USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-72)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning_machine_gun
76 mm gun
25 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1966 in Seattle
gptkbp:crew 150 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate Budget constraints
Aging fleet
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1994 to scrapping location
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Astoria,_Oregon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-72)
gptkbp:legacy Engaged in environmental protection efforts
Contributed to maritime safety
Served in various humanitarian missions
Supported law enforcement at sea
Participated in national defense operations
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian assistance missions
Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Search and rescue during natural disasters
Rescue_missions_in_Alaskan_waters
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Arctic_waters
Coastal_waters_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Icebreaking
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 28 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-70)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots