USCGC Polar Sea
icebreaker
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USCGC Polar Sea
- IMO number
- 7391252
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- icebreaker
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 121.9 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1977
- Builder
- Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction 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 USCGC Polar Sea
USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) is a United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker. Commissioned on 23 February 1978, the ship was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle along with her sister ship, Polar Star (WAGB-10). Her home port is Seattle, Washington. Polar Sea has been out of service as of 2010 due to failure of five of her six Alco main diesel engines. Between 2010 and 2023, Polar Sea has been used as a parts donor for sister ship Polar Star. In 2024, the ship was towed to and placed in mothball status in Suisun Bay, California.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USCGC Polar Sea now?
- USCGC Polar Sea 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 USCGC Polar Sea?
- USCGC Polar Sea is a icebreaker, built in 1977 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The vessel is 121.9 m long.
- Who owns USCGC Polar Sea?
- USCGC Polar Sea is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USCGC Polar Sea been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USCGC Polar Sea appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).