USCG Short Range Prosecutor
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Short Range Prosecutor in use |
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 andthe 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.
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USCG Short Range Prosecutor |
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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
