Hancock (CVA 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Nusa-x Captain H. P. Streeper, Commanding Ojjicer I H Hancock Returning, a booming voice over the 1 MC alerts the entire ship that the Commanding Officer is on board. This small phrase gives a hint of a concept which is unique to the Navy, the concept that the Captain of a ship is not a separate entity but becomes the ship itself, for the Commanding Officer embodies the philosophy of the ship. His per- sonality subtly shapes the attitudes and morale of the crew and hi d ' ' ff h ' ' ' until the ship and crew become extensions of himself. s ecisions a ect t e material condition of the ship Using this concept, what events and forces created the Hancock of today? ln 1943 H P Stree er raduated . . . p g from the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio and immediately enlisted in the Navy as a Seaman. ln 1941-3 Ensign H. P. Streeper was designated a Naval Aviator and a Naval Career was begun. In the interim Captain Streeper gained valuable combat experience in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War ll and in Korea. As early as 1954 he left his mark on Hancock when he participated in the Fleet Test and Evaluation Project of the Steam Catapults installed in Hancock. ln 1955 Captain Streeper assumed command of Fighter Squadron One Hundred Ninety-Four, and in 1961-1962 he commanded Attack Carrier Air Group Fifteen. Again Captain Streeper was on board Hancock in 1964-1965 as Operations Officer of Carrier Division One and Task Force Seventy-Seven. A multitude of other assign- ments filled the intervening years. Schools, staff duty, attache duty and other assignments prepared him to take command of Hancock. Prior to coming to Hancock, he was Commanding Odicer of the USS Tulare CAKA-1125 which was involved in assault operations in Vietnam. This rough sketch of a professional Naval Off1cer's career can perhaps account for the gleaming brass, crisp uni- forms, high morale, and combat ediciency found on hoard Hancock. L:L.1,,:.,..,,-2 .wifi gif:-:gjiiq zzgxfrirf.::':::1rf,+::ifi::f-r----- -ff-----1 ---- - - ov- - - . . ..:a. .... - 11--g:: .:- :-.:::::-.-.1-::,1.f1E- :::i:2:?TZTFI-293.22fT'7f:'EE?ifTT-rtrzziriz:::::.':-f4TTr:v.T....-iii,-j-'r..., '.iZifI'I1l'Ii'1C1If' 'I1,'Ti-IT' iii Fi f6T:E1EEZ?f. f!f?f?f??Ii?5 - 2'-'T M vfggggrervf- ::'::xa -:tzvfe-:asf-:fr Q: ..:::Y:::s:r:wl:?::::.:' 115w:1-i:l-f:t-:'? :-i?'.'??'-ffQl'x::vfiH31111:::' -1. r'fZL:':l':-255-'-121'-L'1? v -