if this was available when I served in the Navy (1987-91), I would had stayed in and serve my 20 or more. Instead, I transferred to the Army. 😒 I did love my four years in the Navy.

Was a fan of the MTB, PT boats from WWII. I would have joined the Royal Navy if they still had that style of vessel in the 70-80s.

As a brit who reads a lot of PBR Vietnam books Id say this boat would be just what was needed back then

As an ex-marine I'd have loved to been part of that boat crew! Great film clip! Thanks for posting

McHales Navy - PT 73 - torpedo and machine guns, maybe even depth charges, speed enough to dodge a torpedo. Sweet gig

Pretty cool boat. I'm thankful that we still have young people who are proud to serve our country . This would be a great assignment.

I spent the last 5 years of my Navy career with Riverine Squadron One. That is a different world than the rest of the Navy. Just before I retired they began the groundwork for the MK Boats. Our boats were the RPB and the RCB. By the time they got them going I was out of the service.

I grew up in a Navy family. At 6'9+" I was too tall for service. Vids like this make me wish I stopped growing about 6 or 7 inches earlier! 😁👍

I'm a shipfitter and I worked on these when they first came out. I worked on the THUNDER BOLT ,TEMPEST,AND THE HURRICANE.

Holy crap. If I saw this in Navy recruiting I would of joined. Great video!

In 1980, I was @ a small shipyard in Pt. Everglades for work on a keel cooler on a large tug, and in the slip next to us was a 50ft naval craft partially covered w/ a tarp. It was dry docked so I was able to see the telescoping wing under the bow and the stern “wing”, which hydraulically swung up out of the water. Intrigued, I started taking pictures and was immediately halted by a senior chief there. Being the engineer on my vessel, I explained I was only interested from an engineering standpoint. He said it was a new high speed experimental vessel from Norfolk which had a breakdown on sea trials but was classified so NO Pictures. I’ve still got them though and it is a beast. Turbine jet boat riding on wings was what I observed and have never seen another. It was likely a drug interdiction or special ops vessel. Wow

Mark VI program was discontinued in 2019. The few boats that made it out are now mothballed on shore.

Watching the gunnery practice it seems to me the safest place to be is directly in front of the target.

I see the M2 is still going strong, they're changing barrels just like their (great)granddads used to do, it's into it's second century now ! 4:00

Know that Riverine isn't a Rate but a Billet. Which is a good thing because it means it's not like SEALS or SWCCS which depending on what your issues might be extremely difficult to get into, it is hard because you do have to undergo training for it but not as hard. Really want to get stationed with these people and do this job.

What ever happened to those patrol hydrofoils the Navy used to have? I can remember them coming down from Key West to do operations off the coast of Puerto Rico, when I was stationed in Roosevelt Roads, PR.

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Awesome! ... they patrol Clitoral waters close to shore👍

Wish we would have kept these around, fun boats to drive...

I was fortunately involved to build the Dutch original less armed version of this the stan (standard) patrol good to see the US made good use of the Hull design they bought from Damen shipyards

Those small waves can make a small craft like that bob up and down so much it would be extremely difficult to hit your target at range. You probably bob up 30 ft over the target when a wave comes. Looks hard

the Mark VI speed was similar to the Elco PT boats of WW2 at 53knots

Modern version of the PT boats and very cool.

21st Century PT Boats!! Even those ancient PT Boats were incredibly fast!! 2 or 3 Modified Allison V12 Aircraft Engines!!! I wonder what's powering these beasts!?

Now, that's my kind of boat!

"Due to the boat's highly advanced nature, Mk VI crews had to undergo extensive training, before taking control of an actual vessel" Isn't that true of every crew member on every vessel in every Navy?

I've been aboard 3 of these as a subcontractor in San Diego pumping out the holding tanks

would make an awesome fishing boat . can't catch them shoot them . But seriously , what amazing Patrol Boats , It sort of says that, nowhere is safe and when we catch you Bam .

My dad's boat, MTB 313, RON 22, built by Higgins was nearly identical without a closed wheel house. 80' long, 35 tons, three 1500hp Packards, 48 knots top speed, 3,000 gallons of fuel, 4 torpedoes, 12 depth charges, 1 40mm cannon, six Browning twin 50's, two 20mm's. Made of 1" marine plywood, two officers and eight Sailors. I've heard it all and I have photographs to back it up.

I love the way those boats look, very badass.

Looks like challenging training for a wide variety of challenging missions.

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Thanks you boys and girls for your service. Great job.

K I will take one, without the heavy weapons though. Be nice if you left the GPMG’S on board as I’m a fan, as well as a survivor from the gunner moving the gun round putting a new belt on and the muzzle ended up slightly right of my right ear when he let go with about a 20 round burst., woke up in the hospital lol Where can I pick it up?.

Killer tomato! Kick ass little vessel.

Cool to see the cb90 here

As a former member of "Mobile Riverine Force, River Assault Flotilla One" in South Vietnam and Cambodia(1967-70), looking back upon this, those boats in moth balls or operative would have been very welcomed for ''Operation Market Time and Game Warden"

It would sure be nice to have a few of these Mark VI's on constant patrol on the U.S. boarder Rio Grande river. Would be an effective deterrent.

The new PT boats!!

Some of those boats should replace the area to transport special forces with tubes to launch Spike or Hellfire missiles. Then they could neutralize threats up to 5 miles away.

