USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-56)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
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:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:crew 80 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Scrapped
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-56)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Conducted maritime law enforcement operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Rescued stranded vessels
Supported national defense operations
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Vietnam_War
Maritime law enforcement
Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction efforts
Environmental missions
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
California_coast
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:primaryFunction Search and rescue operations
Coast_Guard_operations
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-57)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1965
1966
1994