USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-76)

GPTKB entity

Properties (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
2 x .50 caliber machine guns
2 x 25 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:crewSize 150
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate Aging fleet
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
From_Seattle_to_San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-76)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
Military readiness
gptkbp:notableEvent Counter-narcotics operations
Drug interdiction operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Assisted in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WHEC-70)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WHEC-73)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-70)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-90)
gptkbp:topSpeed 29 knots