RV Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26)

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RV Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26) is a small research vessel oceanic oceanographic research vessel (SWATH) owned by the US Navy and operated by the University of Hawaii as part of the fleet of the University's National Oceanographic System (UNOLS). It is designed to operate in coastal areas and blue waters. The unique SWATH hull form provides a comfortable and stable platform in high sea conditions.

In January 2012 Kilo Moana started taking water from a baseball-sized hole in his stomach. The crew members along with the Coast Guard of the United States can temporarily block a hole and pump out the flood room. He returned to his base in Honolulu safely and entered the emergency drydock to repair the damaged stomach.

Video RV Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26)

Construction

Kilo Moana was built by Atlantic Marine Jacksonville, Florida, for the Naval Research Office. It was set on February 9, 2001 and launched on November 17, 2001. On September 3, 2003 Kilo Moana was sent to the Navy as a research vessel for oceanography of Kilo Moana and leased to the University of Hawaii on the day of the same one.

Maps RV Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26)

See also

• Oceanography

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References

• Hawaii University of Oceanic Operations (UHMO)
• UHMO: R/V Kilo Moana
• Photo Gallery R/V Kilo Moana
• Photo Gallery RV Kilo Moana in NavSource Naval History

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