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.