Evidence
18 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-18).
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[1]research packet 1111-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-mount-hood-ae29-pkt-1111-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Mount Hood' II (AE-29) entry - live NHHC page 404s; cited via Wayback capture 2010-12-08 (ARCHIVED COPY). Transcription mirror also at losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/auxil/ae29.txt [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. 4, p.445, Mount Hood II (AE-29) entry; Wayback capture 2010-12-08 of history.navy.mil/danfs/m15/mount_hood-ii.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The second Mount Hood (AE-29), Kilauea class, was laid down 8 May 1967 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Md.; launched 17 July 1968; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Frosch, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development; commissioned 1 May 1971; decommissioned 10 August 1999; held in reserve at Bremerton, Washington as of December 1999. DANFS spec block: 20,500 t.; 564'; 81'; dr. 28'; 20 k.; cpl. 401.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1967-1999
- Population
- Construction and commissioning-era crew
- Limitations
- DANFS Vol. 4 text was published before completion - narrative ends 'scheduled to commission early in 1970'; commissioning/decommissioning dates come from the appended NVR supplement, not the original DANFS narrative. DANFS narrative contains no service history for this hull and no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register, MOUNT HOOD (AE 29) detail page - live page no longer carries vessel data (ship disposed); cited via Wayback capture 2024-06-24 (ARCHIVED COPY) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page, MILESTONE DATES and PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS tables; Wayback capture 2024-06-24
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NVR records: UIC 20112; Class AE 26; Builder Bethlehem Steel Corp.; Award 01/28/1966; Keel 05/08/1967; Launch 07/01/1968; Delivery 04/16/1971; Commission 05/01/1971; Decommission 08/10/1999; Stricken 08/10/1999; Status 'Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration,' date 11/29/2001; berth Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia CA; custodian MARAD (NDRF). Characteristics: steam turbines; steel hull/steel superstructure; 1 propeller; accommodations 28 officers, 390 enlisted; 564 ft overall; 81 ft beam; 10,312 t light / 18,664 t full displacement. Page last updated 12/06/2001.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1966-2001
- Population
- Accommodations figure (28 officers + 390 enlisted)
- Limitations
- NVR launch date 07/01/1968 conflicts with the 17 July 1968 launch date carried by DANFS, MARAD, NavSource, and shipscribe - the 07/01 figure is either a different milestone or an NVR data-entry value; conflict logged in gaps. NVR contains no asbestos content. Decommissioning event independently corroborated by official DoD media (DVIDS video 758434, decommissioning ceremony Naval Station Bremerton 10 Aug 1999).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-02
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[4]MARAD Vessel History Database, MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) detail page - verified live 2026-10-05 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD ShipHistory/Detail/3511 - History narrative and Milestones table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD records: Year built 1971; shipyard Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division; laid down 8 May 1967 at Sparrows Point MD; launched 17 July 1968; commissioned 1 May 1971; homeported Concord, California; unlike its seven sister Kilauea-class ships, never transferred to Military Sealift Command; decommissioned August 1999, held in reserve at Bremerton, moved October 1999 to MARAD Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia CA. Milestones: Entry 8/17/1999; Acquisition 11/29/2001 (accepted title from US Navy); Cleared Historic Review 6/21/2005 (California SHPO cleared the ship for disposal); Withdrawal 8/21/2013 'Sold for dismantlement' and 'Departed under domestic sale contract.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1999-2013
- Population
- Disposal-phase custodial workforce
- Limitations
- MARAD page documents custody/disposal chain only; its linked 'Booklet of Plans' document is a drawing set, not a hazmat or asbestos inventory. No status cards posted for this vessel. MARAD does not publish a hazmat survey or asbestos quantity for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-03
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[5]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Mount Hood (AE-29) page 09/05/0529 - verified live on navsource.net 2026-10-05 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 09/05/0529 - timeline block, campaign table, awards list, specifications
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline: laid down 8 May 1967 Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point MD; launched 17 July 1968; commissioned USS Mount Hood (AE-29) 1 May 1971, CAPT Leslie A. Taylor Jr. in command; Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign 25 May 1972 - 13 March 1973 (one campaign star); decommissioned, struck from the Naval Register 10 August 1999; reserve Bremerton WA; moved to NDRF Suisun Bay October 1999; title transfer to MARAD 29 November 2001; sold for scrapping 21 August 2013; withdrawn 21 August 2013 for cleaning at former Mare Island Naval Shipyard; towed by MV Elsbeth III 5 September 2013 to Brownsville TX; scrapped at Brownsville. Awards listed: Navy MUC (2), Battle 'E' (4), Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran/Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf), NDSM (2), AFEM (Op Frequent Wind, Op Restore Hope, Bosnia), Vietnam Service Medal (1), Southwest Asia Service Medal, HSM (Frequent Wind; Datu Kalantiaw grounding), RVN Campaign Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal. Propulsion: one General Electric turbine, three Foster-Wheeler 600 psi boilers, single six-blade propeller, 22,000 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1967-2013
- Population
- Ship's company 1971-1999; disposal crews 2013
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained photo archive reproducing official ship data - it is a compilatory/secondary presentation of official milestones, used here as a corroborating source alongside DANFS/NVR/MARAD; the complement figures it lists are MSC-configuration values inapplicable to this hull (never transferred to MSC). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-04
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[6]United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010, Vol. I, ch. 11 (official Naval Aviation chronology, Naval Historical Center/NAVAIR publication; PDF mirrored at globalsecurity.org). Corroborating press: UPI Archives, 22 and 24 Sep 1981 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Naval Aviation chronology ch. 11, entry for 21 September 1981; UPI Archives 1981-09-22 and 1981-09-24; NavSource photo captions 21-22 Sep 1981
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- 21 September 1981: during Typhoon Clara the Philippine frigate RPS Datu Kalantiaw (PS-76) grounded near Calayan Island; helicopters from NAS Cubi Point assisted ammunition ship Mount Hood (AE-29) in rescuing 18 survivors and recovering 40 bodies. NavSource photography places the ship anchored off Cayalan Island 22 September 1981 during the SAR operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1981-09
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked helicopter detachments, Sep 1981
- Limitations
- Vessel-history event only; no asbestos content. The cited URL is a mirror of the official Naval Aviation chronology PDF; UPI dispatches of 22/24 Sep 1981 independently corroborate Mount Hood's role.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-05
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[7]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 1638706 (Decision 29 Sep 2016; Docket 10-36 095A, RO Muskogee), Veterans Law Judge T. Mainelli - REMAND [court_record]
- Locator
- BVA Citation Nr. 1638706, REMAND section items 1-4; decision text at va.gov
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A VA administrative appeal names this hull: a veteran attached to USS Mount Hood (AE-29) between approximately March 1974 and February 1975 claimed herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure from a working party at Naval Weapons Station Concord, California, during which he stated he loaded containers aboard the ship. The Board remanded to obtain USS Mount Hood deck logs for 5 March 1974 - 19 February 1975 from NARA and any logs indicating the ship's presence at NWS Concord and referring to storage and handling of herbicides.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1974-1975 (service); 2009-2016 (claim)
- Population
- One claimant-veteran, attached to AE-29 1974-75
- Limitations
- Non-asbestos administrative proceeding - the claim is herbicide exposure, not asbestos; the Board made no finding that any exposure occurred (remand for development only; prior denial vacated by CAVC September 2015 Memorandum Decision). Classified at the least-final stage: unadjudicated allegation. Value of this row: confirms ship's NWS Concord ammunition-working-party operations and that deck logs for this hull are the evidence route; no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-06
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[8]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 1715577 (Decision 09 May 2017; Docket 10-02 327, RO Indianapolis), Veterans Law Judge - effective-date/ED grant decision [court_record]
- Locator
- BVA Citation Nr. 1715577, Reasons and Bases (stressor-verification discussion citing USS Mount Hood deck logs/command histories)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A second VA administrative appeal names this hull: a veteran serving December 1987 - December 1991 (Southwest Asia service, SWASM with Bronze Star) pursued PTSD-related claims; the Board's discussion addresses whether VA should have searched the USS Mount Hood command histories and deck logs for stressor verification given the veteran's failure to describe in-service stressors.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1987-1991 (service); 2003-2017 (claim)
- Population
- One claimant-veteran, attached to AE-29 c. 1987-1991
- Limitations
- Non-asbestos administrative proceeding; contains no exposure finding of any kind for this hull and no asbestos content. Names the ship in the context of record-development (command histories/deck logs) only. Stage: adjudicated administrative decision on unrelated issues.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-07
