USCGC St. Helena (WMEC-363)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:challenges Budget constraints
Changing mission requirements
Aging fleet
gptkbp:class Famous-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Advanced radio systems
gptkbp:community_engagement Public outreach programs
gptkbp:crew Coast_Guard_Academy_cadets
gptkbp:crew_size 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2020
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:environmentalProtection Oil spill response
gptkbp:equipment Small boats
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:historical_significance Part_of_the_Coast_Guard's_modernization_efforts
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkb:Miami,_Florida
gptkb:San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC St. Helena (WMEC-363)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:navigationEquipment GPS and radar
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:St._Helena
gptkbp:notableOperations Environmental response
Drug interdiction
Counter-narcotics operations
Hurricane relief efforts
Migrant interdiction
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:operational_status Active duty
gptkbp:operationalHistory Over 50 years of service
gptkbp:operationalRange Coastal_waters
gptkbp:primaryFunction Patrol
Support missions
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:retirementYear Technological obsolescence
Cost of maintenance
Shift in operational focus
gptkbp:role Medium endurance cutter
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Lifesaving gear
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship USCGC_St._Alphonse_(WMEC-364)
gptkbp:status In service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Richard_Etheridge_(WPC-1102)