RV Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26)
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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. 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.
. 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.
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
as a part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System is a group of academic institutions and National Laboratories organized in the United States to coordinate research vessel use for federally funded ocean research...
(UNOLS) fleet. She was designed to operate in coastal and blue water areas. The unique SWATH
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
A Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, better known by the acronym SWATH, is a twin-hull ship design that minimizes hull cross section area at the sea's surface. Minimizing the ship's volume near the surface area of the sea, where wave energy is located, maximizes a vessel's stability, even in high...
hull form provides a comfortable, stable platform in high sea conditions.
Construction
Kilo Moana was built by Atlantic Marine, Jacksonville, FL, for the Office of Naval ResearchOffice of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research , headquartered in Arlington, Virginia , is the office within the United States Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S...
. 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.
See also
- OceanographyOceanographyOceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
- Small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH)Small Waterplane Area Twin HullA Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, better known by the acronym SWATH, is a twin-hull ship design that minimizes hull cross section area at the sea's surface. Minimizing the ship's volume near the surface area of the sea, where wave energy is located, maximizes a vessel's stability, even in high...
hull design