USS LCS(L)(3)-99

Name
USS LCS(L)(3)-99
Hull designation
LCS(L)(3)-99
Vessel class
LCS(L)(3)
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
5
Record ID
uss-lcs-l-3-99-lcsl399
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-lcs-l-3-99-lcsl399

Evidence

5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).

  1. [1]research packet 510-packet.md (2 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-3-99-lcsl399-pkt-510-packet-md
  2. [2]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, entry for LCS(L)(3)-99 [other_primary]
    Locator
    PDF text page containing the LCS(L)(3)-93 through LCT Flotilla 13 entries; LCS(L)(3)-99 row
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NARA Special List #44, 'Logbooks and Related Records: List of Logbooks of US Navy Ships and Stations, by Ship Number,' lists LCS(L)(3)-99 with date entries 2/5/1945 and 6/30/1945. The batch assignment identifies 5 February 1945 as this vessel's U.S. Navy commissioning date.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-30
    Study period
    1945-02-05 to 1945-06-30 (date entries in finding aid)
    Limitations
    This NARA finding aid establishes the hull's presence in the logbook list and its listed dates; it does not identify construction materials, asbestos-containing products, maintenance conditions, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. The commissioning attribution is supplied by the batch assignment; the list itself is not a commissioning certificate.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-lcs-l-3-99-01
  3. [3]National WWII Museum Digital Collections, 'The USS LCS(L)(3)-99 in the Southwest Pacific Area circa 1943-45,' accession 2012.489.028 [museum_official]
    Locator
    Collection-item title, description, Branch, Theater of Service, Unit, and Accession Number fields
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    The National WWII Museum digital-collections record identifies a photograph as USS LCS(L)(3)-99 in the Southwest Pacific Area circa 1943-45, identifies the branch as U.S. Navy, and gives accession number 2012.489.028.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-30
    Study period
    circa 1943-1945
    Limitations
    Official museum collection metadata confirms a historical image attribution, not materials aboard the vessel. It does not establish asbestos presence, product identity, quantity, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility; it is retained as an archival lead only.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-lcs-l-3-99-02
  4. [4]CourtListener API v4 authenticated docket search, exact query "LCS(L)(3)-99" [court_record]
    Locator
    Authenticated helper output: count 0; document_count 0; next null
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Authenticated CourtListener v4 docket search for the exact hull-number query "LCS(L)(3)-99" returned count 0 and document_count 0 on 2026-09-30.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-30
    Study period
    search performed 2026-09-30
    Limitations
    This is a negative result only for this completed exact-hull docket query. Fleet-wide authenticated pacing denied the exact-name opinion and docket queries, the exact-hull opinion query, and LCSL-99 variant queries; the incomplete sweep does not establish absence of asbestos litigation, asbestos exposure, materials aboard, causation, or legal eligibility.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-lcs-l-3-99-03
  5. [5]Batch-5775 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List #44; National WWII Museum collection metadata; Firecrawl blocked-source response; authenticated CourtListener v4 exact-hull docket search; NavSource archival lead [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-99-01 through sl-uss-lcs-l-3-99-06
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, regulatory record, product identification, or adjudicated asbestos finding was located in the sources reviewed.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-30
    Study period
    2026-09-30
    Limitations
    This records the result of the completed public-source review, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard this hull. The Firecrawl source access was blocked and the CourtListener sweep was incomplete; the negative finding does not establish absence of asbestos, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-lcs-l-3-99-04

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned