USCGC Mackinaw (WAG-83)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 58 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Great_Lakes_Engineering_Works
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:crewCapacity 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2006
gptkbp:displacement 3,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 20 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Cheboygan,_Michigan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Mackinaw (WAG-83)
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 240 feet
gptkbp:motto “The_Mighty_Mac”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mighty_Mac
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted_in_Great_Lakes_shipping
gptkbp:notableFeature Community engagement
Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Public outreach and education
Search and rescue operations
Aids to navigation
Support for scientific research
Assistance during natural disasters
Marine safety inspections
Icebreaking for commercial shipping
Icebreaking_in_the_Great_Lakes
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkbp:primaryMission Icebreaking
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:USCGC_Mackinaw_(WAGB-83)
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Deep Freeze
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Mackinaw_(WAGB-83)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots