US GOVERMENT VESSSEL
Cargo · United States of America · Class A
Current position
updated 5 days agoIdentity & particulars
- Name
- US GOVERMENT VESSSEL
- IMO number
- 9232230
- MMSI
- 338815000
- Call sign
- NIJB
- Flag
- 🇺🇸 United States of America
- Vessel type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnage
- 72,737
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 289.6 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2001
- Builder
- National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About US GOVERMENT VESSSEL
USNS Watkins (T-AKR-315) is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Prepositioning Program. She is a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship. She was named for Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins, a Medal of Honor recipient. Laid down on 24 August 1999 and launched on 28 July 2000, Watkins was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 2 March 2001. According to The Guardian the human rights group Reprieve identified the Watkins and sixteen other USN vessels as having held "ghost prisoners" in clandestine extrajudicial detention. The Navy announced it would transfer the USNS Watkins on 1 July 2026 to the US Maritime Administration.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is US GOVERMENT VESSSEL now?
- US GOVERMENT VESSSEL (IMO 9232230) was last detected in the North Pacific Ocean at 45.6430° N, 122.7240° W, making 0.0 knots — 5 days ago. Seadar tracks US GOVERMENT VESSSEL live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
- What kind of ship is US GOVERMENT VESSSEL?
- US GOVERMENT VESSSEL is a cargo sailing under the flag of United States of America, built in 2001 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 289.6 m long and has a gross tonnage of 72,737.
- Who owns US GOVERMENT VESSSEL?
- US GOVERMENT VESSSEL is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has US GOVERMENT VESSSEL been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for US GOVERMENT VESSSEL appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).