USCGC Mackinaw

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:park
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 58 ft (18 m)
gptkbp:capacity Up to 30 inches of ice
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Great_Lakes_Engineering_Works
gptkbp:crew 60
60 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2006
gptkbp:displacement 3,000 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 20 ft (6.1 m)
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:has_exhibition gptkb:Mackinaw_City,_Michigan
gptkbp:historical_significance First icebreaker built for the Great Lakes
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Sault_Ste._Marie,_Michigan
gptkb:Cheboygan,_Michigan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Mackinaw
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length 240 feet
240 ft (73 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mackinaw_City,_Michigan
gptkbp:mission Icebreaking
gptkbp:motto “ The Mighty Mack”
gptkbp:notable_event Assisted in the rescue of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkbp:notable_recipients Facilitated shipping during winter months
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:lake
gptkbp:operational_history Served in the Great Lakes region
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:previous_name Mackinaw
gptkbp:primary_function Icebreaking and search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USCGC_Mackinaw_(WLBB-30)
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:2006
gptkbp:role Icebreaking and buoy tending
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:service_years 1944-2006
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Neah_Bay
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:sport 30 days
gptkbp:status Museum ship
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Mackinaw_(WLBB-30)
gptkbp:user_experience Over 60 years
gptkbp:year_created 1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Revenue_Cutter_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4