USS Whippoorwill (AM-35)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as Minesweeper No. 35 |
| Laid down: | 12 December 1917 |
| Launched: | 4 July 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 April 1946 |
| Struck: | 10 June 1946 |
| Fate: | turned over to the Maritime Commission, 6 November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 840 tons |
| Length: | 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
| Propulsion: | not known |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Complement: | 66 |
| Armament: | none |
USS Whippoorwill (AM-35) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
The first Whippoorwill to be so-named by the Navy, Minesweeper No. 35 was laid down on 12 December 1917 at Mobile, Alabama, by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company; launched on 4 July 1918; sponsored by Miss M. I. Evans; and commissioned on 1 April 1919, Lt. Birney 0. Halliwill in command.
Read more about USS Whippoorwill (AM-35): World War I Mine Clearance, Post-war Transfer To The Pacific Fleet, Performing Surveys in The Pacific, Whippoorwill Modernized in 1941, Philippine Operations, Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor, Post-war Inactivation and Decommissioning, Military Awards and Honors, See Also
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