Some pictures in this gallery are courtesy of the Hancock History Book
See the Order Blank for this Book ¤
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Welcome Shipmates to the USS Hancock Memorial's Photo Galleries.
I have striven to seek quality photos of our ship and related pictures, and I think you will agree that these galleries will top any gallery on the good ship USS Hancock CV/CVA-19 anywhere!
Matter of fact, I don't believe you will find as comprehensive a gallery on any Aircraft Carrier or Navy Ship on the Internet as you will find here. If you have any pictures of our ship that you would like to see here, please, by all means, send them to me via Email attachment. I will be happy to display them in the place they belong.. The Hancock Memorial Galleries.
Shipmates, sad to say, some photos are of questionable quality but as time goes along, I am sure visitors such as yourself will care to contribute some of your 'quality' photos of the Hannah so we can display them to the world here in these galleries. Try to send us as good a quality scanned photos as you can. If you cannot send via Email attachment, you can send to me at my home. See below for the mailing address.
Hancock being Launched January 25, 1944, at the Bethlehem Steel Company,
Fore River, Quincy, Massachusetts.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I believe it's true; the best way of preserving memories are through photos.
I sincerely hope that you enjoy your visit to these galleries.
I would like to thank Paul R.Yarnall from NavSource - The United States Surface Warship Photo Archives for photos which he allowed me to use from his galleries. They are shown with the † sign. Please make sure you visit Paul R. Yarnall's NavSource for more Navy Ship photos and History!
I would also like to thank all those who have contributed to this Gallery, and to those who will do so in the future. I know there are many great pictures of the Hancock, out there, hidden in old shipmate's sea lockers. I hope that they will come forward and donate their pictures also.
Note: It has come to my attention that some graphics seen here either are credited wrongly or not credited at all. If you see a picture of yours here without crediting, please be sure to let me know via Email about this shortsightedness.I will try my very best to correct this and give due credit to you. Please note that I have decided to open these galleries to full screen view as it's the best way to view rather than in frames. This said, I invite you to our Galleries...
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Plan of the Day Gallery - /aka/ 'Shipboard Life' Gallery -
This Gallery should not be missed, as it is an example of what Shipboard Life is all about - every day. This is an outstanding Gallery to jog your shipboard memories!
Shipboard Galleries - To Return to this Page, click on the Galleries Launch Image on most of these pages!
- WWII Gallery
- Earl P. Ayres Extended WWII Photo Gallery - This Gallery Documents with outstanding accuracy, the events of the Hancock during WWII, including the Bomb Explosion on her Deck in 1945 and the Kamikazi attacks.
- Earl P. Ayres Extended 'Fighting Hannah' WWII History Booklet Gallery - Newest Gallery, donated images from Earl's Post-War 'Fighting Hannah' History Booklet - contains some interesting information for those interested in WWII USS HANCOCK and WWII History. A Must Visit Gallery.
- The Kenneth Groom Middle Years Gallery - Post WWII through Refitting and Re-Commissioning
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- Vietnam War Era Gallery
- The David Thomas Extended Vietnam Era Gallery - An outstanding Photo Gallery! Dave was not Hancock Ship's Company, but served as an Attached AO3-2 with VU-1, , a utility squadron based at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii. Some of the "Ordie" shop's many tasks was going TAD as ordnance ORI observers for the fleet admiral - He know how to take great pictures!! Thank you Dave Thomas!
- The Michael T. Postolan, PHC Extended Vietnam Era Gallery - Mike Postolan, one of Hancock's past Photographers Mates, has his own Hancock Memorial located off of this Website, but his Galleries are of such wonderful content, that Mike and I are Partnering in the Effort to keep the Memories Flowing - We have a few example of his Photography in our Gallery here, but encourage you to visit his own Memorial -Thank you Michael Postolan!
- Jake's Personal Vietnam Era Gallery - Not as extensive a Gallery as the other more impressive ones on this site, my own Gallery does have some interesting photos which I snapped while over seas. You'll also grasp some of my humor there. Remember before you click the link. Let the page completely load BEFORE you page down, or you'll miss the best humor on this Page! ~ Jake
- The Bruce Collison's Vietnam Evacuation Gallery - This Gallery is part of our Shipmate's Gallery. You will find an Index where you can go to Bruce's Gallery.
Bruce "Doc" Collison, a Navy Corpsman attached to the Fleet Marines came aboard with an attachment of Marines and captured the Evacuation of Vietnamese aboard the LPH Hancock during the collapse of South Vietnam in his small but noted gallery...
Note: We need more Galleries of this particular time of the Hancock's History. If you have photos and/or stories regarding Operations "Eagle Pull" and "Frequent Wind" please Email the Yeoman and arrange an Upload of your information for possible addition to this Website's Galleries.- Jake
- The Frederick A. Kralowetz, AVCM, USNR (Ret) VAW-11 Detachment Lima Extended Vietnam Era Gallery - By far one of the few most extensive Photo Galleries on the Internet of the USS Hancock CVA-19, ranking up there along with the Michael T. Postolan USS Hancock Vietnam Era Gallery, this gallery will have a "Reflective" affect on you that will bring you back time after time.
This is the First Gallery honoring one of our CAG/CVW-21 Squadron Members VAW-11 Detachment Lima!
While I was assembling this Gallery, I had many flashbacks of this time aboard ship, since this time was so very poignant to my early memories. I am quite sure it will have the exact same affect on you as you peruse this Gallery. I can only say a hearty "Bravo Zulu" to our Comrade and Shipmate, Fred Kralowetz for supplying all these photos along with the Memories which will come flooding in. Thanks Fred!
See it for yourself!Jake
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Aircraft Galleries
- Jake's Aircraft Galleries Launch
- Middle Years Aircraft Gallery (The Richard A. Kirsch Aircraft Gallery)
- Middle years/ Vietnam Era Aircraft Gallery - This Gallery contains Aircraft used on the Hancock from the Re-Commissioning Period on through the Vietnam Era.
- Plan of the Day Gallery - /aka/ 'Shipboard Life' Gallery - This Gallery should not be missed, as it is an example of what Shipboard Life is all about - every day. This is an outstanding Gallery to jog your shipboard memories!
- The Dennis F. Milliken Gallery
- Hancock "Icons of the Past" /aka/ our Serendipity Galleries - Serendipity Gallery? Serendipity is a strange word that describes things of a mystical nature. Much of Life aboard a Ship becomes 'mystical' to us, especially those little things that jog memories that we never paid much a-mind to at the time, such as a match book; a Baby Zippo, or an old tattered prayer booklet, that the YMCA gave our troops in WWII. This is what our Serendipity Gallery is about. Check it out! then if you have something 'Serendipitous' to share, let Jake know!
- Shipmates Personal Registry Galleries - We encourage YOU to contribute to these Galleries. You can do so if you have a Group Picture of you and your buddies, or have something of extraordinary interest to share with our Crew and Visitors.
- TAPS Page Gallery -We cannot forget that our TAPS Page IS and ought to be a Lasting Tribute Gallery to those of our Crew who have since crossed over the Bar.
- The Hancock Memorial's 'Serendipity' Gallery - We have provided a 'Special Gallery' that displays the 'Hancock Mystique' - bits and pieces of our collective past, that has a very special effect on our 'Ol-memory Nerve'
Visitor's Personal On-Site Hancock image Galleries
- U.S.S. Hancock CV/CVA-19 Visitor's Personal Galleries - Share your Favorite HANCOCK Images with our Guests by uploading them to our On-Site Personal Image Galleries.
- Official Navy History Hancock Image Gallery - Visit this Gallery for other sources of Hancock Images of High Quality. These Images are available from the Navy History Center for a Fee.
- USS Hancock CV/CVA-19 Member Albums & virtual cruise books - Off-site Gallery - If you have your own Personal Photo Gallery of the Hancock, share it with the Rest of us at the Virtual Cruise Books Site! This Gallery we're grateful to Mike Postolan Jr. who established this Virtual Cruise Book Site.
- NavSource has an Excellent Hancock Gallery - Visit this Gallery for more Hancock Coverage. We are glad to see more and more Naval Galleries on the Internet referencing the "Mighty Fighting Hannah!"
- The Michael T. Postolan, PHC Vietnam Era U.S.S. HANCOCK Gallery - Mike Postolan, Sr. was a PHC aboard USS Hancock in the early 70's. He captured some of the best HANCOCK imagery found to-date. Mike and his son, Mike Jr., are one of our Web Partners.
We will be adding more as time goes on, why? Because it is the Galleries that keep you all coming back, and why this Website is always...
With Gratitude to YOU, our Galleries will always
be...
We don't want to forget that our Oral History Site is also Steaming under the Same Gallery Flag.. come take a look...
¤If you have MS Word, see the Order Blank for the Hancock History Book
¤If you don't, then print out this order blank
Do you have photos of Shipboard Life? If so please consider sharing them
with us in our Galleries or by creating your own Gallery in our Visitor Galleries.
For more information write to the Yeoman
Please include a Self-addressed Stamped Envelope if you require the photo to be returned to you, or you may send them on either a 3.5" Floppy Disk or CD-ROM disk - Please send only good quality photos - Thanks!
To Send your Quality Photo
Include a Stamped, self-addressed Envelope for speedy return
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Another way to Donate to Help us Keep
the Memories Alive
