USS Hancock
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Construction started | January 26, 1943 |
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Launched | January 24, 1944 |
Aircraft carried | As built: 90–100 aircraft |
Commissioned | 15 April 1944 |
Nickname(s) | Hanna or Fighting Hannah |
Fate | 1 September 1976 |
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ID | 903762 |
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.