USS Housatonic
replenishment oiler
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USS Housatonic
- IMO number
- 5212426
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- replenishment oiler
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
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- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1941
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About USS Housatonic
USS Housatonic (AO-35) was a Chicopee-class oiler acquired by the United States Navy for use during World War II. She was the third ship of the U.S. Navy named for the Housatonic River in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Housatonic was a tanker completed in November 1941 by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, under the name SS Esso Albany. After two voyages for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, she was acquired by the Navy 9 January 1942, converted to a fleet oiler, and renamed Housatonic. Shakedown training in Chesapeake Bay ended 10 March, and Housatonic joined Service Force, Atlantic Fleet. During the remainder of 1942 Housatonic carried fuel oil and aviation gas from the Gulf of Mexico to ports on the Atlantic Coast and in the Caribbean.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS Housatonic now?
- USS Housatonic 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 Housatonic?
- USS Housatonic is a replenishment oiler, built in 1941.
- Who owns USS Housatonic?
- USS Housatonic is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USS Housatonic been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USS Housatonic appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).