USCGC Tortoise (WLB-202)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 x 25 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 37 ft (11 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Marinette_Marine
gptkbp:callsign Tortoise
gptkbp:classification WLB
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1944-06-30
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 ft (3.7 m)
gptkbp:endurance 30 days
gptkbp:enginePower 2,000 hp
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of her class to be built.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:California
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:San_Pedro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Tortoise (WLB-202)
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 180 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 180 ft (55 m)
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Marine safety
Search and rescue
Aids to navigation
Ice breaking
gptkbp:motto “The Sea is Our Home”
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in oil spill response
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 3,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Buoy tender
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceType Coast Guard buoy tender
gptkbp:serviceYears 50 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Sequoia_(WLB-215)
gptkbp:speed 13 knots
gptkbp:type Wheeled Buoy Tender
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1943
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1944
1994