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Response Marine- 
    Fire/Rescue Boats- Recent Deliveries

   

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The Somerset, Massachusetts Fire & Police departments have taken delivery of the latest design from Response Marine, Inc..  Built by Viking Welding in Seabrook, NH this boat offers substantial firefighting, rescue and enforcement capabilities with a top speed of 42 mph.  Newly developed features for this multi-agency craft include an island walk-around pilothouse and remote infrared imaging.   

The firefighting system delivers water to a 1,250 gpm forward monitor as well as a 2 1/2" and two 1 1/2" outlets.  Additionally, there is a built-in foam system drawing from two 25 gallon tanks for Class A and Class B foams.  

The machinery installations are aft under a flush deck and include a 220 hp engine driving the bronze Hale fire pump.  Forward of the machinery compartment is a 360 degree walk-around cockpit deck with a hinged dive door and a fully enclosed pilothouse with full length, hinged EMS bench.   

The hull design is a modified Vee, and features relatively steep forward sections to ease the ride.  This is fire/rescue boat number nineteen for Response Marine, each of which has been developed on a custom basis.   For this boat they widened the beam and added considerable flare forward in order to increase deck area at the bow and forward quarters.  Bottom construction is a combination of 3/8" and 1/4" plating and includes four watertight bulkheads for increased damage survivability.

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