USCGC Westwind (WHEC-717)

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
M2_Browning_machine_guns
gptkbp:beam 41 ft 0 in
41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1967
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1967-06-30
gptkbp:crewSize 150 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1996
1996-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 14 ft 0 in
gptkbp:electronicSystems gptkb:Radar
Communication systems
Sonar
gptkbp:endurance 60 days
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Westwind (WHEC-717)
gptkbp:launched 1966
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 ft 0 in
gptkbp:nickname Westwind
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_New_Life
Operation Market Time
Hurricane response
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 29 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Boutwell_(WHEC-719)
gptkb:USCGC_Chase_(WHEC-718)
gptkb:USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Jarvis_(WHEC-725)
gptkb:USCGC_Bear_(WHEC-361)
gptkb:USCGC_Midgett_(WHEC-726)
USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Midgett_(WHEC-726)