Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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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-983-lcil983-pkt-489-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LCI(L)-983, Amphibious Photo Archive (history attributed to USS LCI Landing Craft Infantry, Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- History bullets and campaign/service tables
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records this hull as an LCI-351 class landing craft built by Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas: laid down 24 March 1944, launched 18 April 1944, and commissioned USS LCI(L)-983 on 16 May 1944. It records Asiatic-Pacific campaigns, postwar occupation and China service from 8 September through 16 December 1945, decommissioning on 1 December 1946, transfer to the Maritime Commission on 23 January 1948, later commercial registration as New Venture, and final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1949; postwar commercial records through 1988
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and embarked landing-force personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archive transcription and attributes the history to a 1995 compiled volume; it is not a Navy-issued DANFS entry. The page states that the date struck from the Naval Register is unknown and that final disposition is unknown. It does not document asbestos, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF entry for LCI(L)-983
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists LCI(L)-983 with a logbook coverage interval beginning 16 May 1944 and ending 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-05-16 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's company; deck-log record
- Limitations
- This finding establishes an NARA logbook coverage interval, not the ship's entire service history and not the contents of the logs. It contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-02
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[4]Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Federal Register, 59 Fed. Reg. 40964 (10 August 1994), historical shipbuilding discussion [federal_register]
- Locator
- Historical discussion of asbestos products on American ships
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's historical shipyard rulemaking identifies extensive use of asbestos products on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s, including joiner bulkhead systems, steam and hot-water pipe, boiler and tank insulation, ceiling tile, and fire-resistant bulkhead sheets.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- early 1940s through late 1970s
- Population
- U.S. shipyard workers and Navy personnel, early-1940s through late-1970s context
- Limitations
- Federal historical context, not a record of LCI(L)-983. It does not establish that any listed product was installed aboard this hull, nor quantity, condition, exposure, or causation. LCI(L)-983's diesel propulsion does not by itself establish or exclude other asbestos applications. Direct OSHA fetch returned HTTP 403 at research time; the Federal Register text was verified through the indexed government result and the access limitation is disclosed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-03
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research guide sections on engineering drawings, S39 insulation and lagging, and sister-ship research
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide identifies Navy engineering drawings and ship records, including S39 insulation and lagging records, as the principal archival path for determining asbestos aboard a particular vessel; no such LCI(L)-983-specific record was located in the sources reviewed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II through 1961 records; guide accessed 2026
- Population
- Navy ships and archival researchers
- Limitations
- The guide describes how to research Navy ships; it is not evidence that asbestos was aboard this hull. The identified engineering-drawing and insulation records were not retrieved, so no product, quantity, location, or condition can be assigned to LCI(L)-983.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-04
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[6]Negative finding from NavSource hull history, NARA asbestos research guide, NARA logbook list, and searches of authoritative Navy/NARA sources [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or primary materials list for USS LCI(L)-983 was located. Ship-specific asbestos status is unknown; this is a documentation negative, not evidence that asbestos was absent.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Limitations
- A located-record negative cannot prove absence of asbestos, exposure, or a claim. NARA's guide points to non-digitized engineering and insulation records; those records remain an archival lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-05
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[7]Authenticated CourtListener helper searches, 30 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-05 through -08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The completed authenticated CourtListener docket search for the exact name USS LCI(L)-983 returned no results. Exact-hull docket search for LCI(L)-983 and both exact-name/exact-hull opinion searches were attempted but were not completed because the fleet pacing helper stood down requests; no litigation hit was therefore classified from those incomplete searches.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- accessed 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Only the exact-name docket query completed (zero results). The helper reported fleet-wide pacing stand-downs for the other three required queries, so this is not a completed litigation sweep and does not establish that no claim exists under a defendant, crew member, or alternate description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-983-lcil983-06