Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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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-3-128-lcsl3128-pkt-496-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-128 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-128 - construction, designation timeline, Okinawa campaign credit, awards, specifications (NavShips 250-012), commanding officer, disposal (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050128.htm - header designation line, campaign table, milestone chronology, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 1 December 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA; launched 9 December 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-128 on 29 December 1944, LTjg. James B. Myers USNR in command. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four (CDR N. Phillips USN), Group Thirteen (LCDR R. L. Jackson USN), Division Twenty-Six. Asiatic-Pacific campaign credit: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 18 to 30 June 1945 - one battle star. Post-war: occupation service in the Far East 19 September to 1 December 1945; decommissioned 26 November 1946; reactivated and placed back in service 29 January 1947; assigned Naval Reserve Training Command 1 April 1947 at New Orleans, LA; redesignated Landing Ship Support Large, USS LSSL-128, 28 February 1949; placed out of service (date unknown); declared surplus 3 July 1950; struck from the Naval Register 20 December 1950; sold for scrapping 14 December 1950 to Southwest Steel Corp., Memphis, TN. Awards: American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1); World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp). Specifications (sourced by NavSource to Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, NavShips 250-012, 15 April 1945): displacement 250 t light / 387 t full; length 158 ft o.a.; beam 23 ft 8 in; draft 5 ft 8 in limiting (4 ft 9 in fwd, 6 ft 6 in aft loaded); 14.4 kt trial, 16.5 kt max at 650 shaft rpm; armor 10-lb STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning tower; complement 8 officers, 65 enlisted; endurance 5,500 miles at 12 kts; armament - bow gun, one twin 40mm gun mount, two twin 40mm AA gun mounts, four single 20mm AA gun mounts, four .50 cal machine guns, ten Mk7 rocket launchers; propulsion - 2 General Motors 6051 series 71 diesel engines, 1,600 BHP, single GM main reduction gears, 2 diesel-drive 60 kW 450V AC ship's-service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers. Photographs show this hull at Hagushi Anchorage, Okinawa, July 1945, and alongside USS Jason (ARH-1), San Pedro Bay, Leyte, 23 August 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (Dec 1944); commissioning crew (Dec 1944); crew and embarked personnel (1944-46, 1947-50); Southwest Steel shipbreakers (1950-51)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestones track official records but the page is itself the transcribed compilation; the spec block states its source (NavShips 250-012) but is a transcription. The spec block prints no caliber for the bow gun (secondary sources list 3-inch/50; see gaps). Contains no asbestos content. The 14 December 1950 sale date precedes the 20 December 1950 striking - the history page (ev-02) describes the 14 December date as physical delivery to the scrapper, reconciling the sequence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-128-lcsl3128-01
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[3]National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130, 'History of the USS LSSL 128 (ex LCS(L) 128)' (written by Robert Cowell), hosted on NavSource (verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050128h.htm - full narrative text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Detailed service narrative for this hull: one of 47 LCS(L)s built at the Lawley yard, Neponset; crew billeted in the Fargo Building, Boston, during construction, with six men on gangway duty while radar and other equipment was installed; commissioned 0815 on 29 December 1944. Shakedown, ammunition at Norfolk, Panama Canal transit, degaussing-cable installation and repairs at San Diego. Departed 28 March 1945 in formation with LCS(L)s 71, 98, 99 and LSMs 120, 124, 356, 369, 370 for Pearl Harbor, then Guam via Eniwetok, then Saipan with LC(FF)-1083 and LCS(L)s 3, 76, 105, 107 (PC-804 joining); en route the crews learned of the 'Mighty Midgets' nickname (attributed to Vice Admiral Turner) and Tokyo Rose's 'Miniature Destroyers'. Reached Okinawa at the end of June (general quarters called repeatedly 29-30 June for enemy aircraft); anchored Hagushi Anchorage 2 July 1945; laid smoke for major ships during night air attacks and ran anti-suicide-boat patrols; drydocked in AFD-14 for landing-skeg repairs; from 18 July assigned Radar Picket Station 9-A with LCS(L)s 96, 98, 129 and three destroyers; on 28 July at Station 9-A with LCS(L)s 125, 129, 130 and destroyers Pritchett (DD-561), Callaghan (DD-792), Cassin Young (DD-793) - Callaghan sunk and Pritchett damaged 29 July, Cassin Young damaged 30 July (narrative context, adjacent ships). After a typhoon evasion, sailed with LC(FF)-1081 and LCS(L)s 96, 98, 100, 125, 129, 130 to Leyte for maneuvers for 'Operation Coronation' (planned invasion of Japan); returned to Okinawa; departed Buckner Bay 2 October 1945 for occupation duty at Hiro Wan, Honshu (described in this source as Flotilla Five, Group 13, Division 26 - see gaps); then Subic Bay 15 October and Manila Bay late October. Departed for home 10 December 1945 with 30 LCS(L)s plus LCIs and LC(FF)s via Saipan, Eniwetok, Johnston Atoll, Pearl Harbor; arrived San Pedro, CA 12 February 1946; Acapulco and Salina, Mexico; Panama Canal; Key West; Little Creek, VA; reported to Commander Atlantic Fleet 20 April 1946 into caretaker status; decommissioned 26 November 1946; back in service 29 January 1947; Naval Reserve Training Command (dated 1 April 1949 in this source - see gaps) at New Orleans; reclassified LSSL-128 on 28 February 1949; declared surplus 3 July 1950; stripped and made ready for sale 9 August 1950; delivered to Southwest Steel Corp. Inc., Memphis, TN 14 December 1950; stricken 20 December 1950.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- Crew (Dec 1944 - Feb 1946 Pacific and return transit; 1947-50 Naval Reserve Training, New Orleans)
