USS Whirlwind (PC-11)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Whirlwind.
USS Whirlwind (PC-11)
History
United States
NameWhirlwind
NamesakeWhirlwind
Ordered19 July 1991
BuilderBollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down4 March 1994
Launched9 September 1994
Acquired11 April 1995
Commissioned1 July 1995
Decommissioned21 March 2022[1]
Home portManama, Bahrain
MottoSecond To None
Badge
Bahrain
Name
  • RBNS Al-Sakeer
  • (الصقر)
Acquired30 March 2022
IdentificationHull number (74)
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeCyclone-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) was 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] On 30 March 2022, she was commissioned by the Bahraini Navy as RBNS Al-Farooq.[2]

USS Whirlwind in the Persian Gulf, October 2006

References

  1. ^ a b "Whirlwind Crew Marks End of Ship's U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning". United States Navy. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "PC-11 Whirlwind". www.navsource.net. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
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