USNS American Explorer
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS American Explorer
- IMO number
- 7737171
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1959
- Builder
- Ingalls Shipbuilding
- 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 American Explorer
USNS American Explorer (T-AOT-165) was a tanker built for the United States Military Sea Transport Service. The tanker was built by Ingalls SB of Mississippi in 1958, and at the time her keel was laid, the vessel was intended to be the world's first nuclear-powered tanker, but was completed with a conventional steam power plant. The ship was transferred to the US Maritime Administration in 1984 and was part of the US Reserve Fleet, Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Texas. American Explorer was sold for scrap on 8 July 2008 to the Southern Scrap Metal Corporation in New Orleans, Louisiana. On 13 August, two weeks before Hurricane Gustav struck the Southeastern Louisiana coastline, the tanker was moved to New Orleans' Industrial Canal.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS American Explorer now?
- USNS American Explorer 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 American Explorer?
- USNS American Explorer is a ship, built in 1959 by Ingalls Shipbuilding.
- Who owns USNS American Explorer?
- USNS American Explorer is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS American Explorer been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS American Explorer appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).