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{{Image|25 ft Defender class boat.jpg|right|350px| A Coast Guard 25-foot defender class boat from Station Seattle enforces a security zone around a Washington State Ferry in Elliot Bay Dec. 22, 2003.}} | |||
The [[United States Coast Guard]] plans to replace a mixture of older boats with up to 700 '''Defender class boats'''.<ref name=Uscg1> | The [[United States Coast Guard]] plans to replace a mixture of older boats with up to 700 '''Defender class boats'''.<ref name=Uscg1> | ||
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The boats are 25 feet in length, capable of 40 knots, powered by twin outboard motors. | The boats are 25 feet in length, capable of 40 knots, powered by twin outboard motors. | ||
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| url=http://www.safeboats.com/default/boats.html?boat=rbs | |||
| title=RB-S (Defender Class) | |||
| publisher=[[Safe Boats]] | |||
| accessdate=2008-05-01 | |||
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They can be armed with pintle-mounted machine guns or grenade launchers. | |||
The boats will serve a variety of missions, including [[search and rescue]], [[port security]] and [[constabulary]] duties. | The boats will serve a variety of missions, including [[search and rescue]], [[port security]] and [[constabulary]] duties. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 11 September 2009
The United States Coast Guard plans to replace a mixture of older boats with up to 700 Defender class boats.[1]
The boats are 25 feet in length, capable of 40 knots, powered by twin outboard motors. [2] They can be armed with pintle-mounted machine guns or grenade launchers.
The boats will serve a variety of missions, including search and rescue, port security and constabulary duties.
References
- ↑ Defender Class Response Boats, United States Coast Guard. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ↑ RB-S (Defender Class). Safe Boats. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.