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USS Hancock

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassEssex-class Aircraft Carrier
BuilderFore River Ship and Engine Building Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Laid Down26 Jan 1943
Launched24 Jan 1944
Commissioned15 Apr 1944
Decommissioned9 May 1947
Displacement27100 tons standard
Length888 feet
Beam93 feet
Draft28 feet
MachineryEight 565psi boilers, four Westinghouse geared steam turbines, four shafts
Power Output150000 SHP
Speed33 knots
Crew3448
Armament4x2x127mm/38 caliber guns, 4x1x127mm/38 caliber guns, 8x4x40mm Bofors guns, 46x20mm Oerlikon cannons
Armor100mm belt, 60mm hangar deck, 40mm protective decks, 40mm conning tower
Aircraft90-100
First Recommission15 Feb 1954
Second Decommission13 Apr 1956
Second Recommission15 Nov 1956
Final Decommission30 Jan 1976
Sold for Scrap1 Sep 1976

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USS Hancock Operational Timeline

15 Apr 1944 Fleet aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) was commissioned with Captain Fred C. Dickey in command.
28 Jan 1945 Air Group 80 was transferred aboard USS Hancock.
10 Feb 1945 USS Hancock departed Ulithi, Caroline Islands as part of Task Group 58.2.
11 Feb 1945 Aircraft of Air Group 80 flew training missions while its mothership USS Hancock sailed toward Japan.
12 Feb 1945 Aircraft of Air Group 80 flew training missions while its mothership USS Hancock sailed toward Japan.
16 Feb 1945 Air Group 80 flew 6 strikes fighter squadron 80 flew 1 strike against Tokyo, Japan (both groups from USS Hancock); 3 men and 3 aircraft were lost.
17 Feb 1945 Air Group 80 aircraft from USS Hancock flew 2 strikes against Tokyo, Japan; no men and no aircraft were lost.
19 Feb 1945 Air Group 80 flew 2 strikes against Iwo Jima and fighter squadron 80 flew 1 strike against Chichi Jima and Haha Jima (both groups from USS Hancock); 1 aircraft was lost.
21 Feb 1945 Air Group 80 from USS Hancock flew one strike in support of operations on Iwo Jima; 1 aircraft was lost.
22 Feb 1945 Air Group 80 from USS Hancock flew one strike in support of operations on Iwo Jima; 1 aircraft was lost.
25 Feb 1945 Fighter quadron VF-80 from USS Hancock flew one fighter sweep against Tokyo, Japan; no aircraft were lost.
1 Mar 1945 Air Group 80 from USS Hancock flew 4 strikes and fighter sqaudron VF-80 flew 1 strike against Amami Oshima, Ryuku Islands; no aircraft were lost.
4 Mar 1945 USS Hancock arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands; Air Group 6 relieved Air Group 80.
9 Mar 1945 Air Group 80 was officially detached from USS Hancock.
9 May 1947 Hancock was decommissioned from service.

Photographs

Launching of USS Hancock, Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 24 Jan 1944USS Bainbridge refueling from USS Hancock in the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea, 14 Jun 1944F6F Hellcat fighter landing on USS Hancock, circa 1944; note HancockUSS Hancock, circa fall of 1944
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