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U.S.S. WHITESIDE
(AKA-90)Click to view crew list
AKA-90 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-90 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-90 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 22 APR 1944 at Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland CA | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 12 JUN 1944 | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 11 SEP 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1947 | - | OCT | 1948 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1950 | - | JAN | 1952 | South Pacific |
| SEP | 1955 | - | JAN | 1956 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1956 | - | JAN | 1957 | Disembarked Yokouska Japan Sept ?1956 arrived TI Sept ? 1956 |
| JAN | 1958 | - | 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