USCGC Point Franklin (WMEC-1157)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament Cannon
Machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:built 1970
gptkbp:callsign WPB-1157
gptkbp:class Medium Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1971
gptkbp:community_engagement Public outreach events
gptkbp:crew_size 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet
gptkbp:engine 2
gptkbp:engineType Diesel-electric
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historical_significance Part_of_the_Coast_Guard's_legacy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kodiak,_Alaska
2010
Various_ports_in_Alaska
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Franklin (WMEC-1157)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Thousands of lives saved
Fisheries enforcement
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:notableOperations Environmental response
Drug interdiction
Hurricane response
Icebreaking missions
Marine safety inspections
gptkbp:operational_area Alaska_waters
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:operationalHistory Over 50 years of service
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:replacedBy New class of cutters
gptkbp:retirementYear Planned for 2021
gptkbp:secondary_mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutter
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives Oil spill response
gptkbp:topSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:training Coast_Guard_Academy_cadets
gptkbp:vesselType Cutter
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1969