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|Ship caption=U.S. Navy Riverine Squadron 2 patrols the waters above Haditha Dam, Anbar Province, Iraq, in a Small Unit Riverine Craft.
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|Name=Small unit riverine craft (SURC)
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|Operators=*{{flagicon|US}} United States Navy
*{{flagicon|US}} United States Marine Corps 
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippine Marine Corps<ref>{{cite web|title=US gives PH 6 patrol boats to fight Moro militants in Mindanao|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/86545/us-gives-ph-6-patrol-boats-to-fight-moro-militants-in-mindanao|website=Inquirer.net|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=5 September 2016|date=26 September 2013}}</ref>
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|Ship type=Riverine [[Engineering:Patrol boat|patrol boat]]
|Ship displacement={{convert|22000|lb|abbr=on}} combat load
|Ship length={{convert|38|ft|m|abbr=on}} (w/ transom platform)
|Ship beam={{convert|10|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} (collars removable for C-130 transport)
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|Ship draft={{convert|24|in|m|abbr=on}} static
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|Ship propulsion=*Twin Yanmar 6LY2A-STP diesel engines, {{convert|440|bhp|kW|abbr=on}} at 3300 RPM;
*Twin Hamilton waterjets HJ292
|Ship speed={{convert|35|kn|km/h}} cruise, {{convert|39|kn|km/h}} sprint 
|Ship range=>250 nm
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|Ship complement=16 troops
|Ship crew=2
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|Ship sensors=*Ritchie magnetic compass
*Integrated AN/PSN-11 GPS (PLGR)
*Raymarine SL72 LCD radar
*ST 60 depth sounder
*Raymarine RAY53
*VHF marine band radio
*AN/VIC-3 internal stations
*SINCGARS (VHF tactical) radio
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|Ship armament=*3 mounts for heavy machine guns such as Browning M2HB [[Engineering:Machine gun|machine gun]]s (include rear area)
*Smoke launchers
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|Ship notes=Fuel: JP-5, JP-8, and marine diesel
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[[Image:3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines - Haditha Dam.jpg|thumb|U.S. Marines with Dam Security Unit, Bravo Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion near Haditha Dam in 2006.]]
[[Image:US Marines launch SURC 2007.jpg|thumb|U.S. Marines launch a SURC in Iraq]]
[[File:US Navy 070910-N-6639M-043 Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 come ashore with two simulated detainees to be turned over to Mobile Security Squadron 3, Det. 33, during COMET 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Landing ashore]]

The '''small unit riverine craft''' (SURC) is a [[Engineering:Rigid buoyant boat|rigid-hull]], armed and armored [[Engineering:Patrol boat|patrol boat]] used by the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy to maintain control of rivers and inland waterways. They are similar in size and purpose to the much older [[Engineering:Patrol Boat, River|Patrol Boat, River]] vessels used during the Vietnam War.

The boats are built by [[Company:Raytheon|Raytheon]] Naval & Maritime Integrated Systems, with a contract to build up to 100 boats. Raytheon's contract partners are SAFE Boats International of Bremerton, Washington and Boat Master of Fort Myers, Florida.

==History==
The boats were first deployed to Iraq and were used there by the now deactivated U.S. Marine Corps' Small Craft Company, being later turned over to the United States Navy Riverine Squadrons - units of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) that used the boats to patrol strategic areas of Iraq.

On Sept. 25 2013, the United States transferred six SURC patrol boats to the Philippine Marine Corps to provide a platform for command and control, reconnaissance, logistic/resupply, medical evacuation, counter-drug operations, humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping and non-combatant evacuation operations & will be deployed to augment sea-based forces addressing terrorism and lawlessness.<ref>{{cite web|last1=LaGrone|first1=Sam|title=U.S. Gives Philippine Marines Six Riverine Boats for Counter Terrorism Missions|url=https://news.usni.org/2013/09/26/u-s-gives-philippine-marines-six-riverine-boats-counter-terrorism-missions|website=USNI News|accessdate=5 September 2016|date=26 September 2013}}</ref>

==Design==
According to the Navy, “The primary mission of the SURC is to provide tactical mobility and a limited weapons platform for the ground combat element of a Marine Air Ground Task Force in littoral and riverine environments.”<ref name="wavelengths">[http://www.dt.navy.mil/wavelengths/archives/000070.html Wavelengths Online. “Small Unit Riverine Craft”, May 17, 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406135748/http://www.dt.navy.mil/wavelengths/archives/000070.html |date=April 6, 2008 }}</ref> The boat's secondary mission includes “command and control, reconnaissance, logistic/resupply, medevac, counter-drug operations, humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping, and noncombatant evacuation operations.”<ref name="wavelengths" />

The boat is transportable by C-130 Hercules aircraft and can be launched from its trailer at lakeside. It also has the capability to turn 180 degrees in less than three boat lengths and accelerate to {{convert|25|kn|km/h}} in less than 15 seconds.

Occasionally, the boats would have been equipped with an overhead covering to provide shade for the troops on board. Although there are few images to be found to back this up.

==Other characteristics==
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|Hull Type: ||Aluminum with full length beaching plates
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|Collars: || High strength solid cell foam collar provides stability, redundant buoyancy, and small-arms ballistic protection
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|Weight: ||  {{convert|17500|lb|abbr=on}}  craft and trailer
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==See also==
*[[Engineering:CB90-class fast assault craft|Combat Boat 90]] - known as 'Riverine Command Boat' in US Navy service.
*Fast Patrol Craft

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080406135838/http://usmc.boats.dt.navy.mil/surc.asp U.S. Navy: “USMC Family of Small Craft”]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/surc.htm GlobalSecurity.org: “Small Unit Riverine Craft (SURC)”]

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