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High
Speed Boat (HSB)
July 4, 1995
North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado Island, San
Diego, California, USA
Image copyrighted by
Jim Pearl Photography
High Speed Boats are
used to conduct short range, all weather insertion/extraction
of special operations forces and limited coastal patrol
and interdiction.
Performance
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Speed
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55+
knots
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Range
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175nm
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Fuel
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MOGAS
(88 octane or higher)
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Endurance
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Primarily
a single sortie craft
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Refuel
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Any
ship with 2.5" NATO fitting or any size pump
nozzle
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Ops
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Seas
less than 10', winds less than 30 knots (guidelines
only)
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Accomodations
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3-man
crew, 12 seats (for embarked, supported passengers
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Characteristics
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Length
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40'
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Beam
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9'
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Draft
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3'
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Displacement
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14,600
lbs (+4,500 lbs for payload)
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Fuel
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400
gal.
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Hull
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Glass
reinforced Vinlyester Resin
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Engines
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2
x 557 cubic inch displacement Innovation gasoline
engines (580 hp per engine)
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Drives
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2
x Mercruiser Super Speed Master Stern Drives
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Misc.
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C-5
and C-141 transportable (drive on/drive off);
ship transportable; 2 craft detachment supported
by two vehicles; 2 craft detachment deploys with
an organic ammunition and spares package
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Weapons
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4
x M60 machinegun
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1
x MK19 40mm grenade launcher
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1
x MK 5 Pyro Kit
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1
x M79 grenade launcher
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1
x 12 gauge shotgun
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1
x 7.62mm minigun
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(Source: Unclassified US Navy information, approved
for public release)
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