These boats are great, but quite expensive. Might make good hand-me-downs to the Coast Guard one day. I think the CG looked at them as replacements for the 82’ cutters, but they’re just too pricey.

very effective use in the river...

Your last line: " ,,,to make sure they get the 'soldiers' back home!" You're the moderator of a Navy patrol boat video and don't know that you're talking about SAILORS AND MARINES???

They need to add torpedo or depth charge capability or anti ship similar to Irian fast attack speed boats similar to PTO boats of WW 2

Mobile riverine forces 1970. BSU 1 1970-71 San Diego. After seeing this video I wish I was 20 again.

We need your full support to feed our innocent children we need your boat to catch many Aquatic fish?? to make create food to sustain there needs in daily life!!!

I really like the looks of those new patrol boats there alot better than those pBRs and pcfs in vietnam

This kinds of small boats will make the difference vs. huge naval vessels offensively... if deployed en mass!!!

Are there berthing compartments? Galleries? What are the rates of the crew on board, excluding the SEALs?

A great program!

Watching them change the barrels on the M2s I can't help but think they're gonna lose a lot of barrels of time. Maybe they should turn the gun so it is parallel (or nearly parallel) with the boat's side so the barrel is able to be easily handled with two hands - I assume they have barrel change mitts available. Turning the gun parallel with teh side of the boat would also mean that if the barrel fell there might be a better chance it landed on the deck instead of straight into the drink.

When the apocalypse happens I Want one of these

Training to use a manual gun on a boat is a skill no doubt, but I was as surprised to not see more "innovation" like a gyro-stabilized machine gun adapter at 5:20 where every round counts. Or even connected aim to the gunner's headset, with target acquisition and selection.

Gee I though I recognized the back ground. I was with a MIUW unit during Desert Storm. We worked with the Coast Guard to provide port security and harbor defense in Bahrain. Later we move into Kuwait.

a lot better than my old PBR MkIII

Look like PCF boat in mekong river on VN war make me remember.

A $15million Yacht with guns and grenades, high-speed internet, big engines, and special sensors? WOW!

Ex RAN patrol boat sailor would have serving in something like that but would not have been suitable for our patrol areas and range of patrol still would have been nice

salute all sailors. Great Video!

Can the large wake be seen by enemy aircraft?

So they just cruise around in the Persian Gulf and fish with machine guns? ..sounds fun : )

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Engineman, boatsun, gunners mate, radioman and a few other rates.

Where do they bunk or is it a day type boat?

Would have enjoyed seeing the inside of the ship. Living quarters, etc. What size crew? Officer in charge, or high ranking enlisted? So much left out.

That is what the Philippine Navy needs to face the Chinese Coast Guard.

Except most MSRON units stopped using them. They are due to be decommissioned. Also it's litoral waters not literal.

Some of this looks a lot like it was taken from the movie "Act of Valor"..... If you haven't seen it yet it is well worth it to watch it. I believe you can find the full movie on UKposts I

are these boats faster than the high speed patrol boats used in Nam? they could do 50 knots. they were always in dry dock in Japan cause the skippers would run them fast in the rough seas and would tear off the foil skids.

I'm trying to imagine a civilian version fitted to requirements. Spa, sauna, beer fridge and BBQ on each deck. Several jet skis and a motorbike. Auto pilot et al. Lots of fishing tackle. Enough beer and steak for several weeks.

The navy should adopt a hopper to collect empty brass. And stop accidents from happening.

This would be the best bachelor party idea ever. You and the guys go out on the patrol boat and shoot inflated targets. Not sure if drinking is a good idea even for those not driving the boat. Strippers may enhance the experience.

Yes, Stridsbåt 90 !!!!

I wonder how many M2 barrels have been dropped into the ocean while changing them out. 😅

Takes balls to take it out to the deep blue waters and randevou with a much larger US Navy ship with a well deck or regular destroyers.

It sure would be nice to see these patrolling the Volga.

Good job ! US Navy

Looks like the old pt boats but they need the torpedoes so they can sink ships

Those are some serious boats

How about a floating bullseye so they can see how precise they shoot, and can reuse the bullseye target?

We need a thousand of them at WPS to protect our fishermen and an oil exploration by the 10 ASEAN Coalition and US.

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So wise , Thank You

It's going to be very difficult to hit a target,with a machine gun, at a distance when the boat you are shooting from is bobbing up and down in the water and the target is doing it also.

So, where are these to be deployed?

When you are referring to geographic distance, the proper word is “farther”, not further (measure). LCdr F.B. Marano, USNA class of 1975.

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It's all good until people start getting sniped, RPGed, suppressed, etc. The boat should be remote controlled if needed so everyone can duck without having to look and get headshotted.

Those had to be blanks fired from the boats in the river because some of the camera angles are near the crossfires and they’re aiming indiscriminately

I was SBU 12 on MK 5 in Persian gulf 2000. Let’s just say the maintenance officer didn’t like me much.

It's a far cry from the old BPR boats in Vietnam

Add another quarter in length v12 extra space for fuel better hi seas rate of travel still small target adds more distance to play with in diverse situations

Interesting craft, how many are deployed escorts ships through the canal? Probably non

Wonder if they watch reruns of McHales Navy ?

This class is great but not a good indirect replacement for the old Cyclones.

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1:10 compass on the window courtesy of Sharpie?

What is going on when you see a Mk-6 not moving but the water is churning around the stern?