USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-788)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
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 Famous-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1963-06-01
gptkbp:crewCapacity 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 4,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:electronicSystems Radar_and_sonar_systems
gptkbp:endurance 30 days at sea
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 2005
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity Helicopter_landing_pad
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-788)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:maxSpeed 29 knots
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notableEvent Drug interdiction operations
Participation in Operation Able Manner
Assistance during the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_the_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:owner Private entity
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:serviceStartDate 1963
1994
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Baker_(WHEC-823)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-883)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-726)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Francis_(WHEC-823)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Barrow_(WHEC-823)
gptkbp:status Decommissioned