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 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 into a single C-130 aircraft. SOC-Rs can also be transported as under slung loads by medium-lift and heavy-lift helicopters.
SOC-R Equipment
- GPS navigation
- IFF (identification Friend or Foe) gear
- VHF/HF/UHF/FM Net & SATCOMM
- Furuno Radar mounted on arch above hull
- FLIR pod mounted on radar arch
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
| Crew | 4 Crew (1 Helmsman and 3 Gunners) |
| Capacity | 8 SEALs + mission equipment |
| Engines | 440 Twin Yanmar 6LY2M-STE Diesels |
| Waterjets | Hamilton HJ292 waterjets |
| Dimensions | Length - 33 ft Draft - 2 ft |
| Weights | 10,690 kg (empty) 19,051 kg (max loadout) |
| Max Speed | 40+ knots |
| Range | 195 nautical miles |
| Armament | m2 .50 machine guns m240 machine guns m134 miniguns Mk19 40 40mm grenade launchers |
| Avionics | GPS navigation Furuno Radar Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) Secure radio communications (UHF/VHF/HF/SATCOMMs) |
