USCGC Point Class (WMEC-159)

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
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:Morrison-Knudsen
gptkbp:classification gptkb:American_Bureau_of_Shipping
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1995
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:design Modified Point Class
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:electronicSystems gptkb:Radar
Communication systems
Sonar
Navigation_systems
gptkbp:endurance 10 days
gptkbp:engineType Diesel-electric
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Assisted in natural disasters
Participated in major drug busts
Contributed to maritime law enforcement.
First class of medium endurance cutters
Served_during_the_Cold_War
gptkbp:homePort Various locations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Class (WMEC-159)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableOperations Maritime security
Port security
Humanitarian assistance
Drug interdiction
Counter-narcotics
gptkbp:operationalArea Coastal_waters
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 3,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy Fast Response Cutter
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Lifeboats
Fire suppression systems
Life jackets
Emergency beacons
Survival rafts
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Point_Class_Cutters
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor Sentinel-class cutter
gptkbp:type Medium Endurance Cutter