USS Whipple
Knox-class frigate
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USS Whipple was a Knox-class frigate commissioned in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1995. In 2002, Whipple was donated to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM Mina. Wikipedia
Launched: April 12, 1968
Builder: Vigor Shipyards
Length: 438′
Construction started: April 24, 1967
Beam: 47′
Commissioned: 22 August 1970
Fate: Transferred to Mexico 10 April 2002