USS Cook (FF-1083)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

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

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-cook-ff1083-pkt-zbt-packet-md

2. [2]DANFS, Cook II (DE-1083) entry (Martin R. Waldman, 23 January 2018; live NHHC page - requires a browser user-agent, serves 404 to automated fetchers) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS Cook II (DE-1083) entry, specifications block + full service narrative + commanding-officer list

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS record for this hull (second ship named Cook, first for Lt. Cmdr. Wilmer P. Cook, USN, VA-155 A-4E pilot killed 22 December 1967): laid down 20 March 1970 at Westwego, La., by Avondale Shipyards, Inc.; launched 23 January 1971, sponsored by Mrs. Joan C. Nelson; commissioned 18 December 1971 at Boston Naval Shipyard, Cmdr. James R. Talbot Jr. in command. Specifications block: class Knox; displacement 4,200; length 438'0"; beam 46'9"; draft 24'9"; speed 27 knots; complement 242; armament 1 5-inch, 1 ASROC, 6 Mk 32 torpedo tubes, 1 helicopter. Thirteenth in a series of 26 newly designed destroyer escorts; first ship completed under the Fleet Introduction Team concept. Service per narrative: shakedown Boston-Long Beach Feb-Apr 1972 incl. assistance to burned Brazilian freighter Barao de Maua; post-shakedown availability Long Beach Naval Shipyard 26 June-10 November 1972 (BPDMS/ASROC installed, fuel system converted to Navy Distillate, LAMPS modifications); first WestPac from 9 May 1973; second WestPac December 1974 incl. Subic Bay drydock to 21 January 1975; Operation Frequent Wind April 1975 - refugee embarkation, helicopter push-overs, and escort of ~30 South Vietnamese ships to Subic (7 May 1975, ~30,000 evacuees); reclassified frigate FF-1083 on 30 June 1975; $15M baseline overhaul at Triple A Shipyard, San Francisco, from 23 September 1977 (~14 months; boiler and auxiliary-machinery overhaul, shaft rework/new propeller, Harpoon installation, SQS-26 wide-band elements; 8 December 1978 fireroom flood damaged both boilers); collision with USS Mars (AFS-1) in fog 14 May 1979 (bow crushed 20 ft; 7 injured; bow repaired at Long Beach Naval Shipyard June 1979; CO relieved); fourth WestPac Jan-Jul 1980 Indian Ocean/Battle Group Charlie (Nimitz, Virginia, Texas, William H. Standley; Hormuz patrol; Socotra intelligence ops); fifth WestPac Aug 1981-Mar 1982 Indian Ocean (Bahrain port call; Socotra); 1987 deployment with Battle Group Delta (Constellation) incl. Operation Earnest Will tanker escort and a 17 August 1987 engineering casualty dead in the water; DSRA Continental Maritime Shipyard San Diego Jan-Apr 1988 (shaft, sonar dome, hull incl. Steadfast drydock); RIMPAC '88 in Missouri (BB-63) battle group; ninth/final WestPac Feb-Aug 1989 Battle Group Romeo (Ranger); Naval Reserve Force Pacific from 1 October 1989; PMA at Continental Maritime Jan-Mar 1990 (150+ jobs incl. 1B boiler overhaul, CIWS); decommissioned Naval Station San Diego 30 April 1992; stricken 11 January 1995; transferred to the Republic of China through the Security Assistance Program 29 September 1999, renamed Hai Yang (FFG.936); retired by ROCN May 2015. Namesake memorial aboard 24 November 1989 and ashes committed to the Pacific from her deck 27 November 1989.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1970-2015

   Population

   Avondale Shipyards construction trades 1970-71; crew 1971-1992 (design complement 242); yard workers at Long Beach NSY (1972, 1979), Triple A Shipyard (1977-79), Continental Maritime (1988, 1990)

   Limitations

   DANFS documents identity, specifications, service history, and yard periods - it contains no materials or asbestos information. Entry was published 2018 and does not cover the 2020 target sinking. Page requires a browser user-agent (404 to scripts).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-01

