USCGC Southwind (WAG-280)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 5 in (127 mm) gun
4 × 40 mm guns
6 × 20 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 63 feet
63 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Pipe_and_Steel_Company
gptkbp:class Wind-class icebreaker
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew 150 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1989
gptkbp:displacement 3,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 23 ft
gptkbp:endurance 60 days
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 3
Yes
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Southwind (WAG-280)
gptkbp:iceClass Polar Class 4
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 290 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 290 ft
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Deep Freeze
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 2
gptkbp:operationalArea Antarctic_waters
Arctic_waters
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Icebreaking
gptkbp:productionYears 1944-1989
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
2 × diesel engines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Scientific research
Search and rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceHistory Scientific missions
Search and rescue missions
Environmental missions
Icebreaking missions
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Northwind_(WAG-282)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943
1944
1989