USCGC Point Welcome (WMEC-900)

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament M240 machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bollinger_Shipyards
gptkbp:callsign WPB-900
gptkbp:commissioned 1970
gptkbp:communicationEquipment VHF radio
HF radio
gptkbp:crewSize 14
gptkbp:currentCommander Commander,_USCGC_Point_Welcome
gptkbp:decommissioned nan
gptkbp:displacement 150 tons
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Involved in environmental protection efforts
Contributed to maritime law enforcement
Part of the Point Class cutters
Participated in major search and rescue operations
Served_during_the_War_on_Drugs
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Cape_May,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Portsmouth,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Welcome (WMEC-900)
gptkbp:launched 1969
gptkbp:length 110 feet
gptkbp:navigationEquipment gptkb:GPS
gptkb:Radar
gptkbp:notableOperations Environmental protection
Marine safety
Immigration enforcement
Drug interdiction
Fisheries enforcement
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:secondaryMission Law enforcement
gptkbp:secondaryRole Community outreach
Public education
Environmental awareness campaigns
Support for local law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Class_cutters
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status In service
gptkbp:supportRole Coast_Guard_training_missions
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment gptkb:CCTV
Thermal imaging