47-foot Motor Lifeboat
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The 47-foot MLB is the standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard. The 47′ MLB is the successor to the 44′ MLB, which were in service from 1963 until 2009.
CG-47231, a USCG 47' MLB in the surf zone off the coast of Morro Bay
A 47' MLB ready for deployment at Motor Lifeboat Station Morro Bay, California
First production 47' MLB, CG-47206, practicing near the mouth of the Columbia River with students from the National Motor Lifeboat School (2011)
44-foot motor lifeboat
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The 44-foot motor lifeboat was the standard workhorse of the United States Coast Guard rescue boat fleet, designed in 1961 and built between 1963 and 1972. In the United States, the 44′ MLB replaced t
47-foot Motor Lifeboat
…The 47-foot MLB is the standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The 47′ MLB is the successor to the 44′ MLB, which were in service from 1963 until 2009. The 47′ MLB is designed to weather hurricane force winds and heavy seas, capable of surviving winds up to…
A former USCG 44′ MLB in drydock
44' MLB line drawing
44 footer in 2006
CG-44381 in heavy surf during training at the National Motor Lifeboat School at Cape Disappointment