Combatant Craft Medium
United States Navy ship class / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Combatant Craft Medium, Mark1 (CCM) is a United States Navy patrol boat designed for use by the United States Naval Special Warfare Command as a multi-mission surface tactical mobility craft built by Vigor Industrial "to provide small-caliber gunfire support, infiltrate and exfiltrate Special Operation Forces, conduct VBSS (Visit, board, search, and seizure), special reconnaissance, coastal patrol and interdiction, counter terrorism operations, and FID (Foreign Internal Defense)," per the U.S. Navy.[2]
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2 CCM Mk1's at the dock | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Vigor Industrial |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Mark V Special Operations Craft |
Cost | US$11 million |
Built | 2014–2021 |
Planned | 35 |
Completed | 30 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 59,600 lb (27,000 kg) (30 tons) |
Length | 18.47 m (60.6 ft) |
Beam | 4.01 m (13.2 ft) |
Draft | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
Propulsion | MTU 8V2000 M94 (x2), 1,250 HP ea |
Speed | 52 knots (60 mph; 96 km/h)+ |
Range | 600 nmi (690 mi; 1,100 km) at 40 knots |
Troops | 19 |
Complement | 4 crew |
Armor | Arms resistant double aluminum hull |
Notes | Swappable weapons systems including mounting points for a bow mounted .50 cal remote weapon station, and rear mounted M2HB, M240G, and Mk 19 grenade launchers.[1] |
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