Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 507-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-83-lcsl383-pkt-507-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-83 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-83 - milestone timeline, commanding officer, unit assignments, awards, specifications (specs sourced to Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Navships 250-012, April 15, 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050083.htm - history block, campaign table, command table, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 27 October 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR; launched 17 November 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-83, 30 November 1944, LT. James M. Faddis USN in command. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four (CDR. N. Phillips USN), Group Twelve (LCDR. B. D. Voegelin USNR), Division Twenty-Two. Campaign: Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 16 April to 30 June 1945. Postwar: Occupation service in the Far East 2 September 1945 to 3 December 1945; decommissioned date unknown; laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet; redesignated Landing Ship Support Large USS LSSL-83, 28 February 1949; transferred on loan to Japan 30 May 1953, named Hinagiku; returned to US Navy custody 31 March 1959; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Earned one battle star for WWII service. Spec block: 250 t light / 387 t full; 158' oa; complement 6 officers + 65 enlisted; propulsion 2 quad packs of 4 General Motors 6-71-series diesels per shaft, 1,600 BHP, GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (1944); crew (~71 officers and men, 1944-46); JMSDF crew (1953-59)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its dates generally track official records but are not themselves an official publication; specifications are attributed on-page to Navships 250-012 (April 1945) and Lawley class documents. The page's 'Individual Awards' block mislabels Faddis as commanding officer of 'LCS(L)(3)-82' - see ev-05. Contains no asbestos content. Corroboration: uboat.net warship entry 22315 matches builder, ordered date (23 Jun 1944), laid-down, launch, commission, Japan transfer, and 1959 return dates.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - 'Special List #44, by Ship Numbers' (NARA-hosted PDF) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 34, row 'LCS(L)(3)-83 11/30/1944 6/30/1945' (verified live 2026-09-30 by PDF download and text extraction)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List 44 inventories U.S. Navy deck logs for LCS(L)(3)-83 covering 11/30/1944-6/30/1945 - the vessel's commissioned WWII service window. The listed coverage begins on her documented commissioning date (30 November 1944) and runs through the end of the Okinawa campaign month, establishing in-scope WWII service in dated Navy records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company during the log window (1944-11-30 to 1945-06-30)
- Limitations
- A finding-aid entry only: it inventories physical logbooks at NARA; it is not itself a deck log and records no events. Log coverage dates are not claimed as commissioning or decommissioning dates. The logs are not located in the digitized Navy deck-log catalog listing - physical RG 24 records at Archives II, College Park. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-02
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[4]USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) Action Report, serial DD774/A16/a1 O66, 15 May 1945, CDR. B. J. Mullaney commanding - action against enemy aircraft at Radar Picket Station 15, Okinawa, 11 May 1945 (HyperWar transcription of the Navy action report) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Action report Part I, paragraph 1 (ships in company) and narrative paragraphs (support-ship rescue credit)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Hadley action report names this hull in company at Radar Picket Station 15: 'Ships in company were the U.S.S. EVANS (DD552), LCS(L) 84, LCS 82, LCS 83 AND LSM(4) 193 as support ships.' During the 11 May 1945 mass kamikaze attack (156 enemy planes estimated inbound; Hadley and Evans both heavily damaged), the report credits the four small support ships collectively: 'They were very helpful in picking up my crew who were in the water, in coming alongside and removing wounded and in helping us to pump.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-10 to 1945-05-11
- Population
- Crew of LCS 83 at RP-15; rescued personnel of Hadley (DD-774) and Evans (DD-552)
- Limitations
- Primary official record (action report to CinC U.S. Fleet) naming the hull, but the rescue/salvage credit is collective across the four support ships - it does not itemize LCS 83's individual actions (those come from the unit history, ev-04). HyperWar transcription on ibiblio is a faithful secondary presentation of the document, not the scanned original. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-03
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[5]'A Short History of LCS(L) 83,' compiled by the ship's officers, hosted on NavSource (submitted by Frank McElroy) - unit history narrative including the printed Navy Unit Commendation citation text [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050083h.htm - full narrative, award-citation block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Officer-compiled unit history for this hull: commissioned 30 November 1944 at Commercial Iron Works; San Diego shakedown (arrived 15 December); departed 12 January 1945 for Pearl Harbor; escorted LCT Flotilla 36 to Guam via Johnston Island, Majuro, Eniwetok; Ulithi staging; entered Kerama Retto 16 April 1945. Radar-picket duty: RP-14, where the picket was attacked by ~37 suicide planes and LCS(L)(3)-15 was sunk (83 picked up three survivors); RP-10 on 3 May 1945 with USS Little (DD-803), USS Aaron Ward (DM-34), LSM(R)-195 and LCS(L) 14/25 - Little and LSM(R)-195 sunk, 83 made fast alongside the burning Aaron Ward to fight fires and control flooding; RP-15 on 11 May 1945 with Hadley, Evans, LCS(L) 82/84, LSM(R)-193 - 83 moored alongside the disabled Hadley for five hours, towing and keeping her afloat until salvage tugs arrived. Okinawa totals per the unit history: 44 days radar-picket duty, 12 nights small-boat patrol, 8 aircraft destroyed, 2 mines, 2 destroyers salvaged, over 120 survivors rescued, 9,476 rounds fired. Ordered to Leyte 10 July 1945; Third Fleet occupation duty; overhaul at Portland February 1946; LT.(jg) William D. Fleck relieved Faddis 4 February 1946; inactivation and reserve mooring at Tongue Point, Astoria. Awarded the Navy Unit Commendation (citation text quoted for the 11 May action: 'For extraordinary heroism as a ship when on the morning of 11 May 1945 she fought fiercely against intense enemy suicide attacks...'); her captain received the Silver Star and Ship's Cook Heiser the Bronze Star for treating wounded.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-11-30 to 1946-02 (narrative coverage)
