USS Kitty Hawk

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

USS Kitty Hawk

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

5316911

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Vessel type

ship

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Length overall

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Year built

1932

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About USS Kitty Hawk

USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1/AKV-1), formerly SS Seatrain New York, was a cargo ship that was converted into an aircraft transport during World War II. Seatrain New York was built in 1932 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation of Chester, Pennsylvania for Seatrain Lines, Inc. She was acquired by the United States Navy on 25 June 1941, and renamed Kitty Hawk on 8 July. She was named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where the Wright brothers made the world's first powered heavier than air flight on 17 December 1903. She was converted to an aircraft transport by Tietjin & Land Dry Dock Corporation, Hoboken, New Jersey and commissioned on 26 November 1941, at New York Navy Yard.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is USS Kitty Hawk now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USS Kitty Hawk in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is USS Kitty Hawk?

USS Kitty Hawk is a ship, built in 1932 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USS Kitty Hawk?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS Kitty Hawk 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 USS Kitty Hawk. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.