Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II - Mine Vessels and Landing Craft (NAVSHIPS 250-011, 15 April 1945), pp. 218-219 (ShipScribe archive scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-011 Vol. II print pp. 218-219 (LCS(L)(3) class table and construction roster, row for LCS(L)(3)-30)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Bureau of Ships data book lists this hull in the LCS(L)(3) roster: 'LCS (L ) ( 3) 30 ... Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oreg.'; keel laid 24 Jul 44; ship launched 27 Aug 44; date of first commission 16 Sept 44. The class specification line gives 158 ft 0 in overall length, 23 ft 8 in extreme beam, 387 tons full-load displacement, 14.4 kt trial speed, total accommodations 8 officers / 70 enlisted, armament 3 twin 40-mm AA mounts and 10 rocket launchers, 2 G.M. Diesel 6051 series 71 engines (1,320 hp), single GM main reduction gears, and 2 diesel-drive 60 Kw 450 V A.C. ship's-service generators with 635-bbl diesel capacity.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (Jul-Sep 1944); commissioning crew (from 16 Sep 1944)
- Limitations
- Primary government record contemporary with the class (April 1945 edition); documents construction milestones and class specifications only - no asbestos, material-content, or individual-exposure information. Its 1,320 hp figure conflicts with NavSource's 1,600 bhp for the same engine line (see gaps); its 8/70 accommodation figure is berthing capacity, not the crew complement figure NavSource lists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-30 / ex USS LCS(L)(3)-30 (1944-1949) hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page 10/05/050030.htm - heading, service-history chronology, campaign table, commanding-officers list, disposition line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The hull page identifies USS LSSL-30 as ex USS LCS(L)(3)-30; records keel laying 24 July 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR; launch 27 August 1944; commissioning as USS LCS(L)(3)-30 on 16 September 1944 with LT C. H. Sanders, USN, in command; wartime assignment to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in LCS(L)(3) Flotilla One (CAPT. R. E. Arison, USNR), LCS(L)(3) Group One (LCDR W. I. Hunt, USNR), LCS(L)(3) Division Two; campaign participation in the Consolidation and Capture of Southern Philippines (Palawan Islands landings 28 February-10 March 1945; Mindanao Island landings 10 May 1945) and Borneo operations (Tarakan Island operation 27 April-29 May 1945); postwar Occupation service 8-14 September 1945 and China service 15 September 1945-20 January 1946; reclassification as Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-30 on 28 February 1949; decommissioning date and Naval Register strike date unknown; two battle stars for World War II service; and final disposition as sold for scrapping to Dulien Steel Products, Seattle WA, on 29 December 1950 for $8,211.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- Construction workers 1944; U.S. Navy crew 1944-decommissioning (date unknown); breakers at Dulien Steel Products, Seattle (1950-51)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its milestone dates here are corroborated by Ships' Data NAVSHIPS 250-011 and NARA Special List 44. The page itself states that the decommissioning and strike dates are unknown and documents vessel history only - no asbestos content, individual exposure, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers (ship logbook holdings list) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List No. 44 PDF p. 33, entry 'LCS(L)(3)-30 9/16/1944 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The National Archives ship-number list gives LCS(L)(3)-30 a first logbook date of 9/16/1944 and a logbook coverage end date of 6/30/1945, corroborating the 16 September 1944 commissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-09-16 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship logbook record
- Limitations
- The list corroborates first-commission date and deck-log coverage only; it provides no builder, designation, complement, asbestos, or service-history information. Coverage ending 6/30/1945 is the published list's cutoff for this hull's logs.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-03
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[4]NARA catalog file units for this hull: 'LCS(L) (3) 30 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120299748, RG 24, 86 scanned images, first roll dated 30 September 1944) plus six RG 38 WWII operational-records file units - action reports for Palawan, Cebu, Bohol, Danao, Macajalar Bay, and Balikpapan [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LCS(L)(3)-30' (28 results); NAIDs 120299748, 139916355, 139959786, 77510513, 101758263, 101768013, 77473089
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Hull-specific NARA records exist and are digitized online. The muster-roll file unit 'LCS(L) (3) 30 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120299748, Record Group 24, 86 images; first roll dated 30 September 1944 - the roll covering the commissioning crew) names who served aboard. Six ship-authored action reports sit in RG 38's WWII War Diaries/Operational Records series: 'Rep of ops in the invasion of Palawan Is, Philippines on 2/28/45' (NAID 139916355, micro serial 111338); 'Rep of ops in the invasion of Cebu Is, Philippines on 3/26/45' (NAID 139959786, serial 115191); 'Report of operations in the assault landings at Tagbilaran, Bohol Island, Philippines, 4/11-12/45' (NAID 77510513, serial 143659); 'Rep of opers in the assault landing at Danao, Cebu Island, Philippines, 4/20/45' (NAID 101758263, serial 133753); 'Report of opers in support of the assault landing in Macajalar Bay, Mindanao Island, Philippines, 5/10/45' (NAID 101768013, serial 135180); and 'Rep of opers in the assault landings at Balikpapan, Borneo, 6/24/45 - 7/2/45' (NAID 77473089, serial 134264).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew of LCS(L)(3)-30, 1944-45 (names recoverable frame-by-frame in the muster rolls)
- Limitations
- Archival lead: catalog metadata verified and images available online, but frame-level contents were not reviewed - the action reports describe operations, not materials, and muster rolls never document asbestos. The Cebu 3/26/45, Bohol 4/11-12/45, Danao 4/20/45, and Balikpapan 6/24-7/2/45 reports sit beyond the campaign lines NavSource credits (Palawan, Tarakan, Mindanao) - they document reported operations, not necessarily battle-star credit. The catalog search returned 28 results total including flotilla/group war diaries that may mention this hull in passing.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-04
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[5]NavSource Online hull-page specifications block for USS LCS(L)(3)-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block, hull page 10/05/050030.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page lists 250 tons light / 387 tons full-load displacement, 158 ft overall length, 23 ft 8 in beam, 5 ft 8 in limiting draft, 16.5 kt maximum speed at 650 shaft rpm, 10-lb STS splinter-shield armor, complement 6 officers / 65 enlisted, 5,500-mile endurance at 12 kt, 635-bbl diesel fuel, armament of one single 3"/50 dual-purpose bow gun mount, two twin 40-mm AA mounts, four single 20-mm AA mounts, four .50-cal machine guns, and ten Mk7 rocket launchers, and propulsion of two quad packs of four General Motors 6051 series 71 diesel engines per shaft (BHP 1,600) with single GM main reduction gears, two diesel-drive 60 kW 450 V AC ship's-service generators, and twin variable-pitch propellers. The page cites Baker's Allied Landing Craft of World War II and George Lawley & Sons Corp. 'Instructions for LCS(L)(3) Class' and 'Original Plans of LCS(L)(3)' as specification sources.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950 U.S. service
- Population
- Ship's company
- Limitations
- Specifications only - no asbestos-containing material identification, quantity, or exposure information. The 1,600 bhp figure conflicts with the Ships' Data 1,320 hp line for the same engines (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-05
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[6]National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for LCS-102 (NRHP 15000716) - class design and production record [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP 15000716 nomination text, Section 7 (description) and Section 8 (significance; yard production paragraph)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination for sister hull LCS-102 records the class's design and production: 130 LCS(L)(3)-class ships built 1944-45 at three yards (George Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, 47; Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR, 52; Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland OR, 31); Commercial Iron Works' first keel laid 28 April 1944 and final ship launched 10 March 1945; construction 'all welded steel'; flush-deck shallow-draft steel-hull gunboat design derived from the LCI hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works and class-wide construction trades (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Class/era context from a sister hull's landmark record - documents the type's design and this builder's production run, not hull-30-specific material content. The nomination contains no asbestos or insulation-content statements (full text searched).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-06
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (all-diesel GM plant; welded construction per NPS nomination); NPS NRHP 15000716 (all-welded steel hull, machinery arrangement); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-use era, see ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block (050030); NPS nomination 15000716 construction description; GAO HRD-80-2 era framing
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A welded-steel amphibious gunboat built July-September 1944 inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era: era-standard applications aboard a small diesel warship of this type and period were thermal insulation in machinery spaces and exhaust runs, gaskets and valve packing in fuel/lube/fresh-water systems, electrical insulation, and fireproofing/firefighting textiles - in a hull ~158 ft long where 71 men worked in confined spaces. The all-diesel plant (two quad packs of GM 6051-series-71 engines) means no steam plant aboard - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; the diesel confined-space dynamic (machinery spaces, exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing) is the relevant pathway.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1951
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (Jul-Sep 1944); crew 1944-decommissioning; Dulien Steel Products breakers (1950-51)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, builder's spec, or work package located for LCS(L)(3)-30. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-07
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[8]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 (1944) and U.S. service era.
- 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-3-30-lcsl330-08
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[9]NHHC DANFS URL checks for LSSL-30 / LCS(L)(3)-30 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/ URL-pattern checks (404 x3)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No NHHC DANFS entry exists for this numbered landing craft: checked URLs /danfs/l/lssl-30.html, /danfs/l/lcs-l-3-30.html, and /danfs/l/lcsl-3-30.html all returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-30, consistent with the fleet-wide finding that numbered LCS(L)(3) craft carry no individual DANFS coverage.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A dead or nonexistent NHHC page is an absence in that repository, not proof that no Navy history exists - the compiled record here rests on Ships' Data NAVSHIPS 250-011, NavSource, and NARA instead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-09
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[10]Batch-5700 search ledger (this record): Ships' Data NAVSHIPS 250-011; NavSource hull page + class index; NARA Special List 44; NARA catalog file units; NPS NRHP 15000716; National Association pages; NHHC/DANFS checks; NVR; GAO; CourtListener; secondary litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-01 through -20
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or litigation naming USS LCS(L)(3)-30 / LSSL-30 was found in the public sources searched. Authenticated CourtListener searches returned count 0 at opinion level for 'LCS(L)(3)-30', 'LSSL-30', and 'USS LCS(L)(3)-30', and count 0 at docket level for 'LCS(L)(3)-30'. No law-firm marketing content specifically asserting asbestos aboard this hull was surfaced in this run.
- 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-built Navy vessel of this era is a reasonable era-consistent inference for asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and packing, but that is not ship-proven. CourtListener coverage: four of five exact-designation queries returned count 0; the 'LSSL-30' docket-level query was stood down repeatedly by the fleet-wide pacing budget and remains an open gap. Variant spellings (LCSL-30, LCS(L)-30) were not exhaustively searched. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-30-lcsl330-10