# USS Craster Hall

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Cargo steamship that served in the United States Navy

Craster Hall in civilian service between 1909 and 1918 History Name Craster Hall Owner 1909: CG Dunn & Co 1914: US Steel Products Co. Operator 1918: United States Navy Port of registry 1909: Liverpool 1914: New York Builder Wm Hamilton & Co, Port Glasgow Yard number 203 Launched 4 February 1909 Completed May 1909 Acquired for US Navy, 25 April 1918 Commissioned by US Navy, 9 May 1918 Decommissioned by US Navy, 5 February 1919 Identification 1909: UK official number 127964 code letters HNRD 1914: US official number 212886 code letters LDQC 1918: pennant number ID-1496 call sign KLK Fate beached after collision, 1927 General characteristics Type cargo ship Tonnage 4,319 GRT, 2,759 NRT Displacement 9,700 tons Length 380.0 ft (115.8 m) Beam 50.0 ft (15.2 m) Draft 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) Depth 26.2 ft (8.0 m) Installed power 414 NHP, 2,200 ihp Propulsion triple-expansion engine Speed 11 knots (20 km/h) Complement in US Navy service: 62 Armament 1 × 5-inch/51-caliber gun 1 × 6-pounder gun

**USS *Craster Hall* (ID-1486)** was a [cargo](/source/Cargo_ship) [steamship](/source/Steamship) that was built in [Scotland](/source/Scotland) in 1909 and served in the [merchant](/source/Merchant_navy) fleets of first the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) and then the [United States](/source/United_States). From 1918 to 1919, she served in the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy). In 1927, she was damaged in a collision off the coast of [Peru](/source/Peru), was beached to prevent her sinking, but was wrecked.

## Building and first owner

[William Hamilton and Company](/source/William_Hamilton_and_Company) built the ship in [Port Glasgow](/source/Port_Glasgow) on the [River Clyde](/source/River_Clyde), launching her on 4 February 1909.[1] Her registered length was 380.0 ft (115.8 m), her beam was 50.0 ft (15.2 m) and her depth was 26.2 ft (8.0 m). Her [tonnages](/source/Tonnage) were 4,319 [GRT](/source/Gross_register_tonnage) and 2,759 [NRT](/source/Net_register_tonnage).[2]

She had a single [screw](/source/Propeller), driven by three-cylinder [triple-expansion steam engine](/source/Marine_steam_engine#Triple_or_multiple_expansion) that was rated at 414 [NHP](/source/Horsepower#Nominal_horsepower)[2] and gave her a speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The ship's first owners were Charles G Dunn and Company of [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), who named their ships after [English country houses](/source/English_country_house) whose name ended in "Hall". "Craster Hall" may refer to Dunstan Hall in the parish of [Craster](/source/Craster) in [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland). Dunn & Co [registered](/source/Ship_registration) her at [Liverpool](/source/Port_of_Liverpool). Her [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland) [official number](/source/Official_number) was 127964, and her [code letters](/source/Code_letters) were HNRD.[2][3]

## US ownership

In 1914, the [United States Steel Products Co](/source/U.S._Steel) bought three of CG Dunn's ships: [*Charlton Hall*](/source/USS_Charlton_Hall), *Craster Hall* and *Crofton Hall*, and registered them in [New York](/source/New_York_City).[4] *Craster Hall*'s US official number was 212886 and her code letters were LDQC. By 1917, she was equipped for [wireless telegraphy](/source/Wireless_telegraphy).[5] By 1918 her [call sign](/source/Maritime_call_sign) was KLK.[6]

On 25 April 1918, the [United States Shipping Board](/source/United_States_Shipping_Board) transferred *Craster Hall* to the US Navy. On 9 May, she was [commissioned](/source/Ship_commissioning) as USS *Craster Hall*, with the Identification Number (ID) 1486. She was [defensively armed](/source/Defensively_equipped_merchant_ship) with one [5-inch/51-caliber gun](/source/5-inch%2F51-caliber_gun) and one [6-pounder gun](/source/6-pounder_gun).[7]

Between 25 May 1918 and 7 January 1919 *Craster Hall* made three voyages from the US to [France](/source/French_Third_Republic) with the [Naval Overseas Transportation Service](/source/Military_Sealift_Command). She took [steel billets](/source/Semi-finished_casting_products), mail, [flatcars](/source/Flatcar), Army trucks, engines and airplanes to [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux) and [Le Verdon-sur-Mer](/source/Le_Verdon-sur-Mer), Army supplies to [Quiberon](/source/Quiberon), [Saint-Nazaire](/source/Saint-Nazaire), and [Nantes](/source/Nantes), and 353 horses to [Pauillac](/source/Pauillac). On 5 February 1919, the Navy decommissioned *Craster Hall* and returned her via the Shipping Board to her owners.

