BRITISH WARSHIP
Naval vessel · United Kingdom · built 2008 · AIS Class B
In short
BRITISH WARSHIP (Naval vessel, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 10.1 kn, in the English Channel. Its last detected port call was at Kilcreggan: arrived Jul 29, 2026, left Jul 29, 2026.
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Year built
- 2008
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 280 m × 39 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 50.1612° N, 4.1338° W
- Area
- English Channel
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 10.1 kn
- Course
- 135°
- Heading
- 137°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- BRITISH WARSHIP
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 4907892
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 232002833
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- GGGG
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- AIS ship type
- Military ops
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 280 m
- Beam
- 39 m
- Year built
- 2008
United KingdomA 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, 2026Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Call sign changed from GDIT to GGGG | AIS, seen by Voydar | |
| Former name: HMS DAUNTLESS | AIS, seen by Voydar | |
| Former name: HMS SUTHERLAND | AIS, seen by Voydar | |
| Left KilcregganAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at KilcregganAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left KilcregganAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at KilcregganAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left ShandonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at ShandonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) |
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.
Former and other names
Names attested for this ship other than its current name.
| Name | Evidence | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS DAUNTLESS | Former name, change seen on AIS | Sep 22, 2026 | AIS (vessel's own broadcast) |
| HMS SUTHERLAND | Former name, change seen on AIS | Sep 22, 2026 | AIS (vessel's own broadcast) |
A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Voydar saw them.
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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilcreggan GBKIC | Jul 29, 2026, 03:27 UTC | Jul 29, 2026, 09:00 UTC | 5 h 33 min |
| Kilcreggan GBKIC | Jul 28, 2026, 19:18 UTC | Jul 29, 2026, 03:27 UTC | 8 h 9 min |
| Shandon GBSHN | Jun 11, 2026, 08:06 UTC | Jun 24, 2026, 15:21 UTC | 13 d 7 h |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived
Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.
| When | What we observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026, 09:17 UTC | Two positions This MMSI was reported in two places 1,917 km apart at the same time: two transmitters may share the number, or the positions were disturbed. Method seadar.behaviour.mmsi_conflict v1 | Medium (70%) |
Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.
Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.
About BRITISH WARSHIP
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy. Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth, a World War I era super-dreadnought, which in turn was named after Queen Elizabeth I. The carrier Queen Elizabeth carries her namesake ship's honours, as well as her Tudor rose-adorned crest and motto. Queen Elizabeth commenced her sea trials in June 2017, was commissioned on 7 December 2017 and entered service in 2020. Her first seagoing commanding officer was Commodore Jerry Kyd who was appointed in 2014 but did not take command until May 2016, having previously commanded the carriers Ark Royal and Illustrious. The ship is designed to operate V/STOL aircraft.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is BRITISH WARSHIP now?
- BRITISH WARSHIP (Naval vessel, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 08:21 UTC, under way at 10.1 kn, in the English Channel.
- What kind of ship is BRITISH WARSHIP?
- BRITISH WARSHIP is a naval vessel sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 2008 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited. The vessel is 280 m long with a beam of 39 m.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BRITISH WARSHIP?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BRITISH WARSHIP 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 BRITISH WARSHIP. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier (source: Wikidata).
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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