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Marine Protector-class patrol boat
type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard
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type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard
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Marine Protector-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source87 ft (27 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Marine Protector-class patrol boat | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Marine Protector-class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Bollinger Shipyards , Lockport, Louisiana[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Coast Guard Ghana Navy Lebanese Navy Philippines Coast Guard National Navy of Uruguay[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Point-class[source] | — |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
Installed power
Single source2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission |
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1998–present[source] |
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| Completed | 77[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | 72[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 x MTU diesel engines[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Endurance | 3 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 x AN/SPS-73 surface search radar[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Role | type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard . The 87-foot-long (27 m) vessels with hull based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group . The vessels were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana . Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after sea creatures that fly or swim. Four have been delivered to Malta and Yemen.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot Point class , which had smaller accommodations and had to stop to deploy its pursuit inflatable boat via crane. The last Point-class cutter was decommissioned in 2003.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In May 2023, the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Marine Protector vessels, as well as two Island-class patrol boat and three Lockheed C-130H Hercules during President Bongbong Marcos ' visit to Washington, D.C.[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The vessels consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph).[source]Marine Protector-class patrol boat · General characteristics; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Manufacturer | — | T Craft International[source]T Craft class · three source ships explicitly built by T CraftInternational T Craft International[source]T Craft class South African vessels P1552/P1553/P1554 built by T Craft International; no sibling equipment or later successor company inference |
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