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Response Boat-Medium

Characteristics:

Number Planned: 166

Length: 45 feet

Beam: 14 feet, 7.75 inches

Draft: 3 feet, 4 inches

Displacement: 36,500 pounds

Maximum Speed: 42.5 knots

Range: 250 nautical miles at 30 knots

Endurance: 1 day

Crew: Four

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The Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) will provide greater effectiveness on Search And Rescue missions. It will also be a more capable platform for Enforcement of Laws and Treaties, Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security, Defense Operations, Recreational Boating Safety, and Marine Environmental Protection missions. Interoperability of the RB-Ms with other Coast Guard assets will greatly enhance the overall Coast Guard command and control in the Coastal Zone..

Features

Self-righting stability (in intact condition) Check out video
Twin diesel engines, twin water jet-drive
Fore and aft machine gun mounts Inter-operational with rescue 21 communications system
Port, Starboard, and Aft recovery platforms
5-person - environmentally-controlled survivor compartment
Infrared and thermal imaging capability
Secure, shock-mitigating crew seats

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Last Modified 4/20/2012