Rosborough Boats
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
About
Founded in 1955, Rosborough Boats is a defense prime contractor based in Halifax, Canada working in naval systems.
Rosborough Boats is a Nova Scotia, Canada builder of semi-custom vessels from 6 to 10 metres for the professional marine community. Founded in 1955 by James D Rosborough as a builder of custom wooden sailing yachts, the company later moved into commercial fishing and cruising boats and now builds composite RHIBs and hard-shell craft. Its Rough Water and HammerHead lines are designed for enforcement, search and rescue, conservation and protection, science and hydrographic work, and naval and military operations. Rosborough creates semi-custom vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries Protection Division, several Canadian federal, provincial and municipal agencies, American state and municipal agencies, and private sector clients in Canada and the UK. Services include new vessel procurement and leasing, re-power and re-configuration, small vessel compliance support, and service and maintenance plans with mobile crews. The company is owned and operated by Bob and Heaton Rosborough, son and grandson of the founder. It also builds recreational boats, including the Wild Islands line of adventure boats.
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Rough Water 9.11
Rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB)
Deep-V composite RHIB designed for seaworthiness at speed in rough conditions, with greater personnel capacity and crew comfort, used for enforcement, SAR and naval tasks.
Rough Water 9.11 D-Collar
Rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB)
Re-configurable shipboard RHIB built on the Rough Water 9.11 hull with a foam/air hybrid collar, for interdiction, boarding party operations, clearance diving, MCM and SAR.
Rough Water 8.50 D-Collar
Rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB)
Enforcement and operational RHIB based on the Rough Water 9.11 design, used by the RCMP and other agencies.
Rough Water 7.90 D-Collar
Rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB)
Operational RHIB based on the Rough Water 9.11 design, in use with the Department of Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
Rough Water 6.70
Rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB)
Compact boat sharing the HammerHead hull, adaptable to rough bays and inland waters or emergency response in flooded areas.
HammerHead
Hard-shell rescue and enforcement boat
Hard-shell craft in 19, 22 and 25 foot lengths for enforcement and SAR operations, with a range of layouts and power configurations.
Rough Water Multi-Role Platform
High-speed multi-role boat
Rapidly deployable, high-speed boat for armed forces performing a range of ship's boat missions in harsh marine environments.