Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 489-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: verdict: VERIFIED (identity continuity: later USS Owl (AMCU-35) / MHC-35)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-982-lcil982-pkt-489-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Owl (MHC-35) ex USS Owl (AMCU-35) ex USS LSIL-982 ex USS LCI(L)-982, archive 10/15/150982 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource archive page 10/15/150982: history, designation chronology, awards, specifications, and final-disposition blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's hull record identifies one vessel through the designation chain USS LCI(L)-982 (1944-1949), USS LSIL-982 (1949-1953), USS Owl (AMCU-35) (1953-1955), and USS Owl (MHC-35) (1955-1957). It records construction at Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas; laid down 23 March 1944; launched 18 April 1944; commissioned 16 May 1944; Leyte and Mindoro operations; China and occupation service from 8 September through 16 December 1945; decommissioning 24 June 1946; conversion and recommissioning as Owl; final decommissioning 1 November 1957; striking 17 October 1958; and fate unknown. The page lists two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- LCI(L)-982 crew and embarked troops; later Owl crews, 1944-1957
- Limitations
- NavSource is a compiled reference page, not a contemporaneous deck log or material inventory. Its history establishes identity and service chronology but contains no asbestos statement, no individual crew exposure evidence, and no present-day condition or disposition record. The designation chain is consolidated here as one hull, not separate vessels.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-982-lcil982-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, by ship number [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, by-ship-number PDF, p. 31, row 'LCI(L)-982 | 5/16/1944 | 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's logbook inventory lists LCI(L)-982 with deck-log coverage from 16 May 1944 through 30 June 1945. The start date matches the NavSource commissioning date and the listing establishes a primary-record lead for this hull's wartime service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-05-16 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- LCI(L)-982 crew and ship operations during the listed log period
- Limitations
- This is an inventory finding aid, not the contents of the deck logs. It does not document asbestos, materials, exposure, or condition; logs after 30 June 1945 and the postwar conversion period are outside this listed coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-982-lcil982-02
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[4]Library of Congress, HAER AK-52, M/V Husky II (former USS LCI(L)-653), written history and documentation of the LCI(L)-351 class [haer]
- Locator
- HAER AK-52 written history pp. 5-6 and mechanical-features section p. 20: LCI(L)-351 class and eight Series 71 diesel engines
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- HAER identifies the LCI(L)-351 class as a World War II landing-craft design with eight General Motors Series 71 diesel engines, four per shaft, driving twin screws. For a 1944 craft of this all-diesel design, the asbestos-relevant applications carried as class/era context are engine exhaust and muffler lagging, thermal or acoustic insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945 design and construction era
- Population
- LCI(L)-351-class construction and operating personnel, 1940s
- Limitations
- HAER documents sister craft LCI(L)-653 and the class design; it does not name LCI(L)-982 or assert asbestos content. The listed applications are design/era inference only. This row does not establish quantity, product brand, installation on this hull, disturbance, exposure, or present-day presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-982-lcil982-03
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[5]Batch 5630 source and litigation sweep: NavSource, NARA Special List 44, NHHC/DANFS candidate-page checks, HAER AK-52, and authenticated CourtListener searches through cl-auth-search.py [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-982-lcil982-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located: no public hull survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum material record, or qualifying asbestos litigation naming LCI(L)-982, LSIL-982, AMCU-35, MHC-35, or Owl was identified in the searched sources. The NHHC/DANFS candidate page linked from NavSource was checked and currently returns 404; no individual DANFS entry was located for this numbered craft.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A negative public-source search does not prove that asbestos was absent aboard the vessel and does not defeat an unlocated claim. Class/era inference remains the only asbestos basis. CourtListener query coverage was subject to the fleet-wide authenticated pacing budget; any blocked query is logged separately and is not treated as a no-result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-982-lcil982-04