Mark VI Patrol Boat

Last updated: 12 Jan 2018

Point of Contact
Naval Sea Systems Command

Office of Corporate Communication
(SEA 00D)
Washington, D.C. 20376

Description
The primary mission of Mark VI Patrol Boats is to provide capability to persistently patrol littoral areas beyond sheltered harbors and bays for the purpose of force protection of friendly and coalition forces and critical infrastructure. These missions include: security force assistance (SFA); high value unit (HVU) shipping escort; visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operations; and theater security cooperation (TSC). The Mark VI program of record is for a total of 12 boats, all boats are to be delivered by the end of the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Features
- Multimission Reconfigurable for a variety of missions-VBSS, EOD or SOC Team; Medical Evacuation/Triage; Berthing / Detainee; Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Counter-Intelligence Missions.
- Supports unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned surface vehicle (USV), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) and combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) operations.
- Transportable via ship.

General Characteristics, MK VI Patrol Boat

Propulsion: Installed Power: 5,200 HP - 2 x MTU 16V2000 M94 and 2 x Hamilton HM651 Water Jets

Length: LOA: 84.8'

Beam: 20.5'

Displacement: 170,000 lbs (full load displacement)

Draft: less than 5 ft

Speed: Cruise: 25+ Knots; Sprint: 35+ Knots

Range: 600+ Nautical Miles

Crew: 2 Crews, 5 Personnel each, plus 8 Person Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team (18 Total)

Armament: MK 50 (.50 cal) Gun Weapon System (Qty 4); MK 38 Mod 2 (25 mm) Gun Weapon System (Qty 2); MK 44 Machine Gun System; Multiple Crew Served Weapon & Long Range Acoustic Hailing Device (Qty 6)

Point of Contact
Naval Sea Systems Command

Office of Corporate Communication
(SEA 00D)
Washington, D.C. 20376