USS Lewis Hancock [SEP] vessel class
USS Lewis Hancock
USS "Lewis Hancock" (DD-675) was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr. (1889–1925).
"Lewis Hancock" was laid down 31 March 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.; launched 1 August; sponsored by Lt. Joy Hancock, USNR, widow of Lieutenant Commander Hancock, and the first Wave officer to christen a U.S. combatant ship; and commissioned 29 September 1943, Comdr. Charles H. Lyman III
1 August 1967, and was commissioned on the same day in the Brazilian Navy as CT "Piaui" (D 31).
"Piaui" was stricken and broken up for scrap in 1989.
Awards.
"Lewis Hancock" received nine battle stars for World War II service, and two for Korean service.
External links.
- history.navy.mil/photos: USS "Lewis Hancock"
- navsource.org: USS "Lewis Hancock"
- hazegray.org: USS "Lewis Hancock"