USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-639)

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
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 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Meyer_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class Reliance-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew 60 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Museum ship
gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Port_Angeles,_Washington
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-639)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington_State
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Maritime safety
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notableEvent Drug interdiction operations
Environmental response operations
Training exercises with other agencies
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_the_Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Alaska_waters
Coastal_waters_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WMEC-618)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor USCGC_Point_Defiance_(WMEC-639)_(new)