Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament Cannon
Machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:crewSize 14
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Cayman_Islands
gptkbp:currentStatus Artificial reef
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cayman_Islands
gptkbp:decommissioned 2014
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:exhibits Yes
gptkbp:fate Artificial reef
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First cutter to be decommissioned in the 21st century
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Virginia_Beach,_Virginia
gptkb:Cayman_Islands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cayman_Islands
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Drug interdiction operations
Training exercises with local agencies
Search for missing persons
Assistance_during_the_Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Sandy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:primaryFunction Training
Firefighting
Towing
Environmental response
Salvage operations
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Coast_Guard_Cutter_Kittiwake_II
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 54 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Coast_Guard_Cutter_Kittiwake_II
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:Chickasaw-class_ocean_going_tug
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1959