USS Whirlwind (PC-11)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Whirlwind.

USS Whirlwind (PC-11)
History
United States
Name	Whirlwind
Namesake	Whirlwind
Ordered	19 July 1991
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down	4 March 1994
Launched	9 September 1994
Acquired	11 April 1995
Commissioned	1 July 1995
Decommissioned	21 March 2022 [1]
Homeport	Manama, Bahrain
Motto	Second To None
Badge
Bahrain
Name	RBNS Al-Sakeer (الصقر)
Acquired	30 March 2022
Identification	Hull number (74)
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Cyclone-class patrol ship
Displacement	331 tons
Length	174 ft (53 m)
Beam	25 ft (7.6 m)
Draught	7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement	4 officers, 24 men, 8 Special Forces
Armament	(USN) 2 Mk38 chain guns 2 Mk19 grenade launchers 2 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles

USS Whirlwind (PC-11) was the eleventh Cyclone-class patrol ship. Whirlwind was laid down on 4 March 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana, and launched on 9 September 1994. She was commissioned on 1 July 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee. On 21 March 2022, Whirlwind was decommissioned at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. ^[1] On 30 March 2022, she was commissioned by the Bahraini Navy as RBNS Al-Farooq. ^[2]

USS Whirlwind in the Persian Gulf, October 2006

References

1. "Whirlwind Crew Marks End of Ship's U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning". United States Navy. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
2. "PC-11 Whirlwind". www.navsource.net. Retrieved 2025-10-16.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Whirlwind (PC-11) at the Naval Vessel Register .

External links

• FAS