USS Whippoorwill is a name that has been used more than once by the U.S. Navy in naming its ships. The name derives from that of the eastern whip-poor-will.[1]

References

  1. "Whippoorwill (AM 35)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2023-01-28.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.