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Several ships of the United States Navy have been named USS ''Hancock'' or USS ''John Hancock'', in honor of patriot and statesman John Hancock. * was the former schooner ''Speedwell'', one of a small flotilla hired in October 1775. She was declared unfit for service late in 1776, and returned to her owner early the following year. * was a sailing frigate commissioned in 1776 and captured by the British in 1777. Renamed HMS ''Iris'', in 1781 she was captured by a French squadron. The French Navy sold her in 1784. *USS ''Hancock'' (1778), was a frigate launched 28 April 1778, and renamed by the Continental Congress to honor the entry of France into the war. *, originally SS ''Arizona'', was purchased by the United States Department of War, then transferred to the Navy in 1902, and used as a transport until 1925. *, was an aircraft carrier originally named ''Ticonderoga'', and renamed while under construction in 1943. The fourth ''Hancock'' was launched in 1944 and sold for scrap in 1976. ==See also== * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Hancock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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