SS Hobbs Victory

Typical Victory ship
History
United States
NameSS Hobbs Victory
NamesakeHobbs, New Mexico
OwnerWar Shipping Administration
OperatorSudden & Christenson
BuilderPermanente Metals Yard No. 1, Richmond, California
Laid downNovember 10, 1944
LaunchedJanuary 9, 1945
CompletedJanuary 9, 1945
FateSank in battle April 6, 1945 Kerama Islands, Okinawa
General characteristics
TypeVictory ship
Tonnage7,725 GRT
Length139 m (456 ft)
Beam18.9 m (62 ft)
Draft7 m (23 ft)
PropulsionWestinghouse steam turbines, single shaft, 8500 horsepower (6.3 MW)
Speed17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) maximum sustained, 21 knots (39 km/h) emergency
Range12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
Armament
Notes

SS Hobbs Victory was a cargo Victory ship built for World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. Hobbs Victory, was launched on January 9, 1945 by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California and completed on January 9, 1945. She was built in just 87 days. She was operated by the Sudden & Christenson for the United States Maritime Commission.