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USS WHITLEY
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AKA-91 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1944 | Keel Date: 2 MAY 1944 at Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland CA |
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| JUN | 1944 | Launch Date: 22 JUN 1944 | |||
| SEP | 1944 | Commissioned: 21 SEP 1944 | |||
| FEB | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 FEB 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1955 | Decommissioned: 16 AUG 1955 | |||
AKA-91 General Specifications
Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Whitley County
Complement: 366 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 13910 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Loaned to Italy February 1962Sold outright 1 May 1973
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