USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-896)

GPTKB entity

Properties (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament machine guns
76 mm gun
25 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1964
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-896)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Maritime law enforcement
Search and rescue operations
Icebreaking
Drug interdiction
gptkbp:notableEvent Drug busts
Assistance during natural disasters
Rescue of stranded boaters
Environmental clean-up operations
Search and rescue missions in severe weather
gptkbp:previousName nan
Point Defiance
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law Enforcement
Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 30 years
gptkbp:speed 29 knots