Hobcaw Shipyards

Hobcaw Shipyards (HMOIO)

Location: Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 48.982', W 79° 53.004'

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Shipyards built on Hobcaw Creek included Pritchard's Shipyard, the largest in colonial South Carolina.Notable ships launched there were the 180 ton Heart of Oak (1776) and the 200 ton Magna Carta (1770). The South Carolina Navy built and maintained naval vessels at Prichard's during the Revolutionary War. The shipyard industry closed in 1831, after 78 years of operation.
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HM NumberHMOIO
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Year Placed2002
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 8:43pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 604526 N 3631481
Decimal Degrees32.81636667, -79.88340000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 48.982', W 79° 53.004'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 48' 58.92" N, 79° 53' 0.24" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 445-499 State Rd S-10-503, Mt Pleasant SC 29464, US
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