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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - November - Whiskey - India
 NNWI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3)
Bottom Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Liberia) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1)
Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 4 August 1981, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, 10 June 1983
  • Commissioned USS Whidbey Island (LSD-40), 9 February 1985, CDR. Patrick Muldon in command
  • USS Whidbey Island is assigned to COMNAVSURFLANT and is homeported at NAB Little Creek, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,471 t.(lt), 15,939 t.(fl)
    Length 609' 7"
    Beam 84'
    Draft 19' 2"
    Speed 20+ kts.
    Complement
    Officers 22
    Enlisted 391
    Marine Detachment 402 + 102 surge
    Aircraft, helicopters (Flight Deck, 2 spots)
    Landing/Attack Craft Four (LCAC) Landing Craft, Air Cushion
    Armament
    two 25mm MK 38 Machine Guns
    two 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
    six .50 cal. machine guns
    two Rolling Airfram Missile (RAM) Mounts
    Propulsion
    four Colt Industries PC2.5V 16 cylinder diesels
    two shafts, combined SHP 33,000
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    Whidbey Island 29k USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) at sea, date unknown .
    Spartanburg County 52k Port bow view of USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192), in company with USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), background left, and USS Nashville (LPD-13), background, right, participating in "leapfrog" maneuvering drills while en route to NATO exercise Northern Wedding `86. North Atlantic Ocean, 1 August 1986, Photo by PHC Jeff Hilton USN.
    Department of Defense photo # DNSC8705004    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Whidbey Island 178k USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) with PhibRon 4 (MARG 2-87) 26th MAU embarked, off the coast of Spain, February 1987 Photo by Tom LaLumiere
    ex SGT USMC
    Whidbey Island 68k USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) during Exercise Sardinia-87, in the Gulf of Teulda, Sardinia, March 1987 Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola
    Whidbey Island 49k USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) during Exercise Sardinia-87, in the Tirreno Sea, March 1987 Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola
    LCT-1623 61k ASDV-2 backing out of the well deck of USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) while off Guantanamo Bay Cuba, late-1989. Dave Chappell BMCS(SW) Ret. Craftmaster ASDV-2, 1986 and 1990
    Whidbey Island 63k USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) moored pierside at Genoa, Italy, 22 December 1999. Photo & Collection Paolo Marsan, France
    Whidbey Island 58k USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway in the Persian Gulf, 14 September 2006.
    US Navy photo # 060914-N-4856C-005 by Mass Communications Specialist Christopher L. Clark.    		 Lee Wahler
    There is no DANFS history available for USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) at the US Naval Historical Center
    View the History and Command Operational Reports submitted by USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)
    Commanding Officers
    01CDR. Muldon, Patrick9 February 1985 - ?
    CDR. Holder, Gorden S.? - 1 May 1989
    CDR. Breitinger, Thomas1 May 1989 - ?
    CDR. Sonn, Bruce E.1991 - 19 March 1993
    CDR. Collis, Jerry C.19 March 1993 - ?
    CDR. McKnight, Terrence E.? - 11 October 96
    CDR. Pierce, Terry C.11 October 1996 - 27 March 1998
    CDR. Clark, Roy L.27 March 1998 - 17 November 1999
    CDR. Barrington, Brian E.17 November 1999 - 6 July 2001
    CDR. Hoyke, Mark R.6 July 2001 - 7 February 2003
    CDR. Woods, Alphonso7 February 2003 - 3 August 2007
    14CDR. Junge, Michael3 August 2007 - 2009
    15CDR. Weatherly, Kirk A.2009 - ?
    Courtesy Gary Priolo
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)
    Navy Fact File - Dock Landing Ship - LSD
    The LSDs of the US Navy
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