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A U.S. Coast Guard RB-M underway off Yorktown, Virginia.
The USCG Response Boat Medium (RBM) will replace a fleet of 41-foot utility boats (UTBs) that average over 30-years of service.[1]

The response boat-medium (RBM) is a 45-foot (13.7m) utility boat used by the United States Coast Guard. It is intended as a replacement for the Coast Guard’s fleet of 41′ utility boats (UTB), which have been in use by the Coast Guard since the 1970s. The Coast Guard plans to acquire 180 of these RB-Ms over a 6–10 year period.[2] The boats will be built by Kvichak Marine Industries of Kent, Washington and Marinette Marine of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.[3]

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, “While primarily a Search and Rescue (SAR) asset when the 41′ UTB was first fielded, the evolution of missions has increased the requirement to perform many missions including Recreational Boating Safety (RBS), Marine Environmental Protection (MEP), Enforcement of Laws and Treaties (ELT), Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) and Defense Operations (DO), including those traditional missions associated with Homeland Security.”[4]

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[edit] General characteristics

The boat has a deep-V, double chine hull, which provides a balance of performance and stability. The vessel is self-righting if it capsizes in rough seas. Below the pilot house are six compartments:

Length, overall: 44′ 10.5″ (13.7 m)
Beam, overall: 14′ 7.75″ (4.46 m)
Operational draft (full load): 3′ 4″ (1 m)
Navigational clearance: 13′ 1″ (4 m) (max) lowered; 20′ 8.25″ (6.3 m) (max) raised
Displacement: 16.3 ton
Engines: 2 × MTU Detroit Diesel turbocharged Series 60 engines, 825 hp (615.2 kW) each
Propulsion: 2 × Rolls-Royce FF-Series waterjets
Top speed: 42.5 knots
Cruise speed: 30 knots (calm water)
Fuel: 510 gallons (1931 liters) diesel
Range, full load condition at 30 kts: 250 nautical miles (with 10% fuel reserve)
Towing capacity: Light displacement: 100 long tons
Weight in hoisting condition: 40,000 lbs (18,143 kg) (max)

(Sources:[5][6])

[edit] Armament

  • Two M240B general-purpose machine guns with bow tripod and aft tow bitt mounting points
  • M16 rifle
  • Remington 870 shotgun
  • Santa Cruz Gun Lock Universal Gun Lock Systems

[edit] Electronics

[edit] Hull numbering

In keeping with standard USCG practice, boats of this size have hull numbers and are not named. This type of boat has a hull number beginning with the length of the boat (45′) and then a sequential number. In the case of the RB-M boats, the hull numbers begin with 601. Thus the first boat will be RB-M 45601.

[edit] Boats

45601 underway on the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia. November 21, 2008
45602 underway at Cape Disappointment, Washington. August 7, 2008
Boat Station Delivery Date
45601 Little Creek, Virginia 02008-03-01March 2008
45602 Cape Disappointment, Washington 02008-08-01August 2008
45603 Key West, Florida 02008-10-01October 2008
45604 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 02008-10-01October 2008
45605 Staten Island, New York 02008-12-01December 2008
45606 Port Aransas, Texas 02009-01-01January 2009
45607 Yorktown, Virginia 02009-02-01February 2009
45608 Boston, Massachusetts 02009-03-01March 2009
45609 San Juan, Puerto Rico 02009-05-01May 2009
45610 Staten Island, New York 02009-07-01July 2009
45611 Port Aransas, Texas 02009-07-01July 2009
45612 Staten Island, New York 02009-08-01August 2009
45613 Maui, Hawaii 02009-09-01September 2009
45614 Staten Island, New York 02009-08-01August 2009
45615 Little Creek, Virginia 02009-11-01November 2009
45616 Staten Island, New York 02009-12-01December 2009
45617 Port Canaveral, Florida 02009-11-01November 2009
45618 Galveston, Texas 02010-01-01January 2010
45619 Honolulu, Hawaii 02010-03-01March 2010
45620 Castle Hill, Rhode Island 02009-11-01November 2009
45621 Panama City, Florida 02010-01-01January 2010
45622 Staten Island, New York 02009-12-01December 2009
45623 St. Petersburg, Florida 02010-06-01June 2010
45624 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio 02010-04-01April 2010
45625 Lake Worth Inlet, Florida 02010-07-01July 2010
45626 Belle Isle, Michigan 02010-04-01April 2010
45627 Honolulu, Hawaii 02010-08-01August 2010
45628 Duluth, Minnesota 02010-05-01May 2010
45629 Castle Hill, Rhode Island 02010-06-01June 2010
45630 Galveston, Texas 02010-06-01June 2010
45631 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 02010-07-01July 2010
45632 Belle Isle, Michigan 02010-08-01August 2010
45633 Panama City, Florida 02010-08-01August 2010
45634 Fort Pierce, Florida 02010-09-01September 2010
45635 Duluth, Minnesota 02010-09-01September 2010
45636 New Orleans, Louisiana 02010-09-01September 2010
45643 Los Angeles/Long Beach, California 02010-12-01December 2010
45651 Los Angeles/Long Beach, California 02011-03-01March 2011
45652 Los Angeles/Long Beach, California 02011-03-01March 2011

Sources:[7][8]

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Homeland Security Budget-in-Brief Fiscal Year 2009". United States Department of Homeland Security. 2009. pp. 60. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/budget_bib-fy2009.pdf. Retrieved 31 January 2010. 
  2. ^ United States Coast Guard: RB-M Acquisition Plan
  3. ^ U.S. Coast Guard press release 2007-06-28
  4. ^ United States Coast Guard: Response Boat - Medium Major Acquisition Project
  5. ^ United States Coast Guard: RB-M Key Parameters
  6. ^ United States Coast Guard: Response Boat-Medium Acquisition Project
  7. ^ "RB-M: Acquisition Project History". United States Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/rbm/history.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
  8. ^ "Response Boat-Medium Acquisition Project". United States Coast Guard. http://www.responseboatproject.net/productionupdate.aspx. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 

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