USCGC Point Orient (WHEC-53)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
M60 machine guns
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Meyer_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:crewSize 80
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
1994-09-30
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Orient (WHEC-53)
gptkbp:launched 1965
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental Protection
Drug Interdiction
Icebreaking
Immigration Enforcement
Marine_Safety
gptkbp:notableEvent Community outreach programs
Environmental response operations
Training exercises with other military branches
Participation in Operation Able Manner
Public tours and education initiatives
Rescue_operations_during_Hurricane_Katrina
Drug_busts_in_the_Caribbean
Humanitarian_missions_in_Central_America
Search_and_rescue_missions_in_the_Pacific_Ocean
Support_for_the_U.S._Navy_during_the_Gulf_War
gptkbp:primaryMission Search_and_Rescue
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:radar Search radar
Navigation_radar
gptkbp:secondaryMission Law Enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-53)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots