SS Samingoy
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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 | , London |
Acquired | 13 May 1944 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold to , 20 June 1947 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Stafford |
Operator | , London |
Acquired | 20 June 1947 |
Fate | Sold, 1950 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Bimini |
Namesake | Bimini |
Operator | , Nassau, Bahamas |
Acquired | 1950 |
Fate | Sold, 1959 |
Panama | |
Name | Hernan Cortes |
Namesake | Hernán Cortés |
Owner | , London |
Operator | , Costa Rica |
Acquired | 1959 |
Fate | Run aground, 15 October 1966 |
Status | Refloated, declared constructive total loss (CTL), scrapped 1967 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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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 , on 13 May 1944. On 20 June 1947, she was sold to the , 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[]
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ J.A. Brunswick 2010.
- ^ Liberty Ships.
- ^ 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.
- "SS Samingoy". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1944 ships
- Liberty ships transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport
- Maritime incidents in 1966