Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 488-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-pkt-488-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Ortolan II (LCI (L)-976)'. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications paragraph and construction, WWII-service, and postwar-service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS identifies one hull across the LCI(L)-976 and Ortolan designations: laid down as LCI(L)-976 15 March 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas; launched 10 April 1944; commissioned 5 May 1944 under Lt. (j.g.) William C. Lawton; decommissioned at New Orleans 19 August 1946; reclassified AMCU-34 7 March 1952; converted at Charleston Naval Shipyard and recommissioned 21 November 1953 as Ortolan; redesignated MHC-34 7 February 1955; decommissioned at Charleston 23 June 1955; struck 1 January 1960; and sold for scrapping 8 July 1960 to Marlene Blouse Company. It records four WWII battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1960
- Population
- Consolidated Steel construction trades (1944); Navy crews (1944-46 and 1953-55); Charleston conversion workers (1952-53)
- Limitations
- Authoritative for this hull's identity, chronology, and service summary. It does not identify any asbestos-containing material, survey, abatement activity, individual exposure, causation, quantity, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, by ship number (RG 24 logbook inventory). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, PDF p. 29, LCI(L)-976 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number logbook inventory lists LCI(L)-976 with coverage from 5 May 1944 through 30 June 1945. The entry identifies a hull-specific Navy deck-log record path in Record Group 24.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-05-05 to 1945-06-30 (logbook coverage)
- Population
- Crew and embarked personnel during the listed logbook coverage
- Limitations
- Inventory-level evidence only: log contents were not reviewed and the listed endpoints are not asserted as the vessel's full service dates. The inventory does not document asbestos or any material aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-02
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[4]National Park Service, Historic American Engineering Record OR-180, LCI(L)-713, 2012. [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 pp. 1-2, Type of Craft, Description, and Historical Information
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS HAER documents the LCI-351 class through sister craft LCI(L)-713: a Bureau of Ships design, approximately 1,051 craft built at ten shipyards during WWII, with the modified post-1 June 1944 configuration using welded 1/4-inch steel plate, a cylindrical pilot house, centerline ramp, eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines, two shafts, and variable-pitch propellers. It describes crew and troop spaces, engine room, deckhouse, ramp, and winch, but contains no asbestos statement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1946 (class construction/service context)
- Population
- LCI-351-class construction workers, crews, and embarked troops (class context)
- Limitations
- Class documentation for LCI(L)-713, not this hull. It supports type/design context only and does not establish materials, machinery fit details, or asbestos presence aboard LCI(L)-976.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published 1979-10-18; publicly released 1979-10-22). [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product-page Highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy use of asbestos in ships, the cost of asbestos removal, and asbestos-related compensation programs at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. The product-page summary reports the Navy's 1975 policy to replace only damaged asbestos insulation or insulation removed for necessary repair, modified in 1979 for selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (policy and report)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-program population (program context)
- Limitations
- Navy-program documentation from 1979, not a record for this hull or its 1944 construction/1953 conversion. It does not establish that any asbestos-containing material was installed, removed, or remained aboard LCI(L)-976/Ortolan.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-04
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[6]Inference based on the official DANFS all-diesel LCI(L)-976 specification and NPS HAER OR-180 LCI-351-class machinery/layout description; Navy-wide asbestos-program context in GAO HRD-80-2. [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS Ortolan II specification (LCI(L)-976 diesel craft); HAER OR-180 pp. 1-2 (LCI-351 diesel machinery/layout); GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference only: for a small 1944 all-diesel LCI-351 landing craft, potential period applications include machinery and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, interior insulating/joiner materials, and friction linings. The craft had no steam plant, so boiler and turbine lagging are not applicable.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1955
- Population
- Consolidated Steel construction trades (1944); crews (1944-46 and 1953-55); Charleston conversion workers (1952-53)
- Limitations
- This is not a hull-specific material finding. Neither DANFS nor HAER identifies asbestos or any insulation composition aboard LCI(L)-976; the applications named are potential period applications, not confirmed installations, and no quantity, manufacturer, remaining condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-05
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[7]CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweep planned through /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py: exact name 'USS LCI(L)-976' and hull/designation variants in opinion and RECAP-docket indexes. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Helper diagnostic: 'COURTLISTENER PACING: the fleet-wide request budget is momentarily spent'; attempted exact-name opinion query on 2026-09-30
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation sweep was not completed: the mandated authenticated helper invoked the fleet-wide pacing limiter before the first exact-name opinion request could be transmitted. No CourtListener result is classified as no result, qualifying litigation, other litigation, or name collision.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This is an access/pacing gap, not negative litigation evidence. No anonymous or raw API request was made, and no conclusion about asbestos litigation involving this hull can be drawn from the blocked sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-06
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[8]Batch-5624 search ledger in this record: official NHHC DANFS, NARA Special List 44, NPS HAER OR-180, GAO HRD-80-2, NavSource hull page as corroborating lead, and CourtListener attempt. [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or material inventory for LCI(L)-976/LSIL-976/Ortolan (AMCU-34/MHC-34) was located in the authoritative sources searched. The official DANFS history, NARA deck-log inventory, NPS LCI-class HAER record, and GAO program record contain no hull-specific asbestos documentation.
- 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 asbestos was absent. The CourtListener exact-name and hull-number sweep remains incomplete because the authenticated helper was stopped by the shared pacing limiter; it is not included as a negative result. Charleston conversion files and actual deck logs are unreviewed archival leads. This finding establishes neither exposure nor legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-976-lcil976-07