SPECIAL BOAT UNIT TWENTY
11 METER RIGID HULL INFLATABLE BOATOPERATIONS AND CAPABILITIES
PRIMARY USE OF THE11 METER RIB
• OVER-THE-HORIZON INSERTION/EXTRACTION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
• SWIMMER CAST AND RECOVERY • MARITIME INTELLIGENCE GATHERING • UNDERWAY VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH AND SEIZURE (VBSS) • AT SEA RENDEZVOUS / MARITIME INTERDICTION• COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM • SUPPORT DIRECT ACTION MISSIONS • SUPPORT AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS• WATERBORNE COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE (CSAR)• WATERBORNE SURVEILLANCE / GUARD POST• DIVING OPERATIONS SUPPORT• NON-COMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS • LIMITED GUNFIRE SUPPORT
• SPEED (MAX) 47 KNOTS (CRUISE) 34 KNOTS• CREW 3 COMBATANT CRAFT CREWMAN• PASSENGERS 8 COMBAT EQUIPPED SEALS• MAX PAYLOAD 3,200 POUNDS• COMBAT RADIUS 100 NM• FUEL CAPACITY 180 GALLONS• ENGINES 2 CATERPILLAR 3126 DIESEL
470BHP @2450 RPM• PROPULSION 2 KAMEWA FF 280 WATER JETS• NAVIGATION FURUNO 1610CF COLOR GPS
FURUNO 841 RADAR• COMMUNICATIONS MILITARY HF, VHF, UHF & SATCOM
MARINE BAND ICOM M127 RADIO
NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) 11 METER RIB CRAFT CHARACTERISTICS
CREW COMPOSITION INA TWO BOAT DETACHMENT
• 1 OFFICER IN CHARGE (PATROL OFFICER)• 1 PETTY OFFICER IN CHARGE (HELMSMAN)• 1 CHIEF ENGINEER• 1 NAVIGATOR / COMMUNICATOR
• 1 ASSISTANT OFFICER IN CHARGE• 1 PETTY OFFICER IN CHARGE (HELMSMAN)• 1 CHIEF ENGINEER• 1 NAVIGATOR / COMMUNICATOR
• INTENDED PHASE REPLACEMENT OF THE 24’, 30’ AND 10 METER RIB’S WITH AN INVENTORY OF 72
NSW RIBS.
• ACTUAL 70 BOATS TOTAL (32 BETWEEN EAST AND WESTCOAST WITH 6 TO OUR TRAINING
CENTER).
• STATUS STILL RECEIVING CRAFT. TWO MORE YEARS TO FINAL CRAFT DELIVERY
NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) 11 METER RIB PROCUREMENT
• BENEFIT - RAPID POWER PROJECTION - AIR DROPABLE RIB’S WITH CREW AND SEALS.
• AIRCRAFT COMPATABILITY - GOAL IS C-130, C-141, C-17 AND C-5 COMPATIBILITY.
• STATUS - 11 METER OPERATIONAL TESTING COMPLETED.
• DEPLOYMENT - WE ARE GOING ON OUR THIRD DEPLOYMENT WITH THIS CAPABILITY.
11 METER RIB MARITIME CRAFT AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM (MCADS)
MARITIME CRAFT AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM (MCADS)
NEGATIVES FACTORS OFTHE 11 METER RIB
• THE BOW TENDS TO STUFF IN A FOLLOWING SEA IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE THE BOAT CORRECTLY.
• SEA WATER COOLING SYSTEM TENDS TO CLOG WHEN WORKING NEAR THE BEACH (SEA GRASS BYPASSES THE STRAINERS)
• NOTE: THE COOLING SYSTEM IS BEING RETROFITTED WITH A BLOW BACK CAPABILITY TO PUSH SAND AND
GRASS BACK OUT THE SEA WATER INTAKE.
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