USNS Rainier
fast combat support ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Rainier
- IMO number
- 8644149
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- fast combat support ship
- Gross tonnage
- 36,469
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 229.7 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2003
- Builder
- National Steel and Shipbuilding 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 USNS Rainier
USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7), is a Supply-class fast combat support ship and the third US Navy vessel named after Mount Rainier. The ship was christened on 28 September 1991 by the ship's sponsor, Mrs. Suzanne Callison Dicks, wife of Congressman Norm Dicks, and commissioned as "USS Rainier (AOE-7)", on 21 January 1995 at Bremerton, Washington. Rainier has the speed to keep up with the Navy's carrier strike groups (CSG) and rapidly replenish Navy task forces. She receives petroleum products, ammunition and stores from shuttle ships or during port calls and redistributes these items simultaneously to CSG ships. This reduces the vulnerability of serviced ships by reducing alongside time. In April 2013, it was announced that the Military Sealift Command will take Rainier and her sister USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) out of service in 2014 as a cost-saving measure.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Rainier now?
- USNS Rainier 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 Rainier?
- USNS Rainier is a fast combat support ship, built in 2003 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 229.7 m long and has a gross tonnage of 36,469.
- Who owns USNS Rainier?
- USNS Rainier is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Rainier been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Rainier appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).