USRC Housatonic

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Revenue_Cutter_Service
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Baron
2
gptkbp:beam 30 ft (9.1 m)
gptkbp:commander Captain John Mc Clintock
John M. Mc Clintock
gptkbp:commissioned 1850
gptkbp:constructed_in George Steers
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Lieutenant_William_H._Seward
approximately 50
Boatswain William H. Smith
Chief Engineer John H. Smith
Ensign John W. Mc Clintock
First Mate James H. Smith
Lieutenant Edward W. Smith
Quartermaster John H. Smith
Second Mate Thomas H. Smith
Surgeon William H. Smith
Third Mate Charles H. Smith
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of naval innovation.
gptkbp:decommissioned 1861
gptkbp:depth 30 feet
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 10 ft (3.0 m)
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:frequency 1847-1864
gptkbp:historical_impact pioneered naval submarine warfare.
gptkbp:historical_role blockade enforcement
gptkbp:historical_significance first warship sunk by a submarine in combat.
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:New_Bedford,_Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USRC Housatonic
gptkbp:launched 1847
gptkbp:legacy influenced future naval designs.
gptkbp:length 150 feet
150 ft (46 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:1995
gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:losses gptkb:H._L._Hunley
February 17, 1864
gptkbp:notable_event sunk by Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:U._S._Treasury_Department
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:propulsion single screw
gptkbp:replaced_by modern Coast Guard vessels
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Charleston_Harbor
gptkbp:role patrol and enforcement
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:sister_ship USRC Massachusetts
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:status protected site
gptkbp:type gptkb:product