Glacier-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval ship class
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
gptkbp:commissioned 1960s
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Lockheed_Shipbuilding_and_Construction_Company
gptkbp:crewSize 150
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
1990s
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:displacement 12,000 tons
gptkbp:firstPublished 1960
1997
gptkbp:hasMember 6
gptkbp:historicalSignificance scientific research contributions
Cold_War_operations
Antarctic_expeditions
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Glacier-class
gptkbp:iceClass up to 10 feet thick
gptkbp:length 399 feet
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:USCGC_Southwind_(WAGB-280)
gptkb:USCGC_Storis_(WAGB-38)
gptkb:USCGC_Eastwind_(WAGB-279)
gptkb:USCGC_Glacier_(WAGB-4)
gptkb:USCGC_Northwind_(WAGB-282)
gptkb:USCGC_Westwind_(WAGB-281)
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_IceBridge
gptkb:Operation_New_Horizons
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Highjump
Operation Deep Freeze 6
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:operationalArea Arctic_and_Antarctic_regions
gptkbp:primaryMission Antarctic_research
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:providesServices logistical support
rescue operations
scientific missions
gptkbp:replacedBy Polar-class icebreakers
gptkbp:researchInterest oceanography
geology
marine biology
environmental monitoring
gptkbp:role research and supply
gptkbp:secondaryMission icebreaking operations
gptkbp:sisterShip Breakthrough-class icebreakers
Healy-class icebreakers
Wind-class icebreakers
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:successor Polar-class
gptkbp:type icebreaker