USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-721)
GPTKB entity
Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Cutter
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| 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 |
gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
|
| gptkbp:commissioned |
1962
|
| gptkbp:crew_size |
160 personnel
|
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1994
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
3,250 tons
|
| gptkbp:fate |
Sold for scrapping
|
| gptkbp:home_port |
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-721)
|
| gptkbp:length |
378 feet
|
| gptkbp:maximum_speed |
29 knots
|
| gptkbp:missions |
Environmental protection
Law enforcement Search and rescue Icebreaking |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Conducted humanitarian missions
Engaged in counter-narcotics operations Assisted in drug interdiction operations Supported fisheries enforcement Participated in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill response Conducted search and rescue missions after natural disasters Participated_in_the_Vietnam_War Participated_in_Operation_Able_Manner Assisted_in_the_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina Provided_support_during_the_Gulf_War Conducted_law_enforcement_patrols_in_Alaskan_waters |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
Gas turbine and diesel engines
|
| gptkbp:service_branch |
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
|
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:USCGC_Campbell_(WHEC-32)
gptkb:USCGC_Chase_(WHEC-718) gptkb:USCGC_Escanaba_(WHEC-64) gptkb:USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715) gptkb:USCGC_Jarvis_(WHEC-725) gptkb:USCGC_Storis_(WHEC-38) gptkb:USCGC_Point_White_(WHEC-721) gptkb:USCGC_Gallatin_(WHEC-721) gptkb:USCGC_Valiant_(WHEC-721) USCGC Acushnet (WHEC-723) USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722) USCGC Reliance (WHEC-615) |