SS Samingoy

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

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:
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
Status: Refloated, declared constructive total loss (CTL), scrapped 1967
General characteristics [2]
Class and type:
Tonnage:
Displacement:
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:
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:
Armament:

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; sponsored by Mrs. Parks M. King, and launched on 30 April 1944.[3][1]

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 Panamanian, in 1961. She ran aground on Alacran Reef, Yucutan, and was declared a constructive total loss (CTL) on 15 October 1966. She was scrapped the following year.[4][5]

References
  1. MARCOM.
  2. Davies 2004, p. 23.
  3. J.A. Brunswick 2010.
  4. Liberty Ships.
  5. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "Jones Construction, Brunswick GA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  • "Liberty Ships – World War II". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  • Maritime Administration. "Samingoy". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  • Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "SS Samingoy". Retrieved 7 November 2017.


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