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U.S.S. WHITESIDE

(AKA-90)


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AKA-90 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1944-Keel Date: 22 APR 1944
at Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland CA
JUN1944-Launch Date: 12 JUN 1944
SEP1944-Commissioned: 11 SEP 1944
JUN1947-OCT1948West Pac
FEB1950-JAN1952South Pacific
SEP1955-JAN1956West Pac
SEP1956-JAN1957Disembarked Yokouska Japan Sept ?1956 arrived TI Sept ? 1956
JAN1958-Decommissioned: 30 JAN 1958

AKA-90 General Specifications

Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship

Named for: Whiteside County

Complement: 366 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 13910 tons

Length: 459 feet 2 inches

Beam: 63 feet

Flank Speed: 16 Knots

Final Disposition: Sunk as a target ship 1971