Small Craft Company

File:Small Craft Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Logo.jpeg

Small Craft Company (SCCO) was a United States Marine Corps unit created in 1991 and deactivated in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.2ndmardiv.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/514062/small-craft-company-decommissioned-after-14-years-of-faithful-service/|title=Small Craft Company decommissioned after 14 years of faithful service|publisher=}}

History

SCCO was equipped with a variety of boats designed to provide transportation and fire support to Marine infantry units.{{cite web |url=http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a437319.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233657/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a437319.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=March 20, 2017 |title=Thesis|website=www.dtic.mil}}

SCCO's mission was to provide a conventional riverine capability through the conduct of waterborne mobility, security, command and control, and assault/assault support operations; and, provide personnel, maintenance, and equipment support to both MEU-SOC's BLTs assigned to LF6F, as well as to Marine Forces during UNITAS.{{cite web|url=https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/2001/03/what-heck-small-craft-company-anyway|title=What the Heck is 'small Craft Company' Anyway? - Marine Corps Association|website=www.mca-marines.org}}

Some of SCCO's boats were turned over to the United States Navy Riverine Squadron before the unit's decommissioning.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/ARCHIVE/2007/APRIL/Pages/BrownWaterNavy2675.aspx |title=Brown-Water Navy begins hunt for new riverine combat craft |website=www.nationaldefensemagazine.org |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206135859/http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/ARCHIVE/2007/APRIL/Pages/BrownWaterNavy2675.aspx |archive-date=6 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}

SCCO participated in the Battle of Haditha.

Vehicles

The following boats were used by SCCO:{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

File:3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines - Haditha Dam.jpg|Small Unit Riverine Craft (SURC)

File:Defense.gov News Photo 960508-M-7232C-002.jpg|Riverine Assault Craft (RAC)

File:Defense.gov News Photo 980514-M-8902P-009.jpg|Rigid Raiding Craft (RRC)

File:US Navy 110507-N-7508R-026 Marines operate a combat rubber raiding craft as part of routine amphibious proficiency training.jpg|Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC)

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