USCGC Point Class (WPB-82480)

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Point-class cutter
gptkbp:armament M60 machine guns
Machine guns, grenade launchers
gptkbp:beam 20 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:commissioned 1967
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio, satellite communication
gptkbp:constructionMaterial Aluminum
gptkbp:crew Basic seamanship
4-10 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
1994-09-30
gptkbp:design Aluminum hull
gptkbp:displacement 50 tons
90 tons
gptkbp:draft 6 feet
gptkbp:electronicSystems Radar,_sonar
gptkbp:engineType Twin diesel engines
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Pollution response
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 1999
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First class of cutters built for the Coast Guard after WWII
gptkbp:homePort Various ports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Class (WPB-82480)
gptkbp:interiorFeatures Galley, sleeping quarters
gptkbp:launched 1966
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future cutter designs
gptkbp:length 82 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 23 knots
gptkbp:missions Patrol,_escort
gptkbp:navigationEquipment GPS, radar
gptkbp:notableOperations Drug interdiction
gptkbp:numberBuilt 37 vessels
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various missions
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
Coastal_waters
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy Sentinel-class cutter
gptkbp:retirementYear Aging fleet
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Life rafts, fire suppression system
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Support for other vessels
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 27 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Point_Class_Cutters
gptkbp:successor Sentinel-class cutter
gptkbp:supportRole Coast_Guard_training
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment Visual and electronic surveillance