3. [3]Naval Vessel Register ship detail, COOK (FF 1083), ex-DE 1083 (NVR/NAVSEA official inventory; live NVR drops disposed hulls - Wayback capture 2020-12-04 cited) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NVR ship detail page, VESSEL STATUS + MILESTONE DATES + PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS + PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS blocks (Wayback capture)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official NVR record for this hull: class FF 1052 (Knox); UIC 20054; builder 'Avondale Industries'; award 25 August 1966; keel 20 March 1970; launch 23 January 1971; delivery 9 December 1971; commission 18 December 1971; decommission 30 April 1992; stricken 11 January 1995; 21.0 years commission-to-decommission; status 'Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale case number assigned' with status-change date 29 September 1999 and custodian TAIWAN; record last updated 23 January 2006. Physical characteristics: LOA 438 ft, waterline 415 ft, extreme beam 47 ft, max navigational draft 25 ft, light displacement 3,201 tons, full 4,182 tons; steel hull, aluminum superstructure; 1 propeller; steam turbines; accommodations 22 officers + 264 enlisted.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1966-2006

   Population

   Crew 1971-1992; NAVSEA/inactive-ships custody 1992-1999; ROC Navy custody from 1994/1999

   Limitations

   NVR confirms official milestone dates, dimensions, and the SAP/FMS disposal path and date - it contains no materials, asbestos, or work-scope information. Does not record the 31 May 1994 lease (NavSource) or the 2020 sinking; Taiwan custodianship is the last entry.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Cook (DE 1083) page - specifications block and Building and Operational Data [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource DE-1083 page, specifications block + 'Building and Operational Data' chronology + commanding-officer table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource data sheet for this hull: class Knox (SCB No. 199C / 1964; 46 ships); 3,020 tons standard / 4,065 tons full; 415 ft waterline / 438 ft overall; beam 46'9" extreme; draft 24'9" limit. Building/operational milestones: contract awarded to Avondale Shipyard Corp. 25 August 1966; keel laid 20 March 1970 at Westwego, La.; launched 23 January 1971; commissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard 18 December 1971, Cmdr. James R. Talbot in command, assigned Destroyer Squadron 3 at Long Beach; first WestPac 9 May 1973 (DesRon 9); reclassified frigate FF-1083 on 30 June 1975; DesRon 15 from 1 February 1979; collided with USS Mars (AFS-1) in heavy fog 14 May 1979; Naval Reserve Force, Pacific, San Diego from 1 October 1989; decommissioned Naval Station San Diego 30 April 1992; struck from the NVR 11 January 1995; leased to Taiwan 31 May 1994 and renamed ROCS Hae Yang (FF-936); decommissioned by the Taiwanese Navy 1 May 2014 (conflicts with DANFS/other 2015 reading - see gaps); sunk by bombs and missiles 1 July 2020 during an ROCN anti-ship live-fire exercise off southeastern Taiwan. Commanding-officer list (10 names incl. acting Lt. Cmdr. Martin J. Mayer 1979) corroborates the DANFS roster.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1966-2020

   Population

   Crew 1971-1992; ROC Navy crew 1994-2015

   Limitations

   Secondary compiled archive (volunteer photo/data archive mirroring official ship data sheets) - cited for the 30 June 1975 reclassification, the 31 May 1994 lease date, the ROCN service/retirement dates, and the 2020 sinking; all reconcile against DANFS/NVR except the 2014-vs-2015 ROCN decommissioning year, carried in gaps. No asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-03

5. [5]DANFS, Cook II (DE-1083) service narrative - documented yard periods on this hull (Long Beach NSY 1972 and 1979; Subic Bay drydock 1975; Triple A Shipyard baseline overhaul 1977-79; Continental Maritime DSRA 1988 and PMA 1990) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS Cook II (DE-1083) entry, service narrative (1972, 1975, 1977-79, 1979, 1988, 1990, 1992 yard/maintenance events)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS documents repeated yard periods on this hull, several with boiler scope: post-shakedown availability at Long Beach Naval Shipyard 26 June-10 November 1972; drydocking at Subic Bay through 21 January 1975; a $15 million baseline overhaul at Triple A Shipyard, San Francisco, from 23 September 1977 lasting nearly fourteen months and expressly including 'an overhaul of the boilers and associated auxiliary machinery,' a shaft rework with new propeller, and a fireroom flood (8 December 1978) that damaged both boilers; collision-repair availability at Long Beach Naval Shipyard June 1979 (bow reconstruction after the Mars collision); a drydocking selected restricted availability at Continental Maritime Shipyard, San Diego, 18 January-23 April 1988 (with drydock work on shaft, sonar dome, and hull at Steadfast); a planned maintenance availability at Continental Maritime 16 January-27 March 1990 including 'an overhaul of 1B boiler'; and the decommissioning availability from 27 January 1992.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1972-1992

