USCGC Glacier (WAGB-4)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Ice
gptkbp:armament Missile system
2 × 20 mm guns
1 × 5 in (127 mm) gun
2 × 40 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 83 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:California
gptkb:Western_Pipe_and_Steel_Company
gptkbp:class gptkb:Polar_Class_4
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1952
gptkbp:crew 150
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1987
1987-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 30 feet
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Glacier (WAGB-4)
gptkbp:image USCGC Glacier.jpg
gptkbp:launched 1950
gptkbp:length 399 feet
121.3 m
gptkbp:mission Search and rescue
Logistics support
Antarctic research
Icebreaking operations
Antarctic support
gptkbp:nickname The Great White Ghost
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkb:Operation_Windmill
gptkb:Operation_Highjump
gptkbp:notable_products gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze_1955-56
Operation Highjump 1946-47
Operation Windmill 1947-48
gptkbp:number_of_screws 2
gptkbp:operational_area Antarctic region
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:naval_warfare
Icebreaking
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:U._S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:service_years 1952-1987
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Northwind_(WAGB-282)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1952
1952-06-30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USCGC_Storis_(WAGB-38)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7