Response Boat – Medium


The Response Boat – Medium is a utility boat used by the United States Coast Guard. It is a replacement for the Coast Guard's retired fleet of utility boats, which had been in use by the Coast Guard since the 1970s. The Coast Guard plans to acquire 170 of these RB-Ms over a 6–10 year period. The boats will be built by Vigor Industrial of Kent, Washington and Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin.
In the summer of 2017, the Canadian Coast Guard purchased a used 45 RBM from the United States Coast Guard. It is based in Vancouver British Columbia using the callsign Coast Guard 158.
According to the US Coast Guard, "While primarily a search and rescue asset when the 41' UTB was first fielded, the evolution of missions has increased the requirement to perform many missions including recreational boating safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ports, waterways, and coastal security, and defense operations, including those traditional missions associated with Homeland Security."

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:
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 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.

Boats

BoatStationDelivery date
45601Little Creek, Virginia
45602Cape Disappointment, Washington
45603Key West, Florida
45604Milwaukee, Wisconsin
45605Staten Island, New York
45606Port Aransas, Texas
45607Yorktown, Virginia
45608Boston, Massachusetts
45609San Juan, Puerto Rico
45610Staten Island, New York
45611Port Aransas, Texas
45612Staten Island, New York
45613Maui, Hawaii
45614Staten Island, New York
45615Little Creek, Virginia
45616Staten Island, New York
45617Port Canaveral, Florida
45618Galveston, Texas
45619Honolulu, Hawaii
45620Castle Hill, Rhode Island
45621Panama City, Florida
45622Staten Island, New York
45623St. Petersburg, Florida
45624Cleveland Harbor, Ohio
45625Lake Worth Inlet, Florida
45626Belle Isle, Michigan
45627Honolulu, Hawaii
45628Duluth, Minnesota
45629Castle Hill, Rhode Island
45630Galveston, Texas
45631Fort Lauderdale, Florida
45632Belle Isle, Michigan
45633Panama City, Florida
45634Fort Pierce, Florida
45635Calumet Harbor, Illinois
45636New Orleans, Louisiana
45640Annapolis, Maryland
45643Los Angeles/Long Beach, California
45651Los Angeles/Long Beach, California
45652Los Angeles/Long Beach, California
45703Essexville, Michigan
45723Youngstown, New York
45745Hudgins, Virginia
45742Crisfield, Maryland
45754St. Joseph, Michigan
45771Destin, Florida
45772Charleston, South Carolina
45773New Orleans, Louisiana
45774St. Petersburg, Florida
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