USS Powhatan

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

Identity & particulars

Name

USS Powhatan

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9105578

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Vessel type

Bulk carrier

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

36,615

Deadweight (DWT)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q582595. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.69,045 t

Length overall

225 m

Beam

32.3 m

Year built

1995

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Timeline

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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.

About USS Powhatan

The first USS Powhatan was a sidewheel steam frigate in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Powhatan, a Native American chief of eastern Virginia. She was one of the last, and largest, of the United States Navy's paddle frigates. Powhatan was built by Samuel Hartt and her keel was laid on 6 August 1847 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, then Gosport Shipyard, at Portsmouth, Virginia. Her engines were constructed by Mehaffy & Company. She cost $785,000. She was launched on 14 February 1850 by the Norfolk Navy Yard and commissioned on 2 September 1852, Captain William Mervine in command.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is USS Powhatan now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USS Powhatan 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 Powhatan?

USS Powhatan is a bulk carrier, built in 1995 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The vessel is 225 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 36,615.

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

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