts with NavSource, shipbuildinghistory, uboat.net, and the USCG's own Flotilla 4/10 history (all: Consolidated Steel, Orange TX) - see correction row ev-09. Spec figures differ from NavSource (displacement, horsepower, complement, armament, speed) - variants in gaps. The article's 'departed Falmouth 5 October 1945' is an internal typo (the same paragraph places the Charleston overhaul ending 21 December 1944); decommissioning location stated as San Pedro conflicts with NavSource's San Diego. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-02
-
[3]The Coast Guard at War, Vol. X: Sicily-Italy Landings (Historical Section, Public Information Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 1945), Appendix A - individual vessel chronologies (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription, verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar USCG-X-A.html, Appendix A entry 'USS LCI(L) 89' (p. 182 transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official USCG wartime-history appendix entry for 'USS LCI(L) 89': '3 February, 1943 - Vessel placed in commission at Brown Shipbuilding Co. Yard, Orange, Texas.' February-April 1943: outfitted in Houston, proceeded to Norfolk for further outfitting and provisioning before departure for North Africa. April-May 1943: enroute to Tunisia as flagship for LCI(L) Group 29, LCI(L) Flotilla 10. June 1943: arrived North Africa, took part in final stages of North African Campaign as flagship of Group 29, Flotilla Ten. July-August 1943: participated in assault on Sicily, flagship for Group 29. September-October 1943: participated in assault on Italy at Salerno, flagship for Group 29. November 1943: proceeded from Salerno to England, flagship for Group 29.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- USCG crew; Group 29 flag staff
- Limitations
- Authoritative USCG official history (1945) confirming commission date and flagship role, but repeats the 'Brown Shipbuilding Co. Yard, Orange, Texas' attribution - the volume applies the same Brown label inconsistently (Houston for the 319-series, Orange for the 83-96 series); see correction row ev-09. Uses 'Flotilla 10' for the Mediterranean period where other USCG sources use 'Flotilla Four' (redesignated 10 for Normandy) - a designation-timing loose end noted in gaps. Covers only through November 1943 (volume scope). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-03
-
[4]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (official transcription of the wartime fleet organization list, verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC online reading room page, 'LCI(L) FLOTILLA THIRTY-FIVE' > 'LCI(L) GROUP 104' > 'LCI(L) DIVISION 207' section (p. 83 of source document)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists 'LCI 89 (F)' - the (F) denoting flagship - under LCI(L) Flotilla Thirty-Five, LCI(L) Group 104, LCI(L) Division 207, alongside LCI 319, 320, 322, 323, and 324. This corroborates the USCG account of her Pacific assignment and her flagship role within Group 104, and confirms she was on the official fleet list in the Marianas phase of her service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LCI(L) Flotilla 35 / Group 104 crews
- Limitations
- Administrative organization listing only - establishes fleet/group/division assignment and flagship status on one date, not operations, location detail, or any material condition. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-04
-
[5]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'USCG-Manned LCI(L)s' (roster page) and 'LCI(L) Flotilla 4/10 History' (anonymous flotilla member's history hosted by the Historian's Office) - both verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- history.uscg.mil USCG-Manned LCI(L)s roster page (list incl. LCI(L)-89) and LCI-L-Flotilla-4-10-History narrative paragraphs 1-14
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The roster page lists LCI(L)-89 among the 28 Coast Guard-manned LCI(L)s and states the governing rule: 'Even though these vessels had Coast Guard crews all LCI(L)s remained commissioned US Navy vessels' - Coast Guard crewing does not change this hull's status as a commissioned USS vessel. The flotilla history records that Flotilla Four's LCI(L)s 'were built by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd., Shipbuilding Division, in Orange, Texas,' that the flotilla's two groups were Group Seven under Commander [Joseph A.] Bresnan, USCG, aboard LCI(L)-89, and Group Eight under Commander [Aden C.] Unger, USCG, aboard LCI(L)-321; that the flotilla departed Galveston 20 February 1943 for Key West and Norfolk, sailed for Bermuda 31 March, then Port Lyautey (arrived 29 April); made Sicily landings 10 July 1943 near Licata/Gela and Salerno landings 9 September 1943 near Paestum; reached England 28 October 1943; was renamed Flotilla Ten for Normandy (four LCIs lost or stranded at Omaha: 85, 91, 92, 93); returned to Charleston late 1944 for overhaul and refit; and, as Flotilla Thirty-Five, transited to the Pacific via San Diego and Pearl Harbor.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Flotilla 4/10/35 USCG crews
- Limitations
- Anonymous flotilla-member history hosted on the official USCG history site - its own preface warns 'information was recalled from memory so there may be a conflict concerning a date or a number.' Its 'Group Seven' group-flagship assignment for LCI(L)-89 conflicts with the 'Group 29 flagship' framing in the USCG Historian's Office article and the USCG at War volume - noted in gaps, not resolved. Confirms Consolidated Steel as Flotilla Four's builder - supports correction row ev-09. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-05
-
[6]ShipbuildingHistory (Tim Colton), 'Landing Craft, Infantry (Large)' builder/yard table - verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net/us-navy-small/lcil/ LCI(L) build table, LCI(L)-61 to -350 block (rows for LCI(L)-89 and Brown-Houston hulls)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The yard-level construction table lists 'LCI(L)-89 | Consol. Steel | Orange TX | 3 Feb 1943 | to NDRF 1947' - confirming builder (Consolidated Steel, Orange TX), commissioning date (3 February 1943), and postwar movement to the National Defense Reserve Fleet in 1947. The same table shows Brown Shipbuilding hulls were built at Houston, TX (LCI(L)-319 series onward), corroborating that the 'Brown Shipbuilding, Orange' attribution in USCG records is a conflation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Construction trades, Consolidated Steel Orange (1942)
- Limitations
- Independent secondary compilation, not a government registry - but its yard assignments are internally consistent (Consolidated Steel = Orange TX; Brown Shipbuilding = Houston TX) and corroborated by NavSource and uboat.net. 'To NDRF 1947' matches NavSource's 3 November 1947 Maritime Commission transfer; which NDRF site and final disposition are not stated. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-06
-
[7]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS LCI(L)-89 (LCI(L)-89) entry - verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/20918.html data table and 'Notable events' section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Cross-check entry: LCI 1 class; built by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas); ordered 3 June 1942; laid down 26 October 1942; launched 20 December 1942; commissioned 3 February 1943; decommissioned 7 March 1946. Logged event: 7 June 1945 - USS Carbonero (SS-337) departed Saipan for her patrol area, escorted out by USS LCI(L)-89 (Lt.(jg) J.J. Doherty, USNR) - independently corroborating the Saipan submarine-escort assignment and adding a fourth name (Doherty) to the commanding-officer sequence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Crew under Lt.(jg) J.J. Doherty, USNR (June 1945)
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary reference (well-regarded for warship data), corroborating NavSource/USCG. Launch date 20 December 1942 conflicts with NavSource's 30 December 1942 - unresolved, in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-07
-
[8]Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans' Appeals decision, Citation No. 9828426, Docket No. 94-15 783 (decision 23 September 1998; RO Houston, TX) - verified live 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- BVA 9828426 Findings of Fact 1-3 and Factual Background (NAVPERS 553, enlistment qualification card, September 1996 co-worker letter)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A published BVA adjudication documents asbestos claims practice touching this hull's builder yard: the veteran worked at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, 1942-1946 (driller in the boilermaker department, drilling hull sides for rivets on ship exteriors), then served in the Navy May 1944-February 1946. The Board found he was NOT exposed to asbestos during that yard employment (exterior drilling, no interior ship work) but WAS exposed aboard Navy vessels in service (he named USS Gallup and AN-37 Teakwood - not this hull) and granted service connection for asbestos-related lung disease. Demonstrates that the Consolidated Steel Orange wartime workforce appears in asbestos adjudications, and illustrates the exposure-boundary discipline - yard employment alone was not credited where duties were exterior.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1946 (exposure period); 1993-1998 (claim)
- Population
- Consolidated Steel Orange wartime workforce (yard-level)
- Limitations
- Single-claimant administrative adjudication; does not name LCI(L)-89 or any LCI. The finding in this specific case was NEGATIVE for yard asbestos exposure (duties were exterior drilling) - it cannot be generalized to other trades at the yard, and its presence here is yard-level context, not evidence about this hull. Adjudication-stage record; not a court finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-08
-
[9]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 (1942) and commissioned service era (1943-46).
- 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-09-30 - same standing defect as Batches 01/98); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-09
-
[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (LCI-1 class diesel propulsion: two sets of 4 GM 6051-series 71 diesels); ONI 226 'Allied Landing Craft' (Office of Naval Intelligence, wartime recognition publication via HyperWar/ibiblio - LCI(L) type specs incl. 2" plastic splinter armor); USCG Historian's Office spec block; GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-09) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/150089.htm specifications; ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/ONI/ONI-226/ONI-226.pdf LCI(L) table; USCG Article 1829669 spec block; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A welded-steel diesel-powered amphibious assault craft built in late 1942 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard asbestos applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were engine and diesel-exhaust insulation/lagging, machinery gaskets and valve packing, electrical cable insulation, and interior joiner/bulkhead insulation panels in accommodation spaces. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. Her '2-inch plastic splinter protection' armor is documented as plastic armor, not asserted as asbestos-containing.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Consolidated Steel construction trades (1942); USCG crew (1943-46); yard/base trades at Charleston overhaul (Oct-Dec 1944) and Naval Repair Base San Diego (Feb-Apr 1945); disposal workforce (1947)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or photograph labeling material composition was located for LCI(L)-89. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. ONI 226 documents type specifications (incl. plastic armor) but names no asbestos product. Does not establish individual exposure or present-day presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-10
-
[11]Builder-attribution cross-check: USCG Historian's Office Article 1829669 and Coast Guard at War Vol. X Appendix A ('Brown Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas') vs. NavSource ('Consolidated Steel Corp., Shipbuilding Div., Orange, TX'), ShipbuildingHistory yard table (Consol. Steel Orange TX; Brown Shipbuilding hulls at Houston TX from LCI(L)-319), uboat.net (Consolidated Steel, Orange TX), and USCG Flotilla 4/10 history ('Flotilla Four... built by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd., Shipbuilding Division, in Orange, Texas') [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Article 1829669 data block; HyperWar USCG-X-A.html Appendix A; NavSource header block; shipbuildinghistory LCI(L) table; uboat.net data table; USCG LCI(L) Flotilla 4/10 History opening paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: official USCG sources attribute this hull's construction to 'Brown Shipbuilding Co. Yard, Orange, Texas' (Historian's Office article; Coast Guard at War Vol. X Appendix A). The weight of evidence indicates this is a label conflation: Brown Shipbuilding Corporation operated at Houston, TX (per the USCG volume's own correct attributions for the 319-series hulls and the shipbuildinghistory yard table), while the Orange, TX yard that built the Flotilla Four series was Consolidated Steel Corporation, Shipbuilding Division - so stated by NavSource, the shipbuildinghistory table, uboat.net, and the USCG's own Flotilla 4/10 history. This record carries Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange TX as builder.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942 (construction); attribution published 1945-2019
- Limitations
- Corrects a circulating builder misattribution traceable to official USCG documents; not a material/asbestos claim. The USCG official article's attribution is documented rather than silently discarded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-11
-
[12]Batch-5582 search ledger (this record): NavSource; USCG Historian's Office (three pages); USCG at War Vol. X Appendix A (HyperWar); NHHC Pacific Fleet org 1 May 1945; shipbuildinghistory; uboat.net; VA BVA decision; ONI-226; CourtListener opinion search; secondary web sweep; veteran memoir (amphibiousforces.org) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-89-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, NESHAP notification, or verified litigation naming USS LCI(L)-89 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener exact-phrase opinion search '"LCI(L)-89"' returned zero hits; the unquoted form returns only name collisions (LCI International Telecommunications and similar); a docket-type OR search across variant designations returned two unrelated dockets (a D.N.J. contract case and a 9th Cir. prisoner appeal - loose-term collisions, not asbestos litigation). Variant-spelling opinion queries were throttled by the fleet-wide pacing limiter this session - logged in search_ledger, not as negative results. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos in WWII Navy vessels generally - excluded by source policy. A 24 MB first-person crew memoir (William D. Elder, BM1/c USCG) hosted by the Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum corroborates the service timeline (incl. the B-24 rescue off Cape Bon, 11 July 1943) and contains no mention of asbestos.
- 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 craft was built inside the Navy's asbestos era. Deck logs, BuShips construction/work-package records, and 1947 disposal paperwork are undigitized or unsearched leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-89-12