USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-114)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm Phalanx CIWS
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:crewSize 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-114)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:notableEvent Provided humanitarian assistance
Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Conducted search and rescue missions
Supported environmental protection efforts
Participated_in_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:notableFeature Maritime law enforcement
Counter-narcotics operations
Environmental response operations
Rescue operations during natural disasters
Search_and_rescue_in_Alaskan_waters
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law Enforcement
Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 31 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Baker_(WHEC-117)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Barrow_(WHEC-119)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-116)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-115)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Franklin_(WHEC-118)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1961
1963