USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-923)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning_machine_gun
76 mm gun
20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1964
gptkbp:crewSize 160
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-923)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:notableEvent Supported environmental protection initiatives
Engaged in community outreach programs
Provided humanitarian assistance
Conducted icebreaking operations
Conducted vessel inspections
Participated in search and rescue missions
Conducted port security operations
Conducted search and recovery operations
Participated in Operation Market Time
Participated in international maritime operations
Supported maritime law enforcement
Conducted fisheries patrols
Intercepted drug smuggling operations
Participated in oil spill response efforts
Engaged in maritime safety education
Provided medical assistance at sea
Conducted training exercises with local agencies
Rescue_operations_in_the_Bering_Sea
Assisted_in_Hurricane_Katrina_relief
Participated_in_joint_exercises_with_the_Navy
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Franklin_(WHEC-921)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-883)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Barrow_(WHEC-823)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WHEC-913)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-921)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots