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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Spruance Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid January 16 1976 - Launched September 28 1977<br/>
Christened October 29 1977<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN HANCOCK DD-981'''<br/>
Commissioned March 10 1979 - Decommissioned October 16 2000<br/><br/>
Scrapped April 28 2007
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[[Image:JohnHancock_DD981_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS JOHN HANCOCK DD-981_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1983-89)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-6
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1979-03-10
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnHancock_DD981_19790310_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnHancock_DD981_19790310_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day in Commission  
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (D1,USS)
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1989-03-10
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnhancock dd981 19890310 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnhancock dd981 19890310.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-6
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1979-07-04
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnHancock_DD981_19790704_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnHancock_DD981_19790704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Independence Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]  
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-6a
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1983-09-14
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnhancock dd981 19830914 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnhancock dd981 19830914.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. J-15c
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1984-06-02
<br/>to<br/>
1984-06-07
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnhancock dd981 19840607 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>"Official Decommissioning Ceremony"<br/><br/>FPO AA 34091
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2000-10-03
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnHancock_DD981_20001003_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]] Ceremony, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDC F<br/><br/>"Last Day In Commission"<br/><br/>FPO AA 34091
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2000-10-16
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnHancock_DD981_20001016_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - John Hancock (1737-1793)<br/>
President of the Second Continental Congress and of the Congress of the Confederation, the first Governor of Massachusetts, and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence.<br/><br/>
Six ships of the US Navy have been named HANCOCK - USS Hancock (Schooner 1775), USS Hancock (Sailing Frigate 1776), USS Hancock (Frigate 1778), USS Hancock AP-3, [[TICONDEROGA_CVS_14_ | USS Hancock CV-14]] and [[HANCOCK_CV_19_ | USS Hancock CV-19]]. Additionly, two ships of the US Navy have been named JOHN HANCOCK - USS John Hancock (Steamship 1850) and USS John Hancock DD-981.
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