On 09 Mar 2004 18:33:06 GMT, 123 (Butch Ammon) wrote:

How about one of these for a fantasy boat?

http://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/210wmec.htm

Click on the photo and see the USCGC Resolute (WMEC-620) homeported in St.
Pete, FL.
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Isn't there a version of the USCG 200 footers that has a pair of
turbine engines in addition to the diesels? I remember getting a tour
of one about that size or a little larger, and being told that the
turbines used so much fuel in "pursuit" mode, that they were budgeted
for only a few hours per month of running time.