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Whirlwind (PC-11)



Call sign:
November - Tango - Alpha - Zulu
Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Ship:

  • Laid down 4 March 1994 at Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Lockport, LA
  • Launched 9 September 1994
  • Commissioned 1 July 1995.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 328.5 t.(lt), 331 t.(fl)
  • Length 170'
  • Beam 25'
  • Draft less than 8'
  • Speed 35 kts.
  • Complement 28, eight Special Warfare/USCG Det.
  • Armament: Two Mk 38 25mm mounts; two .50 cal. machine guns, six Stinger missiles, two Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher and one Mk 52 Mod 0 chaff launcher
  • Propulsion: Four Paxman diesel engines, four shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Whirlwind 46k - .
    Whirlwind 245k 12 September 2000
    Genoa, Italy    		 Carlo Martinelli
    Whirlwind 213k
    Whirlwind 732k 25 February 2003
    Norfolk, Va.
    Escorted by Whirlwind the USS George Washington (CVN 73) passes by downtown Norfolk during her transit up the Elizabeth River from Norfolk Naval Station to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va.
    U.S. Navy photo 030225-N-1743B-001 by Lt. Cmdr. Jerry W. Billings.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Whirlwind 145k 14 April 2006
    North Arabian Gulf
    Whirlwind protects Iraq's oil terminals in the North Arabian Gulf. Attached to Commander Task Group 158.1, Whirlwind was deployed in support of Maritime Security Operations, which helped set the conditions for security and stability in the North Arabian Gulf and protect Iraq’s sea-based infrastructure, which provides the Iraqi people the opportunity for self-determination.
    U.S. Navy photo 060414-N-6282W-002 by Gunner's Mate 2nd Class (SW) Joshua Wheeler
    Whirlwind 226k 18 October 2006
    Persian Gulf
    The Cyclone-class coastal patrol craft Whirlwind, steams along while escorting the Navy's new Joint Maritime Staging Terminal (JMAST) that will support multi-national commander with Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf. MSO sets the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material.
    U.S. Navy photo 061018-N-5555T-010 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin K. Thomas    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Whirlwind 388k 29 September 2011
    Arabian Gulf
    Transiting the Arabian Gulf
    U.S. Navy photo 110929-N-OY799-162 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate    		 Lee Wahler
    Commanding Officers
    01LT David Dale Schweizer, USN1 July 1995 - March 1997
    02LT William James Parker, III, USNMarch 1997 - 1998
    03LT Matthew Arnold, USN1998 - 1999
    04LCDR Daniel Uhls, USN1999 - 14 May 2001
    05LCDR Michael Todd Echols, USN14 May 2001 - 24 January 2003
    06LCDR David Allen Bretz, USN24 January 2003 - July 2003
    07LT Patrick Thein, USNJuly 2003 - 27 July 2004
    08LCDR Marl Alan Olson, USN27 July 2004 - December 2004
    09LCDR Dennis M. Burke, USNDecember 2004 - June 2005
    10LCDR Christopher Micha Senenko, USNJune 2005 - March 2006
    11LT William Kyle Gantt, Jr., USNMarch 2006
    12LT Matt Scarlett, USN2007
    13LCDR Tom Chekouras, USNJanuary 2009
    ??LT Shelby Baecker, USN.
    ??LT Kurt Braeckel, USN2010
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    There is no DANFS history available for Whirlwind (PC-11)
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