USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-948)

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
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 1968
gptkbp:class Reliance-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew_size 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 2021
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:engine 2
gptkbp:engineType Diesel-electric
gptkbp:fate Decommissioned and sold for scrap.
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-948)
gptkbp:launched 1968
gptkbp:length 210 feet
210 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notable_event Drug interdiction
Search and rescue missions
Counter-narcotics operations
Hurricane response
Environmental response operations
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various missions
gptkbp:primaryFunction Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:services 2021
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WMEC-901)
gptkbp:successor USCGC Point Vigilant (WMEC-911)
gptkbp:topSpeed 20 knots