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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