USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-71)

GPTKB entity

Properties (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:crewSize 160
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-71)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Maritime law enforcement
Icebreaking
Drug interdiction
gptkbp:notableEvent Assistance during natural disasters
Rescue operations during the 1980s
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_the_Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law Enforcement
Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Active_(WMSL-752)