USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-128)

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
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 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Morrison-Knudsen
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crewCapacity 50 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet
gptkbp:engineType Diesel-electric
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-128)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Hurricane response
Maritime law enforcement operations
Environmental disaster response
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Arctic_Shield
gptkb:Operation_New_Horizons
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Northern Watch
Operation Vigilant Sentry
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WMEC-901)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Point_Rescue_(WMEC-911)
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1969