USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-1240)

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 x 76 mm gun
2 x .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Meyer_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communityRole Community outreach and education.
gptkbp:crew 60 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
2021-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
1,200 long tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:endurance 10 days
gptkbp:engineType Diesel-electric
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Environmental monitoring and protection.
gptkbp:firstHeld 2010
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Point_class_of_cutters.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Port_Angeles,_Washington
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Astoria,_Oregon
2015
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-1240)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:legacy Served for over 50 years.
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 20 mph
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:notableEvent Rescue operations during natural disasters.
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalHistory Various_missions_in_the_Pacific.
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1970
Active
gptkbp:primaryFunction Coast_Guard_missions
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 3,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Multi-mission
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WMEC-1241)
USCGC_Point_Banks_(WMEC-1242)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WMEC-901)
gptkbp:supportRole Support for law enforcement agencies.
Training_for_new_Coast_Guard_personnel.
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1969