USS Craighead

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 and 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

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

Post-World War II activity

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

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

Merchant service

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

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
^ MARAD.
^ ^a ^b Navsource 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c DANFS.

Bibliography

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.org. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
"Craighead". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

External links

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

v t e 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
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

v t e Type C1-M ships
Type C1-M-AV1	Alamosa Alcona Acorn Knot / Sgt. George D Keathley Amador <i>Anchor Bend</i> <i>Anchor Hitch</i> Antrim Autauga Beaverhead Becket Bend / Private John F. Thorson <i>Becket Hitch</i> Bell Ringer / Captain Arlo L. Olson Beltrami <i>Bight Knot</i> <i>Blackwall Hitch</i> Blount <i>Boatswain's Hitch</i> <i>Bowline Knot</i> Brevard Bullock <i>Buntline Hitch</i> Cabell <i>Cable Splice</i> Caledonia <i>Cape Somerset</i> <i>Cape Stanhope</i> <i>Capstan Knot</i> <i>Carrick Bend</i> <i>Cat's Paw</i> <i>Chain and Crown</i> Charlevoix Chatham Check Knot / Sgt. Joseph E. Muller Chicot <i>Cinch Knot</i> Claiborne Clarion <i>Clove Hitch</i> <i>Coastal Captain</i> <i>Coastal Charger</i> <i>Coastal Courser</i> Coastal Crusader Coastal Guide / Sgt. George Peterson <i>Coastal Mariner</i> <i>Coastal Monarch</i> <i>Coastal Monitor</i> <i>Coastal Rambler</i> <i>Coastal Ranger</i> <i>Coastal Telegrapher</i> Codington Colquitt Craighead <i>Crossing Hitch</i> <i>Crown and Diamond</i> <i>Crown Knot</i> <i>Diamond Hitch</i> <i>Diamond Knot</i> <i>Doddridge</i> <i>Double Loop</i> <i>Dragon Fly</i> <i>Duval</i> <i>Elmer J. Burr</i> <i>Emerald Knot</i> Fairfield Faribault Fentress <i>Fiador Knot</i> <i>Fisherman's Bend</i> Flagler <i>Flemish Knot</i> Gadsden Glacier Grainger <i>Grass Knot</i> <i>Gunner's Knot</i> Gwinnett Habersham <i>Half Hitch</i> <i>Half Knot</i> <i>Harold W. Roberts</i> <i>Hawser Bend</i> <i>Hawser Eye</i> <i>Hawser Splice</i> Hennepin Herkimer <i>Hickory Bay</i> <i>Hickory Beck</i> <i>Hickory Bourne</i> <i>Hickory Brae</i> <i>Hickory Brook</i> <i>Hickory Burn</i> <i>Hickory Cairn</i> <i>Hickory Cape</i> <i>Hickory Coll</i> <i>Hickory Crest</i> <i>Hickory Dale</i> <i>Hickory Dell</i> <i>Hickory Dyke</i> <i>Hickory Ghyll</i> <i>Hickory Glen</i> <i>Hickory Isle</i> <i>Hickory Knoll</i> <i>Hickory Lake</i> <i>Hickory Mount</i> <i>Hickory Stream</i> <i>Hickory Tarn</i> <i>Hickory Tor</i> Hidalgo <i>Honda Knot</i> <i>Hook Hitch</i> <i>Horseshoe Splice</i> <i>Jacob's Ladder</i> <i>Jumper Hitch</i> Kenneth E. Gruennert / Grommet Reefer Kenosha <i>Knob Knot</i> Lancaster <i>Lanyard Knot</i> <i>Leader Loop</i> Lebanon Lehigh <i>Lever's Bend</i> <i>Lewis Hall</i> Link Splice / Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley <i>Lock Knot</i> <i>Long Eye</i> Long Splice / Private Frank J. Petrarca <i>Loop Knot</i> <i>Magnus Hitch</i> Maiden's Eye / Colonel William J. O'Brien <i>Mainsheet Eye</i> <i>Manrope Knot</i> Marengo <i>Mariner's Splice</i> Marline Hitch <i>Marlingspike Hitch</i> <i>Masthead Knot</i> Midland <i>Minidoka</i> <i>Mooring Hitch</i> <i>Mooring Knot</i> Muscatine Muskingum Nicollet <i>Ocean Plat</i> Pembina Pemiscot <i>Phoebe Knot</i> <i>Pinellas</i> <i>Pipestone</i> <i>Pitkin</i> Poinsett Pontotoc <i>Reef Knot</i> <i>Reeving Eye</i> Richland <i>Rigger's Eye</i> <i>Ring Hitch</i> <i>Ring Knot</i> <i>Ring Splice</i> <i>Roband Hitch</i> Rockdale <i>Rolling Hitch</i> Rose Knot Round Splice / Private Jose F. Valdez <i>Running Knot</i> <i>Sailmaker's Splice</i> <i>Sailor's Splice</i> <i>Salmon Knot</i> Sampan Hitch Schuyler Screven Sebastian <i>Shamrock Knot</i> <i>Sheepshank</i> <i>Sheet Bend</i> <i>Shell Bar</i> Short Splice <i>Sinnet</i> <i>Snakehead</i> <i>Snug Hitch</i> Somerset / Coastal Sentry <i>Span Splice</i> <i>Spanish Bowline</i> <i>Spar Hitch</i> Spindle Eye / Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup <i>Spool Sinnet</i> <i>Square Knot</i> <i>Square Sinnet</i> <i>Star Knot</i> <i>Studding Sail</i> Sussex Sword Knot <i>Tag Knot</i> <i>Tapir Splice</i> Tarrant <i>Terminal Knot</i> <i>Thimble Eye</i> Timber Hitch Tipton <i>Traverse</i> <i>True Knot</i> <i>Tucked Bend</i> <i>Tulare</i> <i>Turk's Head</i> <i>Wall Knot</i> <i>Water Knot</i> <i>Westchester</i> <i>William G. Fournier</i> <i>William N. Nelson</i> <i>Yard Hitch</i>
Type C1-M-AV7	<i>Coastal Liberator</i>
Type C1-M-AV8	<i>Crossing Knot</i> <i>Flat Knot</i> <i>Marline Bend</i> <i>Persian Knot</i> <i>Single Hitch</i> <i>Solid Sinnet</i>
Type C1-MT-BU1	<i>Arizona Pine</i> <i>California Redwood</i> <i>Oregon Fir</i> <i>Washington Cedar</i>

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