USCGC Point Welcome (WHEC-2)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament machine guns
76 mm gun
40 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 41 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:M._Rosenblatt_&_Son
gptkbp:classification High Endurance Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:crewSize 80
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 ft 0 in
gptkbp:engineType Diesel-electric
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity HH-65 Dolphin
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:California
gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
gptkb:San_Pedro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Welcome (WHEC-2)
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 210 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 210 ft 0 in
gptkbp:maxSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:nickname Point Class Cutter
gptkbp:notableEvent Conducted search and rescue missions
Engaged in environmental protection missions
Participated in drug interdiction operations
Supported maritime law enforcement
Assisted in natural disaster response
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
California_coast
Alaska_waters
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:radar Search radar
Navigation_radar
gptkbp:secondaryMission Law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 31 years
gptkbp:sisterShip USCGC_Point_Banks_(WHEC-3)
USCGC_Point_Loma_(WHEC-4)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1959