Mark V Special Operations Craft (MK V SOC)

The MK V Special Operations Craft's primary role is the insertion and extraction of Navy SEALs or other U.S. Special Operations Forces. MK Vs are are operated bySWCC Special Boat Teams. The MK V can also be used a coastal patrol and reconnaissance platform.

Mark V Special Operations Craft Features:

The MK V SOC features an angled design which results in a low radar signature. The craft can carry up to 4 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) + their outboard engines, enabling the Mark V to act as a mothership, parking off-coast and delivering and collecting teams of SEALs to and from the shore. The vessel features a ramp at the stern which facilitates the rapid launch/recovery of CRRCs. The MK V SOC can also act as a launch/recovery platform for SEAL swimmer delivery vehicles. UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) can also be launched, operated and recovered from the MK V.

MK V SOV Equipment

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

MK V SOC Weapons

The craft has provisions for the mounting of the following weapons systems: (5 mounts)

• M2 .50 machine guns (single or twin mounts)
• M240 7.62mm belt-fed machine guns
• MK19/MK47 40mm grenade launchers
• M134 7.62mm Miniguns
• MK88 chain gun
• MK48 25mm guns

For added defence against airborne threats, FIM-92 Stinger missiles may also be carried on the MK V.

MK V SOC - Specifications

A Mark V Special Operations Craft, operated by Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Unit 12

U.S. Navy photo by JO1 CRAIG P. STRAWSER, USN

MK V SOC Resources

• photo : mark v special operations craft
• photo : mk v soc - sbt-12
• photo : mk v soc at sea
• photo : mk v soc with nsw rhib

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