USS Kitty Hawk
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USS Kitty Hawk
- IMO number
- 5316911
- 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
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1932
- 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 USS Kitty Hawk
USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1/AKV-1), formerly SS Seatrain New York, was a cargo ship that was converted into an aircraft transport during World War II. Seatrain New York was built in 1932 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation of Chester, Pennsylvania for Seatrain Lines, Inc. She was acquired by the United States Navy on 25 June 1941, and renamed Kitty Hawk on 8 July. She was named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where the Wright brothers made the world's first powered heavier than air flight on 17 December 1903. She was converted to an aircraft transport by Tietjin & Land Dry Dock Corporation, Hoboken, New Jersey and commissioned on 26 November 1941, at New York Navy Yard.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS Kitty Hawk now?
- USS Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk?
- USS Kitty Hawk is a ship, built in 1932 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company.
- Who owns USS Kitty Hawk?
- USS Kitty Hawk is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USS Kitty Hawk been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USS Kitty Hawk appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).