USNS Sumner
survey vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- USNS Sumner
- IMO number
- 9075204
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- survey vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 4,260
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 100.3 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1995
- Builder
- Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding
- 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 Sumner
USNS Sumner (T-AGS-61) is a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship that became operational in 1997. It is the fourth United States Navy ship named Sumner, in this case for Thomas Hubbard Sumner, an American sea captain who discovered the principles of celestial navigation by circle of equal altitude. These ships are crewed by a small crew of civilian mariners, supporting an even smaller contingent of United States Navy personnel. According to Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Miami Herald, the vessel was scheduled to be placed out of service in 2014. Rosenberg reported speculation that Summer would be transferred to the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard would use the ship to counter smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, where she would be stationed as a permanent helicopter station. Coast Guard sharpshooters could be quickly dispatched to intercept and apprehend smugglers.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is USNS Sumner now?
- USNS Sumner 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 Sumner?
- USNS Sumner is a survey vessel, built in 1995 by Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding. The vessel is 100.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 4,260.
- Who owns USNS Sumner?
- USNS Sumner is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has USNS Sumner been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for USNS Sumner appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).