USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-24)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Icebreaker
gptkbp:armament 2 × 20 mm guns
1 × 5 in gun
2 × 40 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 76 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Pipe_and_Steel_Company
gptkbp:built gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crewCapacity 150
gptkbp:decommissioned 1974
1974-06-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 20 ft 0 in
gptkbp:enginePower 6,000 hp
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_A._McCauley
gptkb:Captain_William_H._McGowan
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-24)
gptkbp:iceClass Polar Class
Polar ice
gptkbp:launched 1943-12-09
gptkbp:length 299 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 299 ft 0 in
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted_in_the_rescue_of_the_USS_Nautilus
First_USCG_ship_to_reach_the_North_Pole
gptkbp:notableFeature Research laboratories
Cargo hold
Ice-strengthened hull
Helicopter_landing_pad
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Deep Freeze
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:operationalArea Antarctic_waters
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Icebreaking and support
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
Diesel-electric
gptkbp:researchInterest Scientific missions
gptkbp:secondaryMission Search and rescue
Environmental research
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 30 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Glacier_(WAGB-4)
gptkb:USCGC_Westwind_(WAGB-28)
gptkb:USCGC_Northwind_(WAGB-28)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots