USCG Short Range Prosecutor
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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Short Range Prosecutor is a 7 metre, high speed launch designed to be launched from cutters, at speed, from a rear launching ramp. The Short Range Prosecutor is a rigid-hull inflatable, powered by water-jets, for intercepting and boarding suspect vessels. It mounts a radar, special shock-proof seats, and can travel at 30 knots.
The refitted Island class Patrol cutters, part of the Deepwater program, carry one Short Range Prosecutor. The proposed Fast Response Cutters will carry one Short Range Prosecutor. The proposed National Security Cutters and the proposed Offshore Patrol Cutters will have two rear launching ramps, and will carry two launches, either two Short Range Prosecutors, or two of the larger USCG Long Range Interceptors, or one of each.
[edit] External links
- Matagorda deploying and retrieving her Short Range Prosecutor at speed.
- Official description of the Short Range Prosecutor from the USCG's deepwater site.
- PDF of the specifications for the Short Range Prosecutor from Zodiac Group
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