What kind of ship is WILLIAM A SODERMAN?

WILLIAM A SODERMAN is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2002 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 289 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 72,977.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for WILLIAM A SODERMAN?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for WILLIAM A SODERMAN 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 WILLIAM A SODERMAN. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

WILLIAM A SODERMAN

Cargo ship · United States · built 2002 · AIS Class A

IMO9232254MMSI367819000Call signNANLLast AIS position Jul 31, 2026, 05:56 UTC

Open in Terminal

In short

WILLIAM A SODERMAN (Cargo ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 31, 2026, 05:56 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: 2002
Gross tonnage: 72,977
Size (length × beam): 289 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

Watch this ship

WILLIAM A SODERMAN has not been received for a while. Follow it and we will email you as soon as it is heard again, then when it reaches or leaves port.

We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows WILLIAM A SODERMAN.

Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.

By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.

Last reported position

received