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

What kind of ship is Vityaz?

Vityaz is a research vessel sailing under the flag of Russia, built in 1939 by Schichau Seebeckwerft. The vessel is 109.4 m long with a beam of 14.6 m.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Vityaz?

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

Vityaz

Research vessel · Russia · built 1939

IMO5382609No AIS position on record

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In short

Vityaz (Research vessel, Russia flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Research vessel
Flag: Russia
Year built: 1939
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): 109 m × 15 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Vityaz
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 5382609
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: Source: Wikidata, record Q1516653$7ECFD847-A001-415A-94AA-DBF20EDB6EBC P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.Russia
Vessel type: Research vessel
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: 109.4 m
Beam: 14.6 m
Year built: 1939

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Operator: Kriegsmarine
Source: Wikidata · since 1940 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Schichau Seebeckwerft
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About Vityaz

Vityaz (Russian: Витязь) is a research vessel that was built in 1939 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen, Germany as Mars for Neptun Line, Bremen. She served with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was seized by the United Kingdom in 1945. She was renamed Empire Forth for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement and renamed Equator (Russian: Экватор) and later renamed Admiral Makarov (Russian: Адмирал Мака́ров). She was renamed Vityaz in 1949 and was used as a research vessel. Retired in 1979, she was preserved as a museum ship in 1982.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Vityaz now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Vityaz in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Vityaz?: Vityaz is a research vessel sailing under the flag of Russia, built in 1939 by Schichau Seebeckwerft. The vessel is 109.4 m long with a beam of 14.6 m.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Vityaz?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Vityaz 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 Vityaz. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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