USS Wayne
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USS Wayne
- IMO number
- 5003966
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
- 142.6 m
- Beam
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- Year built
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- Builder
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- Registered owner
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- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About USS Wayne
USS Wayne (APA-54) was a Sumter-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Wayne was originally laid down as a type C2-S-E1 ship under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 476), yard hull 7 (U.S. Official Number 251508) on 20 April 1942 as Afoundria at Chickasaw, Alabama, by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation. The ship was renamed Wayne and classified as a transport, AP-99, on 26 October 1942; launched on 6 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. N. G. Nicolson; reclassified an attack transport, APA-54, on 1 February 1943; acquired by the Navy on 30 April 1943; delivered to the Navy the following day, 1 May 1943, and simultaneously placed in commission "in ordinary." Taken to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Key Highway Yard, Baltimore, Maryland, Wayne was converted for naval service.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS Wayne now?
- USS Wayne has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is USS Wayne?
- USS Wayne is a ship. The vessel is 142.6 m long.
- Who owns USS Wayne?
- USS Wayne is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USS Wayne been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USS Wayne appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).