USNS Able
Naval vessel · United States · built 1992 · AIS Class A
In short
USNS Able (Naval vessel, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, near Yokohama (North Pacific Ocean). Its crew-entered AIS destination is JP YOK OS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 18:20 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 1992
- Gross tonnage
- 3,347
- Size (length × beam)
- 72 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 35.4651° N, 139.6507° E
- Area
- North Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 11°
- Heading
- 134°
Seadar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- USNS Able
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8923143
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 367837000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- NABL
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- AIS ship type
- Military ops
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 3,347
- Length overall
- 71.5 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1992
United StatesA tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, HIAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Seadar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, HI | Departure | Sep 5, 2008(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 5, 2008.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About USNS Able
USNS Able (T-AGOS-20) is a Victorious-class oceanographic survey ship in the service of the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Able now?
- USNS Able (Naval vessel, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 19:09 UTC, moored, near Yokohama (North Pacific Ocean). The crew-entered destination was JP YOK OS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 18:20 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is USNS Able?
- USNS Able is a naval vessel sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1992. The vessel is 71.5 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,347.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for USNS Able?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Able 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 USNS Able. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Victorious-class ocean surveillance ship (source: Wikidata).
- USNS VictoriousIMO 8923131Naval vessel · built 1991 · 3,347 GT
- USNS EffectiveIMO 8923997Naval vessel · built 1993 · 3,347 GT
- USNS LoyalIMO 8926640Research vessel · 3,347 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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