USNS Kingsport
cargo ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Kingsport
- IMO number
- 8450641
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- cargo 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
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- Builder
- California 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 Kingsport
USNS Kingsport (T-AG-164) was built as SS Kingsport Victory, a United States Maritime Commission VC2-S-AP3 (Victory) type cargo ship. During the closing days of World War II the ship was operated by the American Hawaiian Steamship Company under an agreement with the War Shipping Administration. After a period of layup the ship was operated as USAT Kingsport Victory by the Army under bareboat charter effective 8 July 1948. When Army transports were transferred to the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service the ship continued as USNS Kingsport Victory (T-AK-239), a cargo transport . On 14 November 1961, after conversion into the first satellite communication ship, the ship was renamed Kingsport, reclassified as a general auxiliary, and operated as USNS Kingsport (T-AG-164).
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Kingsport now?
- USNS Kingsport 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 Kingsport?
- USNS Kingsport is a cargo ship.
- Who owns USNS Kingsport?
- USNS Kingsport is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Kingsport been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Kingsport appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).