Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 507-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED (identity; date fields incomplete, effort capped)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-pkt-507-packet-md
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (15 April 1945), LCS(L)(3) roster table [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-011, LCS(L)(3) roster table, Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oreg. block (hulls 79-108), printed pp. 220-221 (PDF p. 14)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships roster identifies LCS(L)(3)-79 as built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oreg.; keel laid 9 October 1944; launched 29 October 1944; and first commissioned 20 November 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades; ship's company at commissioning
- Limitations
- Primary construction and commissioning record only; it contains no asbestos, insulation, abatement, crew-service, or final-disposition information for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSSL-79 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-79 page (identity, specifications, campaign record, transfer chain) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page heading, build/commission/service timeline, campaign table, awards block, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The page identifies this hull as USS LSSL-79 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-79; states laid down 9 October 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon; launched 29 October 1944; commissioned 20 November 1944 with LT. J. D. Fleming USN in command; assigned to LCS(L)(3) Flotilla One, Group Two, Division Four; participated in the Consolidation and Capture of Southern Philippines (Mindanao Island landings, 10 May 1945); decommissioned (date unknown) and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; redesignated USS LSSL-79 on 28 February 1949; transferred on loan to Japan 30 April 1953 and renamed Rindo; returned to U.S. Naval custody 23 April 1976; struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); earned one battle star; final disposition unknown. Specifications block gives complement of 6 officers and 65 enlisted and General Motors diesel propulsion (two quad packs of four GM 6051-series-71 diesels per shaft at 1,600 BHP, GM main reduction gears, two 60 kW 450V AC diesel-driven ship's-service generators, twin variable-pitch propellers). Awards block lists the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one star, Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, and Philippines Liberation Medal with one star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1976
- Population
- Ship's company (6 officers, 65 enlisted per page); Mindanao campaign personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival compilation rather than a Navy registry; this page supplies ship-specific identity, service narrative, and transfer chain but does not document asbestos, insulation composition, abatement, or the ship's fate after its 1976 return to U.S. custody. The 6-officer/65-enlisted figure and the decommission/strike date gaps are as stated by the page, not separately verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-02
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[4]NavSource Online, LCS(L)(3) / LSSL class index [other_primary]
- Locator
- LCS(L)(3) / LSSL class index, LCS(L)(3)-79 / LSSL-79 entry and class note
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The class index presents the designation relationship as LCS(L)(3)-79 / LSSL-79 and explains that LCS(L)(3) craft remaining in the Navy inventory were redesignated LSSL (Landing Ship Support, Large) in 1949.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1949
- Population
- LCS(L)(3) class, postwar Navy inventory
- Limitations
- The redesignation rule is class-level; the linked hull heading establishes the alias for this record. The index does not provide a ship-specific decommissioning or final-disposition date for LSSL-79.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-03
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[5]ShipbuildingHistory (Colton & Company), Commercial Iron Works Portland build list [other_primary]
- Locator
- Commercial Iron Works build list, yard hull 191 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Commercial Iron Works yard build list identifies yard hull 191 as LCS(L) 79, U.S. Navy landing craft, delivered/commissioned 20 November 1944, and records its disposition as 'To Japan 1953 as Rindo, returned 1976' - corroborating the Bureau of Ships builder assignment and the NavSource Japan-loan and 1976 return chain.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1976
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades
- Limitations
- A compiled shipyard-record reference work, not a government registry; it corroborates but does not replace the Navy roster. It does not document asbestos, materials, or the ship's fate after the 1976 return.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-04
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[6]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (published 18 October 1979, publicly released 22 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page highlights (HRD-80-2)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure, including the use of asbestos in Navy ships and the cost of removing it; the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. This provides Navy-era program context for a 1944-built landing craft.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy review; context applied cautiously to 1944 construction
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy shipbuilding/repair program
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence, not a record of LCS(L)(3)-79 or the LCS(L)(3) class; fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. It does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, identify products or quantities aboard, establish exposure or causation, or show what remains. The GAO product page was retrieved via Firecrawl; direct retrieval returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-05
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[7]NHHC Personal Papers & Donated Collections: L. Richard Rhame Collection - National Association of USS LCS(L)(3) 1-130 Papers (AR/453, formerly COLL/245) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC donated-collection page, collection scope and content note
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC holds the L. Richard Rhame Collection: National Association of USS LCS(L)(3) 1-130 Papers (collection AR/453, dates 1943-2000), a donated collection of historical materials relating to the Association and naval operations of LCS(L)(3) ships during World War II; per its scope note the bulk of the collection comprises files on individual LCS(L) ships arranged in ship order, including reminiscences, crew lists, ships' histories, war diary and action report extracts - a class-level archival collection that may hold hull-level documentation for this ship not otherwise located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-2000 (collection scope)
- Population
- LCS(L)(3) class veterans' association records
- Limitations
- Collection-level reference only; the per-ship files were not reviewed and the public description does not index individual hulls. No ship-specific or asbestos-related content is established. The page is live but blocks direct automated fetches; retrieved via Firecrawl.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-06
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[8]Batch 5753 source sweep across NHHC/DANFS, Naval Vessel Register, NARA, NPS, NavSource, Bureau of Ships Ships' Data, USNA Special Collections, GAO, and CourtListener search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located for USS LCS(L)(3)-79 or LSSL-79: no hull survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, asbestos product identification, or verified litigation finding naming this hull was found in the sources searched.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A negative public-record search does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. CourtListener exact-name opinion and docket queries for both designations returned zero results (search-ledger row sl-12); a zero litigation hit is the absence of a located court record, not evidence about materials aboard. No exposure, causation, quantity, present-day material, or legal-eligibility conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-79-lcsl379-07