SS "Stephen Hopkins" was an armed American liberty ship which fought during World War II. On 27 September, "Stephen Hopkins" was returning to Surinam from Cape Town when attacked by the auxiliary cruiser "Stier". "Stephen Hopkins" was ordered to stop by the Germans, the Americans refused, so they opened fire with their main battery. A lone gun and a few machine guns were then put in operation by the Americans and a short but violent battle was fought. Both vessels suffered casualties and by 10:00 the American ship was sunk. "Stier" was badly damaged as well and could no longer make steam so her commander scuttled her less than two hours after defeating the American vessel.