Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 489-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-978-lcil978-pkt-489-packet-md
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[2]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, p. 29 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 29; row LCI(L)-978
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List #44 includes LCI(L)-978 with logbook coverage beginning 5 May 1944 and ending 31 December 1945. This is a logbook-coverage listing; it is not itself identified as a commissioning register.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-05-05 to 1945-12-31
- Limitations
- The list establishes logbook coverage dates and vessel designation only. It does not establish asbestos materials, commissioning date, construction details, later service, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-978-lcil978-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-978 / LSIL-978 detail page (archival lead; blocked to live fetch, not treated as a verified live citation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Reported URL: https://www.navsource.net/archives/10/15/150978.htm; HTTP 406 on direct and browser fetch; no Wayback capture found
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The supplied NavSource archival lead identifies USS LCI(L)-978 / LSIL-978; reports the LCI(L) 351-class designation, keel laying on 17 March 1944, launch on 10 April 1944, commissioning on 5 May 1944, builder Consolidated Steel Corporation, Shipbuilding Division, Orange, Texas, and twin-shaft diesel propulsion. The page could not be fetched live during this session; these are unverified archival leads, not primary-source findings.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo-history resource, not an official Navy source. The information is a source lead from the supplied brief and indexed search result, not a live-verified citation or primary-source finding. Construction, class, propulsion, commissioning details, and alias require confirmation from an accessible primary record. Does not address asbestos or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-978-lcil978-02
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[4]Batch 5626 source and litigation search ledger for USS LCI(L)-978 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries sl-uss-lci-l-978-lcil978-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-978-lcil978-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or other primary record documenting asbestos aboard USS LCI(L)-978 was located in the accessible official-source searches. No ship-specific asbestos litigation source was established by completed CourtListener requests in this session.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Public sources searched through 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A search failure or lack of a located public record does not establish that asbestos was absent. CourtListener exact-name requests timed out and hull-number requests were throttled by the fleet limiter; litigation is not a negative finding. No exposure, individual dose, or legal eligibility conclusion is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-978-lcil978-03