The Whippoorwills

USS Whippoorwill (AM-35) USS Whippoorwill (AM-35) Minesweeper of the United States Navy For other ships with the same name, see USS Whippoorwill. USS Whippoorwill (AM-35) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Quick facts History, United States ... History United States Ordered as Minesweeper No. 35 Laid down 12 December 1917 Launched 4 July 1918 Commissioned 1 April 1919 Decommissioned 17 April 1946 Stricken 10 June 1946 Fate Most likely scrapped 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 Close The first Whippoorwill to be so named by the Navy,…

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