1947 - 2000: Small Boats

Lifeboats

Class	Lead Boat	Number	Year	Comments	Model

52' Wooden Hull Motor Lifeboat		2	1935	Stationed in the Pacific Northwest Named Invincible and Triumph Invincible was transferred to the Navy in 1967 Triumph was lost in a rescue attempt in 1961	CGH CGAA
36' Type TRS Motor Lifeboat		130	1937	Modified Type TR TRS = Type T, Revised, Simplified The last Type TRS was retired in 1987	CGH CGP
52' Steel Hull Motor Lifeboat		4	1956	Designed to replace the wooden hulled 52s Victory, Invincible, Triupmh II, and Intrepid Still in service	CGH CGP
44' Motor Lifeboat		110	1963	Probably one of the most llegendary boats to serve coastal SAR in the US Built at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, MD Capable of 14 knots with a 164 nautical mile range Coast Guard crews speek if the 44 with reverence in their voice Adopted by at least 10 other nations as their primary SAR boat CG 44301 was the last 44 in service - Retired from Chatham in 2010	CGH CGP
47' Motor Lifeboat		100	1991	Designed to replace the venerable but aging 44 Current near shore SAR boat Capable of 23 knots Can operate in 20 foot seas and 20 foot surf	CGH CGH CGAA

Utility Boats

Class	Lead Boat	Number	Year	Comments	Model

30' Utility Boat			1950	Replaced the aging 36' Picket Boats in inland/near shore waters Built at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, MD Steel hulls Served into the 70s - Replaced by the 41' UTB	CGP
40' Utility Boat (40-Boats)	40369	331	1950	Replaced the aging 38' Picket Boats and 30' Motor Rescue Boats Built at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, MD Early boats were wood, most were steel, the last ones were fiberglass Capable of 20 knots with a range of 380 miles in moderate seas The Mark IV was capable of carrying 20 survivors or 5,000 lbs. of cargo Served into the late 1970s - Replaced by the 41' UTB	CGH CGP
38' Air Cushion Vehicle	38101	3	1970	Evaluated for use - not accepted into service	CGH CGP CGAA
31' Port Security Boat	31001	28	1970	Built at the Coast Guard yard in Curtis Bay Fiberglass construction Equipped with a 250 gal/min fire pump	CGH CGP
27' Presidential Security Boat			1970	Built for speed and fire power	CGP
41' UTB	41300	156	1973	Replaced the aging 30 and 40 boats Built at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, MD Capable of 26 knots and operating in heavy seas Proved to be a rugged utility boat for all but fast law enforvement Currently showing their age- limited to 8' waves and 30 knot winds Being replaced by the 25'	CGH CGH CGP
32' Ports and Waterways Boat	32301	50	1976	Built in response to the Port and Waterways Act of 1973 Fiberglass construction Built for fire fighting and pollution investigation Out of service by 2000	CGP
43' Coastal Interceptor	43501	5	1987	Designed as a high speed law enforcement boat Not very fuel efficient Retired by 2000	CGH
25' Transportable Port Security Boat			1997	Capable of 40 knots	CGH

Surf Rescue Boats

Class	Lead Boat	Number	Year	Comments	Model

38' DUKW			1944	Built for the Army in WWII for amphibious warfare Coast Guard used them in heavy surf and for flood relief Additional units built in CG Yard Suffered from high maintenance costs All units disposed of by 1970	CGH CGP CGAA
35' Land Amphibious Rescue Craft (LARC)		27	1963	Designed for the Army as a replacement for the WWII era DUKW amphibious vehicles 35 mph on land and 9 knots underway Could handle 10 foot surf and climb a 60 percent grade Extremely hig maintenance limited their use Out of service by the 1980s	CGH CGP CGAA
26' Motor Surfboat	253301	117	1969	Shore-stationed version of the 26' shipboard MSB Development of the 30' Surf Rescue Boat was behind schedule As a temporary measure, 17 cutter-based MSBs were modifies with cabins They served until the SRBs were in service	CGH
30' Surf Rescue Boat	30201	20	1986	Designed for near shore SAR in heavy seas and surf	CGH CGAA

Cutter Boats

Class	Lead Boat	Number	Year	Comments	Model

26' Monomoy Type Pulling/Sailing Surfboat				26' Monomoy shoreside surfboat built with a carvel hull and used as the standard cutter boat
26' Motor Surfboat		206	1960	Standard cutter boat that replaced the 26' pulling Monomoy surfboat	CGAA