Where is HMS Smiter now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for HMS Smiter 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 Smiter?

HMS Smiter is a escort carrier, built in 1944 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for HMS Smiter?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for HMS Smiter 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 Smiter. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

HMS Smiter

escort carrier · built 1944

IMO5025809No AIS position on record

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In short

HMS Smiter (escort carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: escort carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1944
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): —
Registered owner: —

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Photo of HMS Smiter — Photo: Royal Navy official photographer · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: HMS Smiter
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 5025809
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: escort carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: —
Beam: —
Year built: 1944

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Operator: Royal Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About HMS Smiter

USS Vermillion (CVE-52) (previously AVG-52 then later ACV-52) was laid down on 10 May 1943 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation as a Bogue-class auxiliary aircraft carrier; redesignated an escort aircraft carrier, on 10 June 1943; assigned to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 23 June 1943; launched on 27 September 1943; and accepted by Britain on 20 January 1944.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is HMS Smiter now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for HMS Smiter 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 Smiter?: HMS Smiter is a escort carrier, built in 1944 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for HMS Smiter?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for HMS Smiter 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 Smiter. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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