Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCS(L)(3)-50 (hull data block, campaign record, specifications, commanding officer, merchant registrations, disposition; last updated 8 December 2023) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull data block; campaign table; awards block; commanding-officer table; merchant-registration entries; specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 8 June 1944 at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland, Oregon; launched 29 July 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-50 on 11 September 1944, Lt. B. T. Clark, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCS(L)(3) Flotilla One (Capt. R. E. Arison USNR), LCS(L)(3) Group One (Lt. Cdr. W. I. Hunt USNR), LCS(L)(3) Division Two. Campaigns: Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines - Palawan Islands landings, 28 February 1945; Borneo operations - Tarakan Island operation 27 April 1945, Balikpapan operation 1 July 1945. Postwar occupation service 8-28 September 1945 and China service 29 September 1945 - 20 January 1946. Decommissioned 1 November 1946; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown. Two battle stars; awards include China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (two stars), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal (one star). Merchant trail: freighter Eshamy (Copper Rover Packing Co., 1950; Alaskan Geophysical, 1970), vessel Seabird (H. Albert Ansell, 1973; Ocean Frontier Corp., 1994; Robert File Sr., Juneau), out of documentation 1984, re-registered 1994, final disposition fate unknown. Specifications: 250 t light / 387 t full load; 158 ft oa; beam 23 ft 8 in; complement 6 officers, 65 enlisted; one single 3"/50 bow gun, two twin 40mm, four 20mm, four .50 cal, ten Mk7 rocket launchers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1994
- Population
- Albina Engine and Machine Works construction trades (1944); wartime crew (design complement 71)
- Limitations
- NavSource documents identity, dates, organization, campaign credits, merchant registrations, and specifications - not materials or asbestos content. 'Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown' is the archive's own entry. The NavSource campaign table does not separately list the Zamboanga operation documented by the hull's own NARA action report (NavSource rolls Philippine operations under campaign-level credits). Page explicitly notes 'There is no history available for USS LCS(L)(3)-50 at NavSource' - i.e., no DANFS-style narrative exists for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-01
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[2]NARA Catalog file unit 140051101: 'LCS(L)(3)-50 - Report of operations in the invasion of Palawan Island, Philippines, 2/28/45' - RG 38, WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018); 1 digitized image (Fold3), unrestricted [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 140051101, single image (letterhead 'U.S.S. LCS (L)(3) 50', Serial 134, 2 March 1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's own action report for the Puerto Princesa (Palawan) landing, serial 134 dated 2 March 1945, signed by Lt. B. T. Clark and addressed to CTU 78.2.6 via Commander LCS(L) Group One. Image reviewed directly: LCS(L)(3)-50 was fifth ship in column astern of flagship LCI(R) 230 with LCS(L) 29, LCI(R) 71, LCI(R) 331 ahead and LCI(R) 72, LCI(R) 74 astern; she fired rockets and 40mm/20mm/.50-caliber guns on White I beach from 750 yards, expending 100 rockets (20 misfires), 112 rounds of 40mm, 60 rounds of 20mm, and 450 rounds of .50 caliber, with no casualties. Confirms the hull's participation in the 28 February 1945 Palawan landing as a member of Task Unit 78.2.6.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-02-28
- Population
- Wartime crew (design complement 71)
- Limitations
- Primary operational document for this hull - establishes participation and conduct of the operation, not materials or asbestos content; contains no insulation/construction information. Digitized via Fold3 image hosted on catalog.archives.gov; page verified live and first page read 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-02
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[3]NARA Catalog file unit 101728713: 'LCS(L)(3)-50 - Rep of opers in the invasion of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao Island, Philippines, 3/9-10/45' - RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; 2 digitized images (Fold3), unrestricted [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 101728713, first image (letterhead 'U.S.S. LCS (L)(3) 50', Serial 150, 13 March 1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's own action report for the Zamboanga operation (Operation V-4), serial 150 dated 13 March 1945, routed via Commander LCS(L) Group One, CTU 78.1.3, CTG 78.1, and CTG 78. First page reviewed directly: LCS(L)(3)-50 operated with LCS(L)(3) 42, 41, and 43 supporting minesweeping unit two (Task Unit 78.1.52) on J-1 day, came under enemy mortar and machine-gun fire approximately 0930 and returned fire, then supported the Yellow One beach landing on J-day with 3"/50, 40mm, 20mm, and rockets. Documents an operation (Zamboanga, 9-10 March 1945) not separately listed in NavSource's campaign table for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-03-09 - 1945-03-10
- Population
- Wartime crew (design complement 71)
- Limitations
- Primary operational document for this hull - establishes participation in the Zamboanga operation, not materials or asbestos content; contains no insulation/construction information. Digitized via Fold3 image hosted on catalog.archives.gov; page verified live and first page read 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-03
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[4]NARA Catalog file unit 101751579: 'COMTASK-UNIT 78.1.3 - Rep of opers in the invasion of Saday and Tarakan Islands, Borneo, 4/27/45 - 5/3/45' - RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; 40 digitized images (Fold3), unrestricted [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 101751579, first image (letterhead 'U.S.S. LCS (L)(3) 50'; enclosures list '(F) Action Report, LCS 50'; narrative paragraphs 2(b)-(c))
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Task Unit 78.1.3 action report for the Tarakan operation (28 April - 2 May 1945 per the report's subject line; dated 3 May 1945), written on USS LCS(L)(3)-50's letterhead - Commander Task Unit 78.1.3 (Comdr D. H. Day, USN) was embarked aboard this hull as his flagship. First page reviewed directly: Enclosure (F) is 'Action Report, LCS 50' - the hull's own Tarakan report; the narrative names LCS(L) 50 with LCS(L) 48 furnishing close support for the 30 April Sadau Island subsidiary landing (under CTU 78.1.16, Capt. C. W. Gray) and LCS(L) 50, 48 with LCI(M) 359, 362 supporting the Lingkas landings of Australian Army engineers. The unit's LCS(L)s also gave close support to minesweepers in channels north and south of Tarakan under sporadic enemy fire.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-04-27 - 1945-05-03
- Population
- Wartime crew (design complement 71)
- Limitations
- Primary operational document naming this hull repeatedly - establishes task-unit assignment and operations, not materials or asbestos content; contains no insulation/construction information. Digitized via Fold3 image hosted on catalog.archives.gov; page verified live and first page read 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-04
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[5]NARA Catalog file unit 77466913: 'COMTASK-UNIT 78.2.8 - Rep of opers in support of the assault landings at Balikpapan, Borneo, 7/1/45' - RG 38, WWII War Diaries series; 14 digitized images (Fold3), transcription available, unrestricted [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77466913, first image (enclosures list '(I) Action Report LCS(L) 50'; paragraph 1 unit list)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Task Unit 78.2.8 (Close Support Unit) action report for the Balikpapan operation (25 June - 3 July 1945, serial 045 dated 3 July 1945, Comdr D. H. Day commanding from flagship LCI(R) 230). First page reviewed directly: paragraph 1 states 'Task Unit 78.2.8 formed the close support unit of Task Group 78.2 under Rear Admiral Noble ... landing the 7th Australian infantry division at BALIKPAPAN, N.E.I. on July 1st, 1945' and lists the 23 support craft including 'LCS(L)'s 8, 28, 29, 30, 41, 43, 44, 48, 50'; Enclosure (I) is 'Action Report LCS(L) 50' - the hull's own Balikpapan report.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-06-25 - 1945-07-03
- Population
- Wartime crew (design complement 71)
- Limitations
- Primary operational document naming this hull in the close-support unit list and enclosing the hull's own report - establishes task-unit assignment, not materials or asbestos content; contains no insulation/construction information. Digitized via Fold3 image hosted on catalog.archives.gov; page verified live and first page read 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-05
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[6]NARA Catalog file unit 120304600: 'LCS(L) (3) 50 - Muster Rolls' - 168 digitized images (Ancestry partnership scans), unrestricted; first muster roll dated 30 September 1944 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 120304600, catalog landing page and image set
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's digitized muster rolls - 168 images of crew rosters beginning 30 September 1944 - constitute name-by-name documentation of who served aboard LCS(L)(3)-50. This is the population record for any later exposure-era assessment of this hull's complement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-09-30 onward (roll coverage per catalog file unit)
- Population
- Wartime crew of LCS(L)(3)-50 (name-by-name muster rolls)
- Limitations
- Personnel documentation only - establishes who was aboard, not what materials were aboard or any exposure event. Individual rolls were not read page-by-page; the catalog landing page (first roll 30 September 1944, 168 images) was verified live 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-06
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[7]NHHC photographic catalog: NH 81527, NH 81530, NH 81532, NH 81533 - 'USS LCS(L)(3) 50' at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, Oregon, September 1944 (James C. Fahey collection, U.S. Naval Institute) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC NH-series pages NH-81527, NH-81530, NH-81532, NH-81533 (same URL pattern, NH-81000 block)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Four NHHC catalog pages document builder's-period photographs of this hull at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, Oregon, September 1944 (NH 81527 and NH 81530 dated 19 September 1944; NH 81532 dated September 1944; NH 81533 undated builder's view). Official photographic corroboration of the hull and its builder during the construction period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-09
- Population
- Albina Engine and Machine Works construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Photographic catalog records only - establish the hull's physical existence and builder, not materials or asbestos content. Each page verified live 2026-09-30. NavSource also displays NARA Bureau of Ships completion photos 19-N-75026/75027 of this hull dated 19 September 1944.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-07
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[8]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LCS(L)-50 hull record - transcription of Seventh Amphibious Force task-organization and action-report data (sources cited: action reports of COMTASKGR 74.3 and COMTASKGR 78.2 on Cebu City operations; COMTASKGROUP 78.2 and COMTASKGROUP 78.2.9 on the Balikpapan operation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/22282 'Notable events' sections for Cebu City, Tarakan, and Balikpapan task organizations; Sources block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary transcription naming this hull in three task units: Task Unit 78.2.6 support unit for the Cebu City operation, 26-28 March 1945 (LCS(L)-50, Lt. B. T. Clark USNR, alongside LCI(R) 230 flagship with T/Cdr. D. H. Day embarked, and LCS(L)-28, -29, -30 with COMLCS(L)GR 1 Lt.Cdr. W. F. Hunt); Task Group 78.1.31 LCS Unit for the Tarakan operation (LCS(L)-50 with T/Cdr. D. H. Day on board, plus LCS(L)-8, -28, -43, -44, -48); and TG 78.2.8 Close Support Unit for Balikpapan (LCS(L)-50 among ten LCS(L)s). The underlying primary reports are digitized at NARA (TU 78.2.6 Cebu report, NAID 140027016, 19 images; TU 78.2.8 Balikpapan report, NAID 77466913) and the Tarakan and Balikpapan unit lists were independently verified against the NARA documents themselves.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-03-26 - 1945-07-01
- Population
- Wartime crew (design complement 71)
- Limitations
- Secondary (non-official) transcription of primary action reports - the page itself demonstrates transcription fallibility (it flags 'LCI(L)-185' as an impossible entry, and its Balikpapan unit list includes LCS(L)-27, which does not appear in the NARA-documented TU 78.2.8 list of nine LCS(L)s). Used for the Cebu task-unit membership detail not read directly from the NARA documents; Tarakan and Balikpapan assignments were verified against the NARA first pages. Its Group One commander reads 'W. F. Hunt' where NavSource reads 'W. I. Hunt' - variant noted in gaps. Establishes operational assignment only - no materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-08
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[9]NHHC / Navy Department Library, 'Seventh Amphibious Force - Command History 1945' (official command history) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Command-history text sections on force growth (Aug-Nov 1944), Southern Philippines, and Borneo operations; appendix task-organization table entries for Palawan/Tarakan/Balikpapan
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Seventh Amphibious Force command history documents: (1) the force gained one LCS(L) flotilla between August and November 1944 - consistent with LCS(L)(3) Flotilla One's deployment to the Southwest Pacific; (2) the Palawan landing (Puerta Princessa, 'VICTOR THREE') on 28 February 1945 under CTG 78.2 (ComPhibGrp 8); (3) the Tarakan landing ('OBOE ONE') on 1 May 1945 under CTG 78.1 (ComPhibGrp 6); and (4) the Balikpapan landing ('OBOE TWO') on 1 July 1945 under Vice Admiral Barbey with CTG 78.2 (ComPhibGrp 8). These are exactly the operations this hull's own NARA action reports and NavSource campaign credits document - establishing the operational chain of command (CTF 78 / Seventh Amphibious Force) in which LCS(L)(3)-50 served.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-08 - 1945-07
