At its establishment Special Boat Unit 12 was comprised of all active duty personnel and its assets were 2 PTFs ,5 MkIII PBs (two on det.) and numerous MK11 LCPLs. and the ASDV-1 which was a mothership to support Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV) training.

Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team (SBT) 12, stationed at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., conducted a Maritime External Air Transportation System (MEATS) training evolution, Dec. 12, with the help of a Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter.

Special boat units, which were still composed primarily of UDT/SEAL personnel or specialized boat crew members, spawned four operational special boat units from the original MSTs: SBU-11, SBU-12, SBU-13, and Special Boat Detachments.

NSW has three Special Boat Teams: SBT-12 in Coronado, CA; SBT-20 in Little Creek, VA, and SBT-22 in Stennis, MI. SBTs are commanded by a Navy Commander (O-5) who leads Special Warfare Combatant-Craft (SWCC) personnel.

SBU-12, supports open-water special operations missions for West Coast Naval Special Warfare forces and deploys detachments aboard amphibious ships, to Naval Special Warfare Unit ONE, and on DFTs throughout the Pacific and Central areas of operation.

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SBT-12 supports NSW maritime and coastal Special Operations missions in the Pacific and Middle East. The command deploys detachments aboard amphibious ships, to Naval Special Warfare Unit ONE (NSWU-1) in Guam, Naval Special Warfare Unit THREE (NSWU-3) in Bahrain.

Singing at the SBU-12 Christmas Party. 1992, SBU-12 received New Halter HSBs. Halter HSB, Shima waving.

Special Boat Team 12 is a component of Naval Special Warfare Group 4 and is based out of Coronado Amphibious Base, San Diego, California. It operates fleets of NSW RHIBs and MK V Special Operations Craft and deploys special boat detachments to the Pacific & Middle East.

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