A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence... 42 KB (3,457 words) - 15:58, 10 May 2024 |
The Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), also known as Swift Boat, were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy... 37 KB (4,413 words) - 03:09, 11 April 2024 |
The River class is a class of offshore patrol vessels built primarily for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. A total of nine were built for the Royal... 44 KB (3,672 words) - 13:08, 5 May 2024 |
The Assault Support Patrol Boat (ASPB) (also known as the Alpha Boat), was a heavily armed and armored riverine patrol boat developed by the United States... 9 KB (971 words) - 23:13, 3 December 2023 |
Uniflite (category American boat builders) supplied river patrol craft to the US Navy Patrol Boat - River between 1965 and 1972 for use in the Vietnam War. Uniflite was acquired by Chris-Craft Boats in... 4 KB (496 words) - 17:26, 30 October 2022 |
Small unit riverine craft (category Patrol vessels of the United States Navy) is a rigid-hull, armed and armored patrol boat used by the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy to maintain control of rivers and inland waterways. They are similar... 7 KB (423 words) - 14:53, 31 January 2024 |
Special Operations Craft – Riverine (category Patrol vessels of the United States Navy) the Patrol Boat, River, and the mini armored troop carrier.[when?] Designed for speed and tight turns, the SOC-R's V-shape belly allows the boat to skate... 6 KB (313 words) - 18:01, 18 April 2024 |
The Raptor-class patrol boat, Russian designation Project 03160, is a series of Russian high-speed coastal patrol boats. Boats of the class belong to... 16 KB (1,570 words) - 02:29, 25 March 2024 |
Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen (redirect from Special warfare boat operator) support for SEAL operations, as did patrol boat, river (PBR) and patrol craft, fast (PCF) sailors. In February 1964. Boat Support Unit One was established... 38 KB (3,682 words) - 00:05, 30 March 2024 |
an S-Class Patrol Torpedo boat (PT boat) of the United States Navy, built by the Electric Launch Company of Bayonne, New Jersey. The boat was laid down... 30 KB (3,893 words) - 01:12, 10 March 2024 |
drawbacks, including its high cost of $1 million (equivalent to 13 Patrol Boat, Rivers) and unreliability. During the conflict, two of the Army's three... 36 KB (4,082 words) - 23:12, 3 December 2023 |
Brown-water navy (section River Thames) forces patrolling the muddy Mississippi River, and has since been used to describe the small gunboats and patrol boats commonly used in rivers, along... 22 KB (2,931 words) - 11:50, 14 April 2024 |
A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was small, fast, and inexpensive... 86 KB (11,975 words) - 18:06, 17 April 2024 |
Patrol Boat is an Australian television drama series that screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Patrol Boat was created by James Davern... 7 KB (640 words) - 17:52, 5 May 2024 |
Water police (redirect from Marine patrol) constables, coastal police, harbor patrols, marine/maritime police/patrol, nautical patrols, port police, or river police are a specialty law enforcement... 25 KB (2,403 words) - 20:59, 11 March 2024 |
Piyavka-class river patrol boat, also known as Project 1249, is a Russian Coast Guard vessel. The patrol craft is designed to operate in rivers to secure... 3 KB (159 words) - 10:19, 23 May 2022 |
HM Treasury is required to deliver to the UK Parliament each year Patrol Boat, River, a US Navy designation Plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile... 1 KB (198 words) - 20:43, 4 December 2023 |
YP-63, Yard Patrol boat 19-N-23827 USS YP-29.jpg USS YP-29, Yard Patrol boat in 1941 USN Yard Patrol Boat YP-5.jpg YP-5 USN Yard Patrol Boat 19-N-23860... 10 KB (1,202 words) - 17:32, 19 October 2023 |
LCM-8 (redirect from Zippo boat) The LCM-8 ("Mike Boat") is a river boat and mechanized landing craft used by the United States Navy and Army during the Vietnam War and subsequent operations... 16 KB (1,785 words) - 17:59, 3 May 2024 |
This is a list of patrol boats of the Royal Navy. Archer-class patrol and training craft Archer Biter Smiter Pursuer Blazer Dasher Puncher Charger Ranger... 8 KB (532 words) - 12:24, 15 June 2023 |
Hull classification symbol (redirect from Patrol Coastal) coastal patrol and interdiction. FS: Corvette PB: Patrol boat PBR: Patrol boat, river PC: Patrol, coastal PCE: Patrol craft, escort PCF: Patrol craft,... 65 KB (7,235 words) - 14:19, 9 May 2024 |
Monitor (warship) (section Soviet river monitors) a Mobile Riverine Force (MRF). Although U.S. Navy Patrol Craft Fast (Swift Boats), Patrol Boat River (PBRs) and assorted gunboats had been performing counter-insurgency... 28 KB (3,753 words) - 10:20, 6 October 2023 |
Spectrum, Amiga and TurboGrafx-16. It is a combat simulator of a Patrol Boat, River (PBR). Gunboat begins in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. When the... 5 KB (490 words) - 01:56, 18 April 2024 |
two M60 gunners beside the main .50-caliber machine gun while the Patrol Boat, River had one in addition to two .50-cal mounts. The M60 received the nickname... 65 KB (7,411 words) - 20:35, 1 May 2024 |
Germany, she was sold to Malta in 1997 and renamed P29 and was used as a patrol boat. After being decommissioned, she was scuttled as a dive site in 2007... 8 KB (626 words) - 12:05, 4 October 2023 |