USCGC Northwind

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 x 76 mm gun
2 x .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 43 ft (13 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
gptkbp:class Wind-class icebreaker
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
gptkbp:crewSize 80
gptkbp:decommissioned 1989
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 ft (4.6 m)
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Alaska
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Northwind
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 ft (64 m)
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Scientific research
Search and rescue
Ice reconnaissance
gptkbp:notableEvent Provided humanitarian assistance during disasters
Assisted in the rescue of the crew of a downed aircraft
Participated in the 1970s oil spill response
Conducted_Arctic_patrols
Supported_the_Antarctic_research_program
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Deep Freeze
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:primaryMission Icebreaking
gptkbp:productionYears 1944-1989
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:USCGC_Healy
gptkbp:secondaryRole Research vessel
Icebreaker
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Deep Freeze
Search and rescue operations
Arctic_missions
Arctic_and_Antarctic_regions
Antarctic_missions
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip USCGC Southwind
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1943