USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-165)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
40 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1961-01-01
gptkbp:crewSize 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:drugInterdiction Numerous
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 2014
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
1994-09-30 to 2014-01-01
Seattle,_Alameda,_San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-165)
gptkbp:humanitarianAssistance Numerous
gptkbp:launched 1960-06-30
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
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:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Maritime law enforcement
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:searchAndRescueMissions Numerous
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
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-165)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:vesselType High Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1960