USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-129)

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:built 1969
gptkbp:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Advanced radio systems
gptkbp:crew 60 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:endurance 10 days at sea
gptkbp:engineType V12_diesel_engines
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 20,000 gallons
gptkbp:generator 2 × 100 kW generators
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
1990-01-01
Homeported_in_Miami,_Florida
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-129)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_Point_class_legacy
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:navigationEquipment GPS and radar systems
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Supported maritime security operations post-9/11
Participated_in_Operation_Able_Manner
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:secondaryRole Search and rescue operations
Coast_Guard_operations
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 24 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-130)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:supportRole Training_for_Coast_Guard_personnel
gptkbp:survivability Ice-strengthened hull
gptkbp:waterQuality 3,000 gallons