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USS Whiteside (AKA-90)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Lima - Sierra
NHLS

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (4)
Fourth Row - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 22 April 1944, as SS Wings of the Morning, a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1190), at Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA.

Launched, 12 June 1944

Commissioned USS Whiteside (AKA-90), 11 September 1944, CDR. Charles P. Woodson, USN in command

During World War II USS Whiteside (AKA-90) was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Sixteen, COMO J.R. McGovern USN;
TransDiv Forty-Six and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 7 March 1945	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 9 to 15 April 1945

Following World War II USS Whiteside was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 to 11 September 1945	23 October to 7 December 1945
11 to 15 October 1945	25 January to 7 March 1947
7 to 11 December 1945	1 July to 4 August 1947
1 September to 1 October 1946	6 to 11 October 1947
14 to 24 January 1947	6 to 24 July 1948
5 to 18 March 1947	28 December 1948 to 25 January 1949
5 August to 1 September 1947
13 to 16 October 1947 1947
25 July to 7 August 1948
17 to 25 December 1948
21 February to 15 March 1951
28 April to 17 May 1951
1 to 23 July 1951

During the Korean War USS Whiteside (AKA-90) participated in the following campaigns:

Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates3
Korean War Campaign
North Korean Aggression, 2 August to 13 September 1950	Inchon Landing, 14 to 17 September 1950
Communist China Aggression, 8 to 14 December 1950	Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, 12 to 13 June 1952

Decommissioned, 30 June 1958, at Astoria. OR.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS Whiteside earned two battle stars for World War II service and four battle stars for Korean War service

Returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

Reacquired by the Navy for use as a target

Final Disposition, sunk as a target 1971

Specifications:
Displacement 6,556 t.(lt) 14,200 t.(fl)
Length 459' 2"
Beam 63'
Draft 26' 4"
Speed 16.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 36

Enlisted 330

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Cargo Capacity 4,450 DWT

non-refrigerated 440,000 Cu. ft.

Armament

one 5"/38 cal. dual purpose gun mount

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

eighteen single 20mm AA gun mounts

Boats

eight LCMs

one LCP(L)

fifteen LCVPs

Fuel Capacity

NSFO 11,190

Propulsion

one General Electric steam turbine

two Combustion Engineering boilers, 450psi 750°

double General Electric Main Reduction Gears

three turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ships Service Generators

single propeller, 6,000shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
1389k	Overhead view of *USS Whiteside* (AKA-90)** under way while conducting shakedown training, 20 September 1944.	David Buell
237k	*USS Whiteside* (AKA-90)** at anchor, date and location unknown.	Britt Fontenot GMG2 1967-1971
217k	*USS Whiteside* (AKA-90)** anchored in San Francisco Bay, CA., circa late-1940s. Note the odd style hull numbers painted on her bow. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 78282	Mike Fry and Robert Hurst
203k	*USS Whiteside* (AKA-90)** change of command at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 22 October 1951, CDR. William E. Seipt, relieved CAPT.Eugene L. Lugibihl.	Mike Fry

USS Whiteside (AK-90) Antenna Array Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 16 September 1953
		Antenna List
	Broadside NY9-18687-9-53	Bow on NY9-1868-9-53	Stern NY9-18988-9-53
USS Whiteside (AK-90) Antenna Array San Francisco Naval Shipyard, 25 October 1955
From 090° NY1-4218-L-10-55	From 185° NY1-4221-L-10-55	From 110° NY1-4223-L-10-55	From 100° NY1-4224-L-10-55	From 350° NY1-4225-L-1--55

USS Whiteside (AKA-90)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Woodson, Charles Philip, USN	11 September 1944 - 9 August 1946
02	CAPT. Lynch, Oliver Demouy Thomas	9 August 1946 - 24 November 1947
03	CAPT. Adams, Scarritt	24 November 1947 - 11 February 1949
04	CAPT. Haviland III, James William	11 February 1949 - 13 July 1950
05	CAPT. Lugibihl, Eugene Lee	13 July 1950 - 22 October 1951
06	CDR. Seipt, William E.	22 October 1951 - 28 July 1952
07	LCDR. Stewart, Erwin Royal	28 July 1952 - ?
08	CDR. O'Handley, Joseph Allen Edward	26 September 1952 - 1953
10	CAPT. Kirkpatrick Jr., William Sherman	November 1956 - January 1958


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Whiteside (AKA-90) War Diaries September 1944 to November 1945 and Ship's History
MARAD Vessel History Database

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