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U.S.S. WHITLEY
(AKA-91)Click to view crew list
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 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 22 JUN 1944 | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 21 SEP 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 FEB 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1950 | - | SEP | 1950 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| 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