SS Richmond P. Hobson

	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
Yugoslavia
Name	Trebisnjica
Operator	Jugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Polce.
Acquired	1961
Fate	Shipwrecked July 1963, Hogsty Reef, Bahamas
General characteristics
Class & type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C1, standard;
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT; 7,176 GRT;
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light); 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max);
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
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);
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio); 1 × screw propeller;
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);
Complement	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;

NameRichmond P. Hobson

NamesakeRichmond P. Hobson

OperatorArmy Transportation Service

BuilderNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company

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.

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Shipwreck of the SS Richmond P. Hobson on Hogsty Reef, Southern Bahamas. April 2010




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 & type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard
Tonnage	10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
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)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller
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)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns