USS Saugatuck
replenishment oiler
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USS Saugatuck
- IMO number
- 7737432
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- replenishment oiler
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 159.6 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1942
- Builder
- Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock 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 USS Saugatuck
USS Saugatuck (AO-75) was a Suamico-class replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down on 20 August 1942 as SS Newtown, a Maritime Commission type Type T2-SE-A1 tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 355) at the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania. She was renamed Saugatuck on 16 September 1942. Launched on 7 December 1942, and delivered to the U.S. Navy, she was converted for naval service at Bethlehem Steel Co., Key Highway Plant, Baltimore, Maryland. She was commissioned on 19 February 1943. It was named for the Saugatuck River in Connecticut.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USS Saugatuck now?
- USS Saugatuck 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 USS Saugatuck?
- USS Saugatuck is a replenishment oiler, built in 1942 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. The vessel is 159.6 m long.
- Who owns USS Saugatuck?
- USS Saugatuck is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USS Saugatuck been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USS Saugatuck appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).