USS Hobson
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uss-hobson-168-2703858
title:
USS Hobson
text:
USS Hobson (DD-464/DMS-26), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Spanish–American War. He would later in his career attain the rank of rear admiral and go on to serve as a congressman from the state of Alabama. Hobson, constructed at a cost of $5 million, was launched at the Charleston Navy Yard on 8 September 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Grizelda Hobson, widow of Rear
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Gleaves-class destroyer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hobson
date created:
2005-11-07T04:58:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T19:58:14Z
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13
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