USNS Potomac
replenishment oiler
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Potomac
- IMO number
- 6504694
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- replenishment oiler
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 189 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1957
- Builder
- Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
- Registered owner
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- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About USNS Potomac
USNS Potomac (T-AO-150) was a United States Navy Maumee-class oiler in non-commissioned service with the Military Sea Transportation Service, later Military Sealift Command, from 1957 to 1961. Potomac, fifth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, was laid down at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Chester, Pennsylvania, on 9 June 1955 and launched on 8 October 1956, sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Robbins, Jr. She entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of the Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) with a primarily civilian crew on 30 January 1957. Potomac carried fuel oil and aviation fuel to the United States armed forces overseas until 26 September 1961, when she was wracked by fire and a series of explosions while alongside the Aviation Fuels Terminal Pier at Morehead City, North Carolina.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Potomac now?
- USNS Potomac 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 Potomac?
- USNS Potomac is a replenishment oiler, built in 1957 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. The vessel is 189 m long.
- Who owns USNS Potomac?
- USNS Potomac is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Potomac been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Potomac appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).