SS Hobbs Victory
Typical Victory ship | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | SS Hobbs Victory |
| Namesake | Hobbs, New Mexico |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration |
| Operator | Sudden & Christenson |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Yard No. 1, Richmond, California |
| Laid down | November 10, 1944 |
| Launched | January 9, 1945 |
| Completed | January 9, 1945 |
| Fate | Sank in battle April 6, 1945 Kerama Islands, Okinawa |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Victory ship |
| Tonnage | 7,725 GRT |
| Length | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Beam | 18.9 m (62 ft) |
| Draft | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Propulsion | Westinghouse steam turbines, single shaft, 8500 horsepower (6.3 MW) |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) maximum sustained, 21 knots (39 km/h) emergency |
| Range | 12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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| 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.