USCGC Sea Falcon (WLB-455)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:built 1969
gptkbp:class Keeper-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio systems
gptkbp:community_engagement Public_outreach
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:crew_size 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2020
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2020-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:endurance 10 days
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 10,000 gallons
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the Keeper-class
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Coast_Guard_Base_Portsmouth
gptkb:Portsmouth,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Sea Falcon (WLB-455)
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:Marine_Iron_Works
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 175 feet
gptkbp:missions Numerous
gptkbp:navigation_equipment gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:notableOperations Hurricane response
gptkbp:operational_area Eastern_United_States
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalRange 200 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalRole Coastal patrol
gptkbp:primaryFunction Icebreaking
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
Screw propeller
gptkbp:replacedBy USCGC Sea Hawk (WLB-387)
gptkbp:role Environmental protection
gptkbp:secondary_mission Search and rescue
Buoy tending
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceHistory Active duty until 2020
gptkbp:services 2020
gptkbp:serviceYears 50 years
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Sea_Lion_(WLB-402)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor USCGC Sea Hawk (WLB-387)
gptkbp:supportRole Law enforcement
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives Pollution response
gptkbp:training Crew training