Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]research packet 491-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-992 — listed as a commissioned US Navy hull (not cancelled,
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-pkt-491-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(L)-992 page (history compiled from USS LCI 'Landing Craft Infantry', Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1995) - construction, service, disposal, specifications, photo captions [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource archive page 10/15/150992 (ship entry, awards block, specifications block, two photo captions)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 6 April 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corp., Shipbuilding Div., Orange, TX; launched 29 April 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-992 on 27 May 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII; assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East 18 September to 27 October 1945; decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; transferred to the Maritime Commission 3 November 1947; final disposition - fate unknown. Awards displayed: American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp). No battle stars or campaign credits are listed. Photo captions document: 'USS LCI(L)-992 grounded at Okinawa after the Typhoon of 9 October 1945. She was refloated, 30 October 1945' (photo courtesy Willard W. Hamilton, MoMM2/c, LCI(L)-992) and 'USS LSM-32 and USS LCI(L)-992 entering USS ABSD-6 at Guam, date unknown' (photo via USS LSM/LSMR Association). International radio call sign NZBT.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Crew (4 officers, 24 enlisted) and embarked troops as configured (up to 6 officers, 182 enlisted), 1944-1945; photo-contributor crew member Willard W. Hamilton, MoMM2/c
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation (transcribing Turner Publishing's USS LCI volume and Navy records), not a contemporaneous log or register; decommissioning and striking dates are not given. Its 'fate unknown' is the honest record status - no foreign-transfer, buyer, or scrapping record was located anywhere. Contains no asbestos information. The two photo captions are contributor-credited (Hamilton; USS LSM/LSMR Association) rather than official-captioned - the grounding they describe is independently confirmed by the NHHC typhoon appendix (ev-04).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011, April 1945) - LCI(L) roster entry for this hull and LCI(L) 351-1098 design table (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 Vol. II, LCI(L) design table (printed p. 200) and build roster (printed p. 210-211), row 'LCI(L) 992 ... 6 Apr 44 | 29 Apr 44 | 27 May 44' under the 'Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.' block; List of Naval Vessels index line 'LCI(L) 989-993'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster (April 1945 edition) carries this hull's row in the Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex. build block: keel laid 6 April 1944; ship launched 29 April 1944; date of first commission 27 May 1944 - identical to NavSource's dates. In the accompanying 'List of Naval Vessels' index, 'LCI(L) 989-993' appears as a plain entry with no conversion annotation (sisters carry 'Now LC(FF)' / 'Now LCI(M)' / 'Now LCI(R)' notes) - this hull remained formally LCI(L) in the Navy's own April 1945 listing. The class design table for the LCI(L) 351-1098 group gives: length overall 159'0", waterline 153'0", extreme beam 23'8"; full-load displacement 387 tons (trial 381); trial speed 14.4 knots; armament five 20-mm AA; propulsion two propellers, G.M. Diesel 6051 series 71 engines (2,320 shp), single G.M. main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 20Kw 120V DC ship's service generators; diesel capacity 860 bbls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-04 to 1945-04
- Population
- Consolidated Steel Orange construction trades (Apr-May 1944); commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Official BuShips compilation published April 1945 - a snapshot; it does not cover the later utility-duty assignment visible in the 1 May 1945 fleet-organization document (ev-03), and it contains no asbestos or insulation-material content. Scan hosted on a private site; pagination per printed edition (roster pp. 210-211 region, design table p. 200 region).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (contemporaneous fleet-organization listing), Service Squadron Eight section [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945, SERVICE SQUADRON EIGHT section, 'STORES BARGES' subsection, row 'LCI(L) 992 | Ens. A. Cavalloro (USNR)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's own fleet-organization list of 1 May 1945 places 'LCI(L) 992', commanding officer 'Ens. A. Cavalloro (USNR)', under SERVICE FORCE, PACIFIC FLEET > SERVICE SQUADRON EIGHT (Commodore A. H. Gray), in the subsection headed STORES BARGES - listed together with the concrete stores barges (IX 149-164: TREFOIL, QUARTZ, SILICA, CARMITE, BAUXITE, LIMESTONE, FELDSPAR, MARL, BARITE, LIGNITE, CINNABAR, CORUNDUM), IX 207-214, eleven other LCI(L)s (629, 639, 640, 761, 784, 787, 811, 989, 990, 993, 997), and district craft (YAG, YC). This documents that by 1 May 1945 this hull was employed not as an assault landing craft but in the Service Force's stores/supply distribution role.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Crew under Ens. A. Cavalloro, USNR, May 1945
- Limitations
