USNS Ponchatoula
replenishment oiler
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Ponchatoula
- IMO number
- 7737092
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
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- Vessel type
- replenishment oiler
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 199.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- —
- Builder
- New York Shipbuilding Corporation
- 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 Ponchatoula
USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) was one of six Neosho-class fleet oilers built for the United States Navy, in service from 1956 to 1992, and named for the Ponchatoula Creek which rises in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and flows into the Natalbany River, west of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. She was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Ponchatoula was laid down at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, on 1 March 1954, launched on 9 July 1955, sponsored by Mrs. I. N. Kiland, and commissioned on 12 January 1956.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Ponchatoula now?
- USNS Ponchatoula 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 Ponchatoula?
- USNS Ponchatoula is a replenishment oiler. The vessel is 199.8 m long.
- Who owns USNS Ponchatoula?
- USNS Ponchatoula is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Ponchatoula been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Ponchatoula appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).