USNS Pathfinder
Naval vessel · United States · built 1994 · AIS Class A
In short
USNS Pathfinder (Naval vessel, United States flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 1994
- Gross tonnage
- 4,260
- Size (length × beam)
- 100 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- USNS Pathfinder
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9075199
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 303925000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- NGKK
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- AIS ship type
- Military ops
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 4,260
- Length overall
- 100.3 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1994
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
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection at Key West, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Miami Beach, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Key West, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Cape Canaveral, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from ELIZABETH RIVER, VAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLAuthority-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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Vessel Inspection | Key West, Florida | clean |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Vessel Inspection | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Vessel Inspection | Key West, Florida | clean |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Cape Canaveral, Florida | clean |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Cape Canaveral, Florida | clean |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | North Charleston, South Carolina | clean |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Cape Canaveral, Florida | clean |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | APO, AE, | clean |
| May 1, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | Cape Canaveral, Florida | clean |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | North Charleston, South Carolina | clean |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Vessel Inspection | APO, AE, | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Departure | Oct 25, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Jul 5, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Feb 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Feb 11, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 22, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Nov 30, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Apr 28, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Oct 29, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Oct 3, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Mar 28, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Mar 11, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Nov 16, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 15, 2004.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About USNS Pathfinder
USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) is a United States Navy oceanographic survey ship, and the lead vessel of her class. Her mission is to collect acoustical, biological, physical, and geophysical surveys of the world's oceans. This data has many uses, but a primary focus is characterizing the ocean environment in order to improve the U.S. Navy's undersea warfare capabilities.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Pathfinder now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Pathfinder in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is USNS Pathfinder?
- USNS Pathfinder is a naval vessel sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1994 by Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding. The vessel is 100.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 4,260.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Pathfinder?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Pathfinder 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. USNS Pathfinder has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Pathfinder-class survey ship (source: Wikidata).
- USNS SumnerIMO 9075204Research vessel · built 1995 · 4,260 GT
- BOWDITCHIMO 9075216Naval vessel · built 1996 · 4,260 GT
- HENSONIMO 9132129Naval vessel · built 1998 · 4,201 GT
- USNS BRUCE HEEZENIMO 9117272Research vessel · built 2000 · 4,954 GT
- USNS Mary SearsIMO 9207077Research vessel · built 2001 · 4,201 GT
- USNS MARIE THARPIMO 9633484Research vessel · built 2016 · 4,746 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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