USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-735)

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm Phalanx CIWS
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Famous-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
1994 to 2003
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-735)
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_New_Life
Humanitarian assistance missions
Counter-narcotics operations
Drug interdiction missions
Operation Market Time
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:serviceYears 33 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Francis_(WHEC-726)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WHEC-725)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-726)
gptkbp:sonar AN/SQS-26
gptkbp:speed 29 knots