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USNS Arctic

fast combat support ship · built 2002

IMO8644034No AIS position on record

In short

USNS Arctic (fast combat support ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Flag
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Year built
2002
Gross tonnage
51,629
Size (length × beam)
223 m
Registered owner
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Photo of USNS Arctic
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Leonard Adams · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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

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Identity & particulars

Name
USNS Arctic
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
8644034
Flag
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Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
51,629
Length overall
222.5 m
Beam
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Year built
2002

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Ownership & management

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

About USNS Arctic

USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), formerly USS Arctic (AOE-8), is the third ship in the Supply class of fast combat support ships and is the fifth supply ship to carry the name of the region surrounding the North Pole. Arctic was built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California. Since decommissioning on 14 June 2002, Arctic has been operated by the Military Sealift Command, homeported in Earle, New Jersey. As a U.S. Naval Ship, Arctic is mostly civilian crewed and no longer carries the weapons systems she previously (as USS Arctic) was equipped with. One of these systems was the Phalanx CIWS. Arctic has the speed to keep up with the carrier strike groups. She rapidly replenishes Navy task forces and can carry more than 177,000 barrels (28,100 m3) of oil; 2,150 tons of ammunition; 500 tons of dry stores; and 250 tons of refrigerated stores.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USNS Arctic now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Arctic 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 Arctic?
USNS Arctic is a fast combat support ship, built in 2002 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 222.5 m long and has a gross tonnage of 51,629.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Arctic?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Arctic 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 Arctic. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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