USCGC Spruce (WLB-278)

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 2 x .50 caliber machine guns
1 x 25 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 46 feet
46 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:built 1971
gptkbp:callsign WLB-278
gptkbp:commissioned 1972
gptkbp:crew_size 8 officers and 14 enlisted personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2020
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 14 feet
14 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:engine 2
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Spruce (WLB-278)
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:Marine_Iron_Works
gptkbp:launched 1971
gptkbp:length 225 feet
225 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:motto “Always_Ready”
gptkbp:notableOperations Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Oil spill response
Hurricane response
Ice breaking
gptkbp:operational_area Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various missions
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:USCGC_Stone_(WMSL-758)
gptkbp:secondary_mission Search and rescue
Aids to navigation
Decommissioning ceremony
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 48 years
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Maple_(WLB-207)
gptkbp:speed 13 knots
gptkbp:status Mothballed
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Oak_(WLB-211)
gptkbp:type Buoy tender