CV/CVA 19

USS Hancock (CV-19), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Its distinguished service included airstrikes and air support. After over three decades of service, it was decommissioned in 1976, leaving a lasting legacy in naval history

USS Hancock (CVA-19) Viet Nam Operations - 1965

VA-164 USS Hancock 1972

USS Hancock Operations 1975

VF-24/VF-211 shipmates on USS Hancock

Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24)and Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) Gulf of Tonkin, November 1965 footages from US National Archives

USS HANCOCK SCB-27C CONVERSION 1954

Some interesting facts, photos and footage of the US Navy's first aircraft carrier to use steam catapults. Most of the footage, including some color, show the USS Hancock (CVA-19) involved in Project Steam from 1954 to 1955. Footage from the US National Archives Images from Navasource.org Music by the US Navy Band