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[9]VA News (news.va.gov, official VA publication), '#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michelle Howard,' 24 Feb 2019 [other_primary]
- Locator
- news.va.gov/56813, career chronology paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Michelle Howard (later Admiral, U.S. Navy) was assigned as Chief Engineer of USS Mount Hood in 1990 and deployed aboard in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm - corroborating the ship's Persian Gulf deployment reflected in its award record (Navy Expeditionary Medal Persian Gulf; Southwest Asia Service Medal; Kuwait Liberation Medal).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1990-1991
- Population
- Engineering department crew, 1990-91 deployment
- Limitations
- Crew-era vessel-history fact; makes no exposure claim for any individual. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 abstract (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that asbestos was the Navy's major insulation material aboard ships, that the Navy did not begin substituting alternative materials until the early 1970s, and that under the Navy's October 1975 policy asbestos insulation was removed only when damaged or necessarily disturbed for repairs (modified January 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas); all ships were described as containing some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables. This hull's construction and early service (laid down 1967, delivered/commissioned 1971) fall within the period of routine asbestos insulation use in Navy shipbuilding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; Navy asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved - gao.gov blocks automated fetch (HTTP 403, confirmed this session); content described from the product-page abstract. Does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard AE-29, in what quantity, or that it remained at any later date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-09
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[11]Selikoff IJ, Nicholson WJ, Lilis R, 'Radiological evidence of asbestos disease among ship repair workers,' Am J Ind Med 1(1):9-22 (1980) - PMID 7342758 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Am J Ind Med 1(1):9-22 (1980), PMID 7342758 (PubMed record verified 2026-10-05)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed radiological study documenting asbestos disease in the ship repair workforce at Bethlehem's Baltimore (Sparrows Point) yard - the same Bethlehem site that built this hull in 1967-1971 (new construction, not repair). Per the shipyard dataset framing of this study, a large majority of examined workers showed lung damage linked to asbestos exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- late 1970s
- Population
- Bethlehem Sparrows Point ship repair workers (builder's-yard cohort)
- Limitations
- Yard-level epidemiology, not a hull record: documents disease prevalence among ship repair workers at the builder's yard in the late 1970s; does not document materials installed aboard AE-29 or exposure of this ship's crew. New-construction trades differ from repair trades in disturbance profile.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-10
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[12]Robin des Bois (NGO Shipbreaking Platform), 'Ship-breaking #34' bulletin (February 2014), p.9 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Ship-breaking #34 (Robin des Bois, Feb 2014), United States section, p.9
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The NGO shipbreaking monitor records Mount Hood AE-29 - 9,340 t, built 1967 Sparrows Point by Bethlehem Steel Corp., MARAD-owned - 'being broken up in Brownsville, Texas by International Shipbreaking.' Consistent with MARAD's 21 Aug 2013 domestic-sale withdrawal milestone and NavSource's photographic record of the Mare Island hull cleaning and 5 Sep 2013 tow departure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2013-2014
- Population
- Scrapping-yard workforce, Brownsville TX, 2013-14
- Limitations
- NGO monitoring publication, not a government record - it identifies the dismantling yard but contains no asbestos survey, hazmat inventory, or worker-exposure data for this hull. 'Cleaning' at Mare Island referred to hull/biofouling cleaning for the tow, not documented hazmat abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-11
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[13]Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP) San Francisco, 'USA - AE-29 USS Mount Hood Booklet of General Plans' (25 Sep 1980) - official Navy drawing booklet, MIRAD/MARAD source scan hosted on Internet Archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- archive.org item ae29bogp1980; same document posted at MARAD vessel-history Documents tab (vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/3511)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official SUPSHIP Booklet of General Plans for this specific hull survives (18 sheets: general information/data, profiles, decks, hold, inner bottom, sections) - a ship-specific primary document that would support future material analysis of the as-built arrangement (piping runs, machinery spaces, accommodations).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1980
- Limitations
