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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
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gptkbp:armament
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76 mm gun
20 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
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gptkbp:beam
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43 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
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gptkbp:class
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Cutter class
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1961
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gptkbp:crewSize
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160 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1996
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gptkbp:displacement
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3,250 tons
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gptkbp:draft
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15 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrapping
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gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
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gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Alaska
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USCGC Northwind (WHEC-689)
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gptkbp:length
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378 feet
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gptkbp:lengthOverall
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378 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:maxSpeed
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29 knots
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Northwind
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Deep Freeze
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Antarctic_region
gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Search and rescue
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Gas turbine engine
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gptkbp:range
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8,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Icebreaking
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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35 years
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Community outreach programs
Veteran support initiatives
Support for scientific research
Drug interdiction operations
Environmental monitoring missions
Assistance during natural disasters
Participation in international exercises
Training exercises with other branches of the military
Rescue_missions_in_the_Arctic
Support_for_the_Coast_Guard_Academy
Icebreaking_operations_in_the_Bering_Sea
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USCGC_Storis_(WHEC-38)
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1960
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