USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-726)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
2 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew 150 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate Aging fleet
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
Seattle_to_San_Francisco
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-726)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Maritime security
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian missions
Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction missions
Environmental response missions
Rescue operations during the 1980s
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
West_Coast_of_the_United_States
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:primaryFunction Support for other agencies
Coast_Guard_operations
gptkbp:productionYears 1970-1994
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Newer class cutters
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-726)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-726)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1969
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1970
1994