USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-908)

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
M60 machine gun
20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1963-06-01
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Scrapped
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 ft (4.6 m)
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
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-908)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 ft (115 m)
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Point Class Cutter
gptkbp:notableEvent Humanitarian assistance missions
Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Environmental protection missions
Rescue_operations_during_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law Enforcement
Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 31 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WHEC-1040)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-910)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WHEC-903)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Franklin_(WHEC-878)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-911)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Barrow_(WHEC-835)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1962