USCGC Point Houghton (WHEC-738)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 76 mm gun
2 × .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hamilton-class_cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1972
gptkbp:crew 80 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Ketchikan,_Alaska
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Houghton (WHEC-738)
gptkbp:launched 1971
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notableEvent Community outreach programs
Public safety missions
Drug interdiction missions
Environmental monitoring missions
Assistance during natural disasters
Support for scientific research missions
Coordination with local law enforcement
Participation in maritime security operations
Training exercises with other military branches
Support for fisheries enforcement
International maritime cooperation efforts
Aid to navigation missions
Participation in Operation Deep Freeze
Rescue operations during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_Alaskan_waters
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Arctic_waters
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-715)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned