USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-665)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
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 1970
gptkbp:class Reliance-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew Retired personnel
gptkbp:crew_size 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2021-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Decommissioned in 2021
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Port_Angeles,_Washington
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Astoria,_Oregon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-665)
gptkbp:insignia USCGC Point Defiance crest
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Maritime safety
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notable_event Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Maritime law enforcement operations
Environmental response operations
Rescue operations during natural disasters
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_status Active until decommissioning
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various missions
gptkbp:primaryFunction Multi-mission
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:reportsTo Decommissioned and transferred to museum
gptkbp:secondary_mission Decommissioning ceremony
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WMEC-618)
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USCGC_Point_Vigilant_(WMEC-617)
gptkbp:topSpeed 20 knots