USS Whirlwind (PC-11)
USS Whirlwind (PC-11) is the eleventh Cyclone-class patrol 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. On 21 March 2022, Whirlwind was decommissioned at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.[1]

USS Whirlwind in the Persian Gulf, October 2006
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| 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 | 
| Status | Decommissioned | 
| Badge |  | 
| 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 | 
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References
    
- "Whirlwind Crew Marks End of Ship's U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning". United States Navy. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- 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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