Where is USS Protector now?

Seadar has no displayable AIS position for USS Protector in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is USS Protector?

USS Protector is a radar picket ship, built in 1945 by J.A. Jones Construction.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for USS Protector?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS Protector 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 USS Protector. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

USS Protector

radar picket ship · built 1945

IMO8628341No AIS position on record

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In short

USS Protector (radar picket ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: radar picket ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1945
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): —
Registered owner: —

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Photo of USS Protector — Photo: US Government · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: USS Protector
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8628341
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: radar picket ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: —
Beam: —
Year built: 1945

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Operator: United States Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: J.A. Jones Construction
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About USS Protector

USS Protector (AGR/YAGR-11) was a Guardian-class radar picket ship of the United States Navy. A Liberty Ship acquired in 1957, she was reconfigured as a radar picket ship and assigned to radar picket duty in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the Distant Early Warning Line.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USS Protector now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for USS Protector in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is USS Protector?: USS Protector is a radar picket ship, built in 1945 by J.A. Jones Construction.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for USS Protector?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS Protector 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 USS Protector. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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