Boat, 31' Port Security Boat (PSB)
31-Foot Port Security Boat
Number: 31005 through 31028
Completed: N/A
Remarks: Stationed throughout the U.S.
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Cost: $55,051 (1969)
Hull
Displacement (lbs): 16,285
Length: 30’ 5" (oa)
Beam: 11’ 6" max
Draft: 3’ 11" max (1980)
Machinery
Main Engines: 1 General Motors diesel
BHP: 197
Propellers: single
Performance
Max Speed: 14 knots (1980)
Logistics
Fuel Oil (95%): 110 gallons
Complement: 3 (1980)
Electronics
Radar: N/A
Design
The 31-foot PSB was to perform security and law enforcement missions. The boat is constructed of fiberglass and is equipped with a 250-gallon/minute fire pump. CG-31005 through CG-31019 were constructed at the CG Yard at Curtis Bay, MD.
Sources
Boat Files, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Scheina, Robert L. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters and Craft, 1946-1990. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990.