USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-859)

GPTKB entity

Properties (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crewSize 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Franklin (WHEC-859)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 29 knots
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Conducted humanitarian missions
Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Conducted fisheries patrols
Supported national defense operations
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
Coastal patrol
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-715)
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1969