USCGC Point Class (WMEC-27)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel Small boats
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Marine_Iron_Works
gptkbp:class 12
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio systems
gptkbp:crew_size 50 personnel
gptkbp:currentLocation Mothballed
gptkbp:decommissioned 1997
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1997-09-30
gptkbp:design Modified_from_Point_Class
gptkbp:design_feature Multi-mission capabilities
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:endurance Up to 30 days
gptkbp:environmentalProtection Pollution response
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of USCG modernization efforts
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:St._Petersburg,_Florida
Various ports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Class (WMEC-27)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future cutter designs
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableOperations Maritime security
Humanitarian assistance
Drug interdiction
Counter-narcotics
gptkbp:operationalHistory Active in the 1970s to 1990s
gptkbp:operationalRange Coastal_waters
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:radar Navigation_radar
gptkbp:replacedBy Sentinel-class cutters
gptkbp:role Support operations
Patrol
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship Point Class cutters
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor Sentinel-class cutter
gptkbp:supportRole Training_for_Coast_Guard_personnel
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment Sonar_systems
gptkbp:type Medium Endurance Cutter