USS Hancock
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Several ships of the United States Navy
have been named USS Hancock or USS John Hancock, in honor of patriot and statesman John Hancock
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was the former schooner
Speedwell, one of a small flotilla hired in October 1775. She was declared unfit for service late in 1776, and returned to her owner early the following year.
was a sailing frigate commissioned in 1776 and captured by the British in 1777. Renamed HMS Iris, in 1781 she was captured by a French squadron. In 1793 the British found Iris dismantled at Toulon.
, originally SS Arizona, was purchased by the United States Department of War, then transferred to the Navy in 1902, and used as a transport until 1925.
, was an aircraft carrier originally named Ticonderoga, and renamed while under construction in 1943. The fourth Hancock was launched in 1944 and sold for scrap in 1976.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named USS Hancock or USS John Hancock, in honor of patriot and statesman John Hancock
John Hancock
John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...
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was the former schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
Speedwell, one of a small flotilla hired in October 1775. She was declared unfit for service late in 1776, and returned to her owner early the following year.
was a sailing frigate commissioned in 1776 and captured by the British in 1777. Renamed HMS Iris, in 1781 she was captured by a French squadron. In 1793 the British found Iris dismantled at Toulon.
- USS Hancock (1778), was a frigate launched 28 April 1778, and renamed by the Continental Congress to honor the entry of France into the war.
, originally SS Arizona, was purchased by the United States Department of War, then transferred to the Navy in 1902, and used as a transport until 1925.
, was an aircraft carrier originally named Ticonderoga, and renamed while under construction in 1943. The fourth Hancock was launched in 1944 and sold for scrap in 1976.