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USS Hancock

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Construction startedJanuary 26, 1943
LaunchedJanuary 24, 1944
Aircraft carriedAs built: 90–100 aircraft
Commissioned15 April 1944
Nickname(s)Hanna or Fighting Hannah
Fate1 September 1976
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID903762
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About USS Hancock


USS Hancock was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress and first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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