USCGC Sandpiper (WMEC-901)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:aircraft Helicopter
gptkbp:armament Cannon
Machine guns
gptkbp:beam 25 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Marlow_Marine
gptkbp:class Medium Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1986
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1986-09-12
gptkbp:crewCapacity 50 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2021-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 8 ft 6 in
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Cape_May,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Portsmouth,_Virginia
gptkb:Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Sandpiper (WMEC-901)
gptkbp:length 179 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 179 ft 0 in
gptkbp:maxRange 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:motto “Semper Paratus”
gptkbp:nickname Sandpiper
gptkbp:notableEvent Training exercises
Search and rescue operations
Drug interdiction
Environmental missions
Hurricane response
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus Active until decommissioned
gptkbp:previousName nan
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceHistory Various_missions_in_Atlantic_waters.
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Tern_(WMEC-901)
gptkbp:successor USCGC Reliance (WMEC-615)
gptkbp:topSpeed 30 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1985
1986
2021