Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive: USS LSSL-32 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-32 (1944-1949) - compiled ship page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship page: timeline, campaign tables, medal precedence, specifications, commanding officers
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCS(L)(3)-1 class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark 3). Laid down 1944-08-14 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR; launched 1944-09-10; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-32 on 1944-09-23, LT J. M. Evans USN in command. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Three (CAPT T. C. Aylward), Group Seven (LCDR E. P. Stone USNR), Division Thirteen. Campaigns: Iwo Jima operation 1945-02-19 to 02-26; Okinawa Gunto 1945-04-01 to 07-06; Minesweeping Pacific 1945-11-21 to 12-15. Occupation service 1945-09-19 to 10-25; China service 1945-10-31 to 1946-01-20. Redesignated USS LSSL-32 1949-02-28; decommissioned 1950-05-18; Pacific Reserve Fleet; stricken 1950-11-20; sold for scrapping 1950-12-13 to Southwest Steel Corp., Memphis TN for $7,313.12. Navy Unit Commendation plus three battle stars; Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive). Specs: 250t light / 387t full; 158 ft oa; beam 23 ft 8 in; complement 6 officers + 65 enlisted; diesel propulsion (8 GM 6051-series-71 engines in 2 quad packs, 1,600 BHP, twin variable-pitch propellers).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- Crew: 6 officers + 65 enlisted (class spec)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary record consistent with official-source data; establishes identity, construction, campaigns, awards, and disposal. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information. Decommissioned date and sale/strike dates conflict with the association's log-derived history (see ev-uss-lcsl3-32-02 and gaps). Does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl3-32-01
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[2]Joe Wiskotoni (crewmember), 'A Brief History of USS LCS(L)(3) 32,' National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130, hosted on NavSource [other_primary]
- Locator
- Full-page narrative history, including quoted final deck-log entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Veteran-authored history: one of 130 class members built on East and West Coasts; ~38 days to build; commissioned 1944-09-23 alongside LCS(L)(3)-14 and -52; wartime complement 6 officers + 68 enlisted (74). Iwo Jima D-day first firing run on Yellow Beach at 0738, 1945-02-19, including a 118-rocket salvo; witnessed both Suribachi flag raisings. Okinawa: Purple Beach Two bombardment, smoke screens, salvage/firefighting alongside USS Alpine (APA-92), radar picket station 2-R with LCS(L)(3)-33 and -52, ~20 days picket duty, >150 general-quarters calls, 3 planes downed and assists on 12, towed damaged LCS(L)(3)-116; fought fire aboard SS Hall Young 1945-04-30. Occupation duty Wakayama 1945-09-25 to 10-27; Shanghai 1945-11; destroyed mines off Keelung, Formosa (fired on 32, sank 29). Reached San Pedro 1946-03-10. Out of commission in reserve at New Orleans 1946-10-10 (quoted from final log); Naval Reserve training ship at Vicksburg MS Aug 1947-Apr 1950; declared excess 1950-05-22; sold to Southwest Steel Corp., Memphis TN for $7,313.12 on 1950-11-20; stricken 1950-12-20.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950
- Population
- Wartime crew 74 (6 officers, 68 enlisted) per this source
- Limitations
- Crew-authored reminiscence quoting the ship's log - firsthand but not an official publication; conflicts with NavSource on Evans's rank (Ensign vs LT), decommissioning date (1946-10-10 vs 1950-05-18), and the transposed sale/strike dates. No asbestos or materials information. Does not establish exposure or causation for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl3-32-02
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[3]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II - the era and program under which this hull was built at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, in 1944 - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in ship construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context); Commercial Iron Works construction trades (era inference)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or class and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. This vessel's diesel propulsion means the steam-plant applications prominent in the era literature (boiler and steam-line lagging) do not apply here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl3-32-03
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[4]Batch-5702 search ledger (this record): NavSource ship page and association history; NHHC DANFS index; NVR; NHHC digitized action reports and Rhame Collection AR/453; CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket indexes; NARA catalog; LOC HABS/HAER; National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 site; Landing Craft Support Museum (LCS(L)(3)-102) site [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcsl3-32-01 through sl-uss-lcsl3-32-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, materials specification, or hazmat disclosure naming LCS(L)(3)-32 or LSSL-32 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion-index searches for 'LCS(L)(3)-32', 'LSSL-32', and 'LCS(L)(3) 32' returned zero results; the docket index was not reachable - the combined query was throttled by the fleet-wide pacing budget across six spaced attempts (see ledger row sl-uss-lcsl3-32-10).
- 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 - hull disposed by scrapping in 1950, before hazardous-materials documentation practices; Rhame Collection per-hull files and NARA RG 24 deck logs are undigitized leads. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl3-32-04
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, Archives Branch: L. Richard Rhame Collection / National Association of USS LCS(L)(3) 1-130 Papers, AR/453 (formerly COLL/245) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Collection description page; finding aid at history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/collections/personal-donated-collections/r/rhame-lcs-coll-245.doc
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC holds the L. Richard Rhame Collection (AR/453), the National Association of USS LCS(L)(3) 1-130 papers transferred to the Naval Historical Center in 1989: files arranged by individual LCS(L) ship including reminiscences, crew lists, ships' histories, war diary and action report extracts, newsletters, and photographs - the likeliest repository for hull-32 operational documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Collection dates 1943-2000
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - collection is not digitized; whether its per-hull file for LCS(L)(3)-32 contains any asbestos or materials information is unknown and unverified. Finding aid exists (Word document); contents unexamined this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl3-32-05
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[6]Landing Craft Support Museum (National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130), official site for preserved sister ship USS LCS(L)(3)-102, Mare Island, Vallejo CA [museum_official]
- Locator
- usslcs102.org landing page and announcements; mightymidgets.org '102 Renovation' page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The sole surviving sister ship (LCS(L)(3)-102, same builder and class) has been restored and operated as a museum ship since 2007; its public museum materials and the association's 102-renovation pages document the restoration work but contain no asbestos survey, abatement, or hazmat disclosure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2007-2026
- Population
- Restoration volunteers, museum visitors (sister hull)
- Limitations
- Class-level negative observation only - absence of a public abatement disclosure on a sister museum ship does not establish absence or presence of asbestos aboard hull 32, which was scrapped in 1950-51. Sister-ship condition may have been altered by foreign (Japanese/Thai) service before preservation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl3-32-06