USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-891)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
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:callsign WHEC-891
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1963-06-01
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 ft 6 in
gptkbp:endurance 30 days
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 2014
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-891)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 ft 6 in
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Point Class Cutter
gptkbp:notableEvent Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Environmental protection missions
Operation Market Time
Participated_in_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law Enforcement
Environmental Protection
Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 31 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-890)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1962
1963