- The booklet is a general-arrangement drawing set; the drawing list does not include insulation schedules and the sheets do not itemize asbestos or other insulation materials. Archival lead only - the scan does not establish or exclude asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-12
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[14]Wright v. A.W. Chesterton Co., Inc., No. 3:07-cv-05403-MJJ (N.D. Cal.), ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND, 25 Feb 2008, 2008 WL 512728 (Judge Martin J. Jenkins; RECAP dkt. 48, 11 pp.) - docket at courtlistener.com/docket/4169855/wright-v-aw-chesterton-company-inc/ [court_record]
- Locator
- N.D. Cal. docket 3:07-cv-05403-MJJ; Order Denying Motion to Remand (Dkt. 48, filed 2008-02-25), Factual Background section and footnote 2
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos personal-injury action naming this hull: plaintiffs Albert Wright Jr. and Marva Wright alleged Mr. Wright contracted lung cancer from exposure to defendants' asbestos-containing products during his Navy employment as a machinist and flange turner; the complaint's vessel exhibit - recited in the court's order at n.2 - lists 'USS Mount Hood' among the twenty-six-plus Navy ships he worked aboard. Filed San Francisco County Superior Court 13 Sep 2007 against Foster Wheeler, Leslie Controls, A.W. Chesterton and dozens of other defendants; Foster Wheeler removed under 28 U.S.C. 1442 federal-officer removal; Judge Jenkins denied remand 25 Feb 2008; docket terminated 6 Mar 2008, eleven days after the remand denial, with no merits ruling located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2007-2008 (litigation); Navy service dates not stated in order
- Population
- One plaintiff (Navy machinist/flange turner) alleging exposure during service aboard 26+ vessels incl. USS Mount Hood
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation: the vessel list is the complaint's allegation recited by the court, not an adjudicated finding; the cited order resolves removal jurisdiction only and contains no exposure determination for this or any vessel. The order names 'USS Mount Hood' without a hull number - AE-29 is the only Mount Hood in service during the period covered by Wright's multi-decade Navy career (namesake AE-11 was destroyed Nov 1944) - hull identity is strong inference, not explicit. No product is tied to this specific hull in the order; the complaint itself (dkt. 1, Exh. A) was not retrieved. Does not establish that asbestos was aboard AE-29 or that any individual exposure occurred aboard her.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-14
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[15]Farris v. Warren Pumps, LLC et al., No. 3:08-cv-00231 (N.D. Cal.), Complaint for Asbestos Personal Injury/Products Liability (filed 14 Jan 2008, RECAP dkt. 1, 19 pp. incl. Exhibit A job-site ship list) - docket at courtlistener.com/docket/4171221/farris-v-warren-pumps-llc/ [court_record]
- Locator
- N.D. Cal. docket 3:08-cv-00231; Complaint Dkt. 1, Exhibit A ship list (OCR: 'MOUNT HOOD (AE-29)' between MONTEREY (1952) and MOUNT ROGERS (1946))
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos personal-injury action naming this hull by hull number: plaintiff James Farris alleged an asbestos-related lung injury from occupational exposure to defendants' asbestos-containing products; the complaint's Exhibit A lists the approximately 100 ships he worked aboard as a marine repairman (naval vessels, cutters, ammunition ships, tugboats, barges) and includes 'MOUNT HOOD (AE-29)' with the explicit hull number, alongside sister ammunition ships KILAUEA (AE-26), FLINT (T-AE-32), HALEAKALA (AE-25) and MAUNA KEA (AE-22). Defendants included Warren Pumps, Huntington Ingalls, Foster Wheeler, GE, Crane, IMO Industries and other marine-equipment makers. Filed 14 Jan 2008 (N.D. Cal., later Judge Breyer, diversity-asbestos); docket terminated 22 Sep 2014 with no published merits ruling located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2008-2014 (litigation); claimed work dates 'mid 1970s-1987' per Exhibit A
- Population
- One plaintiff (marine repairman) alleging occupational exposure aboard ~100 ships incl. AE-29
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation in a scanned complaint (text recovered by OCR this session): the ship list is the plaintiff's own enumeration of vessels worked aboard, not an adjudicated or discovery-tested identification; no product is tied specifically to this hull; no merits ruling on any vessel was located. Confirms only that this asbestos action named AE-29 as a claimed exposure situs; does not establish that asbestos was aboard or that exposure occurred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-15
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[16]Quiroz-Greene v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co. et al., N.D. Cal. Nos. 3:11-cv-05133, 4:11-cv-05133 and 3:11-cv-05158-MEJ (duplicated filings, Oct 2011) - Complaint for Survival/Wrongful Death-Asbestos w/ Exhibit A exposure-location table, attached to JPML tagalong notices on the MDL-875 docket (RECAP docs. 7970, 7978-3, 7982-3) [court_record]
- Locator
- JPML MDL-875 master docket RECAP docs 7970 / 7978-3 / 7982-3 (Oct 2011 tagalong packages); N.D. Cal. member-case dockets 3:11-cv-05133, 4:11-cv-05133-CW, 3:11-cv-05158-MEJ (duplicate notices of the same Quiroz-Greene action); complaint Exhibit A, NAS Alameda ship list