- A point-in-time administrative listing (1 May 1945); it confirms unit assignment and commanding officer on that date, not before or after, and gives her no location-code annotation. No asbestos, material, or condition information. Page retrieved via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 - history.navy.mil returned HTTP 404 to direct fetch from this network all session though live from Firecrawl; content also verified against Wayback capture 2025-12-08.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-03
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, 'Typhoons and Hurricanes: Pacific Typhoon at Okinawa, October 1945' - including the extract from the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas report and Appendix III 'Typhoon Damage at Okinawa' vessel list [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC typhoon page, Appendix III vessel-damage table, row 'LCI 992 | Refloated 10/30/45'; narrative extract of the CinCPac/CinCPOA report
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NHHC typhoon history - reproducing the CinCPac/CinCPOA report - records that Typhoon 'Louise' struck Okinawa 9 October 1945 with winds to 100-120 knots in Buckner Bay, leaving 12 ships sunk, 222 grounded, and 32 damaged beyond shipboard repair; ComServDiv 104 (Commodore T. J. Keliher) was assigned the salvage work. Appendix III ('Typhoon Damage at Okinawa', based on progress reports to 19 November) lists 'LCI 992' with disposition 'Refloated 10/30/45' - confirming the NavSource photo-caption account that this hull grounded at Okinawa in the typhoon and was refloated 30 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-10-09 to 1945-10-30
- Population
- Crew aboard during the 9 October 1945 grounding; salvage workforce (ComServDiv 104) during the 21-day stranded period
- Limitations
- Establishes the casualty event and refloat date only; the appendix entry gives no damage extent, repair scope, or yard work for this hull (many grounded vessels were stripped/abandoned - 992's entry shows only 'Refloated'). No asbestos or material content. Retrieved via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 (direct fetch to history.navy.mil 404s from this network).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-04
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[6]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
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf p.20, row 'LCI(L)(X)-992 | 5/27/1944 | 6/30/1945' (verified by pdftotext extraction of the live NARA PDF, 2026-09-30); (X)-marked sibling rows verified same file
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 inventory (by ship number, PDF p. 20) lists Navy deck logs for 'LCI(L)(X)-992' covering 27 May 1944 through 30 June 1945 - log coverage beginning on her commissioning date and spanning her entire wartime service including the Service Squadron Eight stores-barge assignment. The '(X)' catalog notation matches the craft's utility-role employment: the same list catalogs sisters LCI(L)(X)-629, -639, -640, -761, -784, -787, -811, and -993 - eight of the twelve LCIs shown in the 1 May 1945 fleet-organization STORES BARGES section carry the (X) marking in this inventory. These are the primary daily records of this hull's service, held in Record Group 24.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (log coverage)
- Limitations
- Inventory record only - establishes that NARA holds logbooks for this hull for the stated span, not their contents; the deck logs themselves were not opened. 'LCI(L)(X)' is NARA's catalog label (and association usage) - it is not a formal classification in the April 1945 BuShips vessel list, which carries her as plain 'LCI(L)'. Logs after 30 June 1945 (through her 1946-47 disposal) are outside this inventory listing. No asbestos or condition information in the listing.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-05
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command photo catalog, NH 89271, 'USS LCI-992' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC photo catalog record NH 89271 (title, caption, description, catalog-number fields)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NHHC photo catalog record for this hull: 'Title: USS LCI-992. Caption: In San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-46. Description: Courtesy of William H. Davis, 1979. Catalog #: NH 89271' - placing the hull back in U.S. waters (San Francisco Bay) in the 1945-46 window, consistent with postwar return and inactivation after her Far East occupation service ended 27 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- circa 1945-1946
- Limitations
- A single photograph catalog record: establishes presence in San Francisco Bay circa 1945-46, nothing about operations, condition, or material state. 'Circa' dating is the catalog's own estimate. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-06
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[8]David McKay (Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum historian), 'The UPS of the Pacific: A Brief History of the LCI(X) Express,' Elsie Item No. 96 (USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association), March 2017, pp. 3-5 [museum_official]
- Locator
- ELSIEITEM-96-Mar-2017.pdf pp. 3-5: conversion description, twelve-ship ServRon 8 list ('LCI(L) 992 Ens. A. Cavalloro'), 'LCI(X) 992 aground at Okinawa' caption, footnoted sources
