Luzon Mindanao Naval operations SS Hobart Baker was a Liberty ship built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II.

[3] SS Hobart Baker was loaded with supplies for the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II on 26 October 1944 by the 2486th Quartermaster Truck Company in San Francisco.

Military vehicles were driven to the Hobart Baker from the 15th Aircraft Delivery Group (ADG) Motorpool.

[4] SS Hobart Baker joined a one hundred ship convoy, TG 77.11, that was under the command of Captain J.

Liberty ship SS William Sharon was hit, resulting in a large fire on her superstructure and killing 11 crew, but stayed afloat and was repaired.

Unload progressed smoothly until 3:40 pm, when five Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Aichi D3As began suicide attacks.

The SS John M. Clayton was torpedoed and hit by a bomb, and she beached by her Captain to prevent the ship from sinking, as cargo was on fire and half her of the superstructure was gone.