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
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

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