USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-678)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
M2_Browning_machine_guns
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Famous-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:crewSize 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:endurance 30 days at sea
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-678)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian missions
Drug interdiction operations
Rescue_operations_during_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:radar AN/SPS-73
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceHistory Engaged in community outreach programs
Participated in international exercises
Engaged in counter-narcotics operations
Participated in Operation Deep Freeze
Participated in search and rescue missions
Conducted maritime law enforcement operations
Conducted port security operations
Conducted fisheries patrols
Assisted in the Exxon Valdez oil spill response
Supported_the_Coast_Guard_Academy
Active_in_the_Pacific_Ocean
Provided_support_for_the_U.S._Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-883)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WHEC-733)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-701)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Franklin_(WHEC-716)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Barrow_(WHEC-823)
gptkbp:sonar AN/SQS-26
gptkbp:speed 29 knots