USS Cohocton (AO-101)

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]research packet r1-packet.md [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: USS Cohocton (AO-101) — real identity: USS Cohocton

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-cohocton-ao101-pkt-r1-packet-md

2. [2]DANFS, 'Cohocton' (AO-101) entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (verbatim; live page 404 on 2026-09-25 - retrieved via Wayback capture 20240526175534) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry - spec block and narrative paragraphs (published 2015-06-30)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS records: launched 28 June 1945 by Marinship Corp., Sausalito, Calif., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. C. O. Day; commissioned 25 August 1945, Lieutenant Commander J. A. Houston, USNR, in command; reported to the Pacific Fleet. Sailed from San Francisco 5 September 1945 for Eniwetok carrying ammunition and fresh water; supported occupation forces in the Far East and western Pacific as a port-to-port water carrier and station water tanker, calling at Guam, Ulithi, Samar, Leyte, Yokosuka, Wakayama, and Kagoshima before arriving at Tsingtao, China 10 January 1946 for station duty until 21 April; returned via San Pedro and the Panama Canal to Mobile, Ala., where she was decommissioned 14 June 1946 and returned to the War Shipping Administration the same day. Spec block: dp 5,730; l 523'6"; b 68'; dr 30'10"; s 15 k.; cpl 225; a. 1 5"; cl. Escambia.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945-1946

   Population

   Commissioned-era Navy crew (1945-46)

   Limitations

   Official Navy ship history. Narrative coverage ends at the 1946 decommissioning - contains no NTS/MSTS, commercial, or disposition detail and no asbestos, insulation, or materials information. Spec block's 'cl. Escambia' conflicts with the Cohocton-class designation used elsewhere (see class-taxonomy gap). Does not establish any asbestos fact.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-01

3. [3]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Cohocton (AO-101) / USNS Cohocton (T-AO-101) page 19101.htm (direct fetch failed; retrieved via Wayback capture 20240527082233) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Page 19101.htm - class history bullet list, awards block, 'AO Specifications' block, commanding-officer table (LCDR Houston 25 Aug 1945 - 14 Jun 1946)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline (compiled from register and secondary data) extends DANFS past 1946: laid down 9 April 1945 as MC type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull under MC contract (MC hull 2697) at Marinship, Sausalito; launched 28 June 1945; commissioned USS Cohocton (AO-101) 25 August 1945, LCDR Joseph A. Houston USNR; decommissioned 14 June 1946 at Mobile and returned to the Maritime Commission; laid up NDRF Mobile; withdrawn from reserve 20 October 1947, reacquired by the Navy and operated under contract for the Navy Transportation Service by Tankers Co.; merged into MSTS 1 October 1949 as USNS Cohocton (T-AO-101); placed out of service and struck 'date unknown'; transferred to MARAD 8 January 1958 for layup at NDRF Suisun Bay; withdrawn from reserve 27 September 1967 via the MARAD Exchange Program to Hudson Waterways Corp., renamed SS Transoneida; converted to containership 1969; 'Operated by Matson Line, dates unknown'; sold 16 September 1969 to C.I.T. Corp.; sold for scrapping 29 July 1980 to Keun Hwa Iron & Steel Work Enterprise, Ltd., Taiwan. Awards listed: China Service Medal (extended) - incl. a second period 17 June-8 July 1956 (MSTS era); American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; WWII Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Medal (Asia clasp) 5 Nov 1945-24 Apr 1946. Spec block: disp. 5,782 lt / 21,650 fl; l 523'6"; b 68'; dr 30'10" lim.; 15.1 kt trial; complement 22 officers + 233 enlisted; armament one 5"/38, four 3"/50, four twin 40mm, four twin 20mm; cargo 15,300 t - oil 120,400 bbls, gasoline 575,000 gals; propulsion one GE geared turbine, two Babcock & Wilcox D-type boilers 600 psi/825F, single propeller 10,000 shp; call sign NHMP.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945-1980

   Population

   NTS/MSTS civilian mariners (1947-~1957); commissioned-era Navy crew (1945-46)

   Limitations

   Private archival compilation, not an official record - used to carry the record past DANFS's 1946 cutoff. Strike date listed 'date unknown' (shipscribe supplies 9 Jan 1958); NavSource's 'T2-SE-A2' label conflicts with MARAD/shipscribe 'T2-SE-A3'; its 'one GE geared turbine' spec wording understates the turbo-electric arrangement described in the MARAD status card's GE overhaul warning and in shipscribe ('G.E. turbo-electric'). Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-02

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - COHOCTON (AO-101), Ship History Detail 1062, including digitized vessel status cards (1062_1935AF/AB, 1062_1935BF, 1HY_01.png) and document 'COHOCTON.pdf' [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 1062 - vessel header; status-card scans 1062_1935AF (1946 entry face), 1062_1935AB (GE warning back), 1062_1935BF (1958 Suisun entry face), 1HY_01.png (master status card, full chain); documents/320a3666-...pdf scan

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory record for this hull: Year Built 1945; Official No. 510399; Shipyard 'Marinship Corporation'; MARAD Type T2-SE-A3; length 523.5 ft, beam 68 ft; 10,711 GT / 7,576 NT / D.W.T. 16,433; disp. 21,650 summer / 5,782 light; Fate 'Sold - Scrap'. The digitized status card is the controlling custody record: 'Basis to W.S.A. 6-14-46 3:30PM CST @ Mobile, Ala. from Navy Dept. - Surplus' (Reserve Fleet, Mobile); allocated to 'TANKERS CO.' under a General Agency Agreement at Mobile 10-20-47 noon CST; 'U.S. Navy Title transferred' at Chickasaw, Ala. 3-6-48 12:01 AM; 'Reserve Fleet (Permanent Transfer)' at Suisun Bay 1-8-58 1:45 PM PST; 'Hudson Waterways Corp. (Exchange Program)' title transfer at Suisun Bay 9-27-67 10:15 AM PDST, 'renamed TRANSONEIDA 9-67'; 'Sold to C.I.T. Corporation 9/16/69'; 'Sold to Keun Hwa Iron Steel Work & Enterprise Ltd. (for scrapping in Taiwan) 7/29/80'; 'removed from work 7/31/81'. A typed warning on the 1946-entry card (J.E. Ensaw, S-6, 3-31-47) requires that on removal from the fleet for restoration the operator and 'General Electric Company... attention Marine Department' be notified 'so that General Electric may make arrangements to inspect and overhaul as needed the main generator turbine control and throttle valve stems before turbine is started' (per GE letter of 17 Jan 1947) - primary documentation that the main machinery was GE turbo-electric equipment. Second card records fleet 'Suisun Bay', category 'Mil. Com.', title 'USMA', service prior to layup 'MSTS', entered 8 Jan 1958 1345 hrs PST, withdrawn 9-27-67 'Exchange Program. Delivered to Hudson Waterways Corp. Transfer ship for the Exchange ship OCEANIC', with 'Group 4 - Permanent Layup; MSTS ltr. Sept. 6, 1957; Marad reply Sept. 16, 1957' and a handwritten note that a T2-SE-A3 is a T2-SE-A2 modified for Navy operation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1946-1981

   Population

   Operators of record at each custody point: WSA/MC Mobile reserve fleet (1946-47); Tankers Co. GAA crew (1947-48); NTS/USNT crew (1948-49); MSTS mariners (1949-57); Hudson Waterways / Seatrain / Matson commercial crews (1967-80)

   Limitations

   Digitized primary custody documents - strongest single source in this record for dates and custodial chain. Header 'Official Number 510399' conflicts with the specialist reference's 248851; card 'completed 8-24-45' vs commissioned 8-25-45 (completion vs commissioning distinction, unresolved). MARAD's web milestone table itself shows only the 1946 entry/acquisition rows; the full chain is on the card scans, not in the tabular milestones. No asbestos, insulation, or condition information - the card documents machinery type (GE turbo-electric) but not materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-03

5. [5]Shipscribe (Stephen S. Roberts), 'USS Cohocton (AO-101) Class' - U.S. Navy auxiliary construction-data compilation from register/program records [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipscribe.com/usnaux/AO/AO101.html - class spec block, construction/disposition tables, class notes, MC 2697 ship note

