Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-86 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-86 - construction, campaign assignment, milestones, disposition, and specifications block (spec block sourced to Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Navships 250-012, 15 April 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050086.htm header block, campaign table, milestones, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 7 November 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR; launched 30 November 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-86, 14 December 1944, ENS Phillip R. Shutt USN in command; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four (CDR N. Phillips), Group Twelve (LCDR B. D. Voegelin), Division Twenty-Two; Okinawa Gunto operation 17 April - 30 June 1945; occupation service in the Far East 2 September - 3 December 1945; decommissioned April 1946 at Naval Station Astoria OR; laid up Columbia River Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet; redesignated Landing Ship Support Large LSSL-86, 28 February 1949; struck from the US Naval Register, date unknown; awarded Navy Unit Commendation and one battle star; transferred to the Republic of Korea, named Yong Il Man; decommissioned by ROK Navy 31 October 1962; final disposition 'fate unknown'. Specs: 250 t light / 387 t full; 158' oa; beam 23'8"; complement 6 officers + 65 enlisted; propulsion 2 quad packs of 4 GM 'series 71' diesels per shaft, 1,600 bhp, single GM main reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2 diesel-driven 60 kW generators. Page photo credit: US Navy photo of LCS(L)(3)-86 alongside the sinking USS Porter (DD-579), 10 June 1945, in the collection of the US National Archives.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1962
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (Nov-Dec 1944); crew (Dec 1944-Apr 1946); reserve-fleet maintenance, Columbia River Group (1946-52); ROKN crew (1952-62)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestones generally track official records and its spec block is sourced to Navships 250-012 (Apr 1945). Page verified live 2026-09-30. Contains no asbestos content. US striking date and post-1962 fate unrecorded in located sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-01
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[2]"A Brief History of LCS 86" - crew memoir by ENS W. C. Warren III, ENS Don L. Ellis, and ENS Maurice T. Jenson (National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130, hosted on NavSource) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/05/050086h.htm, sections 'Solomons, Maryland to Departure from San Diego' (Warren), 'San Diego to Okinawa' (Ellis), 'Okinawa to Leyte' and closing narrative (Jenson)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Firsthand participant memoir for this hull: commissioning crew designated Crew 3815 formed at Amphibious Training Base, Solomons MD, early October 1944 and trained on LCI training ships in Chesapeake Bay; traveled to Portland mid-November 1944; launch described as 27 November 1944 (NavSource's official line says 30 November - see gaps); commissioning ceremony 14 December 1944; San Diego shakedown with LCS(L)(3)-64 and -87; Lt.(jg) H. N. Houston took command 31 January 1945 (NavSource roster says May 1945 - see gaps); departed San Diego 11 February 1945, Pearl Harbor 20 February, then group flagship convoying 12 LCTs to Eniwetok; Okinawa radar-picket and skunk-patrol duty. Combat actions: 27 May 1945 alongside kamikaze-hit USS Braine (DD-630) - rescued 45 survivors and fought fires; 10 June 1945 alongside sinking USS Porter (DD-579) - 150-200 survivors aboard including all 29 injured, Porter sank three minutes after castoff; 11 June 1945 - helped down attacking aircraft, took 23 survivors off LCS(L)(3)-122; ship recommended for the Navy Unit Commendation. Postwar: arrived Tokyo Bay 11 September 1945; responded 4 October 1945 to a Japanese tug/barge ammunition explosion (14 killed, 9 injured); departed Yokosuka 3 December 1945; arrived Seattle Pier 91, 16 January 1946; Astoria 24 January; Portland visit; returned to Astoria for decommissioning with crew billeted at Tongue Point Naval Base; active USN role ended April 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew 3815 / ship's company (Oct 1944-Apr 1946)
- Limitations
- Participant memoir published by the veterans' association - firsthand but written after the fact and contains year-typos on the 1946 return leg (e.g., 'January 1945' where context requires 1946); two dates conflict with NavSource (launch, CO turnover) and are carried in gaps, unresolved. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-02
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[3]F. E. Elliott, "U.S.S. LCS(L)(3) 86 'The Mighty Midget' - My Life on the LCS(L)(3) 86, World War II" (manuscript/oral history), Marshall University Oral History Collection 0064, Marshall Digital Scholar [other_primary]
- Locator
- Marshall Digital Scholar, oral_history collection, article 1548 (manuscript 'My Life on the LCS(L)(3) 86')