- Limitations
- A veteran-authored organizational history (Robert Cowell, National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130) hosted on NavSource - a first-person/association record, not an official log; where it conflicts with the NavSource archive page (Naval Reserve Training assignment year; flotilla number in October 1945), both readings are logged in gaps. Place names are transcribed as printed ('Hugushi', 'Ryukas', 'Prittchet', 'Callahagn' spelling variants in the source). Contains no asbestos content; the construction-period gangway-duty detail confirms crew presence aboard during fitting-out but is not an exposure record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-128-lcsl3128-02
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[4]NHHC Archives Branch, 'L. Richard Rhame Collection: National Association of USS LCS(L)(3) 1-130 Papers' - collection finding aid (verified live 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC Personal Papers & Donated Collections: R - Rhame collection description paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC holds the National Association of USS LCS(L)(3) 1-130 papers (transferred to the Naval Historical Center in 1989): 'The bulk of the collection is comprised of files on individual LCS(L) ships. This material is arranged in ship order and includes reminiscences of crewmembers, crew lists, ships' histories, war diary and action report extracts, ship newsletters, and photographs.' The collection covers the WWII period forward and includes crew lists for individual ships, flotillas, and group flagships - the primary archival lead for ship-specific material on this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- World War II period to present (collection coverage)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the finding aid is a collection-level description - a file for hull 128 specifically was not opened or verified. Contents are veteran-collected materials (reminiscences, extracts, newsletters), not necessarily official records. No asbestos content is indicated; whether any ship file addresses materials or insulation is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-128-lcsl3128-03
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[5]Era inference built on: NavShips 250-012 spec block via NavSource (diesel propulsion, machinery fit); NavSource construction dates (built December 1944, peak-wartime construction); GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block (NavShips 250-012) and milestone chronology; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing-support gunboat built in December 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a WWII steel combatant of this type and period were machinery and diesel-exhaust insulation/lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and interior joiner/insulation materials in the confined hull volume. Her plant was twin-screw diesel (2 x General Motors diesels, 1,600 BHP, variable-pitch propellers) - she carried no steam plant, so 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
- 1944-1950
- Population
- Lawley construction trades (Dec 1944); crew (1944-50); Southwest Steel shipbreakers (1950-51)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for this craft. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. A 250-ton landing-support craft carried materially less insulated machinery than a steam combatant; inference is accordingly narrower.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-128-lcsl3128-04
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[6]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 (December 1944) and service era (1944-50).
- 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, confirmed 2026-09-30) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-128-lcsl3128-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 searches (authenticated), type=o: "LCS(L)(3)-128" OR "LSSL-128" OR "LSSL 128" - 0 results, and "LCS-128" OR "LCSL-128" OR "LCS(L)-128" - 0 results (2026-09-30); batch-5678 search ledger (this record): NavSource archive + history pages, NHHC Rhame collection finding aid, DANFS candidate URLs, NVR, NARA logbook index, veterans' association site, secondary web litigation sweep [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-128-lcsl3128-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or court opinion naming LCS(L)(3)-128 / LSSL-128 was found in the sources searched. CourtListener opinion-level searches (authenticated, two passes covering every hull-designation spelling) returned zero hits on 2026-09-30. CAVEAT: the docket-level (type=r) pass could not be run - CourtListener fleet pacing stood the helper down; logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos' material touching this hull's class is law-firm marketing content naming Lawley & Sons shipyard and generic LCS(L) listicles without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- 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 - and the CourtListener docket-level pass is a genuine open gap (paced, not run); a complaint naming the hull would not necessarily surface in an opinion-level search. The NHHC Rhame collection (ev-03) and NARA RG 24 deck logs are undigitized/unindexed leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-128-lcsl3128-06