USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-59)

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cutter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning_machine_gun
76 mm gun
RPG-7
20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Western_Boat_Building_Company
gptkbp:built 1961
gptkbp:class Cutter class
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:crew_size 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:deployedTo Sold for scrap
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:engine 2
gptkbp:enginePower 12,000 horsepower
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Seattle,_WA
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-59)
gptkbp:launched 1962
gptkbp:length 378 feet
378 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:notable_event Environmental protection efforts
Support for law enforcement agencies
Assistance during natural disasters
Rescue of fishermen in distress
Participation in search and rescue operations
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
Diesel-electric
gptkbp:radar AN/SPS-40
AN/SPS-73
gptkbp:secondary_mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Humanitarian missions
Counter-narcotics operations
Drug interdiction operations
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-61)
gptkbp:sonar AN/SQS-26
gptkbp:speed 29 knots