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Response Boat-Medium: Project Profile
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The Response Boat-Medium is designed to meet a broad spectrum of Coast Guard mission requirements, including search and rescue; ports, waterways and coastal security; smuggler and illegal migrant interdiction.
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: one day
- Crew: four
Features
- Deep-V, double-chine hull for a balance of speed and stability in various conditions
- All-aluminum construction
- Twin diesel engines with waterjet propulsion, eliminating propellers beneath the boat to make it safer to retrieve someone from the water and protect the engines from debris
- Prominent fendering, which allows the boat to come alongside without risk of damage from bumping or shifting and frees the crew for other tasks
- Self-righting stability (intact)
- Port, starboard and aft recovery platforms
- Fore and aft weapons mounts
- Pilothouse with shock–mitigating seats for greater crew comfort and endurance
- Survivor’s compartment with seating for five
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