USNS Neptune
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Neptune
- IMO number
- 8834897
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 112.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1946
- Builder
- Pusey and Jones
- 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 Neptune
USNS Neptune (ARC-2), was the lead ship in her class of cable repair ships in U.S. Naval service. The ship was built by Pusey & Jones Corp. of Wilmington, Delaware, Hull Number 1108, as the William H. G. Bullard named for Rear Adm. William H. G. Bullard. She was the first of two Maritime Commission type S3-S2-BP1 ships built for the US Army Signal Corps near the end of World War II. The other ship was the Albert J. Myer, which later joined her sister ship in naval service as the USNS Albert J. Myer (T-ARC-6). The ship was assigned to and largely worked on installation of the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) under its unclassified name for installation, Project Caesar.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Neptune now?
- USNS Neptune 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 Neptune?
- USNS Neptune is a ship, built in 1946 by Pusey and Jones. The vessel is 112.8 m long.
- Who owns USNS Neptune?
- USNS Neptune is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Neptune been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Neptune appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).