| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Aircraft Carrier |
| Class | Essex |
| Pennant | CV 19 |
| Mod | Long hull group |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 26 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 24 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 15 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 30 Jan 1976 |
| History | Laid down as Ticonderoga but renamed to USS Hancock on 1 May 1943. |
| Former name | Ticonderoga |
Commands listed for USS Hancock (CV 19)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt Frederick Clinton Dickey, USN | 15 Apr 1944 | 30 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | T/Capt. Robert Ferdinand Hickey, USN | 30 Nov 1944 | 7 Sep 1945 |
| 3 | T/Capt. Daniel Vincent Gallery, Jr., USN | 7 Sep 1945 | 10 Dec 1945 |
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