RICHARD HOVEY
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243043
Shipyard
South Portland Shipbuilding Company
General Type
Passenger
Specific Type
Combination Cargo
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
441.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named for Richard Hovey (1864-1900). Richard Hovey was a poet from Illinois. Hovey graduated from Dartmouth College and wrote the Alma Mater, Men of Dartmouth, for Dartmouth College.
MARAD has no written
history for the Liberty ship Richard Hovey at
this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
Sprague Steamship Company
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
March 29, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-26 while en route from Calcutta, (India), to Aden, (Yemen).
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Arabian Sea
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
16° 40' N., 64° 30' E.
Incident Location Comments
Approximately 550 miles west southwest of Bombay (Mumbai), (India)
Lives Lost
4
