USCGC Tern (WHEC-760)

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
25 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel Used for training purposes
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:California
gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Owasco-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1972
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1972-06-30
gptkbp:crew Coast_Guard_training_missions
gptkbp:crewSize 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1999
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1999-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 ft 0 in
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 2001
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Vietnam_War_effort
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Tern (WHEC-760)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 ft 0 in
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various missions from 1972 to 1999.
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:primaryFunction Coast_Guard_operations
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 27 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Owasco_(WHEC-39)
gptkb:USCGC_Storis_(WMEC-38)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_White_(WPB-82301)
USCGC Acushnet (WHEC-378)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1971