USS John Hancock
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USS John Hancock may refer to:
was a steamship first commissioned in 1850. She was sold in 1865
, was a Spruance-class
destroyer
, launched in 1977 and decommissioned in 2000
was a steamship first commissioned in 1850. She was sold in 1865
, was a Spruance-class
Spruance class destroyer
The Spruance-class destroyer was developed by the United States to replace a large number of World War II-built Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers, and was the primary destroyer built for the U.S. Navy during the 1970s....
destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
, launched in 1977 and decommissioned in 2000