Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 500-packet.md (1 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-3-36-lcsl336-pkt-500-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-36 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-36 (10/05/050036.htm, last updated 11 August 2017) - construction, service timeline, specifications, campaign record, disposal (live fetch verified) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050036.htm header block, awards block, campaign table, occupation/China service table, specifications block, photo captions, CO list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support (Large)(Mark 3); laid down 28 August 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR; launched 17 September 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-36, 4 October 1944, LT. Joseph Sansone USNR in command. World War II assignment: Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Three (marked '(flagship)', CAPT. T.C. Aylward USN), LCS(L)(3) Group Seven (LCDR. F. P. Stone USNR), LCS(L)(3) Division Thirteen. Campaigns: Iwo Jima operation (assault and occupation, 19-26 February 1945); Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation, 26 March - 30 June 1945); Minesweeping operations Pacific (21 November - 15 December 1945). Navy Occupation Service 19 September - 29 October 1945; China Service (extended) 31 October 1945 - 20 January 1946. Decommissioned, date unknown; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR; redesignated Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-36, 28 February 1949; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; sold for scrapping 13 February 1951 to Northern Metal Co., Philadelphia PA for $9,009. Earned three battle stars for World War II service and the Combat Action Ribbon (Iwo Jima). Spec block: displacement 250 t (lt) / 387 t (fl); length 158' o.a.; beam 23'8"; draft 5'8" limiting; speed 14.4 kt trial / 16.5 kt max; complement 6 officers + 65 enlisted; armament single 40mm bow mount, two twin 40mm AA mounts, four single 20mm AA, four .50 cal MG, ten Mk7 rocket launchers; propulsion 2 quad packs of 4 GM 6051 series 71 diesel engines per shaft (BHP 1,600), single GM main reduction gears, 2 diesel-drive 60kW 450V AC ship's-service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers. Photo captions document the hull heading into Iwo Jima 19 February 1945 and operating off Iwo Jima; a crew diary entry by Clarence Libby places the ship anchored in Aomori Wan, Japan on 27 September 1945 with LC(FF)-988 (then flagship for LCS Flotilla 3) and LCS(L)(3)-35 among a force of 21 LCSs and three LCIs for occupation landings; and at Sasebo, Japan in November 1945 with LCS(L)(3)-109 and LC(FF)-536.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1951
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (Aug-Oct 1944); crew of 6 officers + 65 enlisted (1944-decommissioning); Northern Metal Co. shipbreakers (1951)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track official records but are not themselves a government publication; all construction milestones here are corroborated verbatim by the official Ships' Data 1945 construction table (ev-uss-lcsl336-02). The '(flagship)' annotation on the Flotilla Three line marks this hull as flotilla flagship per NavSource, but a contemporaneous photo caption records LC(FF)-988 serving as flagship for LCS Flotilla 3 at Aomori Wan in September 1945 - flagship assignments may have changed over time; the annotation is reported as published, not independently adjudicated. Page contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl336-01
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[3]Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Volume II (NAVSHIPS 250-011), Bureau of Ships - official construction table and class characteristics (Google Books digitization hosted at shipscribe.com, the Shipbuilding History reference archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-011, Landing Craft, Support (Large) (Mk. III) section: characteristics table pp. 218-219; construction table p. 220
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips record for this hull: 'LCS(L)(3)36 - Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oreg. - keel laid 28 Aug 44 - launched 17 Sept 44 - date of first commission 4 Oct 44' (construction table, p. 220). The class characteristics table for LCS(L)(3) 1-130 (p. 218-219) records: length 158 ft o.a.; extreme beam 23 ft 8 in; trial speed 14.4 knots; standard displacement 250 tons / full load 387 tons; armament 3 twin 40mm mounts and 10 rocket launchers; machinery 'G.M. Diesel 6051 series 71' rated 1,320 BHP with single G.M. main reduction gears and 2 diesel-drive 60 kW 450V A.C. ship's-service generators; 2 propellers. A table note records sisters stricken in 1945: LCS(L)(3)26 stricken 19 May 45 and LCS(L)(3)33 stricken 28 Apr 45 (both combat losses).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (1944); crew (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Official publication but wartime-dated: covers status as of 1945 and cannot address post-war milestones (decommissioning, 1949 LSSL reclassification, 1951 disposal). Machinery figure of 1,320 BHP conflicts with NavSource's 1,600 BHP - carried as a spec conflict in gaps, not adjudicated. Contains no asbestos or material content. Digitization is a Google Books scan hosted by shipscribe.com (secondary host; document itself is the government publication).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl336-02
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[4]U.S. Naval Historical Center, Online Library of Selected Images, Photo # NH 104363-KN (color) - Iwo Jima Operation 1945 (verbatim official picture-data caption via the HyperWar/ibiblio mirror; the live history.navy.mil photo page returned 404) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library picture data for NH 104363-KN (caption corrected 31 December 2006); NavSource 10/05/050036.htm photo block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official U.S. Naval Historical Center photograph NH 104363-KN (color) documents 'A Landing Craft, Support (Large) [LCS(L)] operating off Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions and smoke ashore, flares falling overhead, and LCVP underway in the right center. This ship appears to be either USS LCS(L)-31 or USS LCS(L)-36.' Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency photographed by LT. Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193); Whalen collection, donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. Additional NavSource-captioned photography (National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 collection) documents this hull heading into Iwo Jima 19 February 1945, anchored at Aomori Wan 27 September 1945, and at Sasebo November 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Crew during Iwo Jima operation (February 1945)
