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ACUA Ocean

Plymouth, UK developer of SWATH-hull uncrewed surface vessels led by the Pioneer-class, for ocean data collection, infrastructure monitoring and defence.

Plymouth, United Kingdom · Company

About

ACUA Ocean was founded in 2020 by brothers Neil and Mike Tinmouth, with a mission to enable the sustainable and scalable collection of ocean data through technology solutions and services. The company is based at Turnchapel Wharf, Plymouth.

Milestones include Lloyd's Register Approval in Principle for vessel electrical, hydrogen and control systems (2022), the launch of USV Pioneer at Turnchapel Wharf (December 2024), and in 2025 MCA Workboat Code 3 approval and a continuous remote 24-hour offshore sea trial under hydrogen-electric power. It has announced the build of a second Pioneer-class USV.

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