USCGC Quill (WLB-400)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel Search and rescue operations
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Marinette_Marine
gptkbp:callsign WLB-400
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
1970-05-01
gptkbp:communityRole Public outreach events
gptkbp:crew 8 officers and 8 enlisted personnel
gptkbp:crewCapacity 16 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned nan
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:endurance 10 days
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Pollution response
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of the Keeper-class cutters
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkb:Galveston,_Texas
Mobile, Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Quill (WLB-400)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 175 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 175 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 15 knots
gptkbp:motto “Always_Ready”
gptkbp:notableOperations Hurricane response
gptkbp:operationalArea Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various missions since commissioning.
gptkbp:operationalStatus Active
gptkbp:primaryFunction Buoy tending and aids to navigation
gptkbp:primaryMission Buoy tending
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 2,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:secondaryRole Support for local law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 1970-present
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Sedge_(WLB-402)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status In service
gptkbp:supportRole Coast_Guard_training_missions
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1969