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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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1 × 5 in (127 mm) gun
2 × 40 mm guns
4 × .50 cal machine guns
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gptkbp:beam
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83 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Western_Pipe_and_Steel_Company
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gptkbp:class
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Wind-class icebreaker
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1944
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1944-06-30
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gptkbp:constructedIn
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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gptkbp:crew
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150 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1974
1974-06-30
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gptkbp:displacement
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3,200 tons
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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Pollution response
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First icebreaker to circumnavigate North America
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USCGC Eastwind (WAG-279)
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gptkbp:iceClass
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Polar icebreaking
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gptkbp:launched
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1943
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gptkbp:length
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299 feet
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_Thomas_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Robert_L._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_Richard_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First U.S. ship to reach the North Pole
Assisted_in_the_rescue_of_the_crew_of_the_USS_Nautilus
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Deep Freeze
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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Antarctic_waters
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Decommissioned
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1944-1974
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 × diesel engines
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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Scientific research missions
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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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_Glacier_(WAG-40)
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gptkbp:speed
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16 knots
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