Hancock Photographs | World War II Database

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1944 plan for camouflage Measure 31-32-33, Design 3a on Essex-class fleet carriers. Of the 17 Essex-class carriers to see service during 1944-45, 3 were painted according to this plan plus 1 with this only on one side	Launching of USS Hancock, Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 24 Jan 1944

Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Hancock at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Apr 1944, the day before her commissioning.	Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Hancock moving past the Fore River Bridge, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Apr 1944, the day before her commissioning. Photo 1 of 2

Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Hancock moving past the Fore River Bridge, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Apr 1944, the day before her commissioning. Photo 2 of 2	Essex-class Aircraft Carrier Hancock off Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Apr 1944, the day before her commissioning.

Captain Fred C Dickey taking command at the commissioning of USS Hancock, Navy Yard Annex, South Boston, 15 Apr 1944. Note Commandant First Naval District RearAdm Robert Theobald seated behind Dickey.	USS Hancock underway across Boston’s outer harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on her way to anchor at President Roads, 18 May 1944. Photo 1 of 3.

USS Hancock underway across Boston’s outer harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on her way to anchor at President Roads, 18 May 1944. Photo 2 of 3.	USS Hancock underway across Boston’s outer harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on her way to anchor at President Roads, 18 May 1944. Photo 3 of 3.

USS Hancock in Dazzle paint scheme Measure 32, Design 3A during sea trials on her transit from Boston, Massachusetts to Norfolk, Virginia, 22 May 1944. Photo 1 of 2.	USS Hancock in Dazzle paint scheme Measure 32, Design 3A during sea trials on her transit from Boston, Massachusetts to Norfolk, Virginia, 22 May 1944. Photo 2 of 2.

SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-7 coming aboard USS Hancock off the United States east coast, mid-1944	USS Bainbridge refueling from USS Hancock in the Atlantic Ocean, 14 Jun 1944

F6F Hellcat fighter landing on USS Hancock, circa 1944; note Hancock's camouflage Measure 32, Design 3a	USS Hancock departing San Diego, California, United States, 23 Aug 1944.

Crewmen of USS Hancock preparing FFAR rockets for an aircraft strike against Japanese positions on Taiwan island, 12 Oct 1944. The Hancock air group fired 176 rockets on this date.	An SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-7 flying over USS Hancock off Formosa (Taiwan), 13 Oct 1944

USS Hancock being refueled, Pacific Ocean, 25 Oct 1944	USS New Jersey (foreground) and USS Hancock (background) in a storm, western Pacific Ocean, 8 Nov 1944; photograph taken from USS Intrepid