USCGC St. Thomas (WLR-687)

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:beam 24 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:class Island-class patrol boat
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew 12
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:St._Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 150 tons
gptkbp:draft 7 feet
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First patrol boat stationed in the U.S. Virgin Islands
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:St._Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC St. Thomas (WLR-687)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:legacy Served for over two decades
gptkbp:length 110 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Maritime safety
Immigration enforcement
Drug interdiction
Fisheries enforcement
gptkbp:notableEvent Community outreach programs
Search and rescue operations
Drug busts
Hurricane response
Environmental clean-up missions
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:replacedBy Modern patrol vessels
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law enforcement
Search and rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_St._Croix_(WLR-688)
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Joseph_Tezanos_(WPC-1118)