USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-134)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning_machine_gun
76 mm gun
20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
gptkbp:built 1960
gptkbp:class Cutter class
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1961-06-30
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 2000
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-134)
gptkbp:launched 1960-03-15
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Point Class Cutter
gptkbp:notableEvent Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Operation Market Time
Environmental response operations
Participated_in_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 33 years
gptkbp:significantEvent Maritime law enforcement
Humanitarian assistance missions
Counter-narcotics operations
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-133)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots