USCGC Point Class (WMEC-140)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 x 76 mm gun
2 x .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:classification USCG Medium Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1970-06-01
gptkbp:constructedIn Bollinger_Shipyards,_Lockport,_Louisiana
gptkbp:crew 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1997
1997-09-30
gptkbp:decommissioningDate Replacement by newer vessels
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:enginePower 4,000 horsepower
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:St._Petersburg,_Florida
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Miami,_Florida
Various_ports_in_the_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Class (WMEC-140)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:notableEvent Supported maritime security operations
Conducted training exercises with other agencies
Participated in drug interdiction operations
Assisted in hurricane relief efforts
Conducted fisheries patrols
gptkbp:notableOperations Search and rescue missions
Maritime security operations
Counter-narcotics operations
Environmental response missions
Fisheries enforcement missions
gptkbp:operationalArea Coastal_waters_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Support of law enforcement operations
gptkbp:secondaryRole Maritime law enforcement
Search and rescue operations
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 27 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Point_Class_Cutters
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor Sentinel-class cutter
gptkbp:type Medium Endurance Cutter