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| 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 |
USS Whippoorwill (AM-35) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper of the United States Navy.
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.