Stern of the Kilo Moana |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kilo Moana |
| Owner: | Office of Naval Research |
| Builder: | Atlantic Marine, Mobile, Alabama |
| Laid down: | 9 February 2001 |
| Launched: | 17 November 2001 |
| Acquired: | by the U.S. Navy, 3 September 2003; by the University of Hawaii on 3 September 2003 |
| In service: | as R/V Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26) |
| Identification: | Hawaii: HA 0532 XS |
| Notes: | currently in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Kilo Moana-class oceanographic research ship |
| Tonnage: | 1407 RGT |
| Displacement: | 2547 LT at 25’ draft |
| Tons burthen: | 3060 IGT |
| Length: | 186’ |
| Beam: | 88’ |
| Draft: | 25’ (Max), 23’ (Min) |
| Speed: | 15 knots (maximum) |
| Range: | 10,000 NM @ 12 Kts |
| Endurance: | 50 days Food/Stores/FW |
| Capacity: | fuel: 130,000 Gals |
| Crew: | crew: 20 scientific personnel: 28 |
R/V Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26) is a small waterplane area twin hull oceanographic research ship owned by the US Navy and operated by the University of Hawaii as a part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet[1]. She was designed to operate in coastal and blue water areas. The unique SWATH hull form provides a comfortable, stable platform in high sea conditions.
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Kilo Moana was built by Atlantic Marine, Jacksonville, FL, for the Office of Naval Research. She was laid down on 9 February 2001 and launched on 17 November 2001. On 3 September 2003 Kilo Moana was delivered to the U.S. Navy as a Kilo Moana-class oceanographic research ship and leased to the University of Hawaii on the same day.