Where is SS Cape Gibson now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for SS Cape Gibson 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 Cape Gibson?

SS Cape Gibson is a ship, built in 1968 by Newport News Shipbuilding. The vessel is 200 m long and has a gross tonnage of 16,563.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SS Cape Gibson?

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

SS Cape Gibson

ship · built 1968

IMO6821614No AIS position on record

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In short

SS Cape Gibson (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1968
Gross tonnage: 16,563
Size (length × beam): 200 m
Registered owner: —

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Photo of SS Cape Gibson — Photo: US Maritime Administration · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: SS Cape Gibson
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 6821614
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 16,563
Length overall: 200 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1968

A 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

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Operator: United States Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding
Source: 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
Sep 21, 2003	Reported arrival at HonoluluAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jul 3, 2003	Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Honolulu USHNL	Arrival	Sep 21, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Jul 3, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 3, 2003.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About SS Cape Gibson

SS Cape Gibson (AK-5051) was a Cape G Class Break bulk cargo ship of the United States Maritime Administration, last used as a training ship at Texas A&M University at Galveston before being scrapped in 2020.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is SS Cape Gibson now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for SS Cape Gibson 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 Cape Gibson?: SS Cape Gibson is a ship, built in 1968 by Newport News Shipbuilding. The vessel is 200 m long and has a gross tonnage of 16,563.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SS Cape Gibson?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SS Cape Gibson 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 Cape Gibson. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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