Exhibit 23.1




                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
KVH Industries, Inc.

     We consent to incorporation of our report dated February 7, 1997,  relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of KVH Industries, Inc., and subsidiary as of
December 31, 1996 and December 1995 and the related  consolidated  statements of
income,  stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows and related schedule for each of
the fiscal years in the three-year  period ended December 31, 1996, which report
on the consolidated financial statements included herein and which report on the
related  schedule  is  included  in  the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of KVH
Industries, Inc., for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.


KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Providence, Rhode Island
March 21, 1997