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USS Craighead (AK-175)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Juliet - Echo
NEJE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - War II Victory Medal

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down in 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, WI.

Launched, 28 February 1945

Acquired by the US Navy, 31 July 1945

Commissioned USS Craighead (AK-175), 5 September 1945, LCDR. George M. Walker, USNR, in command

Decommissioned, 18 January 1946, at Norfolk, VA., and returned to the Maritime Commission the same day, for disposal

Struck from the Naval Register, 7 February 1946

Merchant Service

Sold in 1947 to the Republic of Turkey for 693,862ドル.00, passed to Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey, reflagged Turkish and renamed SS Kastamonu

SS Kastamonu with her sister ships SS Malatya [ex-USS Bullock (AK-165)], SS Kars [ex-USS Antrim (AK-159]. and SS Rize [ex-USS Hidalgo (AK-189) provided regular service between Turkey and Northern Europe for approximately 15 years.

Final Disposition, scrapped in January 1984 at Aliaga, Turkey

Specifications:
Displacement 2,382 t.(lt) 7,450 t.(fl)
Length 338' 6"
Beam 50'
Draft 29' 2" (limiting)
Speed 11.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 15

Enlisted 70

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Cargo Capacity 3,945 DWT

non-refrigerated 227,730 Cu ft

refrigerated 9,830 Cu ft

Armament

one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount

six single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity Diesel 6,300 Bbls

Propulsion

one Nordberg Diesel TSM6 engine

two Diesel-drive 250Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 1,750shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
Craighead	236k	Ex-*USS Craighead* (AK-175)** as the Turkish cargo vessel MV Kastamonu in Turkish waters, date and location.		Gerhard Mueller-Debus

USS Craighead (AK-175)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers

01 LCDR. Walker, George M., USCG 5 September 1945 - 18 January 1946

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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