RV Knorr
ship · built 1970
In short
RV Knorr (ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1970
- Gross tonnage
- 2,518
- Size (length × beam)
- 85 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- RV Knorr
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7738618
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 2,518
- Length overall
- 85 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1970
A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Reported arrival at CharlestonAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at HARBOR OF REFUGE, NANTUCKET, MAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Seadar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston USCHS | Arrival | Nov 9, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MA | Departure | Sep 6, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HARBOR OF REFUGE, NANTUCKET, MA | Arrival | Jul 26, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MA | Departure | Feb 21, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| KINGSTON HARBOR (NORTH PLYMOUTH), MA | Departure | Nov 24, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MA | Arrival | Nov 12, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MA | Arrival | Nov 13, 2003(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MA | Departure | Sep 22, 2003(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MA | Arrival | Sep 9, 2003(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 9, 2003.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About RV Knorr
RV Knorr was a research vessel formerly owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the U.S. research community in coordination with and as a part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. On March 14, 2016, Knorr was officially transferred to the Mexican Navy and renamed Rio Tecolutla. She was replaced at Woods Hole by the RV Neil Armstrong. Knorr is best known as the ship that supported researchers as they discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985. R/V Knorr (AGOR-15) has traveled more than a million miles—the rough equivalent of two round trips to the Moon or forty trips around the Earth. Her sister ship is the RV Melville.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is RV Knorr now?
- Seadar has no displayable AIS position for RV Knorr in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is RV Knorr?
- RV Knorr is a ship, built in 1970 by Defoe Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 85 m long and has a gross tonnage of 2,518.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for RV Knorr?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RV Knorr from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for RV Knorr. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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