USS Whitley (AKA-91)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Whitley |
| Namesake: | Whitley County |
| Builder: | Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California |
| Laid down: | 2 May 1944 |
| Launched: | 22 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 21 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 August 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1960 |
| Reinstated: | 1 December 1961 |
| Struck: | 1 May 1973 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate: | Loaned to Italy, February 1962 Sold outright, 1 May 1973 |
| Career (Italy) | |
| Name: | Etna (A5328) |
| Namesake: | Mount Etna |
| Acquired: | February 1962 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, July 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Type: | Type C2-S-B1 |
| Displacement: | 13,910 long tons (14,133 t) full |
| Length: | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam: | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement: | 366 |
| Armament: | • 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount • 4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts |
USS Whitley (AKA-91) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after counties in Indiana and Kentucky. She served as a commissioned ship for 10 years and 10 months.
Whitley (AKA-91) was laid down on 2 May 1944 at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1191), launched on 22 June 1944, sponsored by Mrs. John R. Reilly, delivered to the Navy on 21 September 1944, and commissioned that same day, Comdr. Albert C. Thompson, USNR, in command.
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