| SS Richmond P. Hobson | |
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 Shipwreck of the SS Richmond P. Hobson on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. April 2010 | |
| Career (US) |  |
| Name: | Richmond P. Hobson |
| Operator: | Army Transportation Service |
| Builder: | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down: | 25 June 1943 |
| Launched: | 17 July 1943 |
| Career (Panama) |  |
| Name: | NUEVA ESPERANZA |
| Operator: | Cia. Farallon de Nav. SA. (Dow & Symmers, NY) |
| Acquired: | 1947 |
| Career (US) | |
| Name: | ? |
| Operator: | Boyd, Weir & Sewell, NY |
| Acquired: | 1953 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | ? |
| Operator: | Fafalios Ltd, London |
| Acquired: | 1954 |
| Career (Yugoslavia) |  |
| Name: | TREBISNJICA |
| Operator: | Jugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Polce. |
| Acquired: | 1961 |
| Fate: | Shipwrecked July 1963, Hogsty Reef, Bahamas |
The SS Richmond P. Hobson (Hull # 1994) was an American World War II Liberty ship built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina.
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.
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
The original article can be found at SS Richmond P. Hobson and the edit history here.
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