USS Whirlwind (PC-11)

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

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)
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
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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