SMB ''Adventure'' is an inshore

Survey Motor Boat A survey motor boat (abbreviated SMB), is a vessel equipped for commercial and/or military hydrographic survey Hydrographic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine constructi ...

of the

Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; ) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of eight ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act 1913, and the subsequent acquisition of the cruiser , whi ...

and part of the Navy's Deployable Hydrographic Unit. She is not a commissioned ship, and was usually transported on and operated as a tender from . ''Adventure'' is capable of independent operations and short coastal passages. SMB ''Adventure'' was built in Kumeu, North Auckland, in 1998. A catamaran hull was chosen to give a wide working area aft and allow the multibeam echo sounder to be retracted between the hulls. ''Adventure'' is fitted with an echo sounder and data can be integrated with the multi-beam system fitted to ''Resolution''.

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