# SS Samingoy

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World War II Liberty ship of the United States

History United States Name Samingoy Ordered as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2357 Builder J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia Cost $1,028,716[1] Yard number 142 Way number 2 Laid down 24 March 1944 Launched 30 April 1944 Sponsored by Mrs. Parks M. King Completed 13 May 1944 Fate Transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport upon completion. United Kingdom Name Samingoy Operator New Zealand Shipping Co., London Acquired 13 May 1944 Identification Call Signal: GSVX [1] Fate Sold to Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., 20 June 1947 United Kingdom Name Stafford Operator Federal S. N. Co., London Acquired 20 June 1947 Fate Sold, 1950 United Kingdom Name Bimini Namesake Bimini Operator Nassau Maritime Co., Nassau, Bahamas Acquired 1950 Fate Sold, 1959 Panama 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 General characteristics [2] Class & type Liberty ship type EC2-S-C1, standard Tonnage 10,865 LT DWT 7,176 GRT Displacement 3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max) Length 441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl Beam 57 feet (17 m) Draft 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) Installed power 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) Propulsion 1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 1 × screw propeller Speed 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) Capacity 562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m3) (grain) 499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m3) (bale) Complement 38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG Armament Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

**SS *Samingoy*** was a [Liberty ship](/source/Liberty_ship) built in the [United States](/source/United_States) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). She was transferred to the [British Ministry of War Transportation](/source/Ministry_of_War_Transport) (MoWT) upon completion.

## Construction

*Samingoy* was laid down on 24 March 1944, under a [Maritime Commission](/source/Maritime_Commission) (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2357, by [J.A. Jones Construction](/source/J.A._Jones_Construction), [Brunswick](/source/Brunswick%2C_Georgia), Georgia; sponsored by Mrs. Parks M. King, and launched on 30 April 1944.[3][1]

## History

She was allocated to [New Zealand Shipping](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_Shipping&action=edit&redlink=1), on 13 May 1944. On 20 June 1947, she was sold to the [Federal Steam Navigation Company, Ltd.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Steam_Navigation_Company,_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1), for commercial use, and renamed *Stafford*. After going through a couple of owners she was renamed *Hernan Cortes* and reflagged [Panamanian](/source/Panama), in 1961. She ran aground on [Alacran Reef](/source/Scorpion_Reef), [Yucutan](/source/Yucutan), and was declared a [constructive total loss](/source/Constructive_total_loss) (CTL) on 15 October 1966. She was scrapped the following year.[4][5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARCOM_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARCOM_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARCOM_1-2) [MARCOM](#CITEREFMARCOM).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavies200423_2-0)** [Davies 2004](#CITEREFDavies2004), p. 23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJ.A._Brunswick2010_3-0)** [J.A. Brunswick 2010](#CITEREFJ.A._Brunswick2010).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELiberty_Ships_4-0)** [Liberty Ships](#CITEREFLiberty_Ships).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARAD_5-0)** [MARAD](#CITEREFMARAD).

## Bibliography

- ["Jones Construction, Brunswick GA"](http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonesbrunswick.htm). www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

- ["Liberty Ships – World War II"](http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/glynn/libertyships.htm). Retrieved 7 November 2017.

- Maritime Administration. ["Samingoy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200321/https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/10695). *Ship History Database Vessel Status Card*. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Archived from [the original](https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/10695) on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

- Davies, James (May 2004). ["Specifications (As-Built)"](http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf) (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

- ["SS *Samingoy*"](http://usmaritimecommission.de/). Retrieved 7 November 2017.

v t e MARCOM ships built by Jones Construction, Jones-Brunswick Shipyards, Brunswick, Georgia, during World War II Type EC2-S-C1 ships "Liberty Ships" James M. Wayne William B. Woods Joseph R. Lamar Thomas Todd Robert Trimble John Catron John McKinley John A. Campbell John M. Harlan Howell E. Jackson Edward D. White Horace H. Lurton Henry W. Grady James A. Wetmore Frederick Bartholdi John B. Gordon Edward P. Alexander Robert Battey Patrick H. Morrissey Joe C. S. Blackburn John B. Lennon George G. Crawford David B. Johnson Howard E. Coffin R. Ney McNeely Benjamin H. Hill Joseph M. Terrell Robert R. Livingston Samalness Isaac Shelby Samfairy Samfoyle Samfinn Samvigna Samselbu Samleyte Samaustral Samingoy Samlorian Samoland Donald W. Bain Augustine B. McManus James B. Duke W. P. Few Alexander S. Clay F. Southall Farrar James W. Cannon Frank Park Eugene T. Chamberlain Thomas B. King R. Walton Moore Niels Poulson Arthur J. Tyrer Cassius Hudson Lunsford Richardson Johan Printz Charles S. Haight R. J. Reynolds Duncan L. Clinch Abigail Gibbons Charles W. Stiles Murray M. Blum Laura Bridgman Richard Randall Edward R. Squibb John H. Hammond Albert K. Smiley Ira Nelson Morris George W. Norris Arthur M. Hulbert M. E. Comerford Felix Riesenberg Robert J. Banks William F. Jerman William Cox George R. Poole Harold O. Wilson James Bennett Moore Halton R. Carey Harold Dossett Patrick S. Mahony Richard A. Van Pelt Charles C. Randleman Roy James Cole Patrick B. Whalen Type C1-M-AV1 ships Lock Knot/Private George J. Peters Ring Splice Sinnet Crown and Diamond Bell Ringer/Captain Arlo L. Olson Rigger's Eye Span Splice True Knot Shell Bar Mooring Hitch Tag Knot Coastal Mariner Coastal Captain Coastal Ranger

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1966 Shipwrecks 10 Jan: MV Monte Palomares 20 Jan: Bright Star, Mi Amigo 22 Feb: Rexton Kent 25 Feb: Ariete 4 Mar: Sand Star 11 Mar: Evi 21 Apr: Costance, USS Lewis, USS Walter B. Cobb 24 May: Kaitawa 26 May: Eastern Mariner May (unknown date): USS Tingey 10 Jun: Dixmude 25 Jun: USS Stalwart 11 Jul: USS Naifeh 13 Jul: USS Ulvert M. Moore 25 Jul: Koula F 31 Jul: MV Darlwyne 14 Sep: Hai August (unknown date): USS Maurice J. Manuel October (unknown date): USNS American Mariner, USS Suisun 11 Oct: White Eagle/ex-George Weems 15 Oct: Hernan Cortes 10 Nov: Shibam 11 Nov: Isle of Gigha 19 Nov: Nordmeer 29 Nov: Daniel J. Morrell 30 Nov: Pionere 8 Dec: Heraklion 12 Dec: Agia Varvara 18 Dec: USS Colahan 30 Dec: USS Mahnomen County Unknown date: USS Corson, Francis Garnier, Flying Gull Other incidents February (unknown date): Beberibe 21 Apr: USS Gantner April (unknown date): Michelangelo 10 May: RMMV Capetown Castle June–July: Loss of MV Alva Cape 7 Sep: Hanseatic 26 Oct: USS Oriskany 25 Nov: Doris Unknown date: Loch Seaforth 1965 1967

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