HANCOCK CV 19

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Essex (Long Hull) AKA Ticonderoga Class Carrier Keel Laid January 26 1943 as TICONDEROGA Renamed May 1 1943 Launched January 24 1944 USS HANCOCK CV-19 Commissioned April 15 1944 - Decommissioned May 9 1947 Conversion begins December 15 1951 Redesignated Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952 USS HANCOCK CVA-19 Recommissioned February 15 1954 - Decommissioned April 13 1956 USS HANCOCK CVS-19 Recommissioned November 15 1956 Redesignated Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS) June 30 1956 USS HANCOCK CV-19 Reverted to Carrier (CV) June 30 1975 Decommissioned January 30 1976 Struck from Naval Register February 1 1976 Sold September 1 1976 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Hancock Covers Page 1    (1944-72)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning April 15 1944 to May 9 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-04-25

As CV-19

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-05-12

As CV-19
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-8

1945-09-02

As CV-19
Tokyo Bay

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-8a

1945-09-24

As CV-19
Tokyo Bay

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-8b

1945-09-24

As CV-19

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2nd Commissioning February 15 1954 to April 13 1956

 

Locy Type FDC 2

1954-02-15

As CVA-19
First Day in Commission

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3rd Commissioning November 15 1956 to January 30 1976

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1956-03-22

As CVA-19

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) 1963

1969-10-27

As CVA-19

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) 1971

1972-02-29

As CVS-19
Leap Year, Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-8c

1958-10-07

As CVA-19

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-8d

1961-07-12

CVA-19. Cachet by Martin W. Longseth

 

Locy Type 7dit(nu) (POW/MIA)

1971-11-15

As CVS-19

 

Locy Type 7dit(nu) (POW/MIA)

1972-07-27

As CVS-19

 

Locy Type 7t(nu) (USS)

1967-10-09

As CVS-19
Official Ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type 9efu(n+u) (USS,N.Y.)

1974-04-15

As CVS-19 Cachet is thermographed, created by Frederick L. Karcher

 

Locy Type 9efu

1961-07-12

CVA-19. Cachet by Martin W. Longseth

 

Locy Type PPR USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-8e

1974-04-15

As CVS-19
Cachet is thermographed, created by Frederick L. Karcher

 

Locy Type PPR USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-8e

1974-04-15

Note: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Other Information

HANCOCK earned the Navy Unit Commendation and 4 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - John Hancock (1737-1793)
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.

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, USS Hancock CV-14 and 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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