USCGC Point Class (WMEC-50)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
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:built 1970s
gptkbp:class 12
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio and satellite communication
gptkbp:crew_size 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1997
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:design Modified_from_Point-class_design
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:electronic_systems Radar_and_sonar_systems
gptkbp:endurance Up to 10 days at sea
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance First class of medium endurance cutters
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:St._Petersburg,_Florida
Various_ports_in_the_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Class (WMEC-50)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Maritime law enforcement
Search and rescue operations
Icebreaking operations
Counter-narcotics operations
Fisheries enforcement
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 2,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy Sentinel-class cutters
Newer classes of cutters
gptkbp:retirementYear Aging fleet
gptkbp:role Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
gptkbp:secondary_mission Environmental protection
Search and rescue
Maritime safety
Immigration enforcement
Drug interdiction
Hurricane response
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship Point-class cutters
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:successor Sentinel-class cutter
gptkbp:type Medium Endurance Cutter