Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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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-3-129-lcsl3129-pkt-496-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSSL-129 / ex USS LCS(L)-129 (1944-1949) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Identity and service-history bullets; campaign table; commanding-officer table; final-disposition entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as USS LSSL-129, ex USS LCS(L)(3)-129: laid down 5 December 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, MA; launched 13 December 1944; commissioned 31 December 1944 with LT. L. A. Brennan USNR in command; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four, Group Thirteen, Division Twenty-Six; credited with the Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 18 to 30 June 1945); occupation service in the Far East 19 September to 1 December 1945; decommissioned May 1946 and laid up in reserve; redesignated Landing Ship Support Large LSSL-129 on 28 February 1949; withdrawn from reserve and transferred to Japan 30 June 1953 as JDS Botan; returned to US naval custody 28 April 1965; transferred to South Vietnam 19 February 1966 as RVNS Nguyen Duc Bong (HQ-231); escaped to the Philippines in 1975; custody transferred to the Republic of the Philippines in 1975 as BRF Camarines Sur (LF-48); struck from the US Naval Register, date unknown; final disposition deletion by the Philippine Navy, date and fate unknown; earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1975
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-129 / LSSL-129 crew and construction-yard personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-compiled archive, not an official-primary source; it is used here as a ship-specific compilation and archival lead. The page expressly states the striking date is unknown and that no DANFS history exists for this hull ('There is no history available for USS LCS(L)(3)-129 at NavSource'). It does not identify asbestos-containing materials, an asbestos survey, an abatement event, individual exposure, or causation. The flotilla assignment stated as 'Flotilla Four' conflicts with the LCS(L)(3)-130 compiled history's 'Flotilla 5' for the same Group Thirteen / Division Twenty-Six organization; see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers (logbook coverage list) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 32, line entry LCS(L)(3)-129
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The National Archives ship-number list records LCS(L)(3)-129 with a begin date of 12/31/1944 and an end date of 6/30/1945 in the list's service-period columns, corroborating the 31 December 1944 commissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessel administrative records
- Limitations
- The list's column headings (Begin Date / End Date) describe logbook or service-period coverage and do not establish a full commissioned/decommissioned history for this record. It contains no asbestos information and does not establish exposure or the condition of materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-02
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[4]NavSource Online, 'The Okinawa Diary of Russell H. Hannah SM3/c USS LCS(L)(3)-129' (scanned diary PDFs: Boston 1944; San Diego 1945; Okinawa 29 July 1945; Philippines August-September 1945; Occupation October 1945) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Diary index page linking PDFs 050129b.pdf (San Diego), 050129a.pdf (Okinawa 29 July 1945), 050129d.pdf (Philippines), 050129c.pdf (Occupation October 1945), 050129f.pdf (Boston 1944)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A firsthand crew account by Signalman 3/c Russell H. Hannah documents this hull's service: crew assembled at the Fargo Building, Boston, and notified 12/31/1944 to report aboard; a scarlet-fever quarantine at Norfolk during shakedown; radar picket duty off Okinawa the night of 29 July 1945, when the crew witnessed the kamikaze hit on USS Callaghan (DD-792), received a blinker message ordering them in, and pulled oil-covered, burned, and wounded survivors from the water and life rafts until every bunk held a survivor, then transferred them to a hospital ship at Buckner Bay; Subic Bay (Olongapo) in August-September 1945; and October 1945 passage of Typhoon Louise en route to occupation duty at Kure, the port for Hiroshima.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-129 crew (signalman author); USS Callaghan survivors rescued
- Limitations
- A personal narrative written for later circulation, not an official record; it is treated as a firsthand account corroborating ship movements and the Callaghan rescue, not as an authoritative date or casualty record. It contains no asbestos information. The diary dates the Callaghan action to 29 July 1945; the NHHC DANFS Callaghan II (DDG-994) entry dates the sinking to 28 July 1945, and the LCS(L)(3)-130 history frames it as the night of 28-29 July 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-03
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[5]NavSource Online, 'A Brief History of USS LCS(L)(3) 130' compiled from records submitted by commanding officer W.H. File, Jr. (includes the Commander, Destroyer Division 110 'Report of Recommendations for Awards' text) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Sections 'The 130's only actual engagement' and 'Report of Recommendations for Awards' (recommendation for LT Louis Arthur Brennan)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The compiled history of sister ship LCS(L)(3)-130, drawn in part from that ship's log, documents this hull by name: on the night of 28-29 July 1945, radar picket station 9A off Okinawa was held by destroyers Callaghan (DD-792), Cassin Young (DD-793), and Pritchett (DD-561) with LCSs 125, 129, and 130 (Division Twenty-Six, Group Thirteen); at 0044 on 29 July Callaghan was crashed by a kamikaze and sank at 0231. The transcribed award recommendation for LT Louis Arthur Brennan USNR states that he directed LCS-129 through the air attack and rescue operation, that his ship rescued approximately 65 survivors from rafts, boats, and the water, several seriously wounded, and that survivors were later transferred toward destroyer Pritchett via LCS-125.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-129 crew; USS Callaghan survivors
