HMNZS Charles Upham
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMNZS Charles Upham
- IMO number
- 8131128
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 7,956
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 131.7 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1984
- Builder
- Frederikshavn Shipyard
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMNZS Charles Upham
HMNZS Charles Upham (A02) was a Mercandian 2-in-1 class roll-on/roll-off vessel operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) between 1994 and 2001. The vessel was built for the Danish shipping company Mercandia during the early 1980s, and operated under the names Mercandian Queen II and Continental Queen II. The New Zealand Defence Force had identified the need for a logistic support ship as early as the 1970s but it was not until the 1991 white paper that planning to acquire a ship commenced in earnest. Mercandian Queen II was for sale around that time, and although not as capable as the RNZN had initially specified, was purchased in 1994. The ship arrived in New Zealand in 1995 under the name Sealift, and was commissioned later that year as HMNZS Charles Upham, after the only combat soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice, Captain Charles Upham.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMNZS Charles Upham now?
- HMNZS Charles Upham 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 HMNZS Charles Upham?
- HMNZS Charles Upham is a ship, built in 1984 by Frederikshavn Shipyard. The vessel is 131.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 7,956.
- Has HMNZS Charles Upham been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMNZS Charles Upham appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).