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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Mon Dec 27, 2021, 04:56 PM Dec 2021

US CBP Takes Delivery of Final 41-foot Patrol Boat

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) said it has accepted delivery on the last of 52 new coastal interceptor vessels.

The new boat was contractually accepted by the agency on December 15, and it will arrive at AMO’s San Diego Air and Marine Branch in early 2022.

AMO, which set out to streamline its aircraft and vessel acquisition and installation of technology applications as part of its Vision and Strategy 2030, has been replacing and upgrading its fleet of Midnight Express vessels.

The acquisition contract, valued at $48.4 million for 52 41-foot CIVs, was awarded to SAFE Boats International. The first vessel was delivered in 2016.

https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-cbp-takes-delivery-final-foot-patrol-493096

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US CBP Takes Delivery of Final 41-foot Patrol Boat (Original Post) Sherman A1 Dec 2021 OP
58 knots... that's pretty damn fast krispos42 Dec 2021 #1

krispos42

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1. 58 knots... that's pretty damn fast
Mon Dec 27, 2021, 07:16 PM
Dec 2021

Reminds me of the old Motor Torpedo Boats of WW2: fast but lacking range and endurance.

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