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. On June 21, 2006 the USCG awarded the RB-M contract to Marinette Marine of Marinette, Wisconsin and Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle, Washington. The RB-M was designed by Camarc Design in the UK. Between June of 2006 and March of 2015 Marinette, in Green Bay Wisconsin and Kvichak in Kent, Washington partnered to build and deliver 174 RB-Ms to the USCG. Kvichak developed and delivered several police boat variants to several cities including Seattle and New York.
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 under the name CCGS Laredo Sound.
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."
On March 17, 2015, the U.S. Coast Guard received the 174th and final RB-M into service.

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:

Electronics

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 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
45617Cortez, 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
45641Curtis Bay, Maryland
45643Los Angeles/Long Beach, California
45645Seattle, WashingtonJanuary 2010
45651Los Angeles/Long Beach, California
45652Los Angeles/Long Beach, California
45664Seattle, WashingtonJune 2011
45658Seattle, WashingtonAugust 2011
45690Buffalo, New YorkMay 2012
45703Essexville, Michigan
45721Charlevoix, MichiganApril 2013
45723Youngstown, New York
45744Hobucken, North Carolina
45745Hudgins, Virginia
45742Crisfield, Maryland
45749Port Angeles, Washington
45754St. Joseph, Michigan
45771Destin, Florida
45772Charleston, South Carolina
45773New Orleans, Louisiana
45774St. Petersburg, Florida
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Media

RB-M 45771 at Station Destin, Florida was featured at Smarter Every Day channel