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Institutional oral-history manuscript by a crew member covering 1944-46 service aboard this hull: ship 'only 158 [feet] long and 23 [feet] abeam, with a crew of 65 enlisted men and 6 officers'; states the ship received 'the Navy's highest award, the Navy Unit Citation' [sic - Navy Unit Commendation]; lists four distinguished rescue/damage-control actions: USS Braine (DD-630) at Okinawa 27 May 1945 (67 killed, 103 wounded aboard Braine); USS William D. Porter (DD-579) at Okinawa 10 June 1945 (sank without loss of life); LCS(L)(3)-122 at Okinawa 11 June 1945 (5 enlisted and 1 officer killed, 14 wounded); and a Japanese tug and barge ammunition explosion in Tokyo Bay 4 October 1945 (14 killed, 9 injured).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew (1944-1946)
- Limitations
- Oral-history-level reliability on figures; corroborates the NavSource complement and the Navy Unit Commendation award. The repository item PDF returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch - content verified via search-index extraction; the collection landing page (Marshall University Oral History Collection 0064) verified live. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-03
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[4]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications for this hull (all-diesel GM series-71 plant per Navships 250-012, no steam); NPS NRHP nomination for sister LCS-102 (all-welded steel hull, class construction detail); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide asbestos documentation (see ev-uss-lcsl386-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block (per Navships 250-012); NPS NRHP 15000716 nomination sec. 7; GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered 250-ton gunboat built November-December 1944 sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard an LCS(L)(3)-type small combatant were diesel-exhaust lagging, thermal insulation on machinery piping, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and accommodation-space insulation. The ship's all-diesel plant means the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, but confined-volume diesel machinery spaces, exhaust runs, and crew quarters of the era routinely carried asbestos-containing insulation products.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1962
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction trades (Nov-Dec 1944); crew (Dec 1944-Apr 1946); Columbia River reserve-fleet maintenance (1946-52); ROKN crew (1952-62); any breakup/repair yard during foreign service or disposal
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or deck-log material record located for hull 86. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Small shallow-draft combatant - materially less insulation mass than a steam-powered ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-04
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[5]Lori A. Carter, "WWII gunboat museum proposed for Petaluma," The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA), 26 September 2010 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Press Democrat article body (ship tour passage; Mason quotes)
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- During a tour of sole surviving sister hull LCS(L)(3)-102 at Mare Island, project lead Bill Mason of the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130 stated: 'Asbestos has been encapsulated, fluids, fuels and oils removed and potentially lead-based paint sand-blasted away,' and 'I have certifications from every government agency there is that it's safe.' Documents that asbestos-containing material was present aboard a same-class LCS(L)(3) hull and required encapsulation during museum rehabilitation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2010
- Population
- Museum volunteers and rehabilitation workers aboard LCS-102 (2007-2010); prospective visitors
- Limitations
- Sister hull, not LCS(L)(3)-86. LCS-102 served Japan (JDS Himawari) and Thailand (HTMS Nakha) through 2007 and underwent rehabilitation in Thailand and Vallejo - the encapsulated material cannot be dated to her 1945 U.S. construction from this source; encapsulation is not removal; quantity and locations not stated. Supports class-level ACM presence only - nothing ship-specific to hull 86.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-05
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[6]National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, LCS-102, NRHP 15000716 (listed 13 October 2015), Solano County, CA [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP 15000716 nomination, Section 7 narrative description and materials line; NRIS record https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/15000716
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination for the sole surviving class member describes the LCS(L)(3) type: a shallow-draft, all-welded steel-hull gunboat 158' long x 23'3" beam, 250 tons light / 387 tons full load, crew 6 officers + 65 enlisted; contracts for 130 vessels of the class awarded for construction 1944-45; LCS-102 retains approximately 80% of original integrity. The form's materials line lists only 'Steel Plating, Frame & Piping' - no insulation or fiber content is documented.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2015 (nomination); describes 1944-45 construction
- Population
- Class construction workforce (1944-45); museum/restoration population aboard LCS-102
- Limitations
- Sister-hull documentation of class construction, not a hull-86 record. The materials entry is a form-category line, not an insulation inventory - its silence on asbestos establishes neither presence nor absence aboard this class or this hull. Nomination text extracted from the California OHP-hosted draft PDF; final NPGallery scan is image-only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-06
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[7]U.S. Coast Guard, "Regulated Navigation Area, Zidell Waterfront Property, Willamette River, OR," 77 FR 19544 (2 April 2012), Docket USCG-2011-0254; corroborated by Oregon DEQ ECSI Site 689 (CERCLIS 027765650) site summary and DEQ Zidell cleanup presentation [federal_register]
- Locator
- 77 FR 19544 'Background' section (Federal Register full text); DEQ ECSI Site 689 contamination summary; DEQ Zidell CAG presentation slides
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The site where this hull was built: the former Commercial Iron Works yard on the Willamette River at Ross Island, Portland, was purchased by Zidell in 1946 and operated as a ship-dismantling facility - approximately 336 ships dismantled over roughly 30 years, with waste used as site fill (Oregon DEQ cleanup presentation). DEQ's remedial investigation (1997-2004) found 'asbestos is also prevalent in upland and bankline soil' among metals, PCBs, PAHs, and petroleum hydrocarbons (DEQ ECSI Site 689 summary); the remedy included an asbestos abatement project with certified workers, air monitoring, and bulk ACM disposal, plus an engineered sediment cap whose protection required a federal Regulated Navigation Area (77 FR 19544).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1946-2012 (site history and remedy)
- Population
- Zidell shipbreaking workers (1946-c.1976); cleanup crews (2000s-2012); historical CIW workforce context
- Limitations
- Site-level environmental record for the builder's property, not a hull record: the documented asbestos contamination is predominantly attributable to Zidell's three decades of post-1946 shipbreaking fill, not demonstrated for the 1944 Commercial Iron Works construction period, and says nothing about materials installed aboard hull 86. DEQ ECSI detail page is server-gated to automated fetch (generic welcome page returned) - its content was captured via search index 2026-09-30; the Federal Register rule text and DEQ presentation PDF verified. DEQ CAG PDF URL: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterDocs/ph-ZidellCAG.pdf ; ECSI: https://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsidetail.asp?seqnbr=689
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-07
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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 and report digest (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy's major asbestos use aboard ships was thermal insulation; that per the Navy 'all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables'; and that the Navy did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire 1944 construction and 1944-46 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-09-30) - digest text verified via search-index capture of the scanned report. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - unrelated to this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-08
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[9]Batch-5761 search ledger (this record): NavSource ship page + crew memoir; NHHC DANFS (no entry); NVR (pre-1987 disposal, not covered); CourtListener API v4; NPS NRHP 15000716; Marshall University oral history; Federal Register 77 FR 19544 + Oregon DEQ ECSI 689; GAO product page; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcsl386-01 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 USS LCS(L)(3)-86 / LSSL-86 / Yong Il Man was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion search: "LCS(L)" asbestos and "landing craft support" asbestos each returned count 0 (2026-09-30); additional hull-designator queries were intermittently blocked by the fleet-wide pacing budget and any still-open are logged in the ledger. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content (asbestos-ships.com's Commercial Iron Works yard page and similar listicles) asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - 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 class's sole-survivor data point (encapsulated ACM aboard LCS-102) and era documentation are consistent with era-standard ACM. Undigitized leads remain: NARA RG 24 deck logs for this hull, Commercial Iron Works build/contract records, and ROKN-era maintenance records. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcsl386-09