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Shipscribe class record: Class COHOCTON (AO-101), MC design T2-SE-A3; class spec disp. 5,730 light / 22,380 lim., 523.5' oa x 68' x 30.8' lim., 15.1 kt, 10,000 HP, 1 screw 'G.E. turbo-electric'; original armament 1-5"/38, 4-3"/50, 4-40mmT, 2-20mmT, 4-20mmS. Construction table: four Marinship hulls - AO-101 Cohocton (keel 9 Apr 45, launched 28 Jun 45, commissioned 25 Aug 45); AO-102 Concho (keel 18 Apr 45, launched 25 Jul 45); AO-103 Conecuh (keel 25 Apr 45, launched 10 Aug 45); AO-104 Contocook (keel 5 May 45, launched 18 Sep 45) - AO-102/103/104 canceled 18 Aug 1945 and completed without Navy features as T2-SE-A2 merchant ships (later acquired 1947-48 as Mission Santa Ana AO-137, Mission Los Angeles AO-117, Mission San Francisco AO-123). Class notes: FY1944 program; the MC contract for the four new T2s concluded 1 Mar 1945 under the MC Military Program; the T2-SE-A3 'was essentially a T2-SE-A2 with the Navy's conversion features incorporated into the construction plans rather than being added later.' Ship note for MC 2697: 'Decomm. and to MC 14 Jun 46, stk. 3 Jul 46. Began reactivation 20 Oct 47, from MC 6 Mar 48 as USNT. To MSTS 1 Oct 49, on list 28 Apr 50. Merc. TRANSONEIDA 1967, converted to container ship 1969. Scrapped 1980 as PACIFIC ECONOMY.' Disposition table: decomm. 1958, struck 9 Jan 58, disposal 8 Jan 58 to MARAD, MA sale 27 Sep 67.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1980

   Limitations

   NARA-grounded specialist compilation, not itself a primary document - but it supplies the strike dates (3 Jul 1946; 9 Jan 1958) and NVR 'on list 28 Apr 50' re-listing that NavSource lacks ('date unknown'), reconciling the register-level chronology. No asbestos or materials information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-04

6. [6]Auke Visser T-2 tanker reference, per-hull page 'Cohocton' (id433.htm, T2-SE-A3 section) + 'T2-SE-A3, Tankers built by Marinship Co.' production table (id191.htm) [other_primary]

   Locator

   id433.htm - per-hull spec block, ownership history, 'Additional Reports' conversion and scrapping notes; id191.htm - T2-SE-A3 Marinship table row (yard 88, MC 2697)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Specialist T2-tanker reference per-hull record: built by Marinship Co., Sausalito, yard no. 88, UMSC no. 2697, official no. 248851; keel 09-04-1945, launched 28-06-1945, completed 25-08-1945; 10,388 grt / 4,446 net / 9,692 dwt; engine '2 steam turbines, manufactured by Eliott & Company, Jeanette, Pennsylvania' 7,240 bhp, 15 kt, 26 tanks. Commercial chain: COHOCTON completed for U.S. Navy 1945; decommissioned 14 Jun 1946; reacquired/NTS then MSTS 1 Oct 1949 as T-AO-101; 1967 TRANSONEIDA for Hudson Waterways Corporation, New York; 1971 C.I.T. Leasing Corporation, New York; 1980 PACIFIC ECONOMY for American Pacific Container Line, San Francisco. 'Reported Transoneida converted into container ship in 1969, by Newport News SB. & DD. Co., Newport News, 7666 grt / 9692 dwt. Reported Pacific Economy sold to ship-breakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 7 Nov. 1980 to be broken up [By Keun Hwa Iron & Steel Works].' Photos include 'Transoneida ... in Apra, Guam, March 19th, 1978.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945-1981

   Population

   Commercial crews: Hudson Waterways/C.I.T./Seatrain/Matson eras (1967-1980); Newport News conversion workers (1969, asbestos scope undocumented); Kaohsiung breakers (1980-81)

