Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(M)-951 ex USS LCI(L)-951 [other_primary]
- Locator
- History and disposition bullets at page lead; page title and ex-designation; page footer; URL verified HTTP 200 live
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as USS LCI(L)-951, built at Consolidated Steel Corporation's Shipbuilding Division in Orange, Texas; laid down 31 January 1944, launched 3 March 1944, and commissioned 29 March 1944. It records the Southern France campaign, reclassification as LCI(M)-951 on 5 May 1945, reassignment to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, decommissioning date unknown, striking in 1946, transfer to the Maritime Commission on 3 March 1948, and final disposition unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- USS LCI(L)-951 / LCI(M)-951
- Limitations
- NavSource identifies the underlying history as derived from USS LCI, Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1995), and is an authoritative naval-history archive rather than a Navy registry. It does not give the exact decommissioning or striking dates, and it does not document asbestos, individual exposure, causation, or remaining material condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF table row LCI(L)-951; URL verified HTTP 200 live
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LCI(L)-951 with a commission date of 29 March 1944 and a deck-log coverage endpoint of 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-03-29 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- LCI(L)-951 deck-log record
- Limitations
- The list establishes the cataloged date range of the surviving or listed deck-log run, not the ship's complete service history, crew complement, or materials condition. It does not mention asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-02
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LCI(M)-951 ex USS LCI(L)-951, Specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block: complement, fuel, and propulsion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The hull-specific NavSource specification describes a diesel propulsion plant: two sets of four GM 6051-series-71 diesel engines, four per shaft, diesel-driven ship-service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers, and 2,320 shp. The page does not identify boilers or a steam plant. It also gives separate LCI(L) and LCI(M) complements and configuration data.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- LCI(L)-951 / LCI(M)-951 crew and machinery spaces
- Limitations
- The propulsion specification is ship-page evidence, but it does not establish the presence or absence of asbestos. A diesel plant removes a boiler/steam-line pathway from this inference; exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, deck materials, coatings, quantity, location, condition, and exposure remain undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-03
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy abbreviations and symbols [museum_official]
- Locator
- L-section entries for LCI(L) and LCI(M); indexed page was not used as a live citation because the older alternate URL returned 404
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval History and Heritage Command's live abbreviation material confirms that LCI(L) means landing craft, infantry (large), and LCI(M) means landing craft, infantry (mortar). This supports reading the two designations on the hull page as configuration/designation changes rather than separate vessels.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II
- Population
- World War II U.S. Navy landing-craft designations
- Limitations
- This is classification context, not a hull-specific service record and not asbestos evidence. The indexed NHHC page was not retained as a live citation because the tested history.navy.mil URL returned HTTP 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-04
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[5]Batch research sweep: NavSource hull page; National Archives ship-number list; NHHC/NARA/NVR searches; authenticated CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches recorded in the search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-03 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the searched public authoritative sources: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials schedule, or ship-specific asbestos litigation record naming USS LCI(L)-951 or USS LCI(M)-951 was found. The negative result is documentation-level only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Population
- USS LCI(L)-951 / LCI(M)-951 and its crew
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record does not prove that asbestos was absent, that no person was exposed, or that no claim could exist. The hull's final disposition is unknown, and the public search did not include paper-only NARA RG 19 or RG 38 files.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated helper searches, exact name and hull/designation variants [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-07 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener sweep completed the exact-name opinion query with zero results. The exact-name docket and hull/designation variants were attempted through the authenticated helper but were blocked by the fleet pacing limiter before completion; no qualifying hit was identified in the completed query.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- accessed 2026-09-30
- Population
- CourtListener opinions and RECAP dockets
- Limitations
- A hull-name negative does not establish that no crew member filed a claim under a defendant, employer, or different vessel description. The residual docket and designation queries are an access gap, not negative results; CourtListener coverage is limited to its indexed opinions and RECAP materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-06
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[7]National Archives deck-log list and mapped NARA record-group research leads [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List No. 44 LCI(L)-951 row; RG 19/RG 38 are research leads, not inspected records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Paper archival leads remain for deeper hull-specific research: National Archives deck logs listed for LCI(L)-951, and potentially Bureau of Ships construction and material records in RG 19 and operational records in RG 38. No such paper files were retrieved during this batch.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- LCI(L)-951 deck logs and related Navy records
- Limitations
- The cataloged deck-log row is verified, but the contents of any paper files were not examined. This row does not establish asbestos aboard the hull or the existence of a materials record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-951-lcil951-07