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USNS Silas Bent

ship · built 1965

IMO7738527No AIS position on record

In short

USNS Silas Bent (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
ship
Flag
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Year built
1965
Gross tonnage
—
Size (length × beam)
87 m
Registered owner
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Photo of USNS Silas Bent
Photo: U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo 19-NN-AGS-26 Silas Bent-109-4 · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
USNS Silas Bent
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
7738527
Flag
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Vessel type
ship
Length overall
87 m
Beam
—
Year built
1965

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Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About USNS Silas Bent

USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS-26) was a Silas Bent class survey ship acquired by the United States Navy in 1964 and delivered to the Military Sealift Command in 1965. Silas Bent spent her career in the Pacific Ocean performing oceanographic surveys. The ship was equipped with the Oceanographic Data Acquisition System (ODAS) as were the later oceanographic survey ships USNS Kane (T-AGS-27) and USNS Wilkes (T-AGS-33).

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USNS Silas Bent now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Silas Bent in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is USNS Silas Bent?
USNS Silas Bent is a ship, built in 1965. The vessel is 87 m long.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Silas Bent?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Silas Bent 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 USNS Silas Bent. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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