USS Whipple

USS Whipple

The name USS "Whipple" has been borne by three ships in the United States Navy, which are listed below. All were named for Commodore Abraham Whipple, a naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.

*, a torpedo boat destroyer commissioned 1903, decommissioned 1919.
*, a destroyer commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1945.
*, a destroyer escort commissioned in 1970, redesignated a frigate in 1975 and decommissioned in 1992.


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