][1][2] Designed for speed and tight turns, the SOC-R's V-shape belly allows the boat to skate along the surface, with relatively little drag on the hull.

The aft-mounted .50 cal covers the boat crew as they leave the shore after an extraction.

Each SOC-R is crewed by four Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) and can carry four more people.

[3] The craft are operated only by members of Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22), based in Stennis, Mississippi.

These river crews conduct mainly clandestine combat missions, often operating at night with little or no air support.