- Limitations
- Ship-specific mention inside a sister ship's compiled history; the award-recommendation text is reproduced from the compiler's records and is not the official award citation itself. Hannah's diary states Brennan received the Bronze Star; the -130 history says the LCS-125 and LCS-129 commanders 'also received medals' without naming the medal - the specific award is not resolved here. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-04
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[6]DANFS (NHHC), Callaghan II (DDG-994) - incorporates service summary of Callaghan I (DD-792) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Callaghan II (DDG-994) entry, paragraphs referencing DD-792's loss
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS entry for Callaghan II (DDG-994) records that Callaghan (DD-792) was commissioned 27 November 1943 and 'on 28 July 1945, the destroyer sank off of Okinawa after being struck by a kamikaze,' with 47 American sailors killed - official confirmation of the event this hull responded to on radar picket station 9A.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- USS Callaghan (DD-792) crew
- Limitations
- DANFS does not name LCS(L)(3)-129; it corroborates the sinking event only. DANFS dates the sinking to 28 July 1945 while the Hannah diary heading reads 29 July 1945 and the LCS-130 history describes the night of 28-29 July (Callaghan hit at 0044 on the 29th and sank at 0231 per that source) - the date variance is carried in gaps. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-05
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[7]NavSource LCS(L)(3) / LSSL class index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class overview paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The class index states that 130 LCS(L)(3)s were built during World War II; that they were developed by the George Lawley Company at Neponset, Massachusetts and produced there and by Albina Engine and Machine Works and Commercial Iron Works at Portland, Oregon; that LCS(L)(3)s served only in the Pacific campaign; that those remaining in the US Navy inventory were redesignated Landing Ship Support Large (LSSL) in 1949; and that 53 LSSLs were transferred to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force beginning in 1952.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1953
- Population
- LCS(L)(3) class
- Limitations
- Class-level background only; it does not establish construction materials, asbestos content, or exposure aboard LCS(L)(3)-129 specifically. The index says transfers to Japan began in 1952 while the ship page records this hull's transfer on 30 June 1953.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-06
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[8]NavSource, 'Operational Description of LCS(L)(3)' by Robin L. Rielly [other_primary]
- Locator
- Operational description paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The class operational description records that the LCS(L)(3) design was based on the LCI(L) hull with a redesigned superstructure and interior compartments, with design work performed at the George Lawley & Sons shipyard, Neponset, Massachusetts; that the type was employed as lead fire-support gunboats on assault runs and, at Okinawa, performed radar picket duty intercepting kamikazes and fire fighting for damaged vessels.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LCS(L)(3) class crews
- Limitations
- Class-level operational background only; it establishes the type's roles, not materials or asbestos content aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-07
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[9]NavSource Online, USS LSSL-129 / ex USS LCS(L)-129, specifications block (sources listed: Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, NavShips 250-012, 15 April 1945; Baker, Allied Landing Craft of World War II; Lawley 'Instructions for LCS(L)(3) Class'; Lawley original plans) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block and specification-sources list on the ship page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship-specific specifications list: displacement 250 t light / 387 t full; length 158 ft overall; beam 23 ft 8 in; propulsion of two General Motors 6051 series 71 diesel engines of 1,600 BHP with single GM main reduction gears, two diesel-driven 60 kW 450 V AC ship's service generators, and twin variable-pitch propellers; complement 6 officers and 65 enlisted; armament one twin 40 mm bow mount, two twin 40 mm AA mounts, four single 20 mm AA mounts, four .50-caliber machine guns, and ten Mk 7 rocket launchers; armor 10-lb STS splinter shields.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship machinery and crew
- Limitations
- Propulsion and ordnance data is not asbestos evidence. The diesel (non-steam) plant differs from steam-driven combatants, but no source reviewed states insulation composition, asbestos-containing components, quantities, or remaining materials. The National Association's specification page (mightymidgets.org) lists '8 GM diesels, 4 per shaft' plus 2 generator diesels, which conflicts with the NavSource transcription of NavShips 250-012 - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-08
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[10]Research sweep negative finding [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-01 through sl-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-17; BATCH-5679-REPORT.md
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos application, survey, abatement record, asbestos product identification, or exposure record was located in the accessible sources reviewed for USS LCS(L)(3)-129 / LSSL-129. Authenticated CourtListener searches for the exact hull designation "LCS(L)(3)-129", the prefixed name "USS LCS(L)(3)-129", and the alias "LSSL-129" each returned zero dockets and zero opinions.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-129 / LSSL-129
- Limitations
- This is a bounded research result, not proof that asbestos was absent. NARA construction and maintenance records were not individually pulled and remain the leading archival path for any future hull-specific asbestos evidence. No DANFS entry exists for this numbered landing craft, and the Naval Vessel Register does not cover vessels disposed of before 1987.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-129-lcsl3129-09