USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-724)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
M60 machine gun
20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1963-06-01
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 ft 6 in
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
1990
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-724)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 ft 6 in
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian assistance missions
Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Participation in Operation Desert Storm
Environmental response operations
Participation in Operation Desert Shield
Assistance during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
Support for the 1996 Summer Olympics
Support for the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Patrols_in_the_Bering_Sea
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:primaryMission Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar AN/SPS-73
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Law Enforcement
Environmental Protection
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_(WHEC-725)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-726)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-727)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots