Coastal Riverine Squadron 4
Riverine Command Boats
(RCB)
Nautical chart art print of a Coastal Riverine Squadron
4 Riverine Command Boat from an original watercolor painting on a nautical chart by the
Artist, William B. MacGregor Jr.
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Riverine Command Boats (RCB) are watercraft designed to
patrol rivers and other shallow water. Their speed and small size makes them
useful for patrolling busy waterways such as the Persian
Gulf and protecting larger Navy ships. The boats have a crew of 5 and can carry up to 20 passengers. The RCB’s bristle with weaponry, averaging
a weapons station every ten feet including six machine gun mounts. The bow and hull are reinforced so the
boats can be run aground on rocky shores without worrying about gouging a
hole and taking on water. Riverine
Command Boats are packed with sensors and communication gear allowing the
boats to communicate with other navy ships, aircraft and even ground
forces. The boats serve with the three
Riverine Squadrons with the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.
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· Nautical
chart art print of a Riverine Command Boat (RCB).
· Nautical Chart background:
Joint Expeditionary (Naval
Amphibious ) Base, Little Creek Virginia.
· Free
shipping (USA only)
Art Print
· Printed on
high gloss photo paper.
· Mounted in
a beveled double mat.
· Ready for
a standard 11”x14” or 16” x 20” frame.
· Mat will
be signed by the artist.
Artist Statement:
William B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA,
the son and the grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters who also were
artists. Bill is a graduate
of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, and Northeastern University. His engineering career, from
which he is now retired, included working for military and aerospace companies
in industrial engineering and IR optics.
His painting incorporates “old skool” mechanical and civil drafting
tools and he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics and inks. Two rabbits are often in quite a few of his
paintings. Look for them. He is frequently
commissioned by United States Naval officers to create paintings of their ships
and aircraft carriers on nautical charts. In May, 2018, and for one year, four of
Bill’s automotive related paintings were on display at the Larz Anderson
Auto Museum
in Brookline, MA.