USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-709)

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 1970
gptkbp:crew_size 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
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-709)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notable_event Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Supported the 1984 Summer Olympics
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Gulf_of_Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Alaska_coast
Southern_California_coast
Northern_California_coast
Hawaiian_waters
Oregon_coast
Washington_coast
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-715)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned