USS Craighead

Cargo ship of the United States Navy

History
United States
Name| Craighead
Namesake| Craighead County, Arkansas
Ordered| as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2148[1]
Builder| Froemming Brothers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yard number| 20[1]
Laid down| 1944
Launched| 28 February 1945
Sponsored by| Mrs. W. R. Provoost
Acquired| 31 July 1945
Commissioned| 5 September 1945
Decommissioned| 18 January 1946
Stricken| 7 February 1946
Identification|

* Hull symbol: AK-175
* Code letters: NEWO

Fate| Sold, 24 February 1947[2]
Turkey
Name| Kastamonu
Namesake| Province of Kastamonu
Owner| Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey
Acquired| 24 February 1947
Homeport| Istanbul, Turkey
Identification| IMO number: 5183209
Fate| Scrapped in January 1984 at Aliağa, Turkey
General characteristics [3]
Class & type| Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type| C1-M-AV1
Tonnage| 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
Displacement|

* 2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
* 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)

Length| 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam| 50 ft (15 m)
Draft| 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power|

* 1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine
* 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)

Propulsion| 1 × propeller
Speed| 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity|

* 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
* 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated)
* 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)

Complement|

* 15 Officers
* 70 Enlisted

Armament|

* 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun (DP)
* 6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons

USS Craighead (AK-175) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

## Construction

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Craighead was launched 28 February 1945, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2148; sponsored by Mrs. W. R. Provoost; transferred to the Navy 31 July 1945; and commissioned 5 September 1945.[4]

## Service history

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### Post-World War II activity

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Craighead sailed from Galveston, Texas, 25 September 1945 and arrived at Davisville, Rhode Island, 4 October to load cargo for construction battalions on the US West Coast. She sailed from Davisville 25 October, arriving at San Pedro, California, 15 November. After sailing on cargo duty between Port Hueneme, San Pedro, and San Francisco, California, she sailed 14 December 1945 for Norfolk, Virginia, where she arrived 5 January 1946.[4]

### Post-war decommissioning

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Craighead was decommissioned 18 January 1946 and returned to the Maritime Commission the same day for disposal.[4]

## Merchant service

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Craighead was sold to the Republic of Turkey in 1947, for $693,862. She was transferred to the shipping company of Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Istanbul, Turkey, and renamed Kastamonu and reflagged to Turkish. Along with her sister ships, ex-Antrim, renamed Kars, ex-Bullock, renamed Malatya, and ex-Hidalgo, renamed Rize, she would, for the next 15 years, provide cargo service between Turkey and Northern Europe. She was finally broken up in the Turkish port of Aliağa in January 1984.[3]

## Notes

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Citations

1. ^ a b c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
2. ^ MARAD.
3. ^ a b Navsource 2013.
4. ^ a b c DANFS.

## Bibliography

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Online resources

* "Craighead". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 16 November 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
* "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
* "Craighead (AK-175)". NavSource. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
* "Craighead". United States Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

## External links

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* Photo gallery of USS Craighead (AK-175) at NavSource Naval History

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Alamosa-class cargo ships

* Alamosa
* Alcona
* Amador
* Antrim
* Autauga
* Beaverhead
* Beltrami
* Blount
* Brevard
* Bullock
* Cabell
* Caledonia
* Charlevoix
* Chatham
* Chicot
* Claiborne
* Clarion
* Codington
* Colquitt
* Craighead
* Doddridge*
* Duval*
* Fairfield
* Faribault
* Fentress
* Flagler
* Gadsden
* Glacier
* Grainger
* Gwinnett
* Habersham
* Hennepin
* Herkimer
* Hidalgo
* Kenosha
* Lebanon
* Lehigh
* Lancaster
* Marengo
* Midland
* Minidoka
* Muscatine
* Muskingum
* Nicollet
* Pembina
* Pemiscot
* Pinellas
* Pipestone
* Pitkin
* Poinsett
* Pontotoc
* Richland
* Rockdale
* Schuyler
* Screven
* Sebastian
* Somerset / Coastal Sentry
* Sussex
* Tarrant
* Tipton
* Traverse*
* Tulare*
* Washtenaw** / Sgt. George Peterson
* Westchester*
* Wexford† / Coastal Crusader
* Maiden's Eye / Colonel William J. O'Brien
* Becket Bend / Private John F. Thorson
* Short Splice
* Long Splice / Private Frank J. Petrarca

* * = Canceled August 1945
* ** = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Guide
* † = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Crusader

