SS Richmond P. Hobson

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File:Ss-richmond-p-hobson-shipwreck.jpg
Shipwreck of the SS Richmond P. Hobson on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. April 2010
History
File:Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameRichmond P. Hobson
NamesakeRichmond P. Hobson
OperatorArmy Transportation Service
BuilderNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Laid down25 June 1943
Launched17 July 1943
File:Flag of Panama.svgPanama
NameNueva Esperanza
OperatorCia. Farallon de Nav. SA. (Dow & Symmers, NY)
Acquired1947
File:Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
Name?
OperatorBoyd, Weir & Sewell, NY
Acquired1953
File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
Name?
OperatorFafalios Ltd, London
Acquired1954
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svgYugoslavia
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

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.

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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