DACV-12 is Celerity’s planned 11.9-metre platform for passenger, passenger-and-cargo and mission-specific layouts. Powered air is directed beneath the hulls for lift and discharged aft for thrust, allowing the design to target shallow-water and shoreline access. Current published specifications list 12 passengers plus two crew, a 2,000 kg payload and sea state 3. They also list a 60-knot cruise, a 65–80-knot maximum-speed target and 150–300 nautical miles of configuration-dependent range. These are manufacturer development figures, not an independently verified sea-trial result or an accepted customer requirement.
Technical detail
Core features
Manufacturer specification: 11.9 m length; passenger layout for 12 passengers plus 2 crew.
Manufacturer specification: 2,000 kg payload; alternative passenger-and-cargo or utility layout.
Published powertrain options: battery, fuel-cell or hybrid-diesel within a hybrid-electric architecture.
Development figures: 60 kn cruise, 65–80 kn maximum-speed target and 150–300 NM configuration-dependent range.
Manufacturer specifies sea state 3 and near-zero draft in hover mode; the operating envelope remains configuration dependent.
Dynamic air cushion
Amphibious vessel
Hybrid-electric propulsion
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Passenger water-taxi and coastal transport
Remote cargo and utility access
Potential patrol, search-and-rescue and survey configurations discussed with operators
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Development platform. The July 2026 funded project plans a 5.5 m demonstrator before an 11.9 m commercial water taxi; no numeric TRL is assigned.
Commercial availability
Commercial early-access discussions and reservations; final configuration and delivery require agreement.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 1 linked record
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Development figures: 60 kn cruise, 65–80 kn maximum-speed target and 150–300 NM configuration-dependent range.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
advanced-manufacturing-and-integration
Supports: Capability · summary
Powered air is directed beneath the hulls for lift and discharged aft for thrust, allowing the design to target shallow-water and shoreline access.
Supports: Capability · summary
These are manufacturer development figures, not an independently verified sea-trial result or an accepted customer requirement.
Supports: Capability · core features
Manufacturer specifies sea state 3 and near-zero draft in hover mode; the operating envelope remains configuration dependent.
Supports: Capability · summary
Current published specifications list 12 passengers plus two crew, a 2,000 kg payload and sea state 3.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Remote cargo and utility access
Supports: Capability · name
DACV-12 amphibious vessel platform
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Celerity Craft identifies Celerity Craft Inc. in Key Specs; configurations; development caveat; publication date not stated; the supported field value is hybrid-electric propulsion.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Potential patrol, search-and-rescue and survey configurations discussed with operators
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Celerity Craft identifies Celerity Craft Inc. in Key Specs; configurations; development caveat; publication date not stated; the supported field value is aerospace-and-mobility.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Celerity Craft identifies Celerity Craft Inc. in Key Specs; configurations; development caveat; publication date not stated; the supported field value is amphibious vessel.
Supports: Capability · core features
Published powertrain options: battery, fuel-cell or hybrid-diesel within a hybrid-electric architecture.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Passenger water-taxi and coastal transport
Supports: Capability · summary
DACV-12 is Celerity’s planned 11.9-metre platform for passenger, passenger-and-cargo and mission-specific layouts.
Supports: Capability · summary
They also list a 60-knot cruise, a 65–80-knot maximum-speed target and 150–300 nautical miles of configuration-dependent range.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Celerity Craft identifies Celerity Craft Inc. in Key Specs; configurations; development caveat; publication date not stated; the supported field value is Technology product.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Commercial early-access discussions and reservations; final configuration and delivery require agreement.
Supports: Capability · core features
Manufacturer specification: 11.9 m length; passenger layout for 12 passengers plus 2 crew.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Development platform. The July 2026 funded project plans a 5.5 m demonstrator before an 11.9 m commercial water taxi; no numeric TRL is assigned.
Supports: Capability · core features
Manufacturer specification: 2,000 kg payload; alternative passenger-and-cargo or utility layout.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Celerity Craft identifies Celerity Craft Inc. in Key Specs; configurations; development caveat; publication date not stated; the supported field value is dynamic air cushion.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review