USS Culgoa (AF-3)

USS Culgoa (AF-3)

USS Culgoa (AF-3) was a refrigerated supply ship in the United States Navy.

Culgoa was built in 1889 by J.L. Thompson and Sons, Ltd. of Sunderland, England and purchased at Cavite, Philippines on 4 June 1898. During the naval blockade of Manila, the vessel supplied the American squadron with ice and meat. Since she was not a commissioned naval vessel, Culgoa could purchase supplies while avoiding the neutrality laws that banned sales to the Navy.