- Population
- Seventh Amphibious Force personnel, 1944-45
- Limitations
- Force-level command history - does not name this hull or even the LCS(L) flotilla's number; corroborates the operational setting of the hull's own action reports rather than the hull directly. Task-organization graphics (task-organization charts for Palawan, Tarakan, Balikpapan) are images not text-read this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-09
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications for this hull (2 quad packs of 4 GM 6051-series 71 diesels, 1,600 bhp; 2 diesel-drive 60 kW generators; twin variable-pitch propellers); NPS NRHP nomination for class sister LCS-102 (all-welded steel construction; GM 6-71 diesel quad packs; derived from LCI hull and engineering plant); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos insulation use through the era) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; NPS NRHP nomination for LCS-102 (ohp.parks.ca.gov PDF); GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1944-built all-welded steel naval gunboat sits inside the documented era of Navy asbestos use. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a small diesel combatant of this period were diesel exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, and electrical insulation. The craft is diesel-powered - no boilers or steam plant - so the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Albina Engine and Machine Works construction trades (1944); wartime crew (71)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, materials list, builder work package, or abatement record located for LCS(L)(3)-50, and no digitized class construction manual (the Lawley 'Instructions for LCS(L)(3) Class' cited by NavSource is not publicly digitized). 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-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-10
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights block
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, covering the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removal, and compensation programs. The Navy's 1975 policy replaced only damaged insulation or insulation removed for necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - documenting that asbestos-containing insulation remained standard in naval vessels built in this hull's era and persisted in the fleet into the late 1970s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era context for 1944 construction
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull - the hull was already decommissioned in 1946 and merchant-documented by 1950, before the policies described. Content via product-page highlights (verified live 2026-09-30); full 26-page report PDF linked but not re-extracted this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-11
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[12]National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, LCS-102 (former USS LCS(L)(3)-102), class history and construction description [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP form sections 7-8 (Description; Statement of Significance), class history paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination for class sister LCS-102 documents class construction: contracts for 130 LCS(L)(3) craft built at three yards - George Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA (47); Albina, Portland OR (31); Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR (52); first keel laid 28 April 1944, final launch 10 March 1945. Construction is all-welded steel; original propulsion was four GM 6-71 diesels clutched into a 'quad' pack per shaft. Class combat record: 26 craft sunk or damaged, 13 at Okinawa; LCS-122's commanding officer received the Medal of Honor; three received Presidential Unit Citations, six Navy Unit Citations. LCS-102 is the only surviving intact member of the class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (construction); WWII (combat)
- Population
- Class-wide construction trades and crews, 1944-45
- Limitations
- Class-level documentation, not a hull record - does not name LCS(L)(3)-50 and contains no asbestos information whatsoever; does not establish that this hull did or did not contain asbestos. Draft nomination hosted by the California Office of Historic Preservation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-12
