Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 509-packet.md (6 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-90-lcsl390-pkt-509-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-90 ex-USS LCS(L)(3)-90 page (chronology, campaign credits, specifications sourced to Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Navships 250-012, 15 Apr 1945; Baker, Allied Landing Craft of WWII; Lawley class instructions/plans) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Vessel page: chronology paragraphs, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign table (Okinawa Gunto operation, 10 May-30 Jun 1945), specifications block, commanding-officer list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LCS(L)(3)-90 laid down 20 November 1944 at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR; launched 17 December 1944; commissioned USS LCS(L)(3)-90 on 30 December 1944, LT. W. M. Birt USNR in command. WWII service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four (CDR. N. Phillips USN), Group Twelve (LCDR. B. D. Voegelin USNR), Division Twenty-Four; participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 10 May to 30 June 1945) and earned one battle star. Occupation service in the Far East 2 September 1945 to 15 February 1946; decommissioned (date unknown); laid up in reserve at Astoria, OR. Redesignated USS LSSL-90, 28 February 1949. Transferred to Japan 30 May 1953, renamed Shida; returned to US Navy custody 31 March 1959; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; final disposition unknown. Complement 6 officers, 65 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Population
- Crew (6 officers, 65 enlisted - class specification); construction trades at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, 1944
- Limitations
- Establishes identity, construction, operational history, awards, and disposition timeline for this hull. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material information whatsoever and supports no asbestos claim. NavSource is a secondary reference archive transcribing official records (DANFS-type chronologies, Navships 250-012 specifications); dates marked 'unknown' in source are carried as unknown here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-90-01
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[3]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton), 'Landing Craft, Support (Large) - LCS(L)' type table; cross-checked against the Commercial Iron Works yard table (navalmarinearchive.com mirror of shipbuildinghistory, hull 202) [other_primary]
- Locator
- lcsl.htm type table row for LCS(L) 90; commercial.htm yard table row 202
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The class type table records LCS(L) 90 built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland OR, fiscal year 1944, delivered 30 December 1944, disposition 'To Japan 1953 as Shida, returned 1959.' The Commercial Iron Works yard table assigns this vessel yard hull number 202. The class table header documents 130 LCS(L)s built by three yards (George Lawley & Sons, Albina Engine and Machine Works, Commercial Iron Works).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Limitations
- Independent builder/disposition corroboration for this hull; consistent with NavSource on delivery/commissioning date (30 Dec 1944) and Japan transfer/return. Contains no asbestos or materials information. Secondary reference work, not a government record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-90-02
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[4]Library of Congress, Veterans History Project, Alcide Joseph Bonin, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/71803), oral-history interview collected 2009-01-22 [other_primary]
- Locator
- LoC item page: Veterans History Project Service Summary block; collection no. AFC/2001/001/71803
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Veterans History Project catalogs an oral-history interview with Alcide Joseph Bonin, Jr., U.S. Navy, service unit 'LCS(L) 90 (Landing Craft Support Large)', locations of service China and Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands), highest rank Petty Officer Second Class, dates of service 1934-1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1947 (service); interview collected 2009-01-22
- Population
- One documented crew member (Bonin, PO2); implies full wartime complement
- Limitations
- Confirms a named crew member served aboard this hull at Okinawa and China - independent corroboration of ship population and Pacific service. The interview content was not reviewed; whether it addresses working conditions or materials aboard is unknown. Contains no asbestos information. Direct fetch of loc.gov returned HTTP 403 to the fetcher; page content verified via Firecrawl scrape 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-90-03
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[5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LCS(L)(3)/LSSL index page (class overview) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Index page introductory paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Class overview: 130 LCS(L)(3)s built during WWII; developed by the George Lawley Company, Neponset, MA and produced there and by Albina Engine and Machine Works and Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR; served only in the Pacific campaign; in 1949 LCS(L)(3)s remaining in the US Navy inventory were redesignated Landing Ship Support Large (LSSL); fifty-three LSSLs were transferred to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and others to allied nations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1950s
- Population
- LCS(L)(3) crews class-wide
- Limitations
- Class-level context for this hull's design, builders, and the 1949 LSSL reclassification and 1953 Japan transfer documented ship-specifically in ev-01. The index text says the JMSDF transfers occurred 'in 1952'; this hull's transfer is dated 30 May 1953 by the vessel page - transfers clearly ran 1952-53. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-90-04
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[6]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373 (DOI resolves live 2026-09-30)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documenting that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization - the program and era under which this 1944 landing craft was built.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, this class, or landing craft specifically and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. This diesel-propelled craft carried no boilers or steam plant, so the steam-lagging pathway documented for boiler vessels does not apply.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-90-05
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[7]Batch-5766 search ledger (this record): NavSource vessel page and class index; shipbuildinghistory type and yard tables; Library of Congress Veterans History Project; NHHC/DANFS; Naval Vessel Register; CourtListener; secondary cross-checks (uboat.net, navypedia) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-90-01 through sl-uss-lcs-l-3-90-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LCS(L)(3)-90 / LSSL-90 / Shida was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener access was fleet-paced during this session - logged as blocked, not as a negative result.
- 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 - 1944 construction is era-consistent with asbestos-containing gaskets, packing, and insulation. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Litigation status is open pending a completed CourtListener search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-90-06