USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-185)

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:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:crew_size 100
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-185)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notable_event Community outreach programs
Humanitarian missions
Collaboration with local law enforcement
Drug interdiction missions
Response to natural disasters
Support for scientific research missions
Environmental response operations
Support for maritime law enforcement operations
Participation in international maritime exercises
Participation in Operation Able Manner
Training exercises with other agencies
Rescue operations during the 1980s
Assistance to mariners in distress
Engagement with maritime communities
Search and rescue during storms
Public tours and education initiatives
Support for the Exxon Valdez oil spill response
Participation_in_Fleet_Week_events
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-187)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_(WHEC-189)
USCGC_Point_Verde_(WHEC-188)
USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-186)
gptkbp:topSpeed 20 knots