USS Roamer (AF-19) was the Danish refrigerated motorship African Reefer, completed 1935,[note 1] of the J. Lauritzen shipping company which had put in at Madeira after Germany occupied Denmark.

[5] African Reefer was enroute from the United States to the Mediterranean on 9 April 1940 when Germany occupied Denmark.

[4] The storeship arrived at New Caledonia on 15 September, returned to Auckland, New Zealand, 8 October, and reached Espiritu Santo 27 December.

[4] Returning to the South Pacific in February 1946, Roamer touched at Tutuila, Nouméa, Guadalcanal, and Guam, then proceeded on to Tokyo arriving 16 April.

Departing Japan 6 days later, Roamer arrived at San Francisco, California, on 7 May 1946, decommissioned and was redelivered to WSA on 14 June 1946 and was struck from the Navy List on 3 July 1946.

[4] Roamer's crew members were authorized the following medals: On 14 June 1946 African Reefer was returned to owners Rederiet Ocean Aktieselskab (then a subsidiary of J. Lauritzen), Copenhagen, Denmark under Public Law 101 at San Francisco.

[8] African Reefer had been seized with the Danish Minister consenting under the condition that the ship's title remain with Denmark and the seizure only for use.