HMS Manchester
Naval vessel · built 1982
In short
HMS Manchester (Naval vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1982
- Gross tonnage
- 0
- Size (length × beam)
- —
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- HMS Manchester
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 4907074
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 0
- Length overall
- —
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1982
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Ownership & management
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About HMS Manchester
HMS Manchester was a Type 42 (Batch 3) destroyer in the 5th Destroyer Squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was laid down in 1978 at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, launched in 1980, commissioned in 1982, and decommissioned on 24 February 2011. Her nickname was the "Busy Bee", in reference to the Manchester bee symbol and the bee emblem is also depicted on the ship's crest.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Manchester now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for HMS Manchester in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is HMS Manchester?
- HMS Manchester is a naval vessel, built in 1982 by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 0.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for HMS Manchester?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for HMS Manchester from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for HMS Manchester. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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