RICHARD HOVEY


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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
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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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.

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RICHARD HOVEY

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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