USS Solace
hospital ship
IMO 5018131
MMSI —
activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USS Solace
- IMO number
- 5018131
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- hospital ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1927
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- 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 Solace
The second USS Solace (AH-5) was built in 1927 as the passenger ship SS Iroquois by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia. The liner was acquired by the Navy from the Clyde Mallory Steamship Line on 22 July 1940, renamed Solace (AH-5); converted into a hospital ship at the Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Brooklyn, N.Y., and was commissioned on 9 August 1941, Captain Benjamin Perlman in command.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS Solace now?
- USS Solace 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 Solace?
- USS Solace is a hospital ship, built in 1927 by Newport News Shipbuilding.
- Who owns USS Solace?
- USS Solace is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USS Solace been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USS Solace appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).