Where is USS Penobscot now?

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

What kind of ship is USS Penobscot?

USS Penobscot is a tug, built in 1944.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USS Penobscot?

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

USS Penobscot

Tug · built 1944

IMO8424226No AIS position on record

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In short

USS Penobscot (Tug) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Tug
Flag: —
Year built: 1944
Gross tonnage: —
Size (length × beam): —
Registered owner: —

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Identity & particulars

Name: USS Penobscot
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8424226
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Tug
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: —
Length overall: —
Beam: —
Year built: 1944

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Ownership & management

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Operator: United States Navy
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
Mar 19, 2009	Reported departure from New OrleansAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jun 26, 2008	Reported arrival at PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LAAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 2, 2008	Reported departure from Corpus ChristiAuthority-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
New Orleans USMSY	Departure	Mar 19, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA	Arrival	Jun 26, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	May 2, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
GULF VIA TIGER PASS	Departure	Aug 25, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL	Arrival	Jul 28, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 28, 2006.

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

About USS Penobscot

USS Penobscot (ATA-188/ATR–115) -- a Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug—was originally placed in service by the U.S. Navy as USS ATA–188 until she was renamed USS Penobscot (ATA-188) 16 July 1948. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, and on the U.S. East Coast after the war's end. She was finally decommissioned in 1971.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USS Penobscot now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USS Penobscot in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is USS Penobscot?: USS Penobscot is a tug, built in 1944.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USS Penobscot?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS Penobscot 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 USS Penobscot. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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