SS Algol
vehicle cargo ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Algol
- IMO number
- 7303205
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
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- Vessel type
- vehicle cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 288.4 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1973
- Builder
- Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Algol
SS Algol (T-AKR 287) is an Algol-class vehicle cargo ship that is currently maintained by the United States Maritime Administration as part of the Military Sealift Command's Ready Reserve Force. She was built as a high speed container ship by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij N.V. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, hull no. 331, for Sea-Land Service, Inc. and named SS Sea-Land Exchange, USCG ON 546383, IMO 7303205. As the first of her class in service, her owners were eager to showcase her abilities and so ordered that in August of 1973 the vessel would attempt to best the record-setting Atlantic Ocean crossing time of the SS United States which earned her the Blue Riband to showcase the capabilities of the new class of cargo vessels.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Algol now?
- SS Algol 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 Algol?
- SS Algol is a vehicle cargo ship, built in 1973 by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij. The vessel is 288.4 m long.
- Who owns SS Algol?
- SS Algol is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SS Algol been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Algol appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).