USS WHIRLWIND PC 11 |
Keel Laid: March 4, 1994 Launched: September 9, 1994 Commissioned: July 1, 1995 Decommissioned: March 21, 2022 Builder: Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard, Lockport, LA. Propulsion system: 4 - Paxman Diesels Valenta 16RP200M Propellers: four Length, overall: 170 feet (51.8 meters) Beam: 25 feet (7.6 meters) Draft: 7 6" feet (2.3 meters) Displacement: approx. 331 tons Speed: 35 knots Crew: 4 officers, 24 enlisted and 8 Special Forces personnel Armament: - 2 MK-38 MOD 2 25mm chain guns - 2 .50 cal machine guns - 2 MK-19 automatic grenade launchers - 6 stinger missiles |