Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 496-packet.md (3 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-pkt-496-packet-md
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (15 April 1945), LCS(L)(3) construction roster (scanned PDF; text extracted by OCR) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-011, printed page 222 (PDF page 15), LCS(L)(3) roster table, row 'LCS(L)(3)126'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships roster identifies LCS(L)(3)126 as built by George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts ('do.' under the Lawley group covering hulls 121-130); keel laid 25 November 1944; launched 5 December 1944; first commissioned 20 December 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- George Lawley & Sons construction trades; ship's company at commissioning
- Limitations
- Primary construction and commissioning record only; it contains no asbestos, insulation, abatement, crew-service, or final-disposition information for this hull. The PDF is a page-image scan; values were read by OCR at 400 dpi (keel date reads '25 Nov 44', matching NavSource and uboat.net).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-126 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-126 (page of 11 August 2017) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 050126.htm - page header, milestone list, campaign/occupation tables, specifications block, commanding-officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents this hull: laid down 25 November 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA; launched 5 December 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-126, 20 December 1944, LT. R. S. Gunn USNR in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater - LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four (CDR. N. Phillips USN), Group Thirteen (LCDR. R. L. Jackson USN), Division Twenty-Six - and credited with the Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 18 to 30 June 1945. Postwar: Navy Occupation Service duty 19 September - 7 December 1945 and China Service (extended) 8-10 December 1945. 'Decommissioned, date unknown.' Redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-126, 28 February 1949. Transferred to Japan 30 May 1953, named JDS Renge (LSSL-9035); returned to US custody 30 May 1958. 'Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown.' 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' One battle star for World War II service. Specification block (sourced to Ships' Data NavShips 250-012, 15 April 1945): displacement 250 t light / 387 t full; length 158 ft o.a.; beam 23 ft 8 in; complement 6 officers, 65 enlisted; propulsion '2 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines, BHP 1,600', single GM main reduction gear, two diesel-drive 60 kW 450V AC ship's-service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers; 635 bbls diesel fuel. Commanding officers listed: LT. R. S. Gunn, USNR, from 20 December 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Ship's company (6 officers, 65 enlisted typical); Okinawa campaign personnel June 1945; occupation/China-service crew 1945
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer archival compilation, not a Navy registry; dates generally track official sources and agree here with the BuShips roster and uboat.net. Contains no asbestos, insulation, abatement, or hazmat content. 'There is no history currently available' is printed on the page - the service record is a milestone summary, not a narrative. Decommissioning, strike, and disposal dates are unstated in the source, not asserted as unknown by this record beyond what NavSource reports.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-02
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[4]United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 304 (1958), No. 2443 - Agreement between the United States of America and Japan relating to the leasing of United States vessels to Japan (signed Tokyo, 12 November 1952) and Exchange of Notes extending it (Tokyo, 13 January 1958; registered 1 July 1958) [other_primary]
- Locator
- UNTS Vol. 304, No. 2443, English text pp. 367-369 - Annex B vessel list item 2 (LSSL 126) and the Japanese note text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Primary treaty record naming this hull: Annex B, 'Vessels loaned to Japan under the Charter Party Agreement of November 12, 1952 which are to be returned upon the expiration of the initial five year loan,' lists '2. LSSL 126' with date of original loan 30 May 1953 under CPA-Annex A-6. The Japanese note states the Annex B vessels 'will be redelivered to the Government of the United States of America under the provisions of Article Six' of the 1952 agreement, with a joint review 'of the extent to which they should be repaired, if necessary, and the time and place of their redelivery.' Thirty-six other LSSLs (Annex A) had their charters extended for up to five additional years; LSSL-126 was in the fourteen-vessel return group.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1952-1958
- Population
- U.S. Navy custodial transfer personnel; JMSDF crew of JDS Renge (1953-1958)
- Limitations
- Documents the loan (30 May 1953) and the January 1958 commitment to return the hull to the U.S.; it does not record the actual redelivery date or any later disposition - NavSource supplies 'returned to US custody 30 May 1958' and 'fate unknown.' The hull remained U.S. government property throughout the loan; no Japanese-service operational detail is included. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-03
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[5]uboat.net Allied Warships, 'USS LCS(L)-126 (LCS(L)-126)' vessel page [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page 22358, data table (Built by / Ordered / Laid down / Launched / Commissioned / History fields)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary compilation corroborating this hull's milestones: built by George Lawley & Sons (Neponset, Massachusetts); ordered 5 June 1944; laid down 25 November 1944; launched 5 December 1944; commissioned 20 December 1944; transferred to Japan 30 May 1953; returned to the USN 30 May 1958.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a respected but unofficial research compilation - corroboration only, all values agree with BuShips/NavSource/UNTS. 'Ordered 5 Jun 1944' (contract date) is carried here as the only source for that milestone. No asbestos, service-narrative, or commanding-officer content for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-04
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[6]Naval Marine Archive shipbuilding-history database, 'George S. Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA' yard output table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Lawley yard table, row for yard hull 1648
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Builder's-yard corroboration naming this hull: Lawley yard hull number 1648, 'LCS(L) 126', owner US Navy, type Landing Craft, 250 d tons, 158 ft, delivered 20 December 1944; disposition column reads 'Later LSSL 126, to Japan 1953 as Renge, returned 1958.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled shipbuilding database (Naval Marine Archive, Picton, Ontario) - corroborating secondary source consistent with the BuShips roster and treaty record; it supplies the builder's yard hull number (1648) not found elsewhere. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-05
