USCGC Thunder Bay (WTGB-105)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Icebreaker
gptkbp:assists Shipping operations
gptkbp:beam 42 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Marinette_Marine
gptkbp:callsign WTCB
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Canadian_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:crew_size gptkb:Great_Lakes_Fleet
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gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet
gptkbp:historical_significance First icebreaker built for the Great Lakes
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Thunder Bay (WTGB-105)
gptkbp:iceClass Icebreaker Class
gptkbp:is_equipped_with Communication systems
Firefighting system
Bow thruster
Navigation_radar
Sonar_system
gptkbp:is_featured_in Documentaries about icebreaking
gptkbp:is_known_for Assisting vessels in ice-covered waters
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:length 140 feet
gptkbp:maximum_speed 14 knots
gptkbp:missions Over 100
gptkbp:motto “Strength_in_the_Ice”
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkbp:operationalHistory 1980
gptkbp:operationalRole Icebreaking and support
gptkbp:participatesIn Training exercises
Great_Lakes_ice_operations
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:provides Environmental protection missions
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:USCGC_Mackinaw_(WLBB-30)
gptkbp:retired 2021
gptkbp:secondary_mission Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:servedIn Winter months
Operation Deep Freeze
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship USCGC Neah Bay (WTGB-105)