USS Whippoorwill (AMS-207)

USS Whippoorwill (MSC-207)
History
United States
NameWhippoorwill
NamesakeWhippoorwill
BuilderBellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington
Laid down7 January 1954
Launched13 August 1954
Commissioned20 October 1955
Decommissioned15 December 1970
In service15 December 1970
Out of service30 June 1975
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 July 1975
Identification
Motto"Safe in Our Wake"
Honors &
awards
FateSold to the Republic of Singapore, August 1979
Singapore
NameJupiter
AcquiredAugust 1979
IdentificationHull sumbol: M-101
FateScrapped 15 August 1986
General characteristics
Class & typeBluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement412 long tons (419 t)
Length145 ft (44 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear
  • 2 × screws
Speed12.8 kn (23.7 km/h; 14.7 mph)
Complement40
Armament

USS Whippoorwill (AMS/MSC-207) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the US Navy for clearing coastal minefields.

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