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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake | 1889: Culgoa, Victoria |
| Owner |
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| Operator | 1890: Blue Anchor Line |
| Port of registry | |
| 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 |
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| Fate | scrapped, 1924 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 6,000 long tons (6,096 t) |
| Length |
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| 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 |
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| Complement | in US Navy: 122 officers & enlisted |
| Armament | in US Navy: 1 or 2 × 6-pounder guns |
| Notes | sister ship: Bungaree |
USS Culgoa (AF-3) was a cargo steamship that was launched in England in 1889, and bought for the United States Navy in 1898. She was built for Blue Anchor Line, which ran her between England and Australia. 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 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); and her draft was 21 ft 8 in (6.60 m). Has built, her tonnages were 3,325 GRT and 2,135 NRT.
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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.
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.
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