USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-826)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
M2_Browning_machine_guns
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel gptkb:USCGC_Point_Defiance_(WHEC-826)
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Coast_Guard_Academy
gptkbp:crewSize 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
Gas turbine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal Recycling facility
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-826)
gptkbp:launched 1961
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian missions
Drug interdiction operations
Environmental response operations
Rescue_operations_during_the_Vietnam_War
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_Alaska
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:primaryFunction Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:productionYears 31 years
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-826)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned