Hasegawa U.S.S. Hancock (CV-19) Aircraft Carrier 1/700 Scale

The aircraft carrier USS HANCOCK CV-19, the third vessel of the United States Navy named in honor of the famed statesman, John Hancock, was launched on January 24, 1944, at the Bethlehem Steel Company in Quincy, MA. She was formally accepted into the Navy on 15 April 1944. The carrier was destined for the Pacific Fleet.

Commissioned 15 April 1944 De-commissioned 9 May 1947 Re-designated CVA-19 1 October 1952 Re-commissioned 15 February 1954 First steam catapult installed May 1954 De-commissioned 30 January 1976 Broken up 31 January 1976

Full history of U.S.S. Hancock:

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv19-hancock/cv19-hancock.html