USCGC Icebreaker (WAGB)

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Icebreaker
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
2 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Lockheed_Shipbuilding_and_Construction_Company
gptkbp:crewSize 150
gptkbp:decommissioned 2010
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:endurance 60 days
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 500,000 gallons
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity Yes
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Icebreaker (WAGB)
gptkbp:iceClass Up to 1.5 meters thick
gptkbp:launched 1965
gptkbp:length 399 feet
gptkbp:mission Icebreaking operations
gptkbp:notableOperations Environmental monitoring
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Highjump
Support for scientific expeditions
Ice reconnaissance
Support for international research collaborations
Logistical support for remote stations
Rescue missions in polar regions
Antarctic_research_missions
Training_exercises_for_Coast_Guard_personnel
Arctic_research_missions
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:operationalArea Arctic_and_Antarctic_regions
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:scientificName Computer lab
Laboratory space
Dry lab
Wet lab
gptkbp:secondaryRole Research support
Search and rescue
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Polar_Star_(WAGB-10)
USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Healy_(WAGB-20)
gptkbp:type Coast_Guard_Cutter