- Limitations
- The official caption is deliberately ambiguous - the NHHC catalog entry itself says the ship 'appears to be either USS LCS(L)-31 or USS LCS(L)-36'; the photo is therefore an archival lead placing this hull at the Iwo Jima anchorage consistent with its documented campaign record, not a confirmed ship identification. NavSource reproduces the same frame captioned definitively as LCS(L)(3)-36 - NavSource's certainty exceeds the official caption's. The supplementary NavSource-captioned photos are veterans'-association material, not cataloged Navy photography. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl336-03
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[5]Era inference built on: Ships' Data 1945 Vol. II class characteristics (diesel machinery fit for LCS(L)(3) 1-130); NavSource specification block (GM 6051 series 71 quad packs, twin variable-pitch propellers); GAO HRD-80-2 program documentation (ev-uss-lcsl336-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships' Data 1945 Vol. II p. 218-219 characteristics table; NavSource spec block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing craft built in 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small combatant of this type and period were diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and limited thermal insulation in machinery spaces and galley areas. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, and total asbestos inventory would have been far smaller than aboard a steam ship, but the confined-hull exposure dynamic applies.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1951
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); Northern Metal Co. shipbreakers (1951)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or plan was located for LCS(L)(3)-36. The original construction drawings (Lawley 'Instructions for LCS(L)(3) Class' / 'Original Plans of LCS(L)(3)', cited by NavSource as spec sources) are undigitized and may enumerate installed materials - open archival lead. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl336-04
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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 (August-October 1944) and service era (1944-46).
- 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 - standing defect since Batch 01) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl336-05
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[7]Batch-5706 search ledger (this record): NavSource live page; Ships' Data 1945 Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011) full text; NHHC Online Library NH 104363-KN; ShipbuildingHistory LCS(L) construction roster; CourtListener opinion searches; DANFS candidates; NVR; NARA catalog; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcsl336-01 through -14 (15 rows incl. 09b)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LCS(L)(3)-36 / LSSL-36 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener API v4 opinion searches returned zero results for 'LCS(L)(3)-36', 'LSSL-36', 'LCS-36', and 'Commercial Iron Works' asbestos (2026-09-30); the docket-level (type=r) query remained blocked by fleet pacing at record time (logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result). Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos aboard landing craft and at Commercial Iron Works generally (mesotheliomaguide.com, asbestos-ships.com, mesotheliomalawyercenter.org) - 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 - the docket-level litigation search is a genuine open gap (pacing-blocked, not run; opinion search returned zero). RG 24 deck logs, RG 38 flotilla war diaries/action reports (TG 52.5 Iwo Jima report exists per published bibliography), Lawley class drawings, and the 1951 sale/scrapping contract file are undigitized archival leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl336-06
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[8]ShipbuildingHistory (Colton), 'Landing Craft, Support (Large) - LCS(L)' construction roster - builder attribution and hull-by-hull disposition (secondary reference compiled from official records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ShipbuildingHistory LCS(L) table row for LCS(L)-36 and yard summary; corroborating yard history via Wikipedia Commercial Iron Works article (secondary)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Builder context: the construction roster attributes 52 of 130 LCS(L)(3)s to Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR (hulls 26-47 and 79-108), corroborating -36's builder assignment ('LCS(L) 36 | Commercial IW | Portland OR | 44 | 4-Oct-44 | Scrapped 1951'). The yard's wartime output was ~188-200 small warships (LCI(L)s, LCS(L)s, PCs, net layers, minesweepers, tugs); it closed in 1946 and the site was sold to Zidell and became a major shipbreaking operation. No yard-level government asbestos survey (NIOSH HHE, OSHA, or equivalent) was located for Commercial Iron Works - unlike documented yards such as Electric Boat, there is no published exposure record for this builder.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (wartime)
- Limitations
- Secondary reference compilation, not a government source - builder attribution is corroborated independently by the official Ships' Data 1945 table (ev-uss-lcsl336-02). Yard production totals (52 LCS(L)s; ~188-200 boats overall) are secondary figures. The absence of a located yard asbestos survey is a coverage gap in the record, not evidence the yard was asbestos-free.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl336-07