Where is USNS Sisler now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Sisler 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 Sisler?

USNS Sisler is a vehicle cargo ship, built in 1998 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 289.6 m long and has a gross tonnage of 72,718.

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

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

USNS Sisler

vehicle cargo ship · built 1998

IMO9117038No AIS position on record

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In short

USNS Sisler (vehicle cargo ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: vehicle cargo ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1998
Gross tonnage: 72,718
Size (length × beam): 290 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: USNS Sisler
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9117038
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: vehicle cargo ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 72,718
Length overall: 289.6 m
Beam: —
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
Jun 29, 2006	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 4, 2005	Reported departure from BeaumontAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 31, 2005	Reported arrival at BeaumontAuthority-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	Jun 29, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Nov 4, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Oct 31, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Oct 15, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	May 4, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Savannah USSAV	Departure	Dec 1, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Jan 31, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Jan 30, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Jan 4, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA	Departure	Oct 19, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Mar 21, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Mar 16, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 19, 2002.

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

About USNS Sisler

USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311) 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 a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship named for First Lieutenant George K. Sisler, a Medal of Honor recipient. Laid down on 15 April 1997 and launched on 28 February 1998, Sisler was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 1 December 1998. She is operated by a civilian crew of 26, plus up to 50 active duty personnel.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is USNS Sisler now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Sisler 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 Sisler?: USNS Sisler is a vehicle cargo ship, built in 1998 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 289.6 m long and has a gross tonnage of 72,718.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Sisler?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Sisler 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 Sisler. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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