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
United States
Name: 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
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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