   Population

   Long Beach NSY workers 1972 and 1979; Triple A Shipyard workers 1977-79; Continental Maritime workers 1988 and 1990; Subic Bay yard workers 1975; ship's force engineering ratings throughout

   Limitations

   Ship-specific yard-period documentation only - the entry says nothing about asbestos, insulation, or abatement. Boiler overhaul and drydock work on a 1,200-psi steam plant is the classic insulation-disturbance pathway, and the Navy's contemporaneous policy (GAO HRD-80-2) coupled asbestos replacement to repair work, but whether ACM was disturbed, removed, or retained aboard this hull in any yard period is undocumented.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-04

6. [6]NavSource DE-1083 specifications block + Knox-class standard plant (2 x 1,200-psi boilers, 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 35,000 shp) + GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-specification timeline) + Atlas shipyard dataset, avondale-shipyard record [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource DE-1083 specifications block; GAO product page HRD-80-2; shipyards.json record 'avondale-shipyard'

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/class inference: a steam ocean escort built 1970-1971 at Avondale Shipyards with the Knox-class standard plant (two 1,200-psi pressure-fired boilers, one Westinghouse geared turbine, 35,000 shp, single shaft; compiled class specs) was delivered 9 December 1971 - before the Navy's insulation-specification revisions (begun 1971, consolidated by late 1973) and the October 1975 policy eliminating asbestos as an acceptable thermal-insulation material (GAO HRD-80-2). Era-standard applications included boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, bulkhead/overhead fireproofing, deck coverings, and cable insulation. Builder Avondale Shipyard is a tier-2 asbestos-documented yard in the Atlas dataset (Kaylo insulation, steam-pipe lagging cloth, gaskets, floor tiles, adhesives, fire-resistant blankets; multiple federal opinions and a NIOSH HHE).

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1970-2015

   Population

   Avondale Shipyards construction trades 1970-71; engineering crew 1971-92; ROCN engineering crew 1994-2015

   Limitations

   Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, specification extract, work package, or product identification was located. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials on this hull; establishes no quantity and nothing about what was removed or remained through Taiwan service. A ship delivered December 1971 sits before the Navy's documented spec consolidation, which supports - but does not prove - as-built asbestos thermal insulation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-05

7. [7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

   Locator

   GAO product page HRD-80-2 + search-indexed PDF excerpts (October 1975 policy; January 1979 modification; ~$2B estimate)

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program during this ship's service era: per the report's product-page summary and search-indexed text, the Navy's October 1975 standing policy removed and replaced asbestos insulation only when damaged or required to accomplish necessary repairs; in January 1979 the policy was modified to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas where repairs would be expected during a ship's next operating cycle; and the Navy declined a one-time removal program (estimated $2 billion) on a cost-benefit basis - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place unless a yard period disturbed it. The review's fieldwork covered Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; Cook had documented Long Beach NSY availabilities in 1972 and 1979.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1979

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation; Long Beach NSY was a GAO fieldwork site and Cook did undergo two availabilities there, but the report contains no ship-specific findings for this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - description via product page and search-indexed excerpts; the report's per-class appendix figures were not independently verified this session.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-06

8. [8]Liberty Times (LTN), 'Han Kuang exercise: target ship Hai Yang sunk, Chi Yang takes over' (2020) + ROC Ministry of National Defense English press release on Han Kuang-36 live fire (15 July 2020) [reputable_press]

   Locator

   LTN political/news pages (2020-07); mnd.gov.tw press release 2020-07-15

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Contemporaneous Taiwanese reporting documents this hull's final disposition: the decommissioned ex-Knox-class frigate Hai Yang (pennant 936, ex-USS Cook FF-1083) was towed to waters off southeastern Taiwan in late June 2020 and sank on 1 July 2020 during Han Kuang-36 live-fire pre-exercise, reportedly under F-16V-dropped Mk-84 2,000-lb bombs (sank ~1448 per the ROC Navy hydrographic notice; second target, an LCU, sank ~1847). NavSource independently records the 1 July 2020 sinking. The ROC MND press release confirms the 15 July 2020 live-fire exercise (SUT torpedo, Hsiung-series missiles) for which substitute targets were prepared.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   2020

