USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-160)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
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 1966
gptkbp:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:crew 60 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:deployedTo Scrapped in 1999
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V12_diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance Part_of_the_Point_class_legacy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
Moved_to_San_Pedro_in_1971
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-160)
gptkbp:launched 1965
gptkbp:length 210 feet
210 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:maxRange 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notable_event Conducted search and rescue missions
Conducted maritime safety patrols
Participated in drug interdiction operations
Supported fisheries enforcement
Assisted in natural disaster response
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Alaska_waters
Coastal_waters_of_California
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:replacedBy Newer class cutters
gptkbp:role Support for naval operations
Coast_Guard_operations
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-161)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots