USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-841)

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning_machine_gun
76 mm gun
25 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Meyer_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkbp:class Famous-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1964
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1964-06-12
gptkbp:crewSize 100 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Scrapped
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 13 feet
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-841)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Marine safety
Immigration enforcement
Icebreaking
Drug interdiction
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notableEvent Environmental protection efforts
Search and rescue missions
Assistance during natural disasters
Rescue operations during the 1980s
Drug_busts_in_the_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 12
gptkbp:operationalArea Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 30 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-726)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1963