USCGC Southwind (WAGB-283)

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf icebreaker
gptkbp:armament 2 × 20 mm guns
various small arms
1 × 76 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 75 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew_size 150
gptkbp:decommissioned 1989
gptkbp:deployedTo scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 26 ft 0 in
gptkbp:engine 2
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Fairbanks_Morse
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Seattle
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Southwind (WAGB-283)
gptkbp:iceClass Polar Class
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 399 feet
399 ft 0 in
gptkbp:missions environmental protection
law enforcement
search and rescue
icebreaking
gptkbp:notable_event Operation Deep Freeze
Antarctic_expeditions
Arctic_missions
gptkbp:notableFeature supporting scientific research
providing humanitarian assistance
conducting law enforcement operations
assisting in oil spill response
gptkbp:operational_area Arctic_and_Antarctic_regions
gptkbp:powerOutput 8,000 hp
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
diesel-electric
gptkbp:role research support
icebreaking
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Glacier_(WAGB-4)
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:topSpeed 16 knots