SS Richmond P. Hobson
World War II Liberty ship of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SS Richmond P. Hobson (Hull # 1994) was an American World War II Liberty ship built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina. She was operated by Isbrandtsen Line as a limited troopship Carrier starting in 1943 under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration.
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Shipwreck of the SS Richmond P. Hobson on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. April 2010 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Richmond P. Hobson |
Namesake | Richmond P. Hobson |
Operator | Army Transportation Service |
Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 25 June 1943 |
Launched | 17 July 1943 |
Panama | |
Name | NUEVA ESPERANZA |
Operator | Cia. Farallon de Nav. SA. (Dow & Symmers, NY) |
Acquired | 1947 |
United States | |
Name | ? |
Operator | Boyd, Weir & Sewell, NY |
Acquired | 1953 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | ? |
Operator | Fafalios Ltd, London |
Acquired | 1954 |
Yugoslavia | |
Name | TREBISNJICA |
Operator | Jugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Polce. |
Acquired | 1961 |
Fate | Shipwrecked July 1963, Hogsty Reef, Bahamas |
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Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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