USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-722)

GPTKB entity

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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 Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1962
gptkbp:crewSize 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:endurance 30 days
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-722)
gptkbp:launched 1961
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions 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 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceHistory Engaged in search and rescue operations
Participated in community outreach programs
Participated in international exercises
Provided maritime security
Conducted fisheries enforcement
Conducted port security operations
Engaged in public education initiatives
Conducted law enforcement patrols
Assisted in the response to natural disasters
Provided assistance to other agencies
Participated_in_Operation_Able_Manner
Supported_U.S._Navy_operations
Conducted_Arctic_operations
Patrolled_the_Bering_Sea
Supported_the_Coast_Guard's_drug_interdiction_efforts
Operated_in_the_Gulf_of_Alaska
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Francis_(WHEC-724)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-715)
gptkbp:sonar AN/SQS-26
gptkbp:speed 29 knots