USCGC Point Houghton (WHEC-791)

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:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:built 1969
gptkbp:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crewCapacity 40 personnel
gptkbp:crewSize 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Ketchikan,_Alaska
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Houghton (WHEC-791)
gptkbp:iceClass Limited
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 feet
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:notableEvent Rescue operations during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
gptkbp:operationalArea Alaska_waters
gptkbp:operationalRole Coastal patrol
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:primaryMission Maritime law enforcement
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:searchAndRescueMissions Yes
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
gptkbp:secondaryRole Law enforcement
Search and rescue
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceHistory Active from 1970 to 1994
gptkbp:services 1994
gptkbp:serviceYears 24 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_St._George_(WHEC-797)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WHEC-795)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Baker_(WHEC-798)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WHEC-796)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-794)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-793)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Houghton_(WHEC-791)
USCGC_Point_Hatteras_(WHEC-799)
USCGC_Point_Herring_(WHEC-792)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1969