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DMS-26 Hobson
United States Navy high-speed minesweeper
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Bristol - | . . Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C. | 1941/09/08 | 1942/01/22 | 1952/04/27
sunk | |
| Namesake: RAdm Richmond Pearson Hobson, USN (*1870/08/17, +1937/03/16), CMH for sinking collier Merrimac in Havana Harbor 1898 | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod, 43: Ms 22, 45: Ms 21 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41/12/07 | AtlFlt/DesFlot4/DesRon10/DesDiv20 | at building yard | 114 | ||
| 45/01/04 | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 45/02/11 | 45/02/24 | P.H. - mine warfare training | 66 | ||
| 45/02/24 | 45/03/0? | sail from P.H. to Eniwetok | 66 | ||
| 45/03/19 | 45/04/13 | Iceber | 52.2/MineRon19 | minesweeping operations | 66 |
| 45/04/13 | 45/04/16 | Iceber | 52.2/MineRon19 | Okinawa/RP14 | 66 |
| 45/04/16 | Iceber | 52.2/MineRon19 | disable(kami) Okinawa/RP14 (26-27N, 126-59E) - 4 KIA, 8 WIA - assist Pringle | 86 110 | |
| 45/04/16 | 45/04/26? | Kerama Retto - temporary repairs | 66 | ||
| 45/04/26? | 45/04/29 | sail Okinawa > Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 45/05/16 | P.H. | 66 | |||
| 45/05/2? | 45/0616 | sail P.H. > San Diego > Panama > Norfolk for repairs | 66 | ||
| 45/06/0? | leftPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||