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Type C1-M-AV1|

* Alamosa
* Alcona
* Acorn Knot / Sgt. George D Keathley
* Amador
* Anchor Bend
* Anchor Hitch
* Antrim
* Autauga
* Beaverhead
* Becket Bend / Private John F. Thorson
* Becket Hitch
* Bell Ringer / Captain Arlo L. Olson
* Beltrami
* Bight Knot
* Blackwall Hitch
* Blount
* Boatswain's Hitch
* Bowline Knot
* Brevard
* Bullock
* Buntline Hitch
* Cabell
* Cable Splice
* Caledonia
* Cape Somerset
* Cape Stanhope
* Capstan Knot
* Carrick Bend
* Cat's Paw
* Chain and Crown
* Charlevoix
* Chatham
* Check Knot / Sgt. Joseph E. Muller
* Chicot
* Cinch Knot
* Claiborne
* Clarion
* Clove Hitch
* Coastal Captain
* Coastal Charger
* Coastal Courser
* Coastal Crusader
* Coastal Guide / Sgt. George Peterson
* Coastal Mariner
* Coastal Monarch
* Coastal Monitor
* Coastal Rambler
* Coastal Ranger
* Coastal Telegrapher
* Codington
* Colquitt
* Craighead
* Crossing Hitch
* Crown and Diamond
* Crown Knot
* Diamond Hitch
* Diamond Knot
* Doddridge
* Double Loop
* Dragon Fly
* Duval
* Elmer J. Burr
* Emerald Knot
* Fairfield
* Faribault
* Fentress
* Fiador Knot
* Fisherman's Bend
* Flagler
* Flemish Knot
* Gadsden
* Glacier
* Grainger
* Grass Knot
* Gunner's Knot
* Gwinnett
* Habersham
* Half Hitch
* Half Knot
* Harold W. Roberts
* Hawser Bend
* Hawser Eye
* Hawser Splice
* Hennepin
* Herkimer
* Hickory Bay
* Hickory Beck
* Hickory Bourne
* Hickory Brae
* Hickory Brook
* Hickory Burn
* Hickory Cairn
* Hickory Cape
* Hickory Coll
* Hickory Crest
* Hickory Dale
* Hickory Dell
* Hickory Dyke
* Hickory Ghyll
* Hickory Glen
* Hickory Isle
* Hickory Knoll
* Hickory Lake
* Hickory Mount
* Hickory Stream
* Hickory Tarn
* Hickory Tor
* Hidalgo
* Honda Knot
* Hook Hitch
* Horseshoe Splice
* Jacob's Ladder
* Jumper Hitch
* Kenneth E. Gruennert / Grommet Reefer
* Kenosha
* Knob Knot
* Lancaster
* Lanyard Knot
* Leader Loop
* Lebanon
* Lehigh
* Lever's Bend
* Lewis Hall
* Link Splice / Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley
* Lock Knot
* Long Eye
* Long Splice / Private Frank J. Petrarca
* Loop Knot
* Magnus Hitch
* Maiden's Eye / Colonel William J. O'Brien
* Mainsheet Eye
* Manrope Knot
* Marengo
* Mariner's Splice
* Marline Hitch
* Marlingspike Hitch
* Masthead Knot
* Midland
* Minidoka
* Mooring Hitch
* Mooring Knot
* Muscatine
* Muskingum
* Nicollet
* Ocean Plat
* Pembina
* Pemiscot
* Phoebe Knot
* Pinellas
* Pipestone
* Pitkin
* Poinsett
* Pontotoc
* Reef Knot
* Reeving Eye
* Richland
* Rigger's Eye
* Ring Hitch
* Ring Knot
* Ring Splice
* Roband Hitch
* Rockdale
* Rolling Hitch
* Rose Knot
* Round Splice / Private Jose F. Valdez
* Running Knot
* Sailmaker's Splice
* Sailor's Splice
* Salmon Knot
* Sampan Hitch
* Schuyler
* Screven
* Sebastian
* Shamrock Knot
* Sheepshank
* Sheet Bend
* Shell Bar
* Short Splice
* Sinnet
* Snakehead
* Snug Hitch
* Somerset / Coastal Sentry
* Span Splice
* Spanish Bowline
* Spar Hitch
* Spindle Eye / Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup
* Spool Sinnet
* Square Knot
* Square Sinnet
* Star Knot
* Studding Sail
* Sussex
* Sword Knot
* Tag Knot
* Tapir Splice
* Tarrant
* Terminal Knot
* Thimble Eye
* Timber Hitch
* Tipton
* Traverse
* True Knot
* Tucked Bend
* Tulare
* Turk's Head
* Wall Knot
* Water Knot
* Westchester
* William G. Fournier
* William N. Nelson
* Yard Hitch

Type C1-M-AV7|

* Coastal Liberator

Type C1-M-AV8|

* Crossing Knot
* Flat Knot
* Marline Bend
* Persian Knot
* Single Hitch
* Solid Sinnet

Type C1-MT-BU1|

* Arizona Pine
* California Redwood
* Oregon Fir
* Washington Cedar

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