HANCOCK IX 12
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.
- USAT HANCOCK
Transferred to U.S. Navy November 8 1902
- USS HANCOCK
Commissioned November 20 1902 - Decommissioned March 9 1903
Recommissioned September 21 1903 - Decommissioned October 18 1919
Fitted out as Marine Transport
Recommissioned March 15 1920
- USS HANCOCK AP-3
Designated (AP) July 17 1920
- USS HANCOCK IX-12
Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) 1921
Decommissioned September 1 1925
Sold May 28 1926
Fate unknown
Hancock Class Transport
Built 1879 as Passenger Liner ARIZONA
Operated by The Guion Line
Launched (Date unknown)
Purchased by the War Department 1898
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- Hancock Covers Page 1 (1910-21)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning September 21 1903 to October 18 1919
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Locy Type |
1909-07-12 |
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Note: Romantic picture postcard
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Postcard |
1909-07-12 |
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Note: Romantic picture postcard
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Locy Type |
1910-09-27 |
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Picture postcard titled "Washing Day on board U.S. Man O'War"
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Postcard |
1910-09-27 |
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Picture postcard titled "Washing Day on board U.S. Man O'War"
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Locy Type |
1911-05-26 |
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Picture postcard titled "5th Ave Entrance to Central Park N.Y. City"
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Locy Type |
1909-02-10 |
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Picture postcard.
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Locy Type |
1909-01-02 |
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Notes: Revolutionary heroes at Bunker Hill, fighting under our country's first flag, the Rattlesnake Flag.
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Locy Type |
1914-12-14 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1916-07-08 |
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Note:
3rd Commissioning March 15 1920 to September 1 1925
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Locy Type |
1921-08-13 |
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As AP-3
Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1921-07-12 |
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As AP-3
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Locy Type |
1921-08-13 |
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Single-line Killer on the August 13 1921 cover As AP-3
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Locy Type |
1921-08-15 |
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Naval Station postmark on the August 13 1921 cover and a view of the back showing the sender's name and address.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of 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 IX-12, USS Hancock/Ticonderoga 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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