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. 4 J- ,X . 1 , Q - A . . , ,114 Emi.. 1 cttilm ...anliihiin I-lancock's long dark hull lay in drydock at the Bethlehem shipyard wrapped only in a few pieces of red, white and blue bunting and the cold air of a January day. On a platform near the bow, Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Ramsey swung a bottle of champagne that broke on the ship and the new carrier slid from her unnatural home into the icy waters of the Fore River. It was January 24, 1944. Shipyard workers still clamored over the ship, giving it final shape, and by April of that year she was ready for delivery to the Navy. On April 15, 1944, in ceremonies held on Hancock's hangar deck, the ship was officially commissioned. Only 15 months had passed since her keel was layed. Command of the Hancock was given to Captain Fred C. Dickey and not long after the ship was in the midst of sea trials, a shakedown cruise, and intensive training for what was to come. In short order Hancock was headed through the Panama Canal and a course was set to join the hostilities in the Pacific. New Carrier Prepares
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lTopl Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Ramsey, sponsor of the Hancock, smashed the traditional champagne bottle on the ship's bow at the Jan. 24, 1944 launching. lFar rightl Massachusetts Governor Leverett Saltonstall, addresses guests at l'lancock's commissioning ceremonies April 15, 1944. Captain Fred C. Dickey stands behind the Governor. CRightj Hancock in a tight squeeze through the docks ofthe Panama Canal on her way to the Pacific. fAhovej The carrier unlimbered her antiaircraft batteries in exercises off Chesapeake Bay.
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