- Population
- Ship's company (~71), 1944-46; rescued destroyer crews
- Limitations
- Officer-compiled unit history hosted on NavSource - a participant-authored record, not an official NHHC publication; quoted award citation text is reproduced but the issuing instrument itself was not located. Key points corroborated independently: 11 May RP-15 presence and support-ship rescue role by the Hadley action report (ev-03); commissioning date by NARA SL44 (ev-02); sinkings of Little, LSM(R)-195, and LCS(L)(3)-15 match the class loss record. The unit history's NUC claim conflicts with the NavSource -83 page's ribbon display, which omits NUC - see gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-04
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[6]Designation/attribution cross-check: NavSource -83 page 'Individual Awards' block vs NavSource -82 page (050082.htm) and the -83 commanding-officer table; unit history (050083h.htm) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 050083.htm 'Individual Awards' block and CO table; NavSource 050082.htm CO table (Beierl); 050083h.htm award paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: the NavSource -83 page's 'Individual Awards' block reads 'The Commanding Officer of LCS(L)(3)-82, LT. James M. Faddis USN was awarded the Silver Star' - mislabeling the hull. The same page's commanding-officer table lists 'LT. Faddis, James M., USN, 30 November 1944 - ?' for LCS(L)(3)-83; the NavSource -82 page lists ENS. Peter G. Beierl as -82's commissioning CO and credits him, not Faddis; and the officer-compiled unit history states 'her Captain the Silver Star.' Faddis commanded -83; the '-82' string in the -83 awards block is a transcription error.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (command window)
- Limitations
- Corrects a circulating copy/paste error in a secondary compilation, not a material claim. The underlying awards (CO Silver Star, Heiser Bronze Star) are asserted by the unit history and NavSource award text; the issuing citations were not independently located. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications ex Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Navships 250-012 (April 1945) - diesel propulsion, no steam plant; NavSource class index (05idx.htm) - 130 LCS(L)(3)s built 1944-45 at three yards; GAO HRD-80-2 program context (ev-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 050083.htm specifications block (sourced to Navships 250-012); NavSource 05idx.htm class paragraph
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1944-built Navy amphibious craft of this type sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a diesel-powered vessel of this period: engine and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets and valve packing, electrical insulation, and fireproofing/insulation in accommodation and magazine spaces. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler and steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (1944); crew 1944-46; reserve-fleet inactivation workers; JMSDF crew 1953-59
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or plan sheet located for LCS(L)(3)-83. The Lawley 'Instructions for LCS(L)(3) Class' and 'Original Plans of LCS(L)(3)' cited by NavSource as spec sources were not located in accessible form; they are the open lead for ship-class material confirmation. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-06
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[8]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 (1944) and active service era.
- 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) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-07
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[9]Batch-5758 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF; NavSource ship page and officer-compiled unit history; Hadley DD-774 action report (HyperWar); CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket indexes; NHHC DANFS; Naval Vessel Register; NARA digitized deck-log listing; secondary corroboration (uboat.net, navypedia, uswarships.jounin.jp); secondary web litigation/marketing sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-83-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming LCS(L)(3)-83 / LSSL-83 / Hinagiku (LSSL-427) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion index returned zero results for 'LCS(L)(3)-83', 'LSSL-83', and 'LCS(L)(3)', and two name collisions for 'LCS(L)' (a Texas criminal writ and a Court of Federal Claims contract case - neither is asbestos litigation nor names any vessel of this class); CourtListener docket index returned zero for 'LSSL-83' and the exact-string docket check remained pacing-blocked at session end (fleet-wide quota limiter - an open check, not a negative result). The only 'asbestos' material touching this hull's context is law-firm marketing content on Commercial Iron Works generally (mesowatch.org, baronandbudd.com) - banned-source class, no primary sourcing, excluded.
- 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 - and the docket-index check for the exact hull string is a genuine open gap (blocked, not run to completion). Deck logs (NARA RG 24, per SL44), Lawley class instruction/plan documents, and any 1959 disposal record are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-83-08