For the U.S. Navy, boats perform missions from mundane maintenance chores such as hull scraping and cleaning overboard discharges to clandestine special forces insertion and extraction. Some boats are about as basic
For the U.S. Navy, boats perform missions from mundane maintenance chores such as hull scraping and cleaning overboard discharges to clandestine special forces insertion and extraction. Some boats are about as basic as you can imagine, and some are equipped with sophisticated combat systems and weapons.
Big or small, they all perform indispensable tasks for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
Boats that are carried on and launched from ships are referred to as “shipboard boats,” to distinguish them from boats based at installations ashore. They serve various purposes, including search and rescue, personnel transport, and providing a platform for special operations.
Yes, the Navy is embracing the employment of small unmanned systems for a variety of purposes. Some unmanned vehicles will perform jobs that must now be done with crewed boats, but in limited roles The employment of boats and small craft continue to be a large and vital part of the Navy’s overall inventory for the present and into the future.
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, transport simulated casualties in a Riverine Assault Support System during Bold Quest, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 31, 2024.
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