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Hobson

Ship Designation: 
DMS-26
Date Lost: 
Saturday, April 26, 1952
Collision with USS Wasp
During operations as a plane guard and screening ship, with carrier Wasp, Hobson was steaming in formation 700 miles west of the Azores on the night of 26 April 1952. While the ships turned into the wind so that Wasp could recover aircraft, Hobson crossed the carrier's bow from starboard to port and was struck amidships. The force of the collision rolled the destroyer-minesweeper over, breaking her in two. Rodman and Wasp rescued many survivors, but the ship and 176 of her crew were lost, including her Commanding Officer, Lt. Comdr. W. J. Tierney. Thus ended in tragedy the long career of a gallant ship.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 176

Name Service Branchsort descending
FN Efracio Becker USN
SA Gary Behnke USN
TN J. Bells USN
FN Dow Hardy USN
SN Willie Blackburn USN
SN Louis Bloomfield USN
ENFA Michael Amico USN
SD2 Leroy Boney USN
FT3 Julian Booker USN
BT3 Wallace Braunschweig USN
MM Dwight Burr USN
RMSA John Brennan USN
SN Harley Haugen USN
CS3 James Brobst USN
MMC Joseph Brooks USN
FA Robert Brooks USN
DK3 Roy Griffin USN
SN Ernest Buckner USN
ET2 Oscar Burchett USN
BTC William Callahan USN

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