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
United States
NameRichmond P. Hobson
NamesakeRichmond P. Hobson
OperatorArmy Transportation Service
BuilderNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Laid down25 June 1943
Launched17 July 1943
Panama
NameNUEVA ESPERANZA
OperatorCia. Farallon de Nav. SA. (Dow & Symmers, NY)
Acquired1947
United States
Name?
OperatorBoyd, Weir & Sewell, NY
Acquired1953
United Kingdom
Name?
OperatorFafalios Ltd, London
Acquired1954
Yugoslavia
NameTREBISNJICA
OperatorJugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Polce.
Acquired1961
FateShipwrecked July 1963, Hogsty Reef, Bahamas
General characteristics [1]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
  • 416 feet (127 m) pp
  • 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam57 feet (17 m)
Draft27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain)
  • 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament

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

  1. Davies, James (2004). "Liberty Cargo Ship" (PDF). ww2ships.com. p. 23.
  2. Liberty ships R list


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