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 and 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 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 2–8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 AA guns

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.

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]

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