What kind of ship is GEORGE WATSON?

GEORGE WATSON is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1998 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 290 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 77,848.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for GEORGE WATSON?

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

GEORGE WATSON

Cargo ship · United States · built 1998 · AIS Class A

IMO9112727MMSI368707000Call signNHLSLast AIS position Aug 24, 2026, 09:42 UTC

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In short

GEORGE WATSON (Cargo ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Aug 24, 2026, 09:42 UTC, moored, near New Orleans (Gulf of Mexico). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: United States
Year built: 1998
Gross tonnage: 77,848
Size (length × beam): 290 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Aug 24, 2026, 09:42 UTC

Position: 29.9089° N, 90.0951° W
Area: Gulf of Mexico
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 0°
Heading: 249°

29.9089° N, 90.0951° W

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: GEORGE WATSON
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9112727
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 368707000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: NHLS
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 77,848
Length overall: 290 m
Beam: 32 m
Year built: 1998

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Operator: United States Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: NASSCO
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
Sep 21, 2012	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Apr 3, 2010	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Apr 6, 2007	Reported departure from SavannahAuthority-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
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Sep 21, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Apr 3, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Savannah USSAV	Departure	Apr 6, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Mar 2, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Morehead City USMRH	Departure	Dec 7, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Morehead City USMRH	Arrival	Dec 6, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNL	Departure	Apr 18, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Sep 12, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Aug 25, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Jun 5, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Mar 27, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Mar 24, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 24, 2003.

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

About GEORGE WATSON

USNS Watson (T-AKR-310) is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Prepositioning Program. She is the lead ship of her class of vehicle cargo ships. She was named for Private George Watson, a Medal of Honor recipient. Laid down on 23 May 1996 and launched on 26 July 1997, Watson was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 23 June 1998. George Watson was transferred to the US Maritime Administration on 27 August 2025.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is GEORGE WATSON now?: GEORGE WATSON (Cargo ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Aug 24, 2026, 09:42 UTC, moored, near New Orleans (Gulf of Mexico). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is GEORGE WATSON?: GEORGE WATSON is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 1998 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 290 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 77,848.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for GEORGE WATSON?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for GEORGE WATSON 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 GEORGE WATSON. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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