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation; post-Navy events carried in 'reported' framing. Conflicts with other sources: official no. 248851 vs MARAD 510399; '2 Elliott steam turbines 7,240 bhp' vs NavSource/shipscribe GE 10,000-shp turbo-electric; C.I.T. acquisition 1971 vs MARAD card 9/16/69; tonnages differ by measurement basis. MARAD status card does not mention Newport News as conversion yard - the yard attribution rests on this specialist source. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-05

7. [7]Sutherland v. Hudson Waterways Corp., 468 F.2d 628 (9th Cir. 1972), No. 26257 - per curiam (Koelsch, Goodwin, and Plummer, D.J.), decided 1972-11-01; CourtListener opinion 306180 (also cited 37 Cal. Comp. Cases 1002; 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 6921) [court_record]

   Locator

   468 F.2d 628 - statement of facts and disposition (No. 26257); CourtListener opinion 306180; mirrors: vLex case-law.vlex.com/vid/sutherland-v-hudson-waterways-887692254; cetient.com case 306180

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   A Ninth Circuit opinion names this hull in its commercial configuration: appellant Howard Sutherland, 'a marine electrician employed by Seaboard Electric Corp., was injured on or about May 23, 1968, as a result of an accident aboard the S.S. Transoneida,' and sued Hudson Waterways Corp. as owner, alleging unseaworthiness and negligence. After a bench trial the district court found the injury caused by Sutherland's own failure to exercise reasonable care and the vessel seaworthy at the accident location; the Ninth Circuit affirmed ('the findings are supported by substantial evidence'). The opinion documents contractor electrical work aboard this hull during the Hudson Waterways period - between the 1967 exchange withdrawal and the 1969 container conversion.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1968 (injury); 1972 (opinion)

   Population

   Marine electrician (Seaboard Electric Corp. contractor employee) aboard this hull, May 1968

   Limitations

   NOT asbestos litigation - an unseaworthiness/negligence personal-injury case, classified as other litigation per batch discipline; a defense win at trial affirmed on appeal is a merits-level negative for that plaintiff, not exposure evidence. Establishes owner (Hudson Waterways), hull name, and shipboard contractor activity in May 1968; establishes nothing about asbestos. Reporter citation and opinion text verified 2026-09-25 via CourtListener (opinion 306180, surfaced by the 'Transoneida' opinion search) plus vLex/cetient mirrors.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-06

8. [8]In re Yamashita-Shinnihon Kisen, 305 F. Supp. 796 (D. Or. 1969), Civ. 68-113, 312, 431, 432, 563; also cited 1969 A.M.C. 2102 - decided 1969-09-16; CourtListener opinion 2244918 [court_record]

   Locator

   305 F. Supp. 796 - statement of facts and award apportionment; mirror ecases.us/case/ord/c2360461

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   A District of Oregon limitation-of-liability opinion names this hull in its commercial configuration: claims by Hudson Waterways Corp. (owner), the master, and the 'thirty man crew of the American steam tanker TRANSONEIDA' for salvage awards arising from the 28 February 1968 SUWAHARU MARU / MANDOIL II collision ~300 miles off the Columbia River. Transoneida was en route San Pedro to Whittier, Alaska; she answered the distress call, stood by SUWAHARU as coordinating vessel, fed and sheltered its crew, and put an eleven-man boarding party aboard MANDOIL overnight in an attempt to rig a tow. The court awarded $5,000 for services to SUWAHARU (apportioned among master/crew/owner) and $20,000 for services to MANDOIL. The opinion establishes the hull still operated as a steam tanker in early 1968 (pre-conversion) with a ~30-man commercial crew.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1968 (incident); 1969 (opinion)

   Population

   Master and ~30-man crew of the hull, Feb-Mar 1968

   Limitations

   NOT asbestos litigation - an admiralty salvage case, classified as other litigation per batch discipline. Documents ownership, crew size, and operational employment of the hull in Feb-Mar 1968; establishes nothing about asbestos. Reporter citation verified 2026-09-25: 305 F. Supp. 796; text verified across Justia and ecases.us mirrors; cited later in Saint Paul Marine Transp. Corp. v. Cerro Sales Corp., 313 F. Supp. 377 (D. Haw. 1970) and 332 F. Supp. 233 (D. Haw. 1971).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-07

9. [9]Ramsey v. United States Steel Corp. et al., N.D. Cal. No. 4:12-cv-02040-CW (Hon. Claudia Wilken), complaint filed 2012-04-24 - Exhibit A exposure table - carried on the MDL-875 record via JPML tag-along notice, In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL No. 875, JPML docket 1245688 entry 8650 attachment 2 (filed 2012-04-27) [court_record]

   Locator

   JPML docket 1245688, entry 8650 attachment 2 (gov.uscourts.jpml.375294.8650.2.pdf, 23 pp.) - complaint caption/civil cover sheet and Exhibit A work-history table, 'TRANSONEIDA (1945)' row; N.D. Cal. docket 4:12-cv-02040-CW docket text pp. 1-2

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   A docketed asbestos complaint names this hull in its commercial configuration. In Ramsey v. United States Steel Corp. et al. (N.D. Cal. 4:12-cv-02040-CW, filed 2012-04-24; Brayton Purcell LLP), plaintiffs William and Diana Ramsey alleged asbestos-related lung disease; Exhibit A, the complaint's work-history/exposure table, lists 'TRANSONEIDA (1945)' among 'Various ships including but not limited to' with exposure dates '1975 - 1978 (on and off),' in the employment block of Service Engineering, Pier 38, San Francisco (job: Boilermaker, assistant Foreman, 6/23/1975-12/1982; the same block lists Matson Navigation Co. and American President Lines). Sister Hudson Waterways hulls TRANSCHAMPLAIN (1944) and TRANSONTARIO (1944) appear in the same table rows. Named defendants: Bath Iron Works, General Dynamics, General Electric, Huntington Ingalls (fka Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding), Puget Sound Commerce Center (fka Todd Shipyards), United States Steel - vessel owner/operators Hudson Waterways, Seatrain, and Matson are not defendants. The case was noticed as an MDL-875 tag-along on 2012-04-24 and the complaint is on the JPML docket as entry 8650 attachment 2.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1975-1978 (alleged exposure); 2012 (complaint)

   Population

   Ship-repair boilermaker (Service Engineering, Pier 38, San Francisco - contractor) aboard commercial ships incl. this hull, alleged window 1975-1978

   Limitations

   PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION, not a finding - the complaint's 'on current information' vessel list alleges where the plaintiff allegedly was exposed; no exposure aboard this hull was adjudicated, and no court finding, discovery record, or judgment concerning the hull was located. Per batch discipline the hit is classified at the least-final stage (complaint allegation). The disposition of Ramsey beyond the 2012 tag-along filing was not located (JPML/MDL-875 docket only carries the tag-along notice). The allegation dates (1975-78) postdate the 1969 container conversion and fall in the Matson-operated container era.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-08

10. [10]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

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and Maritime Commission program under which this 1945 T2-SE-A3 tanker was built under a March 1945 MC Military Program contract - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type hulls.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1940s era documented; article 1987

    Population

    WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

    Limitations

    Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-09

11. [11]Fleischer, W.E., Drinker, P., et al., 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 28(1):9-16 (1946) - U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial hygiene survey [other_primary]

    Locator

    J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28(1):9-16 (1946), PMID 21016030

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    A U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial hygiene survey of WWII shipyard pipe-covering operations documented amosite asbestos pipe covering and boiler-block insulation being cut and fitted at contract shipyards - the documented product environment at yards of the type and era at which this hull was built (Marinship, Sausalito, Apr-Aug 1945, under an MC Military Program contract). The builder yard is documented in the companion shipyard dataset as an asbestos-exposure site (marinship-sausalito: USMC Pacific Coast shipyard survey era; EPA CERCLIS CA0001900563).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1942-1945 (survey era); published 1946

    Population

    Construction trades at WWII contract yards, including Marinship workers on this hull's build (Apr-Aug 1945)

    Limitations

    Yard/era-level documentation - the survey covered multiple contract yards as a group and names neither Marinship nor this hull; it establishes the documented product environment for construction-period workers, not asbestos presence on this vessel. The yard-dataset entry referenced is a claims/dataset record, not a hull record.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-10

