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RIBS & Combat Craft

Creek Training Center in Virginia.

Metal Shark’s removable urethane- sheathed solid foam collar combines the utility of a full foam collar with the deck space and simplicity of a hard sided craft. The FPB-L features two helm seats with dual controls, three weapon foundation mounts and a gunner’s tub, an extended cabin with SHOX-brand shock mitigating seats, engine-driven heat and air con- ditioning and a private head.

Coast Guard RB-Ms

Marinette Marine Corporation announced that, as prime contractor and program manager, it has been awarded an additional 10 Response

Boat – Mediums (RB-Ms) and other program management work by the

U.S. Coast Guard. With an approxi- mate value of $21,850,000, the new boats are part of a multi-year Coast

Guard contract requiring the con- struction and delivery of up to 250

RB-Ms at a total contract value of up to $600m. Delivery of the 10 boats is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012. This brings the total number of boats under contract to 115 at the present time. Marinette

Marine will build 50% of the boats at its ACE facility in Green Bay, Wis.

Marinette Marine’s teaming partner,

Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle, will build the other 50% of the boats at its Kent, Wash. facility.

USMI Mark V Fast

Patrol/Interceptor Craft

United States Marine, Inc. (USMI) has successfully completed acceptance trials of the first of 10 Mark V Fast

Patrol & Intercept Craft (MKV-PB) constructed under a NAVSEA FMS contract for the Kuwait Naval Force (KNF). The all aluminum craft is based on USMI's XFPB and MKV class designs configured to meet KNF requirements for a fast patrol/pursuit craft. The craft is powered by twin

MTU 12V4000 M90 diesel engines each producing 2,735 bhp driving

Rolls-Royce 63 SII waterjets through

ZF reduction gears. The craft exceed- ed the 45 knot maximum speed requirement at full load displacement and met or exceeded all other per- formance requirements in sea state three encountered during trials.

Ribcraft Builds N.J.

Fish & Wildlife Fleet

Ribcract was recently awarded a contract by the New Jersey

Department of Environmental

Protection for a fleet of patrol and enforcement craft. The boats will fea- ture a center console, t-top, tow posts, complete navigation and electronics package and single 200 hp Honda four stroke engines. The 22-ft

Ribcraft 6.8s will be utilized to fulfill the law enforcement operation of

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife. 25-ft Protector

The new Protector Center Console 25-ft allows operators to take advan- tage of lightweight powerful engine options, reducing fuel consumption and operating cost. Equipped with a multi-purpose, high-performance design, the center console’s solid lam-

Specifications:

Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 ft

Beam, max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 ft

Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.5 ft

Displacement, approx. . . . . . . . . . .74 LT

Propulsion diesel . .2x MTU 12V4000 M90

Power . . . . . . . . . .2,735 bhp @ 2,100 rpm

Propulsion .2x Rolls-Royce 63SII Waterjets

Speed, max . . . . . . .45+ knots @ full load

Specifications:

Length, o. a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38.2 ft

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.4 ft (with collar)

Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5 ft

Engines . . . .2x 5.9-liter Cummins diesels

Propulsion . . . . . .Hamilton 292 Waterjets

Max speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 knots

Fuel capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 gal

Dry weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,000 lbs

Max hp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,200

Photo courtesy Metalcraft

Photo courtesy Ribcraft

Specifications:

Length, o.a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.4 ft

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.8 ft

Weight (w/o engine) . . . . . . . . .2,275 lbs

Internal length on deck . . . . . . . . .16.9 ft

Internal beam on deck . . . . . . . . . .5.9 ft

Draft (w/o engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.5 ft

Max people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Max hp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Photo courtesy USMI