USNS Observation Island
auxiliary vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Observation Island
- IMO number
- 8835449
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- auxiliary vessel
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 171.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1977
- Builder
- New York Shipbuilding Corporation
- 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 Observation Island
USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) was built as the Mariner-class merchant ship Empire State Mariner for the United States Maritime Commission, launched 15 August 1953, and operated by United States Lines upon delivery on 24 February 1954, making voyages for the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) until going into reserve at Mobile, Alabama on 9 November 1954. Title was transferred to the United States Navy on 10 September 1956 and, after conversion, the ship was renamed Observation Island. On commissioning the ship was classified as the "experimental miscellaneous auxiliary" (EAG), USS Observation Island (EAG-154) supporting fleet ballistic missile development. Observation Island was the platform for the first at-sea firing of the Polaris missile in 1959. On 1 April 1968, Observation Island was redesignated as a miscellaneous auxiliary USS Observation Island (AG-154).
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Observation Island now?
- USNS Observation Island 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 Observation Island?
- USNS Observation Island is a auxiliary vessel, built in 1977 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel is 171.8 m long.
- Who owns USNS Observation Island?
- USNS Observation Island is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Observation Island been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Observation Island appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).