USS Hancock

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Continental Navy ship frigate warship

USS Hancock was a prominent frigate of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against the British.

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Continental Navy ship → frigate → warship →
armament	32 guns →
beam	about 36 feet →
builder	Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States → surface form: Newburyport, Massachusetts
builtAt	Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States → surface form: Newburyport, Massachusetts
captureDate	1777 →
capturedBy	Royal Navy →
capturedByShip	HMS Rainbow →
capturedShip	HMS Fox →
class	Hancock-class frigate →
commissionedInService	1776 →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
crewComplement	approximately 250 men →
designedFor	blue-water operations →
era	Age of Sail →
fate	captured by the British in 1777 →
historicalSignificance	one of the early frigates of the Continental Navy →
launchDate	1776 →
length	about 140 feet →
namedAfter	John Hancock →
navalBranch	Continental Navy →
notableEngagement	capture of HMS Fox (1777) →
operator	Continental Navy →
propulsion	sail →
recommissionedAs	HMS Iris →
role	commerce raiding → naval combat against British shipping →
sailPlan	full-rigged ship →
serviceEntry	1776 →
subsequentName	HMS Iris →
theater	Atlantic Ocean →
typeOfRigging	square-rigged →
usedBy	Royal Navy →

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Continental Navy → notableShip → USS Hancock →