Hancock (Continental Navy frigate)

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Hancock was a 32-gun Continental Navy frigate of the American Revolutionary War, notable for her early successes against British shipping before being captured by the Royal Navy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Continental Navy ship
sailing frigate
warship
allegiance United States (Continental Congress) NERFINISHED
armament 32 guns
builtAt Newburyport, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
builtFor Continental Navy NERFINISHED
captain John Manley NERFINISHED
capturedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
capturedByShip HMS Flora NERFINISHED
HMS Rainbow NERFINISHED
capturedInYear 1777
capturedOff Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
commandedBy John Manley NERFINISHED
commissionedInYear 1776
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era Age of Sail
fate taken into Royal Navy service
hullMaterial wood
launchedInYear 1776
namedAfter John Hancock NERFINISHED
namedForRole honor prominent patriot leader John Hancock
navalTheater Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
notableFor early successes against British shipping
operationalRole commerce raiding
cruiser
participatedIn naval operations against British shipping
previouslyCapturedShip HMS Fox NERFINISHED
propulsion sail
renamed HMS Iris NERFINISHED
riggingType ship-rigged
serviceBranch Continental Navy NERFINISHED
status captured
type fifth-rate frigate
usedBy Continental Congress NERFINISHED

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