Where is RFA Wave Knight now?

Seadar has no displayable AIS position for RFA Wave Knight in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is RFA Wave Knight?

RFA Wave Knight is a ship, built in 2002 by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering. The vessel is 196.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 23,294.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for RFA Wave Knight?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RFA Wave Knight 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 RFA Wave Knight. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

RFA Wave Knight

ship · built 2002

IMO9168594No AIS position on record

Open in Terminal

In short

RFA Wave Knight (ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 2002
Gross tonnage: 23,294
Size (length × beam): 196 m
Registered owner: —

Watch this ship

Get an email when RFA Wave Knight arrives or leaves port, changes destination, name, flag or owner, or is sanctioned, detained or named in an official release.

We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows RFA Wave Knight.

Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.

By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.

Photo of RFA Wave Knight — Photo: The original uploader was Dmgerrard at English Wikipedia. · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

A year of history in the Terminal (Plus) · the full archive since June 1, 2026 (Pro)

Try the live demo, no sign-up

Identity & particulars

Name: RFA Wave Knight
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9168594
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 23,294
Length overall: 196.3 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2002

A 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: Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About RFA Wave Knight

RFA Wave Knight is a Wave-class fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) of the United Kingdom tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. Wave Knight was built by VSEL (after 1999, BAE Systems Marine) in Barrow-in-Furness, being launched in 2000. She was accepted into service in 2003 and is the second ship to bear this name in RFA service. Wave Knight and her sister Wave Ruler replaced the elderly Olna and Olwen, two Ol-class 36,000 ton fast fleet tankers built at Swan Hunter and Hawthorn Leslie respectively in the 1960s.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is RFA Wave Knight now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for RFA Wave Knight in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is RFA Wave Knight?: RFA Wave Knight is a ship, built in 2002 by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering. The vessel is 196.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 23,294.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for RFA Wave Knight?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RFA Wave Knight 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 RFA Wave Knight. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/vessels/9168594

View JSON API documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Follow by RSS Open data

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans