USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-135)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:built 1965
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:crew_size 80
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-135)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
210 feet 8 inches
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Point_Franklin
gptkbp:notable_event Humanitarian assistance missions
Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction missions
Environmental response operations
Rescue operations during the 1980s
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_status Inactive
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy National Security Cutter
gptkbp:role Naval operations
Coast_Guard_operations
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-956)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-826)
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:topSpeed 20 knots