USS Hancock CV-19 / CVA-19 / CV-19
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January 24, 1944: Launch of Hancock CV-19 at Bethlehem Steel Company, Qunicy, Massachusetts.
(Hancock was laid down as Ticonderoga but renamed Hancock on May 1, 1943.)



1944: USS Hancock CV-19 recovering a F6F Hellcat.



April 1944: USS Hancock CV-19 possibly shortly after commissioning.
(Photo courtesy of Dave Shadell)



April 1944: USS Hancock CV-19 possibly shortly after commissioning.
(Photo courtesy of Dave Shadell)



April 1944: USS Hancock CV-19 possibly shortly after commissioning.
(Photo courtesy of Dave Shadell)





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