A US Navy Mk V SOC at speed
Posted on 04/28/2019 4:00:39 AM PDT by PIF
A US Navy Mk V SOC at speed
The boat's (US Navy Mk V SOC) weapons and other specialized gear have gotten removed, but you will get a microwave as part of the deal.
Included:
Furuno navigation system, which includes a surface search radar, GPS, and a depth sounder, as well as a VHF radio and a Northern Lights PSL 1515 16 kilowatt generator. GSA is throwing in the boat's microwave
This propulsion system is the core of the Mk V and gives it a serious top speed in excess of 50 knots, or more than 57 miles per hour, and a range of around 250 miles. To go along with performance, which can result in the boat slapping violently up and down on top of the waves at high speed, the SOC has shock-mitigating seats in its main cabin. These are also part of the package GSA is offering.
The boat's two MTU 12V396 TE94 diesel engines and its pair of Kamewa 50-511 waterjets "are reported to be operational; however, this is not a guarantee," according to the GSA listing. The auction listing does note that this Mk V went through a routine maintenance availability in October 2017, which is relatively recent.
If you're interested in potentially buying a high-performance boat that you can turn into a small luxury yacht and still have the ability to launch an assault on a nearby beach, you have until Apr. 29, 2019, to place your own bid.
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Be part of a spec ops team if only in imagination
I can see my wife and me running throw lines in the river out of this thing. Those Vietnamese crabbers that are thick than mosquitoes in our area may think twice about checking our lines
That looks like fun, even without the machine guns.
Can you put a trolling motor on the front of that thing?
I don’t need the maintenance headaches.
Why no hydrofoil?
Ping.
Of course the fuel bill would be substantial.
There is one on display at the Navy Seal Museum on the beach in Fort Pierce Florida.
One bad ass little boat it is.
Quite substantial.
I ran across a guy in Florida that bought a 90 ft PT. He showed me around the boat. He said he could cruise around pretty cheap and if a storm loomed he could get out of danger quick. Pretty cool.
Turn it into a fishing charter. You will definitely get to the fishing grounds faster than a regular party boat.
gonna be hard to find parts for it ...
I looked around and there are parts available for the engine and the Rolls Royce Kamewa 50-511 waterjet, just not at the corner parts store.
I think that particular boat once belonged to SBU 12.
I toured the seal museum last year when I wintered over near there.
Aww, maaaannnn...
If I had this boat I could take it anywhere in my C-5. If I had a C-5.
“I looked around and there are parts available for the engine and the Rolls Royce Kamewa 50-511 waterjet, just not at the corner parts store.”
well, in that case, you should buy one! :-)
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