''American United'' is a ''Ranger''-class

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designed

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built to serve the

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as a replacement to Massport Marine Unit 1, the ''Howard W. Fitzpatrick''. It was scheduled to be placed in service in June 2011, and was delivered October 11, 2011, due to the complexity of the build.

Manufacturing

The ''American United'' was built by A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. of

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Purpose

The vessel is intended to support

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search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

, EMS, and

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capability.

References

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