USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-847)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:crewSize 160 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-847)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:nickname Point Class Cutter
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian missions
Drug interdiction operations
Rescue_operations_during_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Operation_New_Life
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Counter-narcotics operations
Operation Market Time
Operation Unified Assistance
Operation Able Manner
Operation Sea Angel
Tsunami relief operations
Hurricane_Katrina_response
Hurricane_Sandy_response
Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill_response
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-883)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-826)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Francis_(WHEC-823)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1961