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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
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gptkbp:armament
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Machine guns
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gptkbp:beam
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41 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Marinette_Marine
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gptkbp:callsign
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WLB-398
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gptkbp:classification
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WLB
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1979
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment
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Radio
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gptkbp:crewSize
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50 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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Not decommissioned
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,500 tons
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gptkbp:draft
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10 feet
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gptkbp:endurance
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10 days
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gptkbp:engineType
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Diesel-electric
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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Pollution response
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gptkbp:flag
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Part_of_the_Coast_Guard's_buoy_tender_fleet
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkb:St._Petersburg,_Florida
gptkb:Galveston,_Texas
Mobile, Alabama
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USCGC Birch (WLB-398)
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gptkbp:iceClass
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Limited
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gptkbp:launched
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1978
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gptkbp:length
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225 feet
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gptkbp:maxSpeed
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15 knots
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gptkbp:mission
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Aid to navigation
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gptkbp:motto
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“Always_Ready”
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gptkbp:navigationEquipment
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gptkb:GPS
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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Gulf of Mexico
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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Participated in various missions since commissioning.
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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1979
Active
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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Maintenance of aids to navigation
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Buoy tender
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:Diesel_engine
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Law enforcement support
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USCGC_Maple_(WLB-207)
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gptkbp:status
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In service
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Search and rescue
Crew training
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gptkbp:type
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Buoy tender
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gptkbp:yearBuilt
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1979
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