   Population

   ROCN target-preparation and towing crews 2020

   Limitations

   Establishes the sinking date, method (as reported), and general location; press (not an official disposal record), Chinese-language primary reporting. No hazmat-preparation or decontamination documentation for the target sinking was located - relevant because a 1971-built steam hull may have retained ACM. Reported sinking coordinates (approx. 22.78N 121.64E per the hydrographic notice as quoted in press) are carried in current_location with this caveat.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-07

9. [9]Batch-4609 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion and RECAP docket searches for exact name and hull numbers - all queries completed under spaced retries; see search_ledger sl-04 through sl-09 and sl-15 through sl-23 [court_record]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-cook-ff1083-04 through sl-uss-cook-ff1083-09 and sl-uss-cook-ff1083-15 through sl-uss-cook-ff1083-23

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   LITIGATION SWEEP. Opinions: '"USS Cook"' exact-name = 0 hits; '"USS Cook" asbestos' = 0 hits; '"aboard the Cook"' = 0 hits; '"FF-1083"' = 0 hits; '"Cook (FF-1083)"' = 0 hits; '"Cook" "Foster Wheeler" mesothelioma' = 30 results, none naming this vessel (surname-collision set - 'Cook' collides heavily); '"DE-1083"' and '"DE 1083"' = 5 hits each, the same name-collision set (State of Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation 7th Cir. 2015; Aluminerie Becancourt v. U.S. CIT 2004; Zartic v. NLRB 11th Cir. 1987; U.S. v. Langella 2d Cir. 1985; Angier v. Commissioner BTA 1929 - numeric string matches, no ship or asbestos reference). Dockets ('"USS Cook"' RECAP search) = 2 hits, both resolved non-qualifying: (1) MDL-875 master docket 'In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI)' (JPML, docket 1245688) - the name match comes from tag-along notice Doc. 7778 attaching Dupre v. Eagle, Inc. et al., E.D. La. 2:11-cv-02097, whose removal papers allege Freddie Dupre was exposed while working on USS DURIK, USS WISEMAN, USS BURDO, and USS COOK at Todd Shipyards 'between 1944 and 1945' - i.e., USS Cook APD-130, the WWII hull, NOT this ship (laid down 1970); a name collision with the earlier hull, and a pleading-stage allegation at that; (2) Aviles v. BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, E.D. Va. 2:13-cv-00418 - cause 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Sex), non-asbestos, non-qualifying. '"FF-1083"' RECAP docket search = 2 hits: (1) Siegfried v. 3M Company et al., C.D. Cal. 2:18-cv-01575 - QUALIFYING pleading-stage allegation naming this hull in the complaint's exposure schedule - see ev-09; (2) Ellipso, Inc. v. Draim, D.D.C. 1:06-cv-01373 - trademark action, 'FF-1083' is a model/string collision, non-qualifying. '"FF 1083"' opinions = 0 hits; '"Cook (FF-1083)"' dockets = 1 hit - the same Siegfried case (the parenthetical string matches only the Siegfried complaint); '"FF 1083"' dockets = 2 hits - the same Siegfried + Ellipso set as '"FF-1083"' (normalization confirmed at docket level); '"DE-1083"' dockets = 13 hits - 12 plainly non-vessel string collisions (criminal, bankruptcy, copyright, trademark, libel, insurance, 9/11-litigation dockets incl. Apple v. Corellium, Blatchford/Giuffre v. Maxwell, US v. Fallbrook PUD; 'DE-1083'/'DE 1083' inside those dockets resolves to document-entry and exhibit numbers) plus the MDL-875 master docket - and a scoped document-level query resolved the in-docket match: TWO additional qualifying pleading-stage complaints expressly naming 'COOK (DE-1083)' - Nash v. Huntington Ingalls (N.D. Cal. 3:11-cv-05356, tag-along Doc. 8040; Triple A Machine Shop shipfitter, ~11/1972-2/1973) and Dizon v. General Electric (N.D. Cal. 4:10-cv-05968, tag-along Doc. 6570; Subic Bay NRF take-home via father Alfonso Talorda, ~1970-77) - carried as ev-11 and ev-12. Name-collision note: Cook v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., No. 21-cv-11362 (D. Mass.), is a mesothelioma action by the widow of Navy boiler tender Ronald Cook whose 1966-68 service PREDATES this hull's 1971 commissioning - cannot be this ship.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   2026-09-29

