PBR Mark II River Patrol Boat - Hackensack, NJ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 40° 52.825 W 074° 02.474
18T E 580779 N 4525924
This River Patrol Boat is on display at the New Jersey Naval Museum- 78 River St. in Hackensack, NJ.
Waymark Code: WMAXYT
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
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The plaque accompanying this boat reads:

"PBR MARK II
RIVER PATROL BOAT
SPECIFICATIONS:
HULL: FIBERGLASS
BEAM: 11'-8"
LENGTH: 31'-11"
WEIGHT: 18,00 LBS.
SPEED: 35 KNOTS
ENGINES: TWO DETROIT V350 MARINE DEISEL
JET PUMPS: TWO JACUZZIS AT 10,000 GALS/MIN
ARMAMENT: FORWARD-TWIN 50-CAL. MACHINE GUNS
CENTER: ONE M607.62 CAL AND ONE 30MM GRENADE LAUNCHER
AFT: ONE 50-CAL. MACHINE GUN
OTHER: M-16, M79, 38 & 45 CAL. PISTOLS
THE MARK II WAS DESIGNED FOR COMBAT USE IN SHALLOW INLAND
WATERWAYS. THE JOB OF THESE SMALL BUT HEAVILY ARMED BOATS
WAS INTERDICTION OF SUPPLIES AND TROOPS FROM NORTH VIETNAM.
THESE UNITS WERE ALL VOLUNTEERS. THEY HAD THE HIGHEST NAVAL
CASUALTY RATE AND ALSO THE MOST DEDICATED NAVAL UNITS IN THE WAR."

For more information on these boats, see the Wikipedia article at (visit link)
Is there a tour: NO

If boat is a garden what was planted in it: Not listed
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