USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-739)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
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:Avondale_Shipyards
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1961-06-30
gptkbp:crewSize 160
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2003-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 ft (4.6 m)
gptkbp:enginePower 25,000 shp
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-739)
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/USCGC_Point_Defiance_%28WHEC-739%29.jpg
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 ft (115 m)
gptkbp:maxSpeed 29 knots
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_New_Life
Drug interdiction
Operation Market Time
Hurricane response
Illegal immigration enforcement
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
Combined diesel and gas turbine
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:serviceStartDate 1961
2003
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Boutwell_(WHEC-719)
gptkb:USCGC_Campbell_(WHEC-32)
gptkb:USCGC_Chase_(WHEC-718)
gptkb:USCGC_Hamilton_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Jarvis_(WHEC-725)
gptkb:USCGC_Ingham_(WHEC-35)
gptkb:USCGC_Taney_(WHEC-37)
gptkb:USCGC_Storis_(WMEC-38)
gptkb:USCGC_McCulloch_(WHEC-386)
USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722)
gptkbp:status Decommissioned