USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-609)

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 x 76 mm gun
2 x .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Meyer_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:callsign WPB-609
gptkbp:commander Captain
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1970-06-01
gptkbp:crewCapacity 75 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Active duty
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
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-609)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Maritime security
Search and rescue
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:notableEvent Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Hurricane response
Maritime law enforcement operations
Environmental disaster response
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:operationalRole Counter-terrorism operations
Search and rescue operations
Icebreaking operations
Law enforcement operations
Maritime security operations
Counter-narcotics operations
Coastal patrol
Environmental response operations
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1970
gptkbp:primaryFunction Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WMEC-611)
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1969