USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-133)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
40 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-90)
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:built gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:class Famous-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1961-06-01
gptkbp:crewSize 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
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-133)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:notableEvent Drug interdiction missions
Environmental protection missions
Search and rescue during natural disasters
Rescue_operations_during_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Maritime law enforcement
gptkbp:productionYears 1961 to 1994
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:retirementYear Aging fleet
gptkbp:secondaryMission Search and rescue operations
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law enforcement
Search and rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 33 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-111)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Stratton_(WMSL-752)
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1960
1961