   Limitations

   Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1970-71 steam plant is era-consistent with extensive ACM. CourtListener coverage is opinions + RECAP dockets, not all state/federal filings; unindexed complaints and settled MDL-875 claims would not appear. The Dupre 'USS COOK' reference is classified at pleading stage (complaint allegation, and of the WWII hull APD-130 in any case - not this ship); Aviles is classified by docket metadata only. The '"DE-1083"'-in-MDL-875 ambiguity was resolved by the scoped document-level query: the two in-docket hits are the Nash and Dizon tag-along complaints naming this hull (ev-11, ev-12). All sweep queries completed; no open leads remain from the planned search set.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cook-ff1083-08

10. [10]Siegfried v. 3M Company et al., No. 2:18-cv-01575-FMO-E (C.D. Cal.), Notice of Removal Doc. 1-1 attaching Los Angeles Superior Court complaint BC691900, Exhibit A exposure schedule (RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.1.1) [court_record]

    Locator

    C.D. Cal. 2:18-cv-01575 docket (CourtListener docket 6320509); Doc. 1-1 complaint pp. 50-51, Exhibit A 'Location of Exposure' schedule; doc. 1-1 para. 22 (exposure allegation)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION naming this hull. The state-court complaint in Siegfried v. 3M (removed to C.D. Cal. 2:18-cv-01575 on 26 Feb 2018; terminated 7 Jan 2019) alleges plaintiff Terry Lee Siegfried developed malignant mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during his tenure as an electrician at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, approximately 1969-1996; the complaint's Exhibit A exposure schedule expressly lists 'Cook (Ff-1083)' among ~40 vessels at that yard (with Roark FF-1053, Gray FF-1054, Hepburn FF-1055, Meyerkord FF-1058, Lockwood FF-1064, Marvin Shields FF-1066, Francis Hammond FF-1067, Downes FF-1070, Barbey FF-1088, and others). The allegation is ship-specific to this hull (exact hull number) and temporally consistent - Cook had documented Long Beach NSY availabilities in 1972 and June 1979 - but it is a complaint allegation only, the lowest litigation stage; no discovery record, trial finding, or judgment on vessel-specific exposure was located. Cause of removal: 28:1441 asbestos litigation; nature of suit 368.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1969-1996 (alleged); 2018-2019 (litigation)

    Population

    Terry Lee Siegfried (LBNSY electrician ~1969-1996); LBNSY yard workers on Cook availabilities 1972 and 1979

    Limitations

    Complaint allegation, not a judicial finding - classified at pleading stage per batch discipline and never elevated. The vessel list is boilerplate plaintiff scheduling (40+ hulls); it alleges where exposure 'occurred' but names no Cook-specific product, date, or work event, and the case terminated ~10 months post-removal (disposition not examined - likely settlement or dismissal; no merits ruling on the Cook allegation was located). Does not independently establish asbestos aboard this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cook-ff1083-09

11. [11]Archival leads: NARA digitized deck logs (USS Cook DE-1083, 1972-1973 online); NARA microfiche deck logs 1979-1983; NHHC-held logs 1984+; BuShips/NAVSEA SCB 199C design specifications and per-vessel General Information Books; Triple A Shipyard 1977-79 and Continental Maritime 1988/1990 work packages; NAVSEA/DSCA FMS-SAP case file for the Taiwan transfer; ROC Navy reactivation/service records for Hai Yang (FF-936) [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' index (Cook DE-1083: 1972, 1973); NARA deck-log holdings description (1979-83 microfiche; 1984+ at NHHC); NVR disposal record (custodian TAIWAN)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Hull-level records that could contain ship-specific materials or hazmat data: NARA's digitized deck-log index lists Cook (DE-1083) for 1972 and 1973 (online); deck logs 1979-1983 exist on microfiche at NARA and 1984+ logs are held by NHHC. BuShips SCB 199C specifications and per-vessel General Information Books (NARA RG 19) may carry per-hull material specifications. Work packages for the documented boiler-scope availabilities (Triple A 1977-79; Continental Maritime 1988 DSRA and 1990 PMA; Long Beach NSY 1972/1979; Subic Bay 1975 drydock) are the likeliest repositories of insulation work items. The NAVSEA/DSCA security-assistance case file for the 1994 lease/1999 sale would carry transfer condition; ROC Navy records would carry any reactivation/abatement scope and 2020 target-preparation hazmat documentation.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1971-2020

    Limitations

    Leads only - contents not examined; presence of asbestos-related entries in any of these records is unknown.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cook-ff1083-10

12. [12]Nash v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. et al., No. 3:11-cv-05356-EMC (N.D. Cal.) - MDL-875 Notice of Potential Tag-Along Doc. 8040 (filed 11 Nov 2011) attaching the complaint; exposure schedule entry 'COOK (DE-1083)' (RECAP gov.uscourts.jpml.375294.8040.2) [court_record]

    Locator

    MDL-875 docket 1245688, Doc. 8040-2 complaint, exposure schedule pp. 23 (Triple A Machine Shop block, 'COOK (DE-1083)')

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION naming this hull by its DE designation. The complaint in Nash v. Huntington Ingalls (N.D. Cal. 3:11-cv-05356; Brayton Purcell LLP; tagged into MDL-875 via JPML notice Doc. 8040; plaintiff of record Lela M. Nash) schedules shipfitter Phillip Nash's asbestos exposure employed by Triple A Machine Shop, Inc., Pier 64, San Francisco, aboard or alongside 'COOK (DE-1083)' together with Kawishiwi (AO-146), Kansas City (AOR-3), Mauna Kea (AE-22), Coral Sea (CVA-43), Fanning (DE-1076), Roark (DE-1053), and others - the listed exposure window reads approximately 11/1972-2/1973 (~3 months). Ship-specific to this hull (exact designation DE-1083); pleading-stage complaint allegation only.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1972-1973 (alleged); 2011 (litigation)

    Population

    Phillip Nash (injured worker; Triple A Machine Shop shipfitter, Pier 64 San Francisco); Lela M. Nash (plaintiff of record); Triple A yard workers

    Limitations

    Complaint allegation, not a judicial finding - classified at pleading stage per batch discipline. The schedule is a boilerplate plaintiff vessel list; no Cook-specific product, work event, or merits ruling was located. The stated ~Nov 1972-Feb 1973 window falls between this hull's post-shakedown availability end (Long Beach NSY, 10 Nov 1972) and first WestPac departure (9 May 1973) - the complaint does not place the work at a specific yard event, and Triple A's documented Cook work in DANFS is the 1977-79 overhaul, not 1972-73.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cook-ff1083-11

13. [13]Dizon v. General Electric Co. et al., No. 4:10-cv-05968-PJH (N.D. Cal.) - MDL-875 Notice of Potential Tag-Along Doc. 6570 (filed 10 Jan 2011) attaching the complaint; exposure schedule entry 'COOK (DE-1083)' (RECAP gov.uscourts.jpml.375294.6570.2) [court_record]

    Locator

    MDL-875 docket 1245688, Doc. 6570-2 complaint, para-occupational exposure schedule (Naval Repair Facility Subic Bay block, 'COOK (DE-1083)')

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION naming this hull by its DE designation, on a take-home (para-occupational) theory. The complaint in Dizon v. General Electric (N.D. Cal. 4:10-cv-05968-PJH; filed 30 Dec 2010; tagged into MDL-875 via JPML notice Doc. 6570) alleges decedent Nellia Dizon (lung cancer, died 4 Jan 2010) was exposed through her father Alfonso Talorda's work clothes: Talorda was an electrician at the Naval Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Philippines, 1957-1977, and the complaint's vessel schedule includes 'COOK (DE-1083)' among ~30 U.S. Navy ships (with Bagley DE-1069, Bradley DE-1041, Carpenter DD-825, Chicago CG-11, Coral Sea CV-43, Decatur DD-936, Duluth LPD-6, Essex CV-9, Hancock CV-19, Hector AR-7, and others); the listed window for the Cook row reads approximately 1970-1977. Ship-specific to this hull (exact designation DE-1083, and the 1970-77 window postdates APD-130's 1969 retirement); pleading-stage complaint allegation only, consistent with Cook's documented January 1975 Subic Bay drydocking.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1970-1977 (alleged); 2010-2011 (litigation)

    Population

    Nellia Dizon (decedent, take-home exposure); Alfonso Talorda (father, Subic Bay NRF electrician 1957-1977); Subic Bay yard workers on Cook's Jan 1975 drydock

    Limitations

    Complaint allegation, not a judicial finding - classified at pleading stage per batch discipline. Take-home exposure theory via the father's contaminated clothing; the schedule is a boilerplate vessel list (~30 hulls); no Cook-specific product, work event, date, or merits ruling was located. Row aligns with the hull's documented Jan 1975 Subic Bay drydock but the complaint asserts no specific work aboard her.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cook-ff1083-12