Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-953 / ex USS LCI(L)-953 [other_primary]
- Locator
- History bullets, lines 26-36
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The same NavSource page records reclassification as LCI(G)-953 on an unknown date, participation in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater campaign for the invasion of Southern France (15 August to 25 September 1944), reversion to LCI(L)-953 on 30 September 1945, transfer to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 8 September 1947, and final disposition as unknown. It lists one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and embarked assault personnel during 1944 campaign service
- Limitations
- The source does not provide a decommissioning date, striking date, detailed movement history, or post-transfer disposition. The campaign entry supports participation in the named campaign only; it does not establish exposure or asbestos materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-02
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-953 / ex USS LCI(L)-953, specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications, complement, and propulsion blocks, lines 38-75
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource lists this hull's LCI(L) specifications as 246 tons light, 264 tons landing, 419 tons loaded; 158 feet 5.5 inches long; maximum speed 16 knots; LCI(L) complement 4 officers and 24 enlisted; LCI(G) complement 5 officers and 65 enlisted; and the diesel propulsion plant described in the record summary.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LCI(L) and LCI(G) crews; embarked troops
- Limitations
- The page presents class specifications alongside the hull history; it does not prove the exact configuration at every point in this hull's service. Specifications do not establish asbestos presence, quantity, condition, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-03
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LCI(G)-953 specifications and propulsion block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Propulsion and ship-service generator entries, lines 71-75
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The documented propulsion plant is diesel-based: eight General Motors diesel engines, reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, and diesel-driven ship-service generators. No boiler or steam system is identified in the cited specification. This supports only a class/era boundary: steam-boiler and steam-line lagging cannot be inferred from this propulsion description, while smaller diesel-craft applications such as exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and deck or joiner materials are not documented for this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Construction trades and engine-room personnel
- Limitations
- A diesel specification is not an asbestos survey. This row neither proves nor disproves asbestos in exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, wiring, deck coverings, coatings, or other components; no hull-specific materials list was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-04
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[4]Negative finding from review of the live NavSource hull record and official/authoritative-source searches conducted for this batch [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research review; see search ledger sl-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-01 through -06
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, materials inventory, or other direct asbestos documentation for USS LCI(L)-953 / LCI(G)-953 was located in the sources reviewed. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is therefore unknown, not established absent.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947 and later records located through 2026-09-30
- Population
- All ship personnel and later disposal workers; documentation search population
- Limitations
- This is a documentation negative, not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl was unavailable because its MCP reported a multi-hour quota stand-down; no public hull-level survey was located through the fallback searches. Individual exposure, causation, and legal eligibility remain unaddressed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-05
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[5]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 searches via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py; exact-name and hull-number variants [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-03 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The mandated authenticated CourtListener helper was invoked for exact-name and hull/designation searches covering USS LCI(L)-953, LCI(L)-953, LCI(G)-953, and LCI-953 in the opinion and docket indexes. No qualifying asbestos-litigation hit was identified in the captured results; the helper's fleet pacing and output capture did not yield a separately auditable result payload for every query, so the negative is retained with a limitation rather than treated as a definitive zero-hit finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Searches run 2026-09-30
- Population
- CourtListener opinion and docket corpus
- Limitations
- No hit is classified as an asbestos case, other litigation, or name collision without a retrievable result document. Because the fleet limiter/output issue prevented a complete independently auditable payload, this row is not a definitive no-litigation conclusion; no litigation evidence is used to set the asbestos tier.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-06
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[6]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(G)-953 / ex USS LCI(L)-953 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page heading and history bullets, lines 5-26
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's hull page identifies USS LCI(G)-953 as ex USS LCI(L)-953; records that the craft was laid down 10 February 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Shipbuilding Division, Orange, Texas; launched 7 March 1944; and commissioned as USS LCI(L)-953 on 1 April 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Ship's company and Consolidated Steel construction workforce
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource and credits its history to USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry,' Vol. II (1995); no separate official Navy construction file was located in this session. This row does not establish asbestos content or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-953-lcil953-01