USS Whirlwind (PC-11)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Whirlwind.
.jpg) USS Whirlwind (PC-11) | |
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Homeport: | Manama, Bahrain |
| Motto: | Second To None |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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) is the eleventh Cyclone class Patrol (coastal) ship. Whirlwind was laid down 4 March 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 9 September 1994. She was commissioned 1 July 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee.
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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USS Whirlwind in the Persian Gulf, October 2006
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