SS Samingoy

{{short description|World War II Liberty ship of the United States}}

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|section3={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=United Kingdom |flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} |name= ''Samingoy'' |namesake= |operator= [[New Zealand Shipping Co.]], [[London]] |acquired=13 May 1944 |fate= Sold to [[Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.]], 20 June 1947 |identification=*[[International Code of Signals|Call Signal]]: GSVX *{{ICS|Golf}}{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|Victor}}{{ICS|X-ray}}{{sfn|MARCOM}} |notes= }}

|section4={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=United Kingdom |flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} |name= ''Stafford'' |namesake= |operator= [[Federal S. N. Co.]], London |acquired=20 June 1947 |fate=Sold, 1950 |identification= |notes= }}

|section5={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=United Kingdom |flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} |name= ''Bimini'' |namesake= [[Bimini]] |operator= [[Nassau Maritime Co.]], [[Nassau, Bahamas]] |acquired=1950 |fate=Sold, 1959 |identification= |notes= }}

|section6={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header=title |country=Panama |flag={{shipboxflag|Panama|civil}} |name= ''Hernan Cortes'' |namesake= [[Hernán Cortés]] |owner= [[Harris & Dixon Ltd.]], London |operator= [[Cia. Auxiliar Maritima]], [[Costa Rica]] |acquired=1959 |fate=*Run aground, 15 October 1966 *Refloated, declared [[constructive total loss]] (CTL), scrapped 1967 |identification= |notes= }}

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'''SS ''Samingoy''''' was a [[Liberty ship]] built in the [[United States]] during [[World War II]]. She was transferred to the [[Ministry of War Transport|British Ministry of War Transportation]] (MoWT) upon completion.

==Construction== ''Samingoy'' was laid down on 24 March 1944, under a [[Maritime Commission]] (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2357, by [[J.A. Jones Construction]], [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]], Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Parks M. King, and launched on 30 April 1944.{{sfn|J.A. Brunswick|2010}}{{sfn|MARCOM}}

==History== She was allocated to [[New Zealand Shipping]], on 13 May 1944. On 20 June 1947, she was sold to the [[Federal Steam Navigation Company, Ltd.]], for commercial use, and renamed ''Stafford''. After going through a couple of owners she was renamed ''Hernan Cortes'' and reflagged [[Panama]]nian, in 1961. She ran aground on [[Scorpion Reef|Alacran Reef]], [[Yucutan]], and was declared a [[constructive total loss]] (CTL) on 15 October 1966. She was scrapped the following year.{{sfn|Liberty Ships}}{{sfn|MARAD}}

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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} * {{cite web | url = http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonesbrunswick.htm | title = Jones Construction, Brunswick GA | publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com | date = 13 October 2010 | access-date = 7 November 2017 | ref = {{sfnRef|J.A. Brunswick|2010}} }} * {{cite web |url= http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/glynn/libertyships.htm |title= Liberty Ships – World War II |access-date= 7 November 2017 |ref= {{sfnRef|Liberty Ships}} }} * {{cite web |url= https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/10695 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200321/https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/10695 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 12 December 2019 |title=Samingoy |author=Maritime Administration |work=Ship History Database Vessel Status Card |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration |access-date= 7 November 2017 |ref={{sfnref|MARAD}} }} * {{cite web |last= Davies |first= James |url= http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf |title= Specifications (As-Built) |page=23 |date= May 2004 |access-date= 7 November 2017 }} * {{cite web |url= http://usmaritimecommission.de/ |title= SS ''Samingoy'' |access-date= 7 November 2017 |ref= {{sfnRef|MARCOM}} }} {{refend}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samingoy}} [[Category:Liberty ships]] [[Category:Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia]] [[Category:1944 ships]] [[Category:Liberty ships transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport]] [[Category:Maritime incidents in 1966]]