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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Hancock |
| Namesake | John Hancock |
| Launched | 3 June 1776 |
| Fate | Captured by HMS Rainbow, 8 July 1777 |
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| Name | HMS Iris |
| Acquired | 8 July 1777 |
| Fate | Captured by Heron, 9 September 1781 |
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| Name | Iris |
| Acquired | 9 September 1781[1] |
| Fate | Sold at Rochefort in 1783 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Tons burthen | 763 bm |
| Length | 136 ft 7 in (41.63 m) keel 115 ft 10 in (35.31 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
| Depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Complement | 290 officers and men |
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The second Hancock was one of the first thirteen frigates of the Continental Navy. A resolution of the Continental Congress dated 13 December 1775 authorized her construction; she was named for the patriot and Continental congressman John Hancock. In her career, she served under the American, British and French flags.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 260.