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Survival/wrongful-death asbestos action naming this hull by hull number: the complaint's Exhibit A exposure table lists decedent's work sites - Triple A Machine Shop, San Francisco (stage rigger, various ships) and Naval Air Station Alameda - and under the NAS Alameda entry names 'MOUNT HOOD (AE-29)' explicitly among the ships present (Coral Sea, Enterprise, Flint, Kilauea, Kiska, Mars, Mauna Kea and others), with claimed dates mid-1970s to 1987. The action was noticed as an MDL-875 tagalong on the JPML master docket in October 2011 (three package copies across duplicate N.D. Cal. docket numbers).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2011 (litigation); claimed exposure mid-1970s-1987
- Population
- One decedent (Triple A Machine Shop stage rigger) + surviving plaintiffs, claiming ship exposure at NAS Alameda mid-1970s-1987
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation: Exhibit A is the plaintiffs' own exposure-location claim, not an adjudicated or discovery-tested identification; the packages are JPML tagalong notices (procedural transfer papers) and contain no merits ruling on this or any vessel. The same boilerplate ship list recurs across this firm's filings. Confirms only that this asbestos action named AE-29 (with hull number) as a claimed exposure situs at NAS Alameda; does not establish that asbestos was aboard or that exposure occurred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-16
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[17]Bing v. Alltite Gaskets et al., No. 1:12-cv-00458-GLR (D. Md.), MEMORANDUM OPINION denying motion to remand (5 Oct 2012, Judge George L. Russell III; RECAP dkt. 83) - docket terminated 17 Sep 2014 [court_record]
- Locator
- D. Md. docket 1:12-cv-00458-GLR; Memorandum Opinion Dkt. 83 (filed 2012-10-05), removal-jurisdiction discussion reciting interrogatory-identified vessels
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos wrongful-death action naming this hull: the estate of Ennis B. Bing alleged fatal asbestos exposure during Navy service; per the court's memorandum opinion, Defendants' Joint Interrogatory answers identified the Navy vessels on which the decedent was allegedly exposed - 'the U.S.S. Suribachi, U.S.S. Mauna Kea, U.S.S. Nitro, U.S.S. Pyro, U.S.S. Haleakala, U.S.S. Santa Barbara, and U.S.S. Mount Hood.' GE removed under 28 U.S.C. 1442; Judge Russell denied remand 5 Oct 2012; docket terminated 17 Sep 2014.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2012-2014 (litigation); alleged exposure period not stated in opinion excerpt
- Population
- One decedent (Navy service) + estate plaintiffs, alleged exposure aboard 7 named ammunition/auxiliary ships
- Limitations
- Discovery-stage record: the vessel identification comes from interrogatory answers recited in a jurisdictional opinion - it is the parties' allegation tested only to discovery level, not a trial or appellate finding. The opinion names 'U.S.S. Mount Hood' without a hull number; the listed ships are all ammunition/auxiliary types consistent with AE-29 (namesake AE-11 destroyed 1944) - identity strong but not explicit. The order resolves removal jurisdiction only; no merits ruling on exposure aboard any vessel was located. Does not establish that asbestos was aboard AE-29 or that the decedent's exposure occurred aboard her.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-17
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[18]Batch-496 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live + Wayback); NVR (Wayback); MARAD Vessel History DB; NavSource; Naval Aviation chronology; UPI Archives; VA BVA decisions; GAO product page; PubMed; Robin des Bois; archive.org BoGP; shipscribe class compilation; secondary web litigation sweep; CourtListener (4 base queries + 2 justified asbestos variants completed) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-mount-hood-ae29-01 through sl-uss-mount-hood-ae29-19
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat inventory, or owner/museum disclosure for USS Mount Hood (AE-29) was located in the public sources searched, and no adjudicated asbestos finding for this hull was located. Four qualifying asbestos actions naming the hull were found via CourtListener, all allegation/discovery-stage with no exposure finding: Wright v. A.W. Chesterton (N.D. Cal. 2007-08, ev-14); Farris v. Warren Pumps (N.D. Cal. 2008-14, ev-15); Quiroz-Greene v. Thomas Dee Engineering (N.D. Cal. 2011, MDL-875 tagalong, ev-16); Bing v. Alltite Gaskets (D. Md. 2012-14, ev-17). All other CourtListener hits are geographic name collisions (Mount Hood Community College, Mount Hood Railroad, Mt. Hood Meadows, courts-martial 'Special Order AE-29') or collateral citations of the Wright order inside unrelated removals (Lemaster, Lyautey). VA administrative decisions naming the hull concern herbicide and PTSD claims only. The only 'asbestos aboard' assertions for this hull outside court filings are law-firm marketing listicles without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1967-71 steam-plant auxiliary is era-consistent with asbestos insulation, and the MARAD sale-era hazmat documentation (vessel condition survey, NESHAP/ISL work records) is not public. All four CourtListener base queries plus the two justified docket-side asbestos variants and the opinion-side variant completed this session - the litigation screen is closed. None of the four ship-naming actions contains an adjudicated exposure finding; all sit at pleading/discovery stage. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-mount-hood-ae29-13