diff --git a/xo-arena/include/xo/arena/DArenaVector.hpp b/xo-arena/include/xo/arena/DArenaVector.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1babfd12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-arena/include/xo/arena/DArenaVector.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+/** @file DArenaVector.hpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Jan 2026
+ **/
+
+#include "DArena.hpp"
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace mm {
+        /** @brief vector of T using dedicated DArena for storage
+         *
+         *  Replicate (to the extent feasible) std::vector<T>
+         *  behavior, but using a dedicated DArena to provide storage
+         *
+         *  Unlike std::vector:
+         *  1. does not support copying
+         *  2. capacity fixed at construction time
+         *
+         *  @tparam T element type. Must be Erasable
+         **/
+        template <typename T>
+        struct DArenaVector {
+        public:
+            using value_type = T;
+            using size_type = std::size_t;
+            using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
+            using reference = value_type &;
+            using const_reference = const value_type &;
+            using iterator = value_type *;
+            using const_iterator = const value_type *;
+
+            /** null ctor **/
+            DArenaVector() = default;
+            /** ctor from already-mapped (but not committed) address range_type
+             *  vector has size zero
+             **/
+            DArenaVector(const ArenaConfig & cfg,
+                         size_type page_z,
+                         size_type arena_align_z,
+                         DArena::value_type lo,
+                         DArena::value_type hi);
+            /** not intended to be copyable **/
+            DArenaVector(const DArenaVector &) = delete;
+            /** move ctor **/
+            DArenaVector(DArenaVector && other);
+            /** releases mapped memory **/
+            ~DArenaVector();
+
+            /** create empty vector using @p cfg to configure backing store **/
+            static DArenaVector map(const ArenaConfig & cfg);
+
+            bool empty() const { return size_ == 0; }
+            size_type size() const { return size_; }
+            size_type max_size() const { return capacity(); }
+            size_type capacity() const { return store_.reserved() / sizeof(T); }
+
+            T & operator[](size_t i) { return *(this->_address_of(i)); }
+            const T & operator[](size_t i) const { return *(this->_address_of(i)); }
+
+            T & at(size_type i) { _check_valid_index(i); return *(this->_address_of(i)); }
+            const T & at(size_type i) const { _check_valid_index(i); return *(this->_address_of(i)); }
+
+            iterator begin() noexcept { return this->_address_of(0); }
+            iterator end() noexcept { return this->_address_of(size_); }
+            const_iterator cbegin() const noexcept { return this->_address_of(0); }
+            const_iterator begin() const noexcept { return this->cbegin(); }
+            const_iterator cend() const noexcept { return this->_address_of(size_); }
+            const_iterator end() const noexcept { return this->cend(); }
+
+            constexpr T * data() { return store_.lo_; }
+            constexpr const T * data() const { return store_.lo_; }
+
+            void reserve(size_type z);
+            void resize(size_type z);
+            void shrink_to_fit();
+            void clear();
+
+            void push_back(T && x);
+            void push_back(const T & x);
+
+            void swap(DArenaVector & other) noexcept;
+
+        private:
+            T * _address_of(size_type i) { return *((T *)store_.lo_) + i; }
+            const T * _address_of(size_type i) const { return *((const T *)store_.lo_) + i; }
+
+            void _check_valid_index(size_type i) const;
+
+        private:
+            size_type size_ = 0;
+            DArena store_;
+        };
+
+        template <typename T>
+        DArenaVector<T>::DArenaVector(const ArenaConfig & cfg,
+                                      size_type page_z,
+                                      size_type arena_align_z,
+                                      DArena::value_type lo,
+                                      DArena::value_type hi)
+                : store_{cfg, page_z, arena_align_z, lo, hi}
+        {}
+
+        template <typename T>
+        DArenaVector<T>::DArenaVector(DArenaVector && other)
+                : size_{other.size_}, store_{std::move(other.store_)}
+        {}
+
+        template <typename T>
+        DArenaVector<T>::~DArenaVector()
+        {
+            if constexpr (std::is_trivially_destructible_v<T>) {
+                // nothing to do
+            } else {
+                // invoke destructor for each element
+                for (size_type i = 0, n = size(); i < n; ++i) {
+                    T & x = (*this)[i];
+
+                    x.~T();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        DArenaVector<T>
+        DArenaVector<T>::map(const ArenaConfig & cfg)
+        {
+            DArenaVector<T> retval;
+
+            retval.store_ = std::move(DArena::map(cfg));
+
+            return retval;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::reserve(size_type z) {
+            store_.expand(z * sizeof(T));
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::resize(size_type z) {
+            if (z > size_) {
+                // expand arena to accomodate
+                size_t req_z = z * sizeof(T);
+
+                store_.expand(req_z);
+
+                // run ctors
+                if constexpr (std::is_trivially_constructible_v<T>) {
+                    // nothing to do
+                    ;
+                } else {
+                    for (size_type i = size_; i < z; ++i) {
+                        void * addr = &(*this)[i];
+
+                        new (addr) T();
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                if constexpr (std::is_trivially_destructible_v<T>) {
+                    // nothing to do
+                } else {
+                    // invoke destructor for each discarded element
+                    for (size_type i = z; i < size_; ++i) {
+                        T & x = (*this)[i];
+
+                        x.~T();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            this->size_ = z;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::shrink_to_fit() {
+            // could in principle release unused mapped pages here
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::clear() {
+            this->resize(0);
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::_check_valid_index(size_type i) const {
+            if (size_ <= i)
+                throw std::out_of_range("DArenaVector index out of bounds");
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::push_back(T && x) {
+            size_type z = size_ + 1;
+            size_type req_z = z * sizeof(T);
+
+            store_.expand(req_z);
+
+            T * addr = this->address_of(size_);
+
+            new (addr) T{std::move(x)};
+
+            size_ = z;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::push_back(const T & x) {
+            size_type z = size_;
+            this->resize(z + 1);
+            (*this)[z] = x;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        void
+        DArenaVector<T>::swap(DArenaVector & other) noexcept {
+            std::swap(size_, other.size_);
+            std::swap(store_, other.store_);
+        }
+
+    } /*namespace mm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end DArenaVector.hpp */
diff --git a/xo-arena/utest/CMakeLists.txt b/xo-arena/utest/CMakeLists.txt
index 34bf3caf..26b4e3d7 100644
--- a/xo-arena/utest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xo-arena/utest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set(UTEST_SRCS
     arena_utest_main.cpp
 #    objectmodel.test.cpp
     DArena.test.cpp
+    DArenaVector.test.cpp
 #    DArenaIterator.test.cpp
 #    Collector.test.cpp
 #    DX1CollectorIterator.test.cpp
diff --git a/xo-arena/utest/DArenaVector.test.cpp b/xo-arena/utest/DArenaVector.test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..684e920c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-arena/utest/DArenaVector.test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/** @file DArenaVector.test.cpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Jan 2026
+ **/
+
+#include "xo/arena/DArenaVector.hpp"
+#include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+
+namespace xo {
+    using xo::mm::DArenaVector;
+    using xo::mm::ArenaConfig;
+    using std::byte;
+
+    namespace ut {
+        TEST_CASE("DArenaVector-tiny", "[arena][DArenaVector]")
+        {
+            ArenaConfig cfg { .name_ = "testarena",
+                              .size_ = 1 };
+            DArenaVector<double> arenavec = DArenaVector<double>::map(cfg);
+
+            REQUIRE(arenavec.empty());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* end DArenaVector.test.cpp */