USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-121)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cutter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning_machine_gun
76 mm gun
20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Avondale_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:commissioningDate First Commanding Officer: Captain John Smith
gptkbp:crewCapacity Up to 200 personnel
gptkbp:crewSize 160
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 4,000 tons
3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:endurance 60 days
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 2014
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_WA
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-121)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:maxSpeed 29 knots
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:notableEvent Drug interdiction operations
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_the_Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Maritime law enforcement
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:range 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:secondaryMission Search and rescue operations
Icebreaking operations
Environmental protection missions
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Boutwell_(WHEC-719)
gptkb:USCGC_Chase_(WHEC-718)
gptkb:USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Jarvis_(WHEC-725)
USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722)
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1961
1963