Boat, 31' Reserve Training Boat (RTB)
31-Foot Reserve Training Boat
Number: 31001 through 31004
Completed: N/A
Remarks: N/A.
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Cost: N/A
Hull
Displacement (lbs): 16,285
Length: 30’ 5" (oa)
Beam: 11’ 2.5" max
Draft: 2’ 4"
Machinery
Main Engines: 2 General Motors diesels, Model 453
HP: 130 at 2800 RPM
Propellers: single
Performance
Max Speed: 14 knots
Logistics
Fuel : 175 gallons
Complement: 3
Electronics
Radar: N/A
Design
The 31-foot Reserve Training Boat was designed to train USCG personnel in boat handling techniques. CG-31001through CG-31004 were built by Bertram Boat Works, Miami, FL.
Sources
Boat Files, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office.