USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-789)

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning_machine_gun
76 mm gun
20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:crewSize 160
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-789)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Maritime law enforcement
Icebreaking
Drug interdiction
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Operation_Sea_Guardian
gptkb:Operation_New_Horizon
Operation Vigilant Sentry
Environmental response operations
Operation Able Manner
Assistance during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake
Support for the 1992 Los Angeles riots
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_the_Pacific_Northwest
Counter-narcotics_operations_in_the_Caribbean
Humanitarian_missions_in_Central_America
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:radar Surface search radar
Navigation_radar
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law Enforcement
Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-883)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-726)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots