USNS Alatna
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Alatna
- IMO number
- 7606516
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 87.3 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1957
- Builder
- Bethlehem Steel
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About USNS Alatna
USNS Alatna, was a gasoline T1 tanker specially constructed for service in polar regions, was launched on 6 September 1956 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, sponsored by Mrs. Wilma Miles, and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service in July 1957. Crewed by the civil service, Alatna carried petroleum products from ports along the Atlantic and gulf coasts and in the Caribbean Sea to scattered American outposts in both polar regions. For more than 15 years, the tanker and her crew struggled against snow, wind, and ice to support American military bases in the Arctic and American scientists in the Antarctic. On 8 August 1972, Alatna was placed out of service and laid up with the Maritime Administration's National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. The Alatna Valley in the Antarctic was named after this ship.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Alatna now?
- USNS Alatna 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 Alatna?
- USNS Alatna is a ship, built in 1957 by Bethlehem Steel. The vessel is 87.3 m long.
- Who owns USNS Alatna?
- USNS Alatna is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Alatna been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Alatna appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).