USS Whitley

History
United States
Name	USS Whitley
Namesake	Whitley County, Indiana Whitley County, Kentucky
Builder	Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California
Laid down	2 May 1944
Launched	22 June 1944
Commissioned	21 September 1944
Decommissioned	16 August 1955
Stricken	1 July 1960
Reinstated	1 December 1961
Stricken	1 May 1973
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Loaned to Italy, February 1962 Sold outright, 1 May 1973
History
Italy
Name	Etna (A5328)
Namesake	Mount Etna
Acquired	February 1962
Fate	Scrapped, July 1979
General characteristics
Class and 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 in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1955. In 1962, she was transferred to Italy where she served as Etna (L9870) until she was scrapped in 1979.