USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Icebreaker
gptkbp:armament 2 × 20 mm guns
1 × 76 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 75 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
gptkbp:classification WAGB
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Tacoma,_Washington
gptkbp:crewCapacity 150
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
1989
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 26.5 ft
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._McGowan
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First icebreaker to circumnavigate North America.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280)
gptkbp:iceClass Up to 1.5 meters
gptkbp:length 399 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 121.0 m
gptkbp:maxRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Operation Deep Freeze
Antarctic_expeditions
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:operationalArea Arctic_and_Antarctic_regions
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:USCGC_Healy_(WAGB-20)
gptkbp:secondaryRole Icebreaking and support missions.
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944-1989
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Glacier_(WAGB-4)
gptkb:USCGC_Northwind_(WAGB-282)
gptkbp:topSpeed 16 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1943
1944
1989