# Pioneer-class H-USV at Aberdeen, United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `5ca18d2a-960d-4f7d-9556-8df058809223`

[ACUA Ocean](/companies/acua-ocean.md) secured funding from the UK Department for Transport under the CMDC Round 3 to deliver a pilot project from Plymouth and Aberdeen.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** acua-ocean-pioneer-aberdeen-united-kingdom
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Pioneer-class H-USV](/models/acua-ocean-pioneer.md) (id: `42d3f9e1-09cb-45d5-81d9-a7b5f32e39e3`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [ACUA Ocean](/companies/acua-ocean.md) (id: `e0dd3cde-6bec-4264-b181-71b07068e36c`)
- **Location:** [Aberdeen, United Kingdom](/locations/aberdeen-united-kingdom.md) (id: `d5e26393-0890-4057-b825-1d00375efeaa`)
- **Operator:** [ACUA Ocean](/companies/acua-ocean.md) (id: `e0dd3cde-6bec-4264-b181-71b07068e36c`)
- **First seen:** 2023-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **About Us - ACUA Ocean** · https://www.ocean.tech/about-us · 2023-06-01

## Common questions

### What is the Pioneer-class H-USV deployment at Aberdeen, United Kingdom?

Pioneer-class H-USV, built by ACUA Ocean, is recorded as a deployment at Aberdeen, United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. ACUA Ocean operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Pioneer-class H-USV at Aberdeen, United Kingdom?

ACUA Ocean, the manufacturer of Pioneer-class H-USV, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Pioneer-class H-USV deployment at Aberdeen, United Kingdom go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Pioneer-class H-USV deployment at Aberdeen, United Kingdom?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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