Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R)

The Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) is designed to operate along river networks and coastal areas, chiefly for the insertion and extraction of Navy SEALs. SOC-Rs are operated by SWCC Special Boat Teams.

SOC-R Features:

The SOC-R is an armored vessel with ballistic protection (up to .7.62mmx39mm ball) for the engines, helmsman and gunners. Its hull is made of aluminum Hull with FRP accessories. The SOC-R is designed to be air transportable, with one SOC-R, its tractor towing unit, associated SBT personnel and SEAL passengers and all their mission gear fitting in a single C-130 aircraft. SOC-Rs can also be transported as under slung loads by medium-to-heavy-lift helicopters.

SOC-R Equipment

• GPS navigation
• IFF (identification Friend or Foe) gear
• VHF/HF/UHF/FM Net & SATCOMM

SOC-R Weapons

The craft has provisions for the mounting of the following weapons systems: (2 Forward / 3 Aft)

• M2 .50 machine guns
• M240 7.62mm belt-fed machine guns
• MK19/MK47 40mm grenade launchers
• M134 7.62mm Miniguns

This impressive array of firepower is typically used to suppress the shorelines during a hot extraction of a SEAL squad.

SOC-R - Specifications

Naval Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) from Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) operate a SOC-R along a river during training.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robyn B. Gerstenslager

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