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RV Kilo Moana is documented in the equipment reference catalogue originating in France. It was built by Atlantic Marine , Mobile, Alabama.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 57 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 57 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Kilo Moana
Office of Naval Research
Atlantic Marine , Mobile, Alabama
9 February 2001
17 November 2001
by the U.S. Navy , 3 September 2003; by the University of Hawaii on 3 September 2003
IMO number : 9229037 MMSI number : 369565000 Callsign : WDA7827 Hawaii : HA 0532 XS
in active service
Kilo Moana -class oceanographic research ship
3,060 gross tonnage (GT)
2,547 long tons (2,588 t) at 25 ft (7.6 m) draft
186 ft (57 m)
88 ft (27 m)
25 ft (7.6 m) (max), 23 ft (7.0 m) (min)
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (max)
10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
50 days food/stores/FW
fuel: 130,000 US gal (490,000 L; 110,000 imp gal)
20 plus 28 scientists
On 20 November 2019, the ship rescued a French-flagged sail catamaran Thetis.
Name Kilo Moana
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
RV Kilo Moana equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesUS Navy exact named equipment holdings: Kilo Moana (all leased out):. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AGOR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.