Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 496-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-pkt-496-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCS(L)(3)-127 - construction, commissioning, grounding loss, striking, specifications (verified live 2026-09-30; specs transcribe NavShips 250-012 and Lawley class plans) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050127.htm header block, specifications block, photo caption, and commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 27 November 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA; launched 6 December 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-127, 26 December 1944, LT. J. N. Kelly USNR in command; 'Run aground during training exercises off San Clemente Island CA., 5 March 1945'; decommissioned in March 1945; struck from the Naval Register 28 March 1945; 'Final Disposition, declared a total loss, 28 March 1945, with the exception of equipment salvaged (Log LCS(L) 127 189).' Ribbon display: American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal (no battle stars). Photo caption: 'USS LCS(L)(3)-127 hard aground in March 1945 on rocks off San Clemente Island CA' (contributed by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130). Spec block per NavShips 250-012 (15 April 1945): 250 t light / 387 t full; 158' oa; 23'8" beam; complement 6 officers + 65 enlisted; 2 General Motors '6051 series 71' diesels, 1,600 BHP; twin variable-pitch propellers; armament 1 twin 40mm bow mount, 2 twin 40mm AA, 4 single 20mm, 4 .50 cal, 10 Mk 7 rocket launchers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (Nov-Dec 1944); commissioning and training crew (Dec 1944 - Mar 1945); salvage detail stripping equipment (Mar 1945)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track official records and are corroborated here by NHHC and NARA rows; the cited 'Log LCS(L) 127 189' ship's-log reference was not independently examined (see gaps). Struck date (28 Mar) conflicts with the NHHC casualty list (30 Mar) - see gaps. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-01
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[3]NHHC, 'Casualties - Navy and Coast Guard Ships, World War II' (official ship-loss list; verified live 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC casualties page, support-landing-craft section (adjacent entries LCS(L)(3)-37, -49)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC official casualty listing for this hull: 'USS LCS(L)(3)-127 sunk off California, 5 March 1945, and stricken from the Navy List, 30 March 1945.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Crew at time of loss (5 Mar 1945)
- Limitations
- Official loss/stricken documentation only - no asbestos content, no casualty figures for personnel, no location finer than 'off California.' Struck date given as 30 March 1945 vs. NavSource's 28 March 1945 (citing the ship's log) - conflict unresolved, carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-02
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[4]NHHC, 'US Navy at War, 1941-1945' - Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King's final official report to the Secretary of the Navy, ship-loss appendix (verified live 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- US Navy at War final report, losses appendix, p.[71] table 'SUPPORT LANDING CRAFT'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official wartime loss tabulation carries this hull under 'SUPPORT LANDING CRAFT': 'LCS 127 | Off California | 5 March 1945' - listing name of ship, location, and date of loss.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (report coverage)
- Population
- Crew at time of loss (5 Mar 1945)
- Limitations
- Loss-table entry only - confirms date and general location of the loss, not its circumstances (grounding detail comes from NavSource/Cressman rows). No asbestos, personnel-casualty, or disposal content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-03
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[5]Robert J. Cressman, 'The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II,' Chapter VII: 1945 (NHHC-published work; verbatim transcription on HyperWar/ibiblio, verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USN-Chron-1945.html, Chapter VII: 1945, '5 March, Mon.' Pacific entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Under 5 March 1945 (Monday), Pacific section: 'Support landing craft LCS-127 sinks after grounding off San Clemente Island California.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-03-05
- Population
- Crew at time of loss
- Limitations
- Chronology entry only - one sentence; confirms grounding location (San Clemente Island) and sinking on 5 March 1945. No asbestos or personnel detail. ibiblio.org is a transcription host; the underlying work is the NHHC-published official chronology.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-04
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[6]NARA file unit NAID 120284067, 'LCS(L) (3) 127 - Muster Rolls,' RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel), series 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' (NAID 594996), NARA College Park - 37 digitized images via Ancestry partnership (examined 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog NAID 120284067, digital objects (Ancestry file 32860_245676 images -00004 through -00050); recapitulation sheet image -00040; commissioning report image -00007
