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 |
| 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 |
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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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