USS Whirlwind (PC-11)

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USS Whirlwind (PC-11)
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameWhirlwind
Namesake Whirlwind
Ordered19 July 1991
Builder Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down4 March 1994
Launched9 September 1994
Acquired11 April 1995
Commissioned1 July 1995
Decommissioned21 March 2022 [1]
Homeport Manama, Bahrain
MottoSecond To None
StatusDecommissioned
Badge USS Whirlwind PC-11 Crest.png
General characteristics
Class & type Cyclone-class patrol ship
Displacement331 tons
Length174 ft (53 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draught7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement4 officers, 24 men, 8 Special Forces
Armament

USS Whirlwind (PC-11) is 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]

USS Whirlwind in the Persian Gulf, October 2006 USS Whirlwind PC-11.jpg
USS Whirlwind in the Persian Gulf, October 2006

References

  1. 1 2 "Whirlwind Crew Marks End of Ship's U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning". United States Navy. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.