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-specific primary personnel records for this hull. The 26 December 1944 commissioning report of changes lists the crew received from Receiving Station Boston, Mass. (enlisted ratings visible include BM2c(T), GM3c(T), MoMM3c(T), RM3c(T), RdM3c(T), PhM1c(ClT), F1c(EM), S1c(SK), S1c(FC), S2c; V6 SV / V6 USNR service branches). The quarterly roll for the period ending 31 March 1945 was certified by Ens. Charles Reynolds, USNR (Executive Officer) and approved 5 April 1945 by John N. Kelly, Lieut. (D) USNR, Commanding Officer, forwarded from A.T.B. Coronado, California - i.e., the ship's organization was administered from Amphibious Training Base Coronado after the 5 March loss. Recapitulation sheet: 61 enlisted brought forward, 9 gained, 9 lost, 61 remaining on board at 31 March 1945 against an operating allowance of 65; zero courts-martial; 21 advancements. Rolls continue through April 30, May 1, May 31, July 1 and July 10 1945; the July report of changes shows remaining personnel transferred to Comdr. LCI Flotilla 37, TADCEN Camp Elliott (San Diego), USS LCI(L)-1013, USS LSM-49, and FPO San Francisco destinations - the post-loss dispersal of her crew.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-12-26 to 1945-07-10
- Population
- Officers and enlisted of USS LCS(L)(3)-127, Dec 1944 - Jul 1945 (~61-71 men)
- Limitations
- Personnel records only - muster rolls contain no material, insulation, or asbestos content whatsoever; they document the crew population and administrative handling of the lost craft, nothing about hull materials. Ratings were read from two of 37 scanned pages (26 Dec 1944 commissioning report; 31 Mar 1945 recapitulation/forwarding sheet; Apr 30 and Jul 10 1945 change reports); intermediate pages not exhaustively itemized. The rolls do not record any deaths from the grounding - losses shown are routine transfers, but absence of a casualty line in sampled pages is not conclusive proof of zero injuries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-05
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[7]NARA file unit NAID 633406751, 'COM LCS(L)(3) GR 13 - War Diary, 2/22/45 to 3/31/45,' RG 38 (Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations), series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (NAID 4697018), microfilm Roll A1540, NARA College Park; digitized via Fold3 publication 750 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog NAID 633406751 (microfilm Roll A1540; Fold3 pub. 750); NHHC 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' LCS Flotilla Five table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The war diary of Commander, LCS(L)(3) Group 13 covering 22 February - 31 March 1945 exists at NARA - the exact window containing this hull's 5 March 1945 grounding. The NHHC Pacific Fleet organization list of 1 May 1945 assigns LCS 127 to LCS Flotilla Five, Group 13, Division 25 (a stale post-stricken listing). The Group 13 diary is the most promising located primary source for the circumstances of the loss and any salvage detail; its contents were not read (Fold3-host scans; catalog metadata verified directly).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-02-22 to 1945-03-31 (diary coverage); 1945-05-01 (org list)
- Population
- LCS Flotilla Five / Group 13 staff and assigned crews
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: catalog entry verified, page contents unread - whether the diary actually covers the LCS 127 grounding is unconfirmed. No asbestos content expected even if read (operational diary). The 1 May 1945 organization list post-dates the striking and likely reflects assignment data not yet updated - do not read it as the ship being in service in May 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-06
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[8]CNIC (Navy Region Southwest), Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island installation page (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- CNIC NALF San Clemente Island page, 'Installations' narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy context for the loss location: the Navy has owned San Clemente Island since 1937 (NALF); the island was the Navy's amphibious training ground in WWII - 'In 1939, the Navy developed the first Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) Higgins Boat at SCI. This was the beginning of the Naval Amphibious Force.' The island remains the Navy's live-fire and multi-warfare training range. This corroborates that a March 1945 landing-craft 'training exercise' loss off San Clemente occurred inside a dedicated amphibious-training area.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1937-present (installation history); WWII amphibious training context
- Limitations
- Context only: the page describes the installation's mission and history; it does not mention LCS(L)(3)-127 or any specific 1945 casualty. No asbestos content. Page returns HTTP 403 to non-browser fetches (verified live via browser-path fetch 2026-09-30).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-07