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The LCI association historian's documented account of this hull's wartime role: in December 1944 the Navy ordered nine LCIs converted to handle cargo (eventually twelve), the modifications removing troop-compartment bunks, cutting two large cargo hatches between frames 16 and 36 on the well deck, installing a derrick boom between the hatches, and cutting back the protective well-deck wings. These 'LCI(X) express' craft were assigned operationally to the Service Force, Pacific Fleet, to move spare parts and equipment from the Pearl Harbor supply depot to forward distribution centers - 'a few tons to as nearly 100 tons' per trip; eleven of the twelve had been part of LCI Flotilla Sixteen (Comdr. Clarence Coffin, USN) and the transfer to Service Force was complete by end of May 1945. The article reproduces the twelve-ship list from the 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization - including 'LCI(L) 992, Ens. A. Cavalloro' - and captions this hull 'LCI(X) 992 aground at Okinawa after the October 1945 typhoon.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-12 to 1945-10
- Population
- LCI(X) crews, Service Squadron Eight logistics duty, 1944-45
- Limitations
- Specialized veteran-association historical publication (AFMM historian), not an official record - but it cites the underlying primary records (Carter's 'Beans, Bullets and Black Oil' p. 97; NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships Box 296 correspondence S/19 for the conversion order; RG 38 war diaries of LCI Flotilla 13 and LCI-993) and its twelve-ship list matches the contemporaneous NHHC document verbatim. Its per-hull detail concentrates on sisters 993, 997, 989, 784, 761, 629 - the only 992-specific content is the list entry and the typhoon caption, both corroborated by primary documents. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-07
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[9]Shipbuilding History (T. Colton), Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange TX yard production table - LCI(L) batch rows (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com consolidatedorange.htm, LCI(L) batch row 'LCI(L) | 992 | 260 | 10-Dec-43 | May-44 | Struck 1946 | 1287 | U.S. Navy | Landing Craft'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The yard's production table lists this hull as 'LCI(L) 992', Consolidated Orange yard hull 1287, 260 tons, in the LCI(L) batch ordered under the 10 December 1943 contract, delivered May 1944, disposition 'Struck 1946'. The same table shows the yard's wartime LCI(L) run (sisters LCI(L)-970 through LCI(L)-1033 on the same contract with April-June 1944 deliveries) alongside its destroyer and destroyer-escort programs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Consolidated Steel Orange construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary shipyard-records compilation, not an official register. Its 'Struck 1946' supplies a stricken year where NavSource records the date as unknown - unverified against the Naval Register and flagged in gaps (Colton's separate LCI(L) table carries 'to NDRF 1947' for this hull's disposition, consistent with the NavSource Maritime Commission transfer of 3 Nov 1947; month-level delivery 'May-44' omits keel/launch dates the BuShips roster supplies). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-08
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[10]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCI(L)-992 record (ship/22057) - secondary corroboration of builder, dates, class [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/22057.html header/specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary corroboration for this hull: 'Landing Craft Infantry of the LCI 351 class', US Navy, pennant LCI(L)-992, built by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas); laid down 6 April 1944; launched 29 April 1944; commissioned 27 May 1944. No commands or operational events are listed for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary database; corroborates construction data against NavSource and the BuShips roster. Contains no service history, no postwar disposition, and no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-09
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[11]Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record HAER No. OR-180, LCI(L)-713 (Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum, Portland OR; NPS documentation, historian Justine Christianson) - LCI(L)-351-class design and construction record [haer]
- Locator
- HAER OR-180 data PDF (or0606data.pdf), significance/description/historical-information sections (pp. 1-5); NavSource specification block for this hull's engine fit
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Federal documentation of the type: LCI(L)s were mass-produced welded-steel diesel landing craft of a Bureau of Ships standard design ('built of welded 1/4" steel plate'; approximately 1,051 ships of the type constructed in ten different shipyards; the 351-class modified design with cylindrical pilot house). Propulsion: eight General Motors 6-71 diesel engines on two shafts - an all-diesel plant with no boilers or steam system, so the asbestos-relevant applications aboard are the era-standard diesel-craft items: engine exhaust and muffler lagging, machinery thermal/acoustic insulation in the engine room and accommodations, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and friction material in the winches. Note: the HAER documentation itself contains no asbestos or insulation-materials mentions.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Consolidated Steel Orange construction trades (1944); wartime crew in confined engine-room and accommodation spaces
- Limitations
- Class/design inference only - HAER OR-180 documents a sister 351-class craft (LCI(L)-713) and the LCI(L) design generally; it does not name this hull and does not assert asbestos content. No ship-specific material list exists for this hull; asbestos presence aboard is era- and design-level inference, not ship-proven. The craft's small all-diesel plant makes its asbestos footprint materially narrower than a steam warship's. Does not establish quantity, products installed, or present-day presence (hull fate unknown since 1947).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-10
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[12]U.S. Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 9828426, Docket No. 94-15 783 (Houston RO), decision dated 23 September 1998 - adjudicated asbestos-exposure claim of a Consolidated Steel Orange yard worker who then served aboard Navy vessels (verified live 2026-09-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- va.gov vetapp98 9828426.txt - Introduction, Contentions, Findings of Fact 1-3, Reasons and Bases (duties/testimony paragraphs), Order
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A merits-level VA adjudication touching this hull's builder yard during her construction window: the veteran was employed at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, 1942-1946 as a Driller (IV) in the boilermaker department (operating a compressed-air drill on steel plates) before Navy service May 1944 - February 1946. Finding of fact 1: 'The veteran was not exposed to asbestos during his periods of employment with Consolidated Steel Corporation in Orange, Texas, from 1942 to 1946' - his work was drilling holes in the outsides of ships. Finding 2: 'The veteran was exposed to asbestos when serving aboard Navy vessels in service' (testimony described asbestos-coated pipes aboard the ships he served on, including AN-37 Teakwood). Disposition: service connection for asbestos-related lung disease GRANTED on in-service exposure; service connection for asbestosis DENIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1946 (exposure window); 1993-1998 (claim)
- Population
- Consolidated Steel Orange boilermaker-department trades (1942-46); Navy veterans aboard named vessels (class context)
- Limitations
- Administrative benefits adjudication (merits level for this claimant), not a tort finding and not a ship or yard survey: names the builder yard and era but never this hull or any LCI(L). Its yard non-exposure finding is specific to this driller's outside-the-hull duties - it does not establish that Consolidated Orange used no asbestos, and its shipboard-exposure finding concerns the vessels he served on, not this craft. Carried as context for the yard's era, classified at its adjudication stage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-11
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[13]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights text
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, covering use of asbestos in Navy ships, removal costs, and disability compensation; it records the Navy's 1975 policy of removing/replacing asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - Navy-wide confirmation that asbestos insulation was standard aboard Navy ships of this era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull or this craft type (HRD-80-2 fieldwork concerned large Navy shipyards, and the report does not discuss landing craft). Product page retrieved via Firecrawl 2026-09-30 (gao.gov blocks direct automated fetch, HTTP 403 - standing issue since Batch 01); full 26-page PDF not reviewed for this record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-12
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[14]Batch-5640 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; BuShips SDB 1945 v2 roster; NHHC fleet-organization and typhoon documents; NHHC photo catalog; NARA Special List 44; Colton yard table; uboat.net; USS LCI National Association Elsie Item archive; BVA decision; GAO; NHHC/DANFS candidate URLs; live-web sweeps; CourtListener API v4 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-01 through -16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or docketed asbestos case naming LCI(L)-992 / LCI-992 / LCI(X)-992 was found in the sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion searches for 'LCI(L)-992' and 'LCI-992' both returned count 0 (authenticated, HTTP 200); the asbestos-term variant and RECAP docket-index queries were fleet-paced at session end and are logged with their status, not as verified negatives. Live-web sweeps for asbestos/mesothelioma claims naming this hull returned zero results; surfaced material was law-firm listicles not naming the hull (excluded by source policy), a veteran-obituary page whose hull-mention text could not be extracted, and association newsletter roster entries. No individual DANFS entry exists for this numbered landing craft (NHHC returns a not-found page). The federal class documentation reviewed (HAER OR-180) contains no asbestos or insulation-materials mentions.
- 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 absence of asbestos aboard - as a 1944 combat-built Navy craft the hull sits inside the documented Navy asbestos era, and its typhoon grounding/salvage (October 1945) is exactly the kind of damage event that disturbed era materials; neither event establishes asbestos presence. The litigation repository coverage is partial (two verified-zero opinion queries; remaining queries paced) - pleading-stage cases or name collisions are not ruled out. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-992-lcil992-13