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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; Active, in commission, home ported at Little Creek, VA.

Specifications: Displacement 328.5 t(lt), 331 t.(fl); Length 170'; Beam 25'; Draft less than 8'; Speed 35k; Complement four officers, 24 enlisted, eight Special Warfare or USCG Det.; Armament two Mk 38 25mm; two .50 cal. machine guns, six Stinger missiles, two Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher, one Mk 52 Mod 0 chaff launcher; Propulsion four Paxman diesel engines, four shafts, 3,350 shp.

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Whirlwind 46k - .
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		 Bill Gonyo
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