USS Situla

	USS Situla, San Francisco Bay, 1945
History
United States
Name	John Whiteaker; Situla;
Namesake	John Whiteaker; Situla;
Ordered	as a type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 1590, SS John Whiteaker
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Laid down	9 January 1943
Launched	7 February 1943
Sponsored by	Miss Anne Whiteaker
Acquired	2 December 1943
Commissioned	14 January 1944
Decommissioned	23 April 1946
Refit	Converted for Naval service at Hunter's Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, CA. and fitted out at Terminal Island, San Pedro, CA.
Stricken	22 January 1948
Identification	Hull symbol:AK-140
Fate	Scrapped 28 September 1961
General characteristics
Class & type	Crater-class cargo ship
Displacement	4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard); 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load);
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power	2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 220psi 450°; 2,500 shp (1,900 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Iron Fireman triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine; 1 × shaft;
Speed	12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Complement	281 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun; 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber DP gun; 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts;

USS Situla (AK-140) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. It was the only ship of the Navy to have borne this name. It is named after the star Situla.

History
USS Situla, San Francisco Bay, 1945
United States
Name	John Whiteaker Situla
Namesake	John Whiteaker Situla
Ordered	as a type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 1590, SS John Whiteaker
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Laid down	9 January 1943
Launched	7 February 1943
Sponsored by	Miss Anne Whiteaker
Acquired	2 December 1943
Commissioned	14 January 1944
Decommissioned	23 April 1946
Refit	Converted for Naval service at Hunter's Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, CA. and fitted out at Terminal Island, San Pedro, CA.
Stricken	22 January 1948
Identification	Hull symbol:AK-140
Fate	Scrapped 28 September 1961
General characteristics
Class & type	Crater-class cargo ship
Displacement	4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard) 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power	2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 220psi 450° 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Iron Fireman triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 1 × shaft
Speed	12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Complement	281 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber DP gun 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts