The
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and Admiralty law, law enforcement military branch, service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight Uniformed services ...
(USCG) Short Range Prosecutor is a 7-meter, high speed launch designed to be launched from cutters, at speed, from a
stern launching ramp.
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The Short Range Prosecutor is a
rigid-hull inflatable, powered by
water-jets, for intercepting and boarding suspect vessels. It mounts a radar and special shock-proof seats, and can travel at 30 knots.
The refitted
Island class Patrol cutters, part of the
Deepwater program, were each to carry one Short Range Prosecutor. The
Marine Protector cutters each carry one Short Range Prosecutor.
The new
Sentinel class cutters will carry one Short Range Prosecutor.
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The
National Security Cutter
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter (boat), cutter class of the United States Coast Guard, with the size of a frigate. Entering into s ...
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will have a rear launching ramps, and will carry two launches, either two Short Range Prosecutors, or two of the larger
USCG Long Range Interceptor
The Long Range Interceptor (LRI) is an 11-meter (35 feet) high speed launch vessel designed to be deployed from United States Coast Guard cutters via a rear launching ramp.
The Long Range Interceptor is an aluminum boat, powered by Ultrajet brand ...
s, or one of each.
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*Length: 25 ft (7 m)
*Displacement: 5600
lb (2.54 t)
*Capacity: maximum 10 people
*Speed: 33 kn
*Range: 400 nmi
*Endurance: 10 h
*Armament:
M240 machine gun
The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, a family of Belt (firearms), belt-fed, gas-operated reloading, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NA ...
*Propulsion: 2
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which Combustion, ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to Mechanics, mechanical Compr ...
s with
water jet engine
See also
Boats of similar role and configuration:
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Pacific 24
References
Short Range Prosecutor
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Short Range Prosecutor is a 7-meter, high speed launch designed to be launched from cutters, at speed, from a stern launching ramp.
The Short Range Prosecutor is a Rigid-hulled inflatable boat, rigid-hull infl ...
Short Range Prosecutor
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Short Range Prosecutor is a 7-meter, high speed launch designed to be launched from cutters, at speed, from a stern launching ramp.
The Short Range Prosecutor is a Rigid-hulled inflatable boat, rigid-hull infl ...
SHort Range Prosecutor
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Short Range Prosecutor is a 7-meter, high speed launch designed to be launched from cutters, at speed, from a stern launching ramp.
The Short Range Prosecutor is a Rigid-hulled inflatable boat, rigid-hull infl ...
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