USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-1201)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 2 x .50 caliber machine guns
1 x 25 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Morrison-Knudsen
gptkbp:callsign WPB-1201
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communityEngagement Participated in local events.
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Participated in national security operations.
gptkbp:currentCommander Commander,_USCGC_Point_Defiance
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:environmentalProtection Patrolled for oil spills.
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer Various commands
gptkbp:firstHeld 2010
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:futurePlans Continued_service_in_the_Coast_Guard.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Coast_Guard's_history.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kodiak,_Alaska
gptkb:Port_Angeles,_Washington
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-1201)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Assisted in drug interdiction.
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:operationalHistory Various missions since commissioning.
gptkbp:operationalStatus Deployed
Active duty
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:searchAndRescueMissions Numerous successful rescues.
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Multi-mission
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WMEC-1203)
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:supportRole Training_missions_for_Coast_Guard_personnel.
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1969