USCGC Point Welcome (WMEC-851)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament M60 machine guns
gptkbp:beam 25 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:built 1969
gptkbp:class Point class cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Miami,_Florida
gptkbp:crew Coast_Guard_personnel
gptkbp:crew_size 14
gptkbp:decommissioned 2014
gptkbp:decommissioningDate gptkb:Miami,_Florida
gptkbp:deployedTo Scrapped in 2016
gptkbp:displacement 150 tons
gptkbp:draft 7 feet
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Key_West,_Florida
gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkb:Portsmouth,_Virginia
gptkb:San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Welcome (WMEC-851)
gptkbp:length 110 feet
gptkbp:missions Over 1000
Numerous drug seizures
Over 500 lives saved
gptkbp:motto “Always_Ready”
gptkbp:notable_event Training exercises
Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction operations
Environmental protection missions
Hurricane response
gptkbp:operational_area Coastal_waters_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:operational_status Inactive
gptkbp:operationalRole Multi-mission cutter
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 2,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:retired 2014
gptkbp:secondary_mission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
Search and rescue
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:serviceYears 44 years
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_Cutters
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Baker_(WMEC-852)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives Oil spill response
gptkbp:training Joint exercises with other agencies