SS Hobart Baker
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SS Hobart Baker was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. The ship was named in honor of Hobart Baker. Hobart "Hobey" Baker (1892–1918) was an American amateur athlete and is considered the first American star in ice hockey. He was also an American football player.[2] The ship was assigned by the War Shipping Administration to General Steamship Company of San Francisco who operated it throughout World War II. Hobart Baker was laid down on 16 April 1943, launched on 12 May 1943 and completed on 24 May 1943, with the hull No. 1114 as part of the Emergency Shipbuilding Program, built is 38 days.[3]
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SS John W Brown, a ship of the same class as the Hobart Baker | |
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United States | |
Name | Hobart Baker |
Namesake | Hobart Baker |
Owner | United States Maritime Commission |
Operator | General Steamship Company |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corp. |
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Laid down | 16 April 1943 |
Launched | 12 May 1943 |
Completed | 24 May 1943 |
Fate | Bombed and sank 30 December 1944 |
Notes | Call sign KORP |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | 7,176 GRT, 10,865 DWT |
Displacement | 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity |
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Troops | 550[1] |
Complement | |
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