Event Brief
Oct 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
USS Hobson collision killed 176 in 1952
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
The destroyer USS Hobson was cut in half after turning across the path of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp off Newfoundland in 1952, killing 176 people. Its executive officer had objected to the maneuver; a fogged pelorus, Wasp’s inoperative surface radar and a full-left-rudder maneuver were cited in the account. Sixty-one people were rescued, and Wasp returned to sea 10 days later.
WHO: USS Hobson and USS Wasp
WHAT: USS Hobson collided with USS Wasp and was cut in half.
WHEN: 1952
WHERE: Off Newfoundland, Canada
WHY: Hobson turned across Wasp’s path; the account cites a fogged pelorus, Wasp’s dead surface radar and a full-left-rudder maneuver.
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