// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was USS Cook a great ship? It could cook up a storm.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cook
- USS Cook (APD-130), was launched on 26 August 1944. Named after two brothers: Andrew F. Cook, Jr. and Dallas H. Cook.
- USS Cook (FF-1083), was launched on 23 January 1971. Named after Lieutenant Commander Wilmer Cook, USN.
The third ship, currently in commission, is named after Donald Cook, a Vietnam War POW:
- USS Donald Cook, launched on 3 May 1997.
Sources
[edit]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- This article incorporates public domain material from the Naval Vessel Register.
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.