USNS Courier
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Courier
- IMO number
- 5111062
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 150.3 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1962
- Builder
- Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About USNS Courier
USNS Courier (MARAD hull AK-5019) was a cargo ship of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The cargo ship was built by Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, at the request of the US Maritime Administration (MARAD hull 124) in 1962. The ship was 470 ft in length and has a breath of 73 and weighs 11420 tons, empty. The ship was originally administered by American Export Lines under the civilian name SS Export Courier and eventually became part of the James River Reserve Fleet. The company ran into financial trouble in 1977. Before 1981, Farrell Lines, which took over parts of the dissolved American Export Lines, transferred administration of the Courier to the Military Sealift Command, which renamed the ship USNS Courier. The ship was officially accepted as part of the Maritime Administration in February 1983.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Courier now?
- USNS Courier 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 USNS Courier?
- USNS Courier is a ship, built in 1962 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. The vessel is 150.3 m long.
- Who owns USNS Courier?
- USNS Courier is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Courier been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Courier appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).