USS Craighead
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Craighead |
| Namesake | Craighead County, Arkansas |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2148 |
| Builder | Froemming Brothers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 20 |
| 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 |
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| Fate | Sold, 24 February 1947 |
| 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 | |
| Class & type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement |
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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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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.