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U.S.S. KENNETH WHITING
(AV-14)FIGHTING WHITING
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AV-14 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AV-14 Shellback Initiation | Add a AV-14 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 15 DEC 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 8 MAY 1944 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | SEP | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| JAN | 1955 | - | JAN | 1955 | Dependents Cruise |
| MAY | 1955 | - | NOV | 1955 | West Pac |
| MAY | 1956 | - | SEP | 1956 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 FEB 1958 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 FEB 1958 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 30 SEP 1958 | ||
AV-14 General Specifications
Class: Kenneth Whiting-class seaplane tender
Complement: 113 Officers and 964 Enlisted
Displacement: 8510 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Draft: 23 feet 9 in
Final Disposition: Sold 21 February 1962