USCGC Point San Diego (WHEC-72)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1966
gptkbp:crew_size 80 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1994-09-30
gptkbp:design Cutter design
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
Scrapped in 1999
Dismantled after decommissioning
Sold for scrap metal
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Guam
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point San Diego (WHEC-72)
gptkbp:launched 1965
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:missions Environmental protection
Law enforcement
National defense
Search and rescue
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Point_San_Diego
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_status Inactive
gptkbp:operationalHistory Supported national defense initiatives
Conducted search and rescue operations
Participated in drug interdiction missions
Assisted in environmental protection efforts
Served_in_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:primaryFunction Coast_Guard_operations
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:retirementYear Technological obsolescence
Replacement by newer vessels
Aging vessel
Cost of maintenance
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-73)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-71)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned