USCGC Point Defiance (WMEC-979)

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:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:class Reliance-class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1979
gptkbp:crew 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
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-979)
gptkbp:launched 1978
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Counter-narcotics operations
Ice operations
gptkbp:notableEvent Community outreach programs
Search and rescue missions
Environmental protection missions
Participation in maritime security operations
Conducted drug interdiction operations
Rescue operations during severe weather
Support for fisheries enforcement
Training exercises with other agencies
Participated_in_Operation_Noble_Eagle
Assisted_in_Hurricane_Katrina_response
Patrols_in_the_Arctic_region
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
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_Welcome_(WMEC-210)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WMEC-901)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WMEC-907)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Judith_(WMEC-1139)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Baker_(WMEC-902)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Active