USS Craighead
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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.
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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 |
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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] |
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Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
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Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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