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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 ascending
QMSA David Baker USN
WO Maurice Cleary USN
BMC John Cofer USN
SN John Clements USN
SH3 Sam Baker USN
SA Harold Carlson USN
BTC William Callahan USN
ET2 Oscar Burchett USN
QM3 Arthur Bass USN
FA Robert Brooks USN
MMC Joseph Brooks USN
CS3 James Brobst USN
FN Harold Baker USN
FN Efracio Becker USN
MM Dwight Burr USN
BT3 Wallace Braunschweig USN
FT3 Julian Booker USN
SA Gary Behnke USN
TN J. Bells USN
SN Louis Bloomfield USN

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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships