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USS Whirlwind (PC-11)
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 USS Whirlwind (PC-11) |
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| Career US |  |
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| Ordered: | July 19, 1991 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | March 4, 1994 |
| Launched: | September 9, 1994 |
| Acquired: | April 11, 1995 |
| Commissioned: | July 1, 1995 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Manama, Bahrain |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 174 feet (53 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught: | 7.5 ft (2.5 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots |
| 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 March 4, 1994 by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana and launched September 9, 1994. She was commissioned July 1, 1995.
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