ANaval support & landing craft
47-foot Motor Lifeboat
standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG)
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ANaval support & landing craft
standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG)
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47-foot Motor Lifeboatlarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 47-foot Motor Lifeboat | Rigid Raider |
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| Name | 47′ MLB[source] | — |
| Builders | Textron Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue (Mexico)[source] | — |
| Preceded by | 44-foot motor lifeboat[source] | — |
| Cost | $1,214,300[source] | — |
| In service | 1997–present[source] |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source18 t (20 short tons)[source]
persons, 4 crew, 30 passengers
Single source34 persons, 4 crew, 30 passengers[source]
Maximum
Single sourceMaximum; cruising
Single source25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) maximum 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h) cruising[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Planned | c. 227[source] | — |
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| Completed | 227[source] | — |
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| Active | 227[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × M240B machine gun (optional)[source] | — |
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| Role | standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[source]Exact source-described subject/configuration, not equipment carried by it | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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