USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-827)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
M2_Browning_machine_guns
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:crew_size approximately 160
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
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-827)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_New_Life
Drug interdiction missions
Assistance during natural disasters
Operation Vigilant Warrior
Environmental response operations
Operation Able Manner
Operation Sea Angel
Rescue operations during the 1980s
Participation in Operation Market Time
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_Alaska
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
West_Coast_of_the_United_States
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WHEC-903)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_St._George_(WHEC-883)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-826)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Franklin_(WHEC-828)
USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-831)
gptkbp:status scrapped