USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-837)

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
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:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Cutter class
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:crew_size 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:fate Decommissioned
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-837)
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:notable_event Community outreach programs
Humanitarian missions
Drug interdiction operations
Environmental monitoring missions
Support for Operation Enduring Freedom
Support for Operation Iraqi Freedom
Support for counter-narcotics operations
Engagement in community service activities
Participation in maritime security operations
Participation in search and rescue drills
Participation in maritime law enforcement operations
Support for maritime safety initiatives
Participation in joint exercises with allied forces
Training exercises with other military branches
Support for disaster response operations
Public education on boating safety
Participation in environmental cleanup efforts
Support for search and rescue training programs
Assistance during the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Support for international maritime missions
Support for maritime infrastructure protection
Assistance during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Collaboration with local law enforcement agencies
Support for the 1996 Summer Olympics security
Participation in the 1980 Winter Olympics security
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Patrols_in_the_Caribbean_Sea
Search_and_rescue_in_the_Bering_Sea
Rescue_of_stranded_boaters_in_Puget_Sound
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:secondary_mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:speed 29 knots