Motor Lifeboat (47ft.)
Self-righting and self-bailing; 47’ 11 7/8” length, 15’4” beam, 4’6” draft; hoisting weight 40,000lbs.; twin 435BHP Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC III engines, with twin 4-blade, 36” diameter/28” pitch propellers; 394gal. fuel; maximum speed 25kts.; 200nm. range at 20kts. with 10% fuel reserve; integrated electronic navigation and boat control system with four control stations (two exterior on flying bridge, and two interior); capacity 4 crew plus 5 survivors; single-chine, deep-V, semi-displacement planing aluminum hull, with aluminum superstructure; six watertight bulkheads/seven watertight compartments.
First CG lifeboat design to incorporate multi-mission capabilities such as law enforcement and military operations. Unlike the 44ft. motor lifeboat, the 47ft. lifeboat is not equipped with an installed fire-fighting pump; the 47ft. MLB does carry a portable P-6 dewatering/firefighting pump. All production version boats of this type built for U.S. Coast Guard service were constructed by Textron from 1997 to 2003 (boat numbers CG47206 through CG47322).
First CG lifeboat design to incorporate multi-mission capabilities such as law enforcement and military operations. Unlike the 44ft. motor lifeboat, the 47ft. lifeboat is not equipped with an installed fire-fighting pump; the 47ft. MLB does carry a portable P-6 dewatering/firefighting pump. All production version boats of this type built for U.S. Coast Guard service were constructed by Textron from 1997 to 2003 (boat numbers CG47206 through CG47322).
