Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 505-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCS(L)(3)-68 (hull number only)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-68-lcsl368-pkt-505-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of the U.S. Navy, 1941-1945, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, ship-number entry 1614, LCS(L)(3)-68
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 lists USS LCS(L)(3)-68 with logbook coverage from 15 January 1945 through 31 December 1945. The entry independently anchors the hull's wartime identity and the beginning date of its listed logbook record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-01-15 to 1945-12-31
- Population
- Ship's company during the 1945 logbook period
- Limitations
- This finding is an archival index, not the deck logs themselves, and does not identify construction materials, asbestos, individual exposure, operations after 1945, or legal eligibility. The listed start date does not by itself prove the exact commissioning ceremony details.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl368-01
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[3]U.S. Navy, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, NavShips 250-011 (wartime Bureau of Ships publication; scan hosted by GeneralStaff.org) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships' Data PDF, LCS(L)(3) construction table, row 'LCS(L)(3)68'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The wartime Ships' Data table identifies LCS(L)(3) 68 as built by Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, Oregon, with dates 9 November 1944 (laid down), 7 December 1944 (launched), and 15 January 1945 (commissioned).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-11-09 to 1945-01-15
- Population
- Albina construction workforce, 1944-1945
- Limitations
- The cited scan is a live third-party host for a contemporaneous Navy publication; no official-hosted scan was located in this pass. This construction table does not establish any asbestos-containing material aboard the hull, worker exposure, later service, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl368-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-68 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-68 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 050068.htm header history block, campaign table, specifications block, and photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's live hull page records the same construction dates; assignment to LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four, Group Twelve, Division Twenty-Three; participation in the Okinawa Gunto operation from 10 May to 30 June 1945; Far East occupation service from 2 September 1945 to 20 March 1946; decommissioning in April 1946 at Astoria, Oregon; redesignation as USS LSSL-68 on 28 February 1949; loan to Japan on 30 June 1953 as Hamayu (439); later transfer to the Republic of the Philippines for spare parts on 17 November 1975; and one WWII battle star. Its specifications block identifies an all-diesel plant: two quad packs of four GM 6051-series 71 diesel engines per shaft, 1,600 BHP, two diesel-driven 60 kW 450V AC generators, and twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1975
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944-1945); U.S. Navy crew (1945-1946); Japanese service personnel after 1953
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, used here as an archival lead and contextual source, not as ship-specific asbestos proof. Its page says the return-to-U.S.-custody date, striking date, and final fate are unknown; it contains no asbestos, product, survey, abatement, or exposure finding. The all-diesel specification rules out a documented propulsion-boiler/turbine pathway but does not establish the composition of any insulation, gaskets, packing, or electrical components.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl368-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2; full text blocked (HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO HRD-80-2 is a Navy-wide asbestos-worker-protection review relevant to the historical Navy shipbuilding and maintenance environment, not to a named LCS(L)(3)-68 material finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers covered by the GAO program review
- Limitations
- The GAO product URL was live but returned HTTP 403 to direct retrieval on 2026-09-30, so its full text was not reviewed in this pass. The report is program-level context only and does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, quantities, products, exposure, causation, present condition, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl368-04
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[6]Batch 5741 source and litigation search ledger [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcsl368-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, product identification, or qualifying asbestos litigation record was located in the sources completed for USS LCS(L)(3)-68 / LSSL-68 / Hamayu. The required authenticated CourtListener opinion and docket searches were initiated through the fleet helper for the exact name and hull number but did not return within this environment's 30-second command ceiling; they remain pending rather than no-result findings.
- Verification
- partial
- 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 or absence of exposure. CourtListener coverage is incomplete, and the NARA deck logs were indexed but not individually reviewed. This row establishes neither exposure nor a merits, pleading, discovery, trial, or appellate litigation disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl368-05