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.
![]() Shipwreck of the SS Richmond P. Hobson on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. April 2010 | |
History | |
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Name: | Richmond P. Hobson |
Operator: | Army Transportation Service |
Builder: | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down: | 25 June 1943 |
Launched: | 17 July 1943 |
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Name: | NUEVA ESPERANZA |
Operator: | Cia. Farallon de Nav. SA. (Dow & Symmers, NY) |
Acquired: | 1947 |
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Name: | ? |
Operator: | Boyd, Weir & Sewell, NY |
Acquired: | 1953 |
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Name: | ? |
Operator: | Fafalios Ltd, London |
Acquired: | 1954 |
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Name: | TREBISNJICA |
Operator: | Jugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Polce. |
Acquired: | 1961 |
Fate: | Shipwrecked July 1963, Hogsty Reef, Bahamas |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 7176 grt |
Length: | 134.4 m |
Beam: | 17.4 m |
Draft: | 8.5 m |
Speed: | 11 knots |
History
1943 WSA (Isbrandtsen Co, NY)
1947 NUEVA ESPERANZA, Cia.Faralon de Nav. (Dow & Symmers, NY) Panamanian flag.
1953 (Boyd, Weir & Sewell, NY)
1954 (Fafalios Ltd, London)
1961 TREBISNJICA, Jugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Polce.- Yugoslav flag.
Shipwrecked July 17, 1963 on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. Total Loss.
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External links
- SS Trebisnjica (+1963)
- LIBERTY SHIPS - R
- Liberty Ships built by: Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation, Savannah, Georgia; St. Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, Florida; North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina; for U. S. Maritime Commission 1941-1945
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