| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 35 |
| Built by | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Co (Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Dec 1917 |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1918 |
| Commissioned | 1 Apr 1919 |
| End service | 17 Apr 1946 |
| History | Reclassified ocean tug AT-169 on 1 March 1944 |
Commands listed for USS Whippoorwill (AM 35)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Laurence Francis Blodgett, USN | 1939 ? | early 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Arthur Ferriter, USN | early 1941 | Nov 1942 |
| 3 | Charles Lowell Knopp, USN | Nov 1942 | Oct 1944 |
| 4 | E. M. Floyd, Jr., USNR | Oct 1944 | Aug 1945 |
| 5 | T. M. Dill, USNR | Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Whippoorwill include:
17 Jan 1943
HMS Trusty (Lt.Cdr. E.F Balston, DSO, RN) arrived at Exmouth Gulf. She was escorted in by USS Whippoorwill (Lt. C.L. Knopp, USN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1861
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.