Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-108 / ex USS LCS(L)(3)-108 [other_primary]
- Locator
- postwar service and disposition list, lines 26-44
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records that LCS(L)(3)-108 received Navy occupation service from 2 September to 7 December 1945 and China service from 8 December 1945 to 8 April 1946 and 10 to 15 April 1946. It records decommissioning on 12 August 1946, lay-up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, redesignation as USS LSSL-108 on 28 February 1949, strike date unknown, and sale on 16 March 1951 to The Learner Co., Alameda, California. The page then records civilian registration as fishing boat Gull in 1954, freight barge Gull in 1957, later registrations through 1986, out of documentation in 1991, and final disposition unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-1991
- Population
- Navy occupation and China-service crew (1945-1946); civilian operators after 1951
- Limitations
- The source expressly leaves the strike date and final disposition unknown. It documents administrative and registration milestones, not post-sale condition, asbestos presence, abatement, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-108-lcsl3108-02
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[2]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published October 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page, Highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review states that it reviewed use of asbestos in Navy ships and Navy efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. The review describes the Navy's 1975 policy of removing and replacing with nonasbestos material only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for repairs, and its 1979 modification to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy review
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers covered by the GAO review
- Limitations
- Navy-wide and shipyard-program context only. GAO did not name LCS(L)(3)-108, Commercial Iron Works, or any material aboard this hull; it cannot establish asbestos presence, location, quantity, exposure, or legal eligibility for this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-108-lcsl3108-03
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[3]Batch 5657 search ledger: live NavSource hull and class-index pages; GAO HRD-80-2; NARA RG 19 guide; Firecrawl and CourtListener access results [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-108-lcsl3108-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or product record was located in the completed public-source review. The authenticated CourtListener litigation sweep remains incomplete: a saved LSSL-108 docket search returned zero results, but its opinion search was blocked by the fleet-wide pacing budget, and the streamed exact-name and LCS(L)(3)-108 requests were not retained after terminal-session timeout. This is a research gap, not a no-result conclusion for the name or hull-number searches.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- research conducted 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard or absence of exposure. The zero-result LSSL-108 docket response is limited to that alias and search type. CourtListener remains an unresolved litigation gap because the required opinion search was fleet-paced and exact-query responses were not retained; no anonymous, raw, or v3 request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-108-lcsl3108-04
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[4]National Archives, Guide to Federal Records: Records of the Bureau of Ships (Record Group 19) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Record Group 19 overview and Bureau of Ships functions, lines 58-63 and 102-124
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Guide to Federal Records identifies Record Group 19, Records of the Bureau of Ships, as covering 1794-1972 and states that the Bureau supervised design, construction, procurement, maintenance, and repair of Navy ships and craft. The guide identifies Shipbuilding Division records and the record group as an archival lead for construction, machinery, material, and repair documentation relevant to this 1945 vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1794-1972 record-group coverage
- Limitations
- This guide describes archival holdings generally and does not identify a file for LCS(L)(3)-108. No RG 19 ship-specific construction, material, or repair record was retrieved; it is an archival lead only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-108-lcsl3108-05
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[5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-108 / ex USS LCS(L)(3)-108 [other_primary]
- Locator
- header and milestone list; specifications, lines 19-22 and 46-79
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as USS LCS(L)(3)-108, later USS LSSL-108. It records her as laid down 17 February 1945 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon; launched 10 March 1945; and commissioned 22 March 1945 under Lt. R. E. Hone, USNR. The specifications give a complement of 6 officers and 65 enlisted and a diesel plant of two General Motors 6051 series 71 engines (1,600 bhp), single General Motors reduction gears, two diesel-drive 60 kW 450 V AC ships-service generators, and twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (1945); Navy crew (1945-1946)
- Limitations
- This is a ship-history and specifications record, not a material list or exposure record. It identifies diesel machinery but does not identify insulation, packing, gaskets, or any asbestos-containing material aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-108-lcsl3108-01