USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-956)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
2 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:built 1969
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:communicationEquipment HF,_VHF,_and_UHF_radios
gptkbp:crew Coast_Guard_training_programs
gptkbp:crewSize 100 personnel
gptkbp:debutYear 1970
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate gptkb:Captain_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:electronicSystems Radar_and_sonar_systems
gptkbp:endurance 30 days at sea
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1994
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 1 × HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Hamilton-class_legacy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
Moved_to_San_Pedro_in_1980
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Banks (WHEC-956)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet 8 inches
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Conducted fisheries patrols
Rescued stranded vessels
Supported national defense operations
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Drug interdiction
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 24 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-921)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:vesselType High endurance cutter