USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-860)

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament machine guns
76 mm gun
40 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Avondale_Shipyards
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:currentLocation Mothballed_in_Washington
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-860)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
Military readiness
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian missions
Drug interdiction operations
Rescue_operations_during_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine and diesel engines
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Judith_(WHEC-724)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WHEC-845)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-956)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Hope_(WHEC-845)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-821)
gptkbp:status Decommissioned