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Coast Guard Assets

Explore the aircraft, cutters and boats used by the Coast Guard to conduct various missions throughout the world.

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Crewmembers stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward, a Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter, demonstrate the maneuverability of their 26-foot Over the Horizon IV Cutter Boat in San Francisco Bay, Feb. 28, 2019. The Robert Ward is the newest Coast Guard cutter to be stationed in California and will provide additional resources to the Coast Guard in emergency response, maritime smuggling, marine safety, environmental protection, search and rescue, and port security.

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Crewmembers stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward, a Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter, demonstrate the maneuverability of their 26-foot Over the Horizon IV Cutter Boat

Crewmembers stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward, a Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter, demonstrate the maneuverability of their 26-foot Over the Horizon IV Cutter Boat in San Francisco Bay, Feb. 28, 2019. The Robert Ward is the newest Coast Guard cutter to be stationed in California and will provide additional resources to the Coast Guard in emergency response, maritime smuggling, marine safety, environmental protection, search and rescue, and port security. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Ryan Estrada)

Over-the-horizon

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Crewmembers aboard a 26-foot over-the-horizon IV cutter boat enter the stern ramp of the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward after demonstrating the maneuverability of the OTH-IV in San Francisco Bay, Feb. 27, 2019. The Robert Ward is the newest Coast Guard cutter to be stationed in California and will provide additional resources to the Coast Guard in emergency response, maritime smuggling, marine safety, environmental protection, search and rescue, and port security. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alexander Gray)

Over-the-horizon

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Two Belize Coast Guard members watch Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane crewmembers drive their cutter’s over-the-horizon boat during training within the Belize’s territorial seas, Sept. 18, 2019. During their 78-day patrol, Harriet Lane crewmembers interdicted 800 pounds of cocaine and 5,400 pounds of marijuana, which is estimated to have a street value of $109 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Simpson)

Characteristics

Length: 26 feet
Speed: 40 knots

Towing capacity: 3,000 lbs pull on tow bit

Max winds: 30 knots

Max wave height: 11 feet

Summary
The 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat supports multiple assets to include the national security cutters, medium endurance cutters and the fast response cutters. The boats conduct search and rescue, drug interdiction, alien migrant interdiction operations, living marine resources, defense readiness, and ports, waterway and coastal security.

Description

The 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat is an aluminum deep-v, single diesel engine, water jet propelled planing monohull. It features higher speeds, improved dynamic stability, ballistic protection systems, robust logistics support infrastructure and compatibility with both stern and side-davit launch and recovery systems.

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