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USS Hobby, DD 610, Mare Island, 26 January 1943
History
USS HobbyUnited States
NameUSS Hobby (DD-610)
NamesakeJames H. Hobby
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Launched4 June 1942
Commissioned18 November 1942
Decommissioned1 February 1946
Stricken1 July 1971
FateSunk in exercise, 1 June 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeBenson-class destroyer
Displacement1,620 tons
Length348 ft 4 in (106.17 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Speed38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Complement259
Armament
  • 4 × 5-inch 38 caliber guns
  • 4 × 20 mm guns
  • 5 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Hobby (DD-610) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.

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