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[7]NavSource Online, Landing Craft Support (Large) (Mark 3) LCS(L)(3) / Landing Ship Support Large (LSSL) class index [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 05idx.htm class header paragraph and hull index entry for LCS(L)(3)-126 / LSSL-126
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Class context from the NavSource class index: 'One hundred thirty LCS(L)(3)s were built during World War II. They were developed by the George Lawley Company, Neponset, Mass and produced there and by Albina Engine and Machine Works, and Comercial Iron Works, Portland Oregon. LCS(L)(3)s served only in the Pacific campaign. In 1949 LCS(L)(3)s remaining in the US Navy's inventory were redesignated Landing Ship Support Large (LSSL). Fifty-three LSSLs were transferred to the Japan Maritime Self-defense Force in 1952 and numerous others were transferred to allied nations.' The index pairs this hull as 'LCS(L)(3)-126 / LSSL-126.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Population
- LCS(L)(3) class, 130 hulls
- Limitations
- Class-level background only. The hull-specific redesignation date (28 February 1949) comes from the hull page (ev-02); the index states the 1949 rule generally. 'Fifty-three ... in 1952' is the index's round class summary - the treaty record (ev-03) shows this hull's own loan dated 30 May 1953.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-06
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[8]Era inference built on: BuShips roster and NavSource spec block (diesel propulsion, GM Series 71 diesels); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (ev-08); NARA RG 19 asbestos research guide (ev-09) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Derived from ev-01 (BuShips roster), ev-02 (NavSource NavShips 250-012 spec block), ev-08 (GAO)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered Landing Craft Support (Large) gunboat built November-December 1944 at George Lawley & Sons sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were thermal insulation, machinery and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation in machinery spaces and accommodations. The diesel plant carried no propulsion boiler - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (Nov-Dec 1944); crew (1944-1953); JMSDF crew (1953-1958); any disposal/shipbreaking trades post-1958
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package was located for LCS(L)(3)-126/LSSL-126. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, manufacturer, or present-day condition is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-07
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[9]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published 18 October 1979; publicly released 22 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page for HRD-80-2, 'Highlights' section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, specifically 'the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities.' The Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for repairs; the policy was modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. This is Navy-program context spanning this hull's 1944 construction era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy review; era context applied to 1944 construction
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; Navy asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence only - GAO's fieldwork concerned two naval shipyards; it does not name this hull, the LCS(L)(3) class, or George Lawley & Sons, and does not establish asbestos aboard this vessel, any quantity, or any person's exposure. gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to direct automated fetch this session; the official product page and its highlights were retrieved via Firecrawl (live at access time).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-08
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[10]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961,' RG 19 research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA asbestos research guide, 'Beginning Research' and RG 19 correspondence sections; S39/S48 material-group references
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide identifies where hull-level material records would sit: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) general/confidential/secret correspondence filed by hull designation under the Navy Filing Manual (this hull's filing code would be 'LCS(L)(3)126', with class correspondence under the lead hull and yard correspondence under 'QM/George Lawley & Sons'), plus hull drawings and the S39 'Insulation and Lagging' and S48 'Piping' material groups. These are archival leads for this hull, not evidence of contents.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940-1961 records; accessed 2026
- Population
- Researchers seeking Navy vessel material records
- Limitations
- The guide names no vessel; it locates record series only. No RG 19 correspondence, drawings, or S39/S48 material for this hull was retrieved in this batch - undigitized records at NARA College Park. Does not establish any product aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-09
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[11]Pennant cross-check: NavSource hull page and photo captions ('JDS Renge (LSSL-9035)'); Japanese-language and other secondary listings (Turkish Wikipedia JMSDF vessel list, Baidu Baike entry) carrying 'Renge (LSSL-434)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 050126.htm pennant line; tr.wikipedia.org JMSDF vessel list; baike.baidu.com entry - secondary sources, not cited as record evidence
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CONFLICT NOTED: the Japanese-service pennant for this hull is printed inconsistently across sources - NavSource and derivative works give 'JDS Renge (LSSL-9035)' while Japanese-language vessel lists carry 'Renge (LSSL-434)'. The 9xxx-format number resembles a U.S. loan-program serial rather than a JMSDF pennant; the LSSL-4xx series is the observed JMSDF pennant range for ex-US LSSLs. Neither number affects hull identity: the treaty record fixes this hull's transfer as LSSL-126, loaned 30 May 1953.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1953-1958
- Limitations
- Unresolved secondary-source conflict flagged for later correction; no official JMSDF register was located. Names/pennants in foreign service do not bear on the U.S. Navy commission that grounds this record's eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-10
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[12]Batch-5676 source sweep across BuShips Ships' Data Vol. II, NavSource (hull page and class index), UN Treaty Series, uboat.net, Naval Marine Archive, NHHC/DANFS, Naval Vessel Register, NARA, NPS, GAO, CourtListener, and general web [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located for USS LCS(L)(3)-126 or LSSL-126: no hull survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, asbestos product identification, or litigation finding naming this hull was found in the sources searched. Authenticated CourtListener searches returned zero results for exact 'LCS(L)(3)-126' and 'LSSL-126' in both the opinion and docket indexes. Web sweeps surfaced no qualifying litigation content and no law-firm listicle naming this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- 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. Deck logs, BuShips correspondence (RG 19), and any post-return disposal records are undigitized leads. No exposure, causation, quantity, present-day material, or legal-eligibility conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-126-lcsl3126-11