SS Iowan
cargo ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Iowan
- IMO number
- 5353191
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
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- Vessel type
- cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
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- Year built
- 1914
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Iowan
SS Iowan was a cargo ship built in 1914 for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. During World War I she was taken over by the United States Navy and commissioned as USS Iowan (ID-3002). During World War II, the ship was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed SS Tashkent (or Ташкент in Cyrillic). Iowan was built by the Maryland Steel Company as one of eight sister ships for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. In October 1914, five months after she was delivered to American-Hawaiian, Iowan rammed and sank the United Fruit Company steamer Metapan near the entrance to New York Harbor. After repairs, Iowan resumed inter-coastal service via the Panama Canal. When the canal was temporarily closed by landslides in late 1915, Iowan sailed via the Straits of Magellan until the canal reopened in mid 1916.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Iowan now?
- SS Iowan 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 SS Iowan?
- SS Iowan is a cargo ship, built in 1914.
- Who owns SS Iowan?
- SS Iowan is registered to American-Hawaiian Steamship Company and operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SS Iowan been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Iowan appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).