USS Whippoorwill (AMS-207)

	USS Whippoorwill (MSC-207)
History
United States
Name	Whippoorwill
Namesake	Whippoorwill
Builder	Bellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington
Laid down	7 January 1954
Launched	13 August 1954
Commissioned	20 October 1955
Decommissioned	15 December 1970
In service	15 December 1970
Out of service	30 June 1975
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 July 1975
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-207; Hull symbol: MSC-207;
Motto	"Safe in Our Wake"
Honors and; awards	6 × engagement stars (Vietnam); Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Taiwan);
Fate	Sold to the Republic of Singapore, August 1979
Singapore
Name	Jupiter
Acquired	August 1979
Identification	Hull sumbol: M-101
Fate	Scrapped 15 August 1986
General characteristics
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	412 long tons (419 t)
Length	145 ft (44 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power	2 × General Motors 880 horsepower (660 kW) 8-268A diesel engines; 1,760 horsepower (1,310 kW);
Propulsion	Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear; 2 × screws;
Speed	12.8 kn (23.7 km/h; 14.7 mph)
Complement	40
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts; 2 × caliber .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns; 1 × 81 mm mortar;

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

History
USS Whippoorwill (MSC-207)
United States
Name	Whippoorwill
Namesake	Whippoorwill
Builder	Bellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington
Laid down	7 January 1954
Launched	13 August 1954
Commissioned	20 October 1955
Decommissioned	15 December 1970
In service	15 December 1970
Out of service	30 June 1975
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 July 1975
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-207 Hull symbol: MSC-207
Motto	"Safe in Our Wake"
Honors and awards	6 × engagement stars (Vietnam) Meritorious Unit Commendation (Vietnam) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Taiwan)
Fate	Sold to the Republic of Singapore, August 1979
Singapore
Name	Jupiter
Acquired	August 1979
Identification	Hull sumbol: M-101
Fate	Scrapped 15 August 1986
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	412 long tons (419 t)
Length	145 ft (44 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power	2 × General Motors 880 horsepower (660 kW) 8-268A diesel engines 1,760 horsepower (1,310 kW)
Propulsion	Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear 2 × screws
Speed	12.8 kn (23.7 km/h; 14.7 mph)
Complement	40
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts 2 × caliber .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 1 × 81 mm mortar