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DD-981 USS JOHN HANCOCK

CLASS - SPRUANCE As Built.
Displacement 7800 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 563' (oa) x 55' x 20' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54 RF (2x1), 1 Sea Sparrow SAM (1x8) ASROC ASW (1x8),
6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3). 1 Helicopter.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; 4 LM 2500 Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30 Knots, Range 6000 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 296.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Litton Ingalls, Pascagoula Miss. January 16 1976.
Launched September 28 1977 and commissioned March 10 1979.
Decommissioned October 16, 2000.
Fate: Currently undergoing scrapping at Brownsville, TX

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Hancock 59kJohn Hancock (1737-1793) was president of the Massachusetts-provincial Congress and president of the Continental Congress (1775-77). As holder of this office, he was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hancock served the Continental Congress until he became Governor of Massachusetts in 1780. He presided over the State's Constitutional Convention held in that year and also over the Massachusetts Convention of 1788 which ratified the Federal Constitution. With the exception of a term in the Confederate Congress (1785-86), he was Governor of Massachusetts until his death. (Painting by John Singleton Copley, circa 1770-72). Fabio Peña
Hancock 41kUndated, location unknown.-
Hancock 62kUndated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.Mike Smolinski
Hancock 109kUndated, location unknown. Photo © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.Robert M. Cieri
Hancock 148kFitting out at Ingalls February 24 1978.Bill Gonyo
Hancock 145kDN-SN-82-07916. Data Systems Technician 3rd Class Tim Russell operates a sophisticated computer aboard the destroyer USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981). Photo by PH1 Douglas Tesner, June 1 1981.Bill Gonyo
Hancock 69kFeb 1 1986, Carribean Sea, the 5-inch 54 caliber Mark 45 gun mounted on the bow of destroyer USS John Hancock (DD-981) is fired during naval gunfire support qualifications near Puerto Rico.Fred Weiss
Hancock 122kDN-SC-86-04636. Crewmen aboard the destroyer USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) prepare an SH-2F Seasprite helicopter of Detachment 8, Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 34, for a mission during Exercise SAFEPASS. Photo by HM2 Robert E. Wilson, February 1 1986.Bill Gonyo
Hancock 165kDN-ST-90-10060. Sailors and shipyards workers watch as the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) moves away from the pier after a visit. Tied up at center is the destroyer USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) at Pascagoula, MS on December 1 1989. Navy photo by LT Rob Raine.Bill Gonyo
Hancock 88kRefueling from the USS Savanah (AOR-4) in the Atlantic July 13 1992.Marc Piché
Hancock 39kBarcelona, Spain August 7 1997.Marc Piché
Hancock 66kBarcelona, Spain August 7 1997.Marc Piché
Hancock 68kA series of 6 images of the Hancock during a visit to Baltimore on July 12 1998.Larry Backus
Hancock 115kAs above.Larry Backus
Hancock 105kAs above.Larry Backus
Hancock 113kAs above.Larry Backus
Hancock 122kAs above.Larry Backus
Hancock 107kAs above.Larry Backus
Hancock 134kMayport Fla. March 1 1999Chris Chapman GSE1 USN
Hancock 45kJuly 4, 2000 in New York Harbor during OpSail/ Fleet Review. Photo by Ian MacCorquodale.Fred Weiss
Hancock 105kPhiladelphia Naval Shipyard, September 2004, USS Butte (AE-27), in the background, starting from left to right: USS Moosbrugger (DD-980), USS John Hancock (DD-981) and USS El Paso (LKA 117).Jon White
Hancock 54kThree views of the USS John Hancock under tow off Ft. Lauderdale on July 15 2006.Tom Leddy
Hancock 35kAs above.Tom Leddy
Hancock 46kAs above.Tom Leddy
Hancock 108kJohn Hancock awaiting scrapping at the Port of Brownsville, TX, August 1 2006. Photo copyright Michael Martin.Joe Gardella
Hancock 94kJohn Hancock being scrapped at Brownsville, TX. Photo copyright Michael Martin.Joe Gardella
Hancock 84kShip's patchMike Smolinski

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