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Coast Guard Assets

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Members of Coast Guard Station Juneau test the capabilities of their new 29-foot Response Boat — SMALL II, in Juneau, Alaska, July 10, 2018. The RB-S II is an upgrade to the current 25-foot Response Boat — SMALL and is due to phase it out soon.

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Members of Coast Guard Station Juneau test the capabilities of their new 29-foot Response Boat — SMALL II

Members of Coast Guard Station Juneau test the capabilities of their new 29-foot Response Boat — SMALL II, in Juneau, Alaska, July 10, 2018. The RB-S II is an upgrade to the current 25-foot Response Boat — SMALL and is due to phase it out soon. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios.

Characteristics

Length: 28 feet and 8 inches
Beam: 8 feet and 5 inches
Max Speed: 45 knots
Max towing capacity: 10 displacement tons

Max operating seas: 6 feet with no surf or breaking seas

Summary
The 29-foot response boat-small II is an upgrade to the current 25-foot response boat-small.

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The 29-foot response boat small II is a high-speed deployable asset designed to operate year-round in shallow waters along coast boarders. The missions of the small boats are search and rescue, recreational boating safety, enforcement of laws and treaties, marine environmental protection, defense operations, and port, waterways and coastal security.