12. [12]U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, 'The Ships of the U.S.-Flag Intermodal Fleet' (May 1975) - fleet table entry for Transoneida [other_primary]

    Locator

    USNI Proceedings, May 1975, intermodal-fleet table, Transoneida row

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    A contemporary professional-literature fleet table lists 'Transoneida' among U.S.-flag intermodal ships: operator Matson Navigation; 523.5' x 68' x 29'; 9,500 deadweight tons; designed sea speed 16 knots; 10,000 SHP; non-self-sustaining; container capacity 606 TEU (can handle 27' and 40' boxes); 'Converted tanker'; date 45/69 (built 1945 / converted 1969). Corroborates the post-conversion configuration and Matson operation independently of the specialist T2 references.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1975 (publication); configuration 1969-75

    Population

    Matson container-service crews (post-1974)

    Limitations

    Contemporaneous trade-literature tabulation, not an official record; carries configuration and operator data only. No asbestos, materials, or maintenance information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-11

13. [13]Batch-1838 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS via Wayback; NavSource via Wayback; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 1062 with digitized status cards; shipscribe AO-101 class page; aukevisser T2 reference; shipbuildinghistory Marinship table; NVR; indexed-web litigation sweeps; CourtListener (fleet-paced - see ledger sl-08) [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-cohocton-ao101-01 through sl-uss-cohocton-ao101-11

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, merits adjudication, or asbestos judgment naming this hull under any of its designations (Cohocton, AO-101, T-AO-101, USNT Cohocton, Transoneida, Pacific Economy, MC 2697) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). One pleading-stage asbestos complaint does name the hull: the Exhibit A exposure table in Ramsey v. United States Steel Corp. (N.D. Cal. 4:12-cv-02040-CW, filed 2012; MDL-875 tag-along, JPML doc 8650-2) lists 'TRANSONEIDA (1945)' among ships where plaintiff William Ramsey allegedly worked as a contract boilermaker, 1975-78 - an unadjudicated allegation (ev-08). CourtListener coverage: 'Transoneida' opinion sweep complete (3 hits - Sutherland, Yamashita-Shinnihon, and a cite-through - no asbestos); 'Transoneida' docket sweep complete (1 hit - the Ramsey MDL tag-along); 'Cohocton' opinion sweep read 40/95 hits and docket sweep read 20/91 hits, all name collisions (NY town/village/school/siting litigation; one 1923 S.D.N.Y. admiralty case names an unrelated barge Cohocton). Other hull litigation is non-asbestos (Sutherland; Yamashita-Shinnihon - both 'other litigation').

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1945 high-pressure steam tanker built under an MC Military Program contract is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation, and no abatement record was located either; the Ramsey vessel-list allegation is a complaint-stage assertion, not evidence that asbestos was aboard. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. Coverage bounds: unrun under fleet pacing are 'Cohocton' opinion pages 3-5 and docket pages 2-5, 'Pacific Economy'/'AO-101'/'T-AO-101' sweep variants, and the Ramsey case's disposition beyond the 2012 tag-along (see sl-08) - all remain open items.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-12

14. [14]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 248 (War Shipping Administration), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships); ship deck logs 1945-46 and NTS/MSTS era; Hudson Waterways/MARAD Exchange Program files [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov record-group guides (RG 178, RG 248, RG 19)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 178 Construction Division records may hold the Marinship contract/outfitting specifications for MC hull 2697 (the MC Military Program contract concluded 1 Mar 1945, which would have incorporated the Navy's T2-SE-A3 conversion features in the construction plans - the likeliest place an itemized insulation/materials spec would survive); RG 248 holds War Shipping Administration vessel files for the 1946-47 layup; RG 19 Bureau of Ships records may hold NTS reactivation documentation (1947-48); MARAD NDRF custody files for the Suisun Bay layup and the 1967 OCEANIC exchange exist administratively beyond the digitized status cards; ship deck logs for the commissioned period (Aug 1945-Jun 1946) are at NARA.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1945-1981 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cohocton-ao101-13