Destroyer of the Bristol class
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 464 |
| Built by | Charleston Navy Yard (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Nov, 1940 |
| Launched | 8 Sep, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 22 Jan, 1942 |
| Lost | 26 Apr, 1952 |
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| History | Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-26 on 15 November 1944.
Sunk in collision with Aircraft Carrier USS Wasp (CV 16) in the North Atlantic 26 April 1952.
Hobson was struck amidships, rolled over, broke in two and sank, 176 of her crew were lost.
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| Noteable events involving Hobson include: 2 Mar, 1943
USS Hobson picks up 47 survivors from the British merchant St. Margaret that was torpedoed and sunk on 27 February 1943 southeast of Bermuda in position 27º38'N, 43º23'W by the German submarine U-66. 13 Mar, 1944
The German submarine U-575 was sunk in the north Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 46º18'N, 27º34'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Prince Rupert, the US destroyer USS Hobson the US destroyer escort USS Haverfield and by depth charges from a British Wellington and Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 172/B and 206/R and 220/J) and Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue. (see map) |
