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Craster Hall (SP 1486)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1909 by William Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow, Scotland; Acquired by the Navy, 25 April 1918; Commissioned, 9 May 1918; Decommissioned, 5 February 1919 and transferred to the United States Shipping Board for return to her owner the same day. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 9,700 t.; Length 392' 6"; Beam 50'; Draft 24'; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 62; Armament
one 5".


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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Craster Hall (No. 1486) was built in 1909 by William Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow, Scotland; transferred to the Navy 25 April 1918 from the Shipping Board; and commissioned 9 May 1918, Lieutenant Commander H. L. Mortensen, USNRF, in command.

Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, Craster Hall made three transatlantic voyages from 25 May 1918 to 7 January 1919 carrying a total of 28,112 tons of cargo. She transported steel billets, mail, flat cars, Army trucks, engines and airplanes to Bordeaux and Verdon; Army supplies to Quiberon, St. Nazaire, and Nantes, and 353 horses to Paulliac. After completing her vital supply duty, Craster Hall was decommissioned 5 February 1919 and transferred to the Shipping Board for return to her owner the same day.


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