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High Speed Vessel (HSV)

The HSV is a leased commercial, high speed, aluminum catamaran hulled ocean-going vessel. The HSV is rapidly re-configurable and can perform a variety of missions, principal among them the ability to ferry up to 325 combat personnel and 400 tons of cargo up to 3000 miles one way at speeds in excess of 40 knots. Other potential capabilities of the HSV are not limited to but include:

Advanced logistics to replenish forces ashore quickly from a large ship offshore
Command and control
Amphibious operations
Special operations forces insertion/redeployment
Launch/Recover: Various SEAL platforms/craft
Support/Sustain: MK V's, Advanced SEAL Delivery System
Operate CH-46/MH-60/MH-6 helicopters
Objectives: The HSV will provide a theater based, long range, high speed, flexible SOF mobility platform which is capable of independent advance force operations. The HSV's 50% improvement in speed directly enhances the Rapid Decisive Operations (RDO) concept with regard to the transportation of men and materiel and the rapid establishment of advance force operations.

Concept of Operation and Employment: The HSV will be employed as a vessel capable of conducting true independent advance force operations.

During MC02, the HSV will serve as a maritime forward operations base (FOB) with reach-back conductivity to the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) and Joint Task Force (JTF) utilizing a robust C4I capability.

MC02 missions will include an airborne (H-60 Ops) and sea based SOF insertions to conduct Special Reconnaissance/Direct Action missions, deployment of a Semi-Autonomous Hydrographic Reconnaissance Vehicle (SAHRV) and the launch and recover of Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), Seal Delivery Vehicles (SDV), and Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R).

Simulated missions will include support and sustainment of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) and MK V's. Navy Special Warfare Command's (NSWC) operational deployment package will be comprised of a Navy Special Warfare Task Unit (15 personnel), a SEAL Platoon (16 personnel) and a RIB Detachment (9 personnel).