World War II Liberty ship of the United States
Shipwreck of the SS Richmond P. Hobson on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. April 2010
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History |
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] |
Class and type | |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length |
- 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa
- 416 feet (127 m) pp
- 427 feet (130 m) lwl
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 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)
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Propulsion | |
Speed | 11.5 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)
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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]
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