USNS Sands

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

Identity & particulars

Name

USNS Sands

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

8332112

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Flag

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q7866708$B56A9FAF-865F-477C-A4A1-6C273AAF93B0 P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.United States

Vessel type

ship

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Length overall

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Beam

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Year built

1965

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About USNS Sands

USNS Sands (T-AGOR-6) was a Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) for the Naval Oceanographic Office from 1965 to 1973. During that period she provided ocean-bottom information and underwater test data to the U.S. Navy and other U.S. agencies. The ship was the second naval vessel to be named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Sands and his son Rear Admiral James H. Sands, the first being the destroyer Sands (DD-243). The ship operated in the Atlantic on oceanographic and geophysical assignments for the Oceanographic Office and other agencies. In 1974 the ship was leased to Brazil, renamed Almirante Camara and in 1990 Brazil purchased the ship under the Security Assistance Program. Almirante Camara was engaged in oceanographic work for Brazil in the South Atlantic until retirement in 2003.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is USNS Sands now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Sands 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 Sands?

USNS Sands is a ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1965.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Sands?

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