USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-642)

GPTKB entity

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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 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Morrison-Knudsen
gptkbp:built 1969-1970
gptkbp:classification Medium Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew_size 50
gptkbp:decommissioned nan
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Port_Angeles,_Washington
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Astoria,_Oregon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-642)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Point Class Cutter
gptkbp:notable_event Conducted maritime security operations
Participated in Operation Deep Freeze
Conducted drug interdiction operations
Supported fisheries enforcement
Assisted_in_Hurricane_Katrina_response
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Alaska_waters
Coastal_waters_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:operational_status Active duty
gptkbp:primaryFunction Search and rescue operations
Environmental response
Patrol
Counter-narcotics operations
Marine safety inspections
gptkbp:productionYears 1970-present
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:topSpeed 20 knots