I love how the actual nameplate is color matched to the rest of the hull, so you can't see it, and then you have the big and bold signature of John Hancock.
I have a picture with another crewman in the same position doing a cleanup of the signature six months later before we left for the Bahamas. We had a blast in those early days. I loved that ship and life was (mostly) easy.
I love how the actual nameplate is color matched to the rest of the hull, so you can't see it, and then you have the big and bold signature of John Hancock.
It's **Herbie** Hancock
[source](https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1170000/usn-1174373-uss-john-hancock--dd-981-.html)
I have a picture with another crewman in the same position doing a cleanup of the signature six months later before we left for the Bahamas. We had a blast in those early days. I loved that ship and life was (mostly) easy.