USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-975)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 x 76 mm gun
2 x .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel Medium Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Meyer_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:USA
gptkbp:crewCapacity 75 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Port_Angeles,_Washington
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-975)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notableEvent Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction missions
Environmental response operations
Training exercises with other agencies
Rescue operations during natural disasters
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Coastal_waters
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1970
In service
Deployed
Active duty
gptkbp:previousName nan
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:secondaryRole Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WMEC-903)
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:topSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1970