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[9]Shipbuilding History (T. Colton), George S. Lawley & Sons yard page, Neponset MA - construction table and wartime contracts (verified live 2026-09-30); corroborated by uboat.net Allied Warships entry for LCS(L)-127 ('Ordered 5 Jun 1944') [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Lawley yard page, 'Wartime Contracts' table (Contract Award 5-Jun-44 block, hull #s ~1632-1652); uboat.net ship/22359.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Builder context for this hull: George Lawley & Sons was a yacht-builder founded 1866 (Scituate), moved to the former Putnam Nail Works at Point Norfolk, Neponset in 1909, and built landing craft under wartime contracts; the LCS(L) 110-130 block falls under the 5 June 1944 contract award (matching uboat.net's 'Ordered 5 Jun 1944' for -127; Lawley's own table is gappy and does not list -127's row, but flanking Lawley hulls LCS(L)-124/-126/-128/-130 are shown at hull #s 1644-1652). Lawley 'closed in 1945' per the page header, 'shut down in 1946' per the closing narrative - near-simultaneous with this hull's construction and loss.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Lawley yard trades, Nov-Dec 1944 (this hull's construction window)
- Limitations
- Secondary compiler table - 'a lot of gaps' per its own note; the LCS(L)-127 row itself is absent from the visible Lawley table, so hull number/yard-hull-number attribution for -127 is inferred from the flanking contract block. Yard workforce scale and any asbestos-specific yard documentation not given. The 1945 vs 1946 closure discrepancy is unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavShips 250-012 spec block via NavSource (diesel propulsion, steel LCI(L)-derived hull, 1944 construction); CNIC San Clemente Island history (training-loss environment); GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-09) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block (NavShips 250-012); shipbuildinghistory Lawley contract table
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steel-hulled amphibious fire-support craft built November-December 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a diesel landing craft of this period were thermal insulation of hot machinery spaces, diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation in the small confined hull volume. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of larger steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (Nov-Dec 1944); crew ~61-71 (Dec 1944 - Jul 1945 dispersal); March 1945 salvage detail stripping equipment from the grounded hulk
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LCS(L)(3)-127; the hull was in commission only 69 days (26 Dec 1944 - 5 Mar 1945) and never left California waters after delivery. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction window (Nov-Dec 1944) and her brief service life (Dec 1944 - Mar 1945).
- 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. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403 - consistent with prior batches) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-10
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[12]Struck-date cross-check: NavSource 050127 (28 March 1945, citing 'Log LCS(L) 127 189'); NHHC 'Casualties - Navy and Coast Guard Ships' (30 March 1945); shipbuildinghistory LCS(L) table ('grounded off San Clemente Island 1945 and scrapped'); uboat.net (lost 5 Mar 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 050127.htm disposition line; NHHC casualties page; shipbuildinghistory lcsl/ table; uboat.net ship/22359.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CONFLICT NOTED (not resolved): the date this hull was struck from the Naval Register is given as 28 March 1945 by NavSource (which cites the ship's log) and 30 March 1945 by the NHHC official casualty list. Both are carried; the discrepancy is recorded rather than silently resolved. NavSource's same-sentence 'declared a total loss, 28 March 1945' may reflect the loss-declaration date rather than the formal striking action - the ship's log and any BuShips striking letter are the open primary leads.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-03
- Limitations
- Records a source conflict, not a material claim. No asbestos content. The 'and scrapped' phrasing in secondary tables (shipbuildinghistory) is undocumented by any located primary source - whether the hulk was broken up in place, removed, or remains at San Clemente is unknown (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-11
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[13]Batch-5677 search ledger (this record): NavSource 050127; NHHC casualties page; NHHC US Navy at War final report; Cressman chronology (HyperWar); NHHC PacFlt org 1 May 1945; NARA RG 24 muster rolls NAID 120284067 (37 images); NARA RG 38 GR-13 war diary NAID 633406751; CNIC NALF SCI; shipbuildinghistory; uboat.net; DANFS candidate URLs (404); NVR; CourtListener (7 searches); secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LCS(L)(3)-127 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener (authenticated API v4, this session): exact-phrase "LCS(L)(3)-127", "LCS(L)-127", "LCS-127", "LSSL-127" - zero opinions and zero dockets each; "LCS(L)" + asbestos - zero opinions; unquoted LCS(L)-127 returned ~7,800 hits that are name collisions (LCS Corrections Services, 'L.C.' entities, etc.), no qualifying case in the reviewed results. The only 'asbestos aboard' style content in general web results is law-firm/marketing listicle material of the excluded class - nothing naming this specific hull was located even there. Notably, the hull's 69-day commissioned life and 1945 wartime loss precede the asbestos-litigation era entirely.
- 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 - a 1944 Navy build in the documented asbestos-use era makes era-consistent materials plausible, but no ship-specific evidence exists. Litigation searches were run and returned clean zeros (not throttled). Undigitized leads remain: deck logs, the BuShips loss file, the Group 13 war diary contents, and Lawley yard records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-127-lcsl3127-12