Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-27 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-27 [other_primary]
- Locator
- page heading; service chronology under LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as USS LCS(L)(3)-27, later USS LSSL-27; it was laid down 10 July 1944 at Commercial Iron Works in Portland, Oregon, launched 13 August 1944, and commissioned 31 August 1944 with Lieutenant junior grade J. M. Bledsoe Jr. in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-27 crew and ship history
- Limitations
- Ship-specific historical record and archive page; it does not document asbestos, asbestos-containing products, individual exposure, quantities, abatement, or present condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-27-lcsl327-01
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSSL-27 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-27, specifications and service chronology [other_primary]
- Locator
- service chronology; Specifications section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records World War II Asiatic-Pacific assignments and postwar occupation/China service; it lists 250 tons light and 387 tons full-load displacement, 158 feet overall length, 23 feet 8 inches beam, 6 officers and 65 enlisted, and propulsion by two quad packs of four General Motors 6051-series 71 diesel engines per shaft, rated at 1,600 BHP, with twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945; postwar occupation and China service
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-27 crew and ship operations
- Limitations
- The page records service and specifications but does not identify insulation, packing, gaskets, deck covering, or any other asbestos-containing product aboard this hull; no exposure or causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-27-lcsl327-02
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSSL-27 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-27, disposition chronology [other_primary]
- Locator
- service chronology under LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records decommissioning on 19 January 1946, redesignation as Landing Ship Support Large LSSL-27 on 28 February 1949, loan transfer to Japan on 30 April 1953 under the name JMSDFS Azami, return to U.S. Navy custody on 19 October 1956, and an unknown date of striking from the Naval Register; its final disposition is listed as fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1946-1956; later disposition unknown
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-27/LSSL-27 and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force custody
- Limitations
- The source leaves the strike date and final fate unknown. It does not establish a current location, surviving material, asbestos status, or exposure history.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-27-lcsl327-03
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[4]CourtListener authenticated API v4 exact-name opinion and docket search [court_record]
- Locator
- authenticated helper output: opinion query count 0; docket query count 0 for exact ship name
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos-litigation opinion or docket result was returned for the exact query "USS LCS(L)(3)-27" in the authenticated CourtListener searches completed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- searched 2026-09-30
- Population
- CourtListener indexed opinions and RECAP dockets
- Limitations
- This is a negative search result, not proof that no litigation exists. The required hull-number queries and alias queries were not completed after the helper reported the fleet-wide pacing budget as spent; no anonymous or v3 requests were made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-27-lcsl327-04