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	Culgoa off Boston Navy Yard on 1 October 1901, flying a paying-off pennant to mark her return from the Philippine–American War
History
Name	1889: Culgoa; 1922: Champlain;
Namesake	1889: Culgoa, Victoria
Owner	1890: Wilhelm Lund; 1898: United States Navy; 1922: LH Stewart;
Operator	1890: Blue Anchor Line
Port of registry	1890: London; 1922: New York;
Builder	JL Thompson & Sons, Sunderland
Yard number	257
Launched	25 October 1889
Completed	4 January 1890
Acquired	for US Navy, 4 June 1898
Commissioned	into US Navy, 3 December 1898
Decommissioned	from US Navy, 31 December 1921
Identification	1890: UK official number 96681; 1890: code letters LMSQ; ; by 1914: call sign NDU; 1920: hull number AF-3; 1922: US official number 222721; 1922: code letters MDWH; ;
Fate	scrapped, 1924
General characteristics
Type	cargo liner
Tonnage	1891: 3,325 GRT, 2,135 NRT; by 1896: 3,444 GRT, 2,172 NRT;
Displacement	6,000 long tons (6,096 t)
Length	346 ft 3 in (105.54 m) overall; 335.0 ft (102.1 m) registered;
Beam	43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Draft	21 ft 8 in (6.60 m)
Depth	24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Decks	2
Installed power	1 × triple-expansion engine; 419 NHP
Propulsion	1 × screw
Sail plan	schooner
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h)
Capacity	as built: 1st & 3rd class passenger berths; by 1896: 43,058 cubic feet (1,219 m3) of holds refrigerated;
Complement	in US Navy: 122 officers & enlisted
Armament	in US Navy: 1 or 2 × 6-pounder guns
Notes	sister ship: Bungaree

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USS Culgoa (AF-3) was a steam cargo liner. She was launched in England in 1889 for Blue Anchor Line, who ran her between England and Australia. In 1898 she was bought for the United States Navy. She served in the Philippine–American War; the Great White Fleet; and the First World War. In 1922 the United States Department of the Navy sold her to a private buyer, who renamed her Champlain. She was scrapped in the United States in 1924.

Building

In 1889, shipyards in North East England launched two sister ships for Blue Anchor Line. The first was built by J Wigham Richardson & Co of Newcastle, and launched on 28 August as Bungaree.^[1] The second was built by J.L. Thompson and Sons of Sunderland as yard number 257; launched on 25 October as Culgoa; and completed on 4 January 1890. She was named after the town of Culgoa in Victoria.^[2] Her beam was a few inches greater than Bungaree's, but they were otherwise identical.^[3]

Culgoa's lengths were 346 ft 3 in (105.54 m) overall^{[citation needed]} and 335.0 ft (102.1 m) registered. Her beam was 43.0 ft (13.1 m); her depth was 24.3 ft (7.4 m);^[4] and her draft was 21 ft 8 in (6.60 m).^{[citation needed]} As built, her tonnages were 3,325 GRT and 2,135 NRT.^[4] She had three masts. She had a well deck forward, but not aft. She had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine that was rated at 419 NHP^[5] and gave her a speed of 13 knots (24 km/h).^{[citation needed]}

Blue Anchor Line registered Culgoa in London. Her United Kingdom official number was 96681, and her code letters were LMSQ.^[6] By 1896, Blue Anchor had refrigerating equipment installed in 43,058 cubic feet (1,219 m³) of Culgoa's holds to carry perishable cargo.^[7] Her tonnages were reassessed as 3,444 GRT and 2,172 NRT.^[5]

US Navy service

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References

^ "Bungaree". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ "Culgoa". Wear Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ Haws & Rabson 1978, p. 158.
^ ^a ^b Lloyd's Register 1891, CRO–CUL
^ ^a ^b Lloyd's Register 1896, CRO–CUM
^ Mercantile Navy List 1891, p. 66.
^ Lloyd's Register 1896, List of vessels fitted with refrigerating appliances..

Bibliography

Haws, Duncan; Rabson, Stephen (1978). The Ships of the P&O, Orient and Blue Anchor Lines. Merchant Fleets in Profile. Vol. 1. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-319-0.
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping. Vol. I.–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1891 – via Internet Archive.
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping. Vol. I.–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1896 – via Internet Archive.
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1924 – via Internet Archive.
Mercantile Navy List. London: Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. 1891 – via Crew List Index Project.

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[1] "Bungaree". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[WBS-2] "Culgoa". Wear Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[FOOTNOTEHawsRabson1978158-3] Haws & Rabson 1978, p. 158.

[LR91-4] Lloyd's Register 1891, CRO–CUL

[LR96-5] Lloyd's Register 1896, CRO–CUM

[FOOTNOTE''Mercantile_Navy_List''_1891[httpswwwcrewlistorgukdataviewimagesnameCulgoayear1891submitEnter_66]-6] Mercantile Navy List 1891, p. 66.

[FOOTNOTE''Lloyd's_Register''_1896[httpsarchiveorgdetailsHECROS1897STpagen698mode1up_List_of_vessels_fitted_with_refrigerating_appliances.]-7] Lloyd's Register 1896, List of vessels fitted with refrigerating appliances..

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 In 1889, shipyards in [[North East England]] launched two [[sister ship]]s for Blue Anchor Line. The first was built by J [[Wigham Richardson]] & Co of [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], and launched on 28 August as {{SS|Bungaree|1889|2}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bungaree |work=Tyne Built Ships |publisher=Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust |access-date=13 November 2024 |url= https://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/B-Ships/bungaree1889.html}}</ref> The second was built by [[J.L. Thompson and Sons]] of [[Sunderland]] as yard number 257; launched on 25 October as ''Culgoa''; and completed on 4 January 1890. She was named after the town of [[Culgoa]] in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]].<ref name=WBS>{{cite web |title=Culgoa |work=Wear Built Ships |publisher=Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust |access-date=13 November 2024 |url= https://www.sunderlandships.com/view.php?&ref=104862}}</ref> Her beam was a few inches greater than ''Bungaree''{{'}}s, but they were otherwise identical.{{sfn|Haws|Rabson|1978|p=158}}
-''Culgoa''{{'}}s lengths were {{cvt|346|ft|3|in|abbr=on}} [[Length overall|overall]]{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} and {{cvt|335.0|ft|abbr=on}} registered. Her [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] was {{cvt|43.0|ft|abbr=on}}; her depth was {{cvt|24.3|ft|abbr=on}};<ref name=LR91>{{harvnb|''Lloyd's Register'' 1891|loc=[https://archive.org/details/HECROS1892ST/page/n181/mode/1up CRO–CUL]}}</ref> and her [[Draft (hull)|draft]] was {{cvt|21|ft|8|in|abbr=on|2}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} Has built, her [[tonnage]]s were {{GRT|3325}} and {{NRT|2135}}.<ref name=LR91/> She had three masts. She had a [[well deck]] forward, but not aft. She had a single [[Propeller|screw]], driven by a three-cylinder [[Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion|triple-expansion engine]] that was rated at 419 [[Horsepower#Nominal horsepower|NHP]]<ref name=LR96>{{harvnb|''Lloyd's Register'' 1896|loc=[https://archive.org/details/HECROS1897ST/page/n198/mode/1up CRO–CUM]}}</ref> and gave her a speed of {{convert|13|kn|km/h|0}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
+''Culgoa''{{'}}s lengths were {{cvt|346|ft|3|in|abbr=on}} [[Length overall|overall]]{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} and {{cvt|335.0|ft|abbr=on}} registered. Her [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] was {{cvt|43.0|ft|abbr=on}}; her depth was {{cvt|24.3|ft|abbr=on}};<ref name=LR91>{{harvnb|''Lloyd's Register'' 1891|loc=[https://archive.org/details/HECROS1892ST/page/n181/mode/1up CRO–CUL]}}</ref> and her [[Draft (hull)|draft]] was {{cvt|21|ft|8|in|abbr=on|2}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} As built, her [[tonnage]]s were {{GRT|3325}} and {{NRT|2135}}.<ref name=LR91/> She had three masts. She had a [[well deck]] forward, but not aft. She had a single [[Propeller|screw]], driven by a three-cylinder [[Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion|triple-expansion engine]] that was rated at 419 [[Horsepower#Nominal horsepower|NHP]]<ref name=LR96>{{harvnb|''Lloyd's Register'' 1896|loc=[https://archive.org/details/HECROS1897ST/page/n198/mode/1up CRO–CUM]}}</ref> and gave her a speed of {{convert|13|kn|km/h|0}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
 Blue Anchor Line [[Ship registration|registered]] ''Culgoa'' in [[Port of London|London]]. Her [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] [[official number]] was 96681, and her [[code letters]] were LMSQ.{{sfn|''Mercantile Navy List'' 1891|p=[https://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/viewimages?name=Culgoa&year=1891&submit=Enter 66]}} By 1896, Blue Anchor had [[Reefer ship|refrigerating equipment]] installed in {{convert|43058|cuft|0}} of ''Culgoa''{{'}}s holds to carry perishable cargo.{{sfn|''Lloyd's Register'' 1896|loc=[https://archive.org/details/HECROS1897ST/page/n698/mode/1up List of vessels fitted with refrigerating appliances.]}} Her tonnages were reassessed as {{GRT|3444|link=off}} and {{NRT|2172|link=off}}.<ref name=LR96/>