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.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
USS Hancock canonical	7

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Continental Navy → notableShip → USS Hancock ⓘ

HMS Fox → capturedBy → USS Hancock ⓘ

HMS Fox → opponent → USS Hancock ⓘ

Hancock-class frigate → namedAfter → USS Hancock ⓘ

HMS Rainbow → capturedVessel → USS Hancock ⓘ

HMS Iris → formerName → USS Hancock ⓘ

HMS Iris → predecessor → USS Hancock ⓘ