Response Boat – Medium

Between June of 2006 and March of 2015 Marinette, in Green Bay Wisconsin and Kvichak in Kent, Washington partnered to build and deliver 174 RB-Ms to the USCG.

Kvichak developed and delivered several police boat variants to several cities including Seattle and New York.

"[2][failed verification] On March 17, 2015, the U.S. Coast Guard received the 174th and final RB-M into service.

Below the pilot house are six compartments: (Sources:[4][5]) In keeping with standard USCG practice, boats of this size have hull numbers and are not named.

Sources:[6][7] RB-M 45771 at Station Destin, Florida was featured at Smarter Every Day channel [8]

The USCG Response Boat Medium (RBM) has replaced a fleet of 41-foot utility boats (UTBs) that averaged over 30-years of service [ 1 ]
USCG 45602 underway at Cape Disappointment, Washington. August 7, 2008
USCG RB-M 45604 patrolling Lake Michigan at Gary, Indiana, during an airshow
Birds-eye view of a RB-M