USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-1263)

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
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:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:built 1984
gptkbp:class Medium Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1984
gptkbp:crew_size 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:Port_Angeles,_Washington
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-1263)
gptkbp:launched 1983
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Counter-narcotics operations
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Defiance
gptkbp:notable_event Conducted drug interdiction operations
Conducted fisheries enforcement
Participated_in_Operation_Noble_Eagle
Assisted_in_Hurricane_Katrina_response
Supported_Arctic_operations
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Puget_Sound
gptkb:Gulf_of_Alaska
Strait of Juan de Fuca
gptkbp:operational_status In service
Active duty
Ready for deployment
gptkbp:primaryFunction Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WMEC-210)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WMEC-901)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Active