On 27 June 1927 *Craster Hall* was involved in a collision with [Imperial Oil](/source/Imperial_Oil)'s [motor](/source/Motor_ship) [tanker](/source/Tanker_(ship)) *Reginolite* off the coast of Peru, and was beached at [Talara](/source/Talara) Point.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SBS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SBS_1-1) ["Craster Hall"](http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?&ref=8588). *Scottish Built Ships*. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Lloyd's_Register''_1910CRA–CRE_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Lloyd's_Register''_1910CRA–CRE_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Lloyd's_Register''_1910CRA–CRE_2-2) [*Lloyd's Register* 1910](#CITEREFLloyd's_Register_1910), CRA–CRE.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Mercantile_Navy_List''_1911124_3-0)** [*Mercantile Navy List* 1911](#CITEREFMercantile_Navy_List_1911), p. 124.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Lloyd's_Register''_1914CRA_4-0)** [*Lloyd's Register* 1914](#CITEREFLloyd's_Register_1914), CRA.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Lloyd's_Register''_1917CRA–CRE_5-0)** [*Lloyd's Register* 1917](#CITEREFLloyd's_Register_1917), CRA–CRE.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Marconi_Press_Agency_Ltd1918769_6-0)** [The Marconi Press Agency Ltd 1918](#CITEREFThe_Marconi_Press_Agency_Ltd1918), p. 769.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Yarnall, Paul R. ["Craster Hall (ID 1486)"](http://www.navsource.net/archives/12/171486.htm). *NavSource*. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

## Bibliography

- [*Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping*](https://archive.org/details/HECROS1911ST/page/n280/mode/1up). Vol. I–Steamers. London: [Lloyd's Register](/source/Lloyd's_Register) of Shipping. 1910 – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive).

- [*Lloyd's Register of Shipping*](https://archive.org/details/HECROS1915ST/page/n263/mode/1up). Vol. I–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1914 – via Internet Archive.

- [*Lloyd's Register of Shipping*](https://archive.org/details/HECROS1918ST/page/n243/mode/1up). Vol. I–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1917 – via Internet Archive.

- [The Marconi Press Agency Ltd](/source/Marconi_Company) (1918). *The Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony*. London: The Wireless Press, Ltd.

- [*Mercantile Navy List*](https://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/viewimages?name=Craster+Hall&year=1911&submit=Enter). London. 1911 – via Crew List Index Project.{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher))

## External links

- ["Craster Hall"](https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/craster-hall.html). [Naval History and Heritage Command](/source/Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command). 27 January 2022.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1927 Shipwrecks 25 Feb: Artemis 11 Mar: El Sol 27 Jun: Craster Hall 5 Aug: Chiyoda, O-2 18 Aug: Hennepin 22 Aug: Prince Rupert 24 Aug: Warabi 21 Oct: Irene 25 Oct: Principessa Mafalda 28 Oct: Fortuna 3 Nov: Greycliffe 21 Nov: Georgia 7 Dec: Kamloops 17 Dec: USS S-4 30 Dec: Seneca Other incidents 29 Jan: Celtic 6 Mar: USCGC Seminole 11 Mar: Sac City 1 May: USS Colorado 2 May: Astoria 5 Jul: RMS Ebro 15 Jul: Veendam 24 Aug: Jintsū 25 Sep: Minnekahda 6 Oct: Domala 19 Oct: Irene 20 Oct: Irene, HMS L4, HMS L5 3 Nov: Tahiti 8 Nov: Catala 20 Nov: Pierre Chailley 27 Nov: Wahehe November (unknown date): Hougomont 12 Dec: Fylgia 16 Dec: Equity 17 Dec: USCGD Paulding 29 Dec: Galatée 29 Dec: J. A. Moffett Jr. 31 Dec: Consul Horn Unknown date: America Unknown date: Pelican 1926 1928

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