USCGC Point Huron (WHEC-759)

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
40 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:built 1969
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:crew_size 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1995
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth,_Virginia
gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Huron (WHEC-759)
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
Icebreaking
gptkbp:notable_event Community outreach programs
Counter-narcotics operations
Drug interdiction operations
Environmental monitoring missions
Assistance during natural disasters
Participation in maritime security operations
Training exercises with other military branches
Participation in Operation Able Manner
Assistance during the 1980s oil spills
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Patrols_in_the_Caribbean_Sea
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_the_Great_Lakes
Humanitarian_missions_in_Central_America
Support_for_the_U.S._Navy_during_the_Gulf_War
Support_for_search_and_rescue_in_Alaska
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Loma_(WHEC-845)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-823)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Reyes_(WHEC-917)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots