SS Richmond P. Hobson
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.
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 |
General characteristics [1] | |
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Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
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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History
After the war in 1947 she was sold to Cia.Faralon de Nav. a Panamanian flag and renamed Nueva Esperanza. In 1953 she was sold to Boyd, Weir & Sewell of New York. In 1954 she was sold to Fafalios Ltd of London. In 1961 she was sold to Jugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Polce. a Yugoslav flag and renamed Trebisnjica. She was shipwrecked July 17, 1963 on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. She was declared a total Loss.[2]
References
- Davies, James (2004). "Liberty Cargo Ship" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23.
- Liberty ships R list
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