Where is SS Jeremiah O'Brien now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for SS Jeremiah O'Brien in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is SS Jeremiah O'Brien?

SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1943 by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel is 134.6 m long with a beam of 17 m.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of SS Jeremiah O'Brien?

War Shipping Administration is recorded as Registered owner for SS Jeremiah O'Brien (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SS Jeremiah O'Brien?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SS Jeremiah O'Brien 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 SS Jeremiah O'Brien. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

SS Jeremiah O'Brien

General cargo ship · United States · built 1943

IMO5171749No AIS position on record

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In short

SS Jeremiah O'Brien (General cargo ship, United States flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: War Shipping Administration (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: General cargo ship
Flag: United States
Year built: 1943
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 135 m × 17 m
Registered owner: War Shipping Administration

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Identity & particulars

Name: SS Jeremiah O'Brien
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 5171749
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: Source: Wikidata, record Q2464180$CDB1E284-8592-4D1C-9526-81CFE23CEBAB P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.United States
Vessel type: General cargo ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 134.6 m
Beam: 17 m
Year built: 1943

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Ownership & management

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Registered owner: War Shipping Administration
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Managing owner (USCG): NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL INC(not linked to a company record)
Source: US Coast Guard — Merchant Vessels of the United States (documented vessels) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Coast Guard documentation record (2026-09 file) matched to this ship by IMO number. The managing owner is the company the Coast Guard has on record for the ship's certificate of documentation.
Builder: New England Shipbuilding Corporation
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About SS Jeremiah O'Brien

SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named after the American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818). Now based in San Francisco, she is a rare survivor of the 6,939-ship 6 June 1944 D-Day armada off the coast of Normandy, France. Of the 2,710 Liberty ships that were built, only the Jeremiah O'Brien and the SS John W. Brown (both operational as of 2024) and the SS Hellas Liberty (a static museum ship) are still afloat.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is SS Jeremiah O'Brien now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for SS Jeremiah O'Brien in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is SS Jeremiah O'Brien?: SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1943 by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel is 134.6 m long with a beam of 17 m.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of SS Jeremiah O'Brien?: War Shipping Administration is recorded as Registered owner for SS Jeremiah O'Brien (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SS Jeremiah O'Brien?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SS Jeremiah O'Brien 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 SS Jeremiah O'Brien. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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