SBS (SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE)

Tier 1 SOF

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Europe

OVERVIEW

MANUFACTURERRoyal Marines / UKSF

YEAR INTRODUCED1940

UNITS IN SERVICE—

UNITS PRODUCED—

UNIT COST$28K

DESCRIPTION

Britain's elite maritime special operations force, the naval counterpart to the SAS with equal Tier 1 status.

SPECIFICATIONS

Personnel

~250-300

Selection

Joint SAS/SBS selection + maritime phase

Specialization

Maritime counter-terrorism, beach reconnaissance, boarding operations

Notable_ops

Falklands, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Afghanistan

Based

Poole, Dorset

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OPERATORS

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