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BNaval support & landing craft
At a glance
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
RV Kilo Moanalarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rigid Raider | RV Kilo Moana |
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| Troops | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] | — |
| Role | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform | — |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
| Name | — | Kilo Moana[source] |
| Owner | — | Office of Naval Research[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
186 ft (57 m)[source]
at 25 ft (7.6 m) draft
Single source2,547 long tons (2,588 t) at 25 ft (7.6 m) draft[source]
plus 28 scientists
Single source20 plus 28 scientists[source]
Maximum; max
Single source15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (max)[source]
6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Single source6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Builder | — | Atlantic Marine , Mobile, Alabama[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 9 February 2001[source] |
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| Launched | — | 17 November 2001[source] |
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| Acquired | — | by the U.S. Navy , 3 September 2003; by the University of Hawaii on 3 September 2003[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 9229037 MMSI number : 369565000 Callsign : WDA7827 Hawaii : HA 0532 XS[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Kilo Moana -class oceanographic research ship[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 3,060 gross tonnage (GT)[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 50 days food/stores/FW[source] |
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| Capacity | — | fuel: 130,000 US gal (490,000 L; 110,000 imp gal)[source] |
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| National origin | — | France[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Kilo Moana[source] |
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