USCGC St. Joseph (WHEC-72)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm Phalanx CIWS
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 39 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Avondale_Shipyards
gptkbp:built 1966
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1967
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
September 30, 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth,_Virginia
gptkb:San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC St. Joseph (WHEC-72)
gptkbp:launched 1966
gptkbp:length 327 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname St._Joe
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Sea_Signal
Counter-narcotics operations
Operation Able Manner
Hurricane_Katrina_response
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various roles for 27 years.
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:role Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:significantEvent Humanitarian assistance.
Search and rescue missions.
Environmental protection missions.
Drug interdiction missions.
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Boutwell_(WHEC-719)
gptkb:USCGC_Chase_(WHEC-718)
gptkb:USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Jarvis_(WHEC-725)
gptkb:USCGC_Sherman_(WHEC-720)
gptkb:USCGC_Gallatin_(WHEC-721)
gptkb:USCGC_McCulloch_(WHEC-386)
USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned