Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the catcher Don Samuel, built in 1925 and later owned by the Compania Argentina de Pesca, Grytviken, which sank in the vicinity of these islands in 1951.
The location was designated by the UK-APC in recognition of Don Samuel, a baseball player built in 1925 and subsequently owned by the Compania Argentina de Pesca, Grytviken, which met its fate near these islands in 1951.