USCGC Eastwind (WHEC-379)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cutter
gptkbp:adaptation Modernization in 1960s
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
40 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 40 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
gptkbp:built 1943
gptkbp:class Wind-class cutter
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_H._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew 150 personnel
gptkbp:crew_size 150 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1974
1974-06-30
gptkbp:deployedTo Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:displacement 3,000 tons
gptkbp:electronic_systems Radar_and_sonar_systems
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
New_York_City,_New_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Eastwind (WHEC-379)
gptkbp:launched 1943-12-07
gptkbp:length 289 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:nickname Eastwind
gptkbp:notable_event Operation Deep Freeze
Antarctic_expeditions
gptkbp:operational_area Arctic_and_Antarctic_regions
gptkbp:operational_status Formerly active
gptkbp:primaryFunction Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:sailing_classes 1 Helicopter
1 Utility Boat
2 Motor Lifeboats
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Southwind_(WHEC-378)
gptkb:USCGC_Northwind_(WHEC-38)
gptkb:USCGC_Westwind_(WHEC-379)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned