Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 28, row LCI(L)-946; table headings: Ship, Other Name, Begin Date, End Date, Notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA's Special List #44, an index of Navy deck logs by ship number, lists LCI(L)-946 with a begin date of 22 March 1944 and an end date of 28 July 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-22 to 1945-07-28
- Population
- USS LCI(L)-946 deck-log record series
- Limitations
- This is an index of extant deck-log coverage, not a commissioning order, decommissioning record, material inventory, or asbestos record. It does not identify personnel exposure or products aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-946-lcil946-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-946 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, chronology/specifications block and image-caption source note; page states history is from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry,' vol. II
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies USS LCI(L)-946 as an LCI-351-class landing craft built at Consolidated Steel Corp.'s Orange, Texas shipbuilding division: laid down 20 January 1944, launched 16 February 1944, and commissioned 22 March 1944. It reports Southern France service from 15 August to 29 September 1944, transfer at Cold Bay under Project Hula on 29 July 1945 as Soviet landing ship DS-49, return to U.S. custody in 1955, and one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1955
- Population
- Construction workforce and U.S. Navy crew, 1944-1945 (specific personnel not identified)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary naval-photo archive, retained as an archival lead and corroborative chronology rather than as a primary record. Its facts about this hull's material composition, asbestos, personnel exposure, or later disposition are not independently established by this page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-946-lcil946-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in World War II, appendix and LCI(L) discussion (mirror of NHHC PDF) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 25-26 (LCI(L) type discussion); p. 44, LCI(L) 946 / DS-49 row; appendix heading on p. 43. The p. 44 row uses ditto marks for the preceding 29 Jul. transfer date and 1955-returned disposition.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval History and Heritage Command history Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in World War II lists LCI(L)-946 as Soviet designation DS-49 in its appendix of U.S. Navy combatant ships transferred to the USSR under Project Hula. The table carries the 29 July transfer date by ditto mark and records the disposition as 1955-returned. Its LCI(L) type discussion describes transferred LCIs as diesel-powered, twin-propeller troop carriers; that type description does not identify this hull's installed materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945 transfer; 1955 return
- Population
- Project Hula transferred LCI(L) crews and Soviet trainees; not a hull-specific personnel roster
- Limitations
- The appendix establishes the DS-49 identity, transfer date, and return year; the adjacent LCI(L) type description is class-level only. Neither section documents asbestos, a ship-specific material inventory, individual exposure, or a later final disposition. The cited host is a live mirror of an NHHC publication.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-946-lcil946-03
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[4]National Archives and Records Administration, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Specification Files sections
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's Navy-vessel asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 General Information Books/Ship Information Books, Ship Engineering Drawings, microfilm drawings, and specification files as possible routes for research into materials aboard a particular U.S. Navy vessel. No responsive LCI(L)-946 ship-specific asbestos record was located in the online sources reviewed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1941-1961 research guidance
- Limitations
- This is a repository research guide, not evidence that asbestos was or was not present aboard this hull. The reported online search result is limited to the sources and indexes reviewed; it does not establish a comprehensive archival negative, causation, quantity, exposure, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-946-lcil946-04