The USS Hobson held its annual convention in Charleston on April 25-27. The USS Hobson was training with the aircraft carrier USS Wasp on April 26, 1952, when the Wasp turned into the wind. The ...

In 1952, the USS Hobson collided with an aircraft carrier and sank in four minutes or less, taking 176 men with her. Only 61 survived.

James Island resident George Oliver remembers the night his ship, the USS Hobson, was cut in two. He was one of the lucky few who got out alive.

1952 - While steaming at night in formation 700 miles west of the Azores, USS Hobson (DD 464) and USS Wasp (CV 18) collide as Hobson crossed the carriers bow from starboard to port and was struck ...