Ranger III

Identity & particulars

Name

Ranger III

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7618234

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

338016759

Call signWhat is a call sign?

WZ2056

Flag

United States

Vessel type

Passenger ship

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

648

Length overall

46 m

Beam

—

Year built

1958

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About Ranger III

Ranger III is a 648-ton vessel built to carry visitors to Isle Royale National Park, on Lake Superior. She was built in 1958, and has undergone several refits. The vessel is designed to carry 125 passengers, as well as 100 tons of cargo. She is designed to be operated by a crew of six when only carrying cargo, and by a crew of nine, when carrying passengers. The vessel she replaced, Ranger II, was a war-surplus, wooden-hulled former minesweeper. The first Ranger was also a wooden-hulled military surplus vessel. As built, she was powered by a pair of two-stroke diesel engines, generating 614 shaft horsepower (458 kW), which were replaced by a pair of conventional diesel engines, generating 850 shaft horsepower (630 kW). While the vessel is capable of light ice-breaking, in late spring or early fall, the heavy ice of winter requires shutting service down.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ranger III now?

Ranger III (Passenger ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 30, 2026, 16:26 UTC, under way at 13.2 kn, in the Great Lakes. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was HOUGHTON MI (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 30, 2026, 15:35 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Ranger III?

Ranger III is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1958. The vessel is 46 m long and has a gross tonnage of 648.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Ranger III?

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