2 US Navy Aircraft Carriers PANORAMIC PHOTOS 1956 USS KEARSARGE 1970 USS HANCOCK

Description

Two panoramic photos of Navy Aircraft Carriers:
1.  USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19), photo taken in Sydney Australia in 1970.  14.75" x 6".  In great condition; includes original envelope which did a good job of protecting the photo from stains and soiling.
One of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress and first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[Note 1] Hancock was commissioned in April 1944, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning four battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA). In her second career she operated exclusively in the Pacific, playing a prominent role in the Vietnam War, for which she earned a Navy Unit Commendation. She was the first US Navy carrier to have steam catapults installed.
She was decommissioned in early 1976, and sold for scrap later that year.  (from wikipedia)
2.  USS Kearsarge (CV/CVA/CVS-33), taken in San Diego, CA in 1956.  13.75" x 6"; Very nice condition; some very light surface creases (not visible unless held to the light in a certain way); stains and soiling on the back of the photo.
One of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for a Civil War-era steam sloop. Kearsarge was commissioned in March 1946. Modernized in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), she served in the Korean War, for which she earned two battle stars. In the late 1950s she was further modified to become an anti-submarine carrier (CVS). Kearsarge was the recovery ship for the last two manned Project Mercury space missions in 1962–1963. She completed her career serving in the Vietnam War, earning five battle stars.
She was decommissioned in 1970, and sold for scrap in 1974.  (from wikipedia)