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[13]NavSource Photo Archives, 'Landing Craft Support(Large)(Mark 3) LCS(L)(3) / Landing Ship Support Large (LSSL) - Operational Description' (Robin L. Rielly) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCS(L)(3)/LSSL operational-description page; class index 05idx.htm listing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Class operational history: the LCS(L)(3) design responded to the close-fire-support gap demonstrated at Tarawa (20 November 1943); designed on the LCI hull by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA, and built by Lawley, Albina Engine and Machine Works, and Commercial Iron Works (both Portland OR). 130 built; served only in the Pacific. At Okinawa the class screened anchorages, ran radar picket duty intercepting kamikazes, and aided damaged vessels with firefighting equipment. In 1949, class members remaining in the U.S. inventory were redesignated Landing Ship Support Large (LSSL); beginning 1952, 53 went to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and others to France.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1952
- Population
- Class-wide crews, 1944-1952
- Limitations
- Class narrative by the class association's historian hosted on NavSource; contextual, not a hull record for LCS(L)(3)-50. Because hull 50 was decommissioned 1 November 1946 and merchant-documented by 1950 - before the 1949 redesignation - she never carried an LSSL number; the redesignation applies to surviving inventory only (the NavSource class index confirms: LCS(L)(3)-50 is listed without an LSSL suffix, unlike surviving sisters).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-13
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[14]National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130, 'Researching the LCS(L)(3) Ships' (veterans' association research guide, by Robin L. Rielly); plus Rielly, 'American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II' (University Press of Kansas) notes, citing Joseph E. Rhoads, Lt.(jg), 'The Birth and Life of our Ship the USS LCS(L)(3) 50,' typescript, circa 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- mightymidgets.org Research page (collections paragraph); erenow.org reproduction of Rielly monograph notes, chapter 8 note 9
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for hull-specific class material: the Operational Archives Branch of the Naval Historical Center (now NHHC), Washington Navy Yard, holds the L. Richard Rhame Papers / LCS(L) Collection - photos, letters, documents, and memorabilia assembled by the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130. NARA College Park holds all official deck logs and action reports for the LCS(L) ships (Textual Reference), photographs (Photographic Section), and class plans on microfilm (Cartographic Section) - beyond the digitized subset already cited in this record. A hull-specific manuscript exists: Rielly's scholarly monograph cites a circa-1945 ship-written typescript, 'The Birth and Life of our Ship the USS LCS(L)(3) 50,' by Lt.(jg) Joseph E. Rhoads - evidently in private or association holdings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- circa 1945 (typescript); guide current as of site update
- Limitations
- Pointers to holdings only; the Rhoads typescript itself was not retrieved or reviewed, and its repository is not confirmed by the citation (likely the NHHC LCS(L) Collection or the author's papers). Whether it or the undigitized deck logs contain materials, repair, or insulation detail is unknown. Veterans' association page and published-monograph notes, not a federal catalog.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-14
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[15]Batch-5722 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page and class index; NARA catalog (hull action reports, muster rolls, task-unit reports); NHHC photograph catalog; NHHC Seventh Amphibious Force command history; NHHC Pacific Fleet organization 1 May 1945; NPS NRHP nomination for LCS-102; Naval Vessel Register; CourtListener API v4 (opinion and docket indexes); live-web asbestos searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-01 through sl-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or DANFS narrative exists for this hull. The digitized operational records reviewed (hull action reports for Palawan, Zamboanga, Tarakan, and Balikpapan; task-unit reports; muster-roll catalog entry) contain no materials or insulation information. CourtListener opinion search for '"LCS(L)(3)-50"' returned zero hits; remaining CourtListener variants were blocked by fleet pacing at close of session - logged as blocked in the search ledger, not as negative results. See search_ledger.
- 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 - era materials in a 1944 naval vessel are consistent with asbestos use. CourtListener coverage incomplete this session: one opinion-index query completed (zero hits on the exact hull designation); class+asbestos and docket-index variants remained blocked by fleet pacing - re-run when budget returns. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-50-lcsl350-15