Where is USS Crater now?

Seadar has no displayable AIS position for USS Crater in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is USS Crater?

USS Crater is a liberty ship, built in 1942 by Permanente Metals. The vessel is 134.6 m long.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for USS Crater?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS Crater from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for USS Crater. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

USS Crater

liberty ship · built 1942

IMO5173890No AIS position on record

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In short

USS Crater (liberty ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: liberty ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1942
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 135 m
Registered owner: —

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Photo of USS Crater — Photo: US Navy · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: USS Crater
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 5173890
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: liberty ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 134.6 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1942

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Operator: United States Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Permanente Metals
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About USS Crater

USS Crater (AK-70) was the lead ship of her class of converted liberty ship cargo ships in the service of the US Navy in World War II. She was first named after John James Audubon, an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. She was renamed and commissioned after the constellation Crater, she was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USS Crater now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for USS Crater in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is USS Crater?: USS Crater is a liberty ship, built in 1942 by Permanente Metals. The vessel is 134.6 m long.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for USS Crater?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS Crater from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for USS Crater. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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