New 12.5 M Riverine Assault Vessel Variant

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Jan. 14, 2014 - PRLog -- Ocean Craft Marine has developed a new aluminium constructed 12.5 Meter variant called the 1250 Riverine Assault Vessel (1250 RAV). Available in various multi-mission configurations, the OCM 1250 RAV was specifically designed for the stated requirements of our multiple customers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nations and in South America.

Ideally suited for near-coastal, inland and riverine environments, the OCM RAV 1250 is powered by twin inboard diesel engines mated to Hamilton Jet final drives and delivers a whopping 880 HP with boat number one testing at an astonishing fully-loaded speed of 42 knots. With Troop seating for 16 and shock-mitigated crewmember seating for an additional four, the OCM RAV 1250 can be configured with a forward or midshipsituatedremovable pilot house. The 1250 RAV is available with a hydraulically actuated bow-ramp for dis-embarking troops ashore and can have up to four crew-served weapons stations supporting heavy weapons such as the M2, MK 19 and the GAU 17 mini-gun.

In addition, up to four M7 counter-measure launchers can be fitted on the vessels stern.The RAV 1250 has NATO level 3, mission-modular, Dyneema® anti-ballistic panels which can be deployed to protect embarked assault troops and an anti-ballistic protected pilot house, windscreen, engine compartment and fuel system.  The vessel can be rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft transportable and fitted with gyro stabilized forward looking infrared (FLIR) cameras.

All inquiries contact:
Todd Salus
Ocean Craft Marine
Email : Info@OceanCraftMarine.com
Web site: http://www.oceancraftmarine.com