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Names |
31RP681-689 31RP6810-6878 31RP691-699 31RP6910-6918 31RP701-709 31RP7010-7020 31RP711-719 31RP7110-7120 31RP721-728 31RP731-739 31RP7310 |
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Builders |
United BB, Bellingham: 31RP681-689, 31RP6810-6878, 31RP691-699, 31RP6910-6918, 31RP701-709, 31RP7010-7020, 31RP711-719, 31RP7110-7120, 31RP721-728, 31RP731-739, 31RP7310 |
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Commissioned |
1968: 31RP681-689, 31RP6810-6878 1969: 31RP691-699, 31RP6910-6918 1970: 31RP701-709, 31RP7010-7020 1971: 31RP711-719, 31RP7110-7120 1972: 31RP721-728 1973: 31RP731-739, 31RP7310 |
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Losses |
? |
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Transfers |
1973, South Vietnam: nearly all |
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Discarding |
late 1980s: 8 units of Mk II and Mk III types 1990s: 27 units of Mk II and Mk III types |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
7.1 |
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Length, m |
9.70 |
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Breadth, m |
3.60 |
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Draught, m |
0.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 water-jet pumps |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
432 |
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Max speed, kts |
25 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 0.6 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 60/12 M19 mortar, 1 x 1 - 40/10 M19 grenade launcher |
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Electronic equipment |
none |
| Complement | 4 |
Project history: The Patrol Boat, River was smaller than the PCF, with an open-topped conning position, and had a fiberglass hull lined with plastic foam; it was propelled and steered by water-jets, for an extremely shallow draft (0.9m compared to 1.2m for a Swift).
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: The great majority of US PBRs were transferred to South Vietnam. The PBRs were based afloat, LST846, 821, 838 and 786 being converted to support them. In 1994, twenty-seven PBR Mk II remained. Some had been used during the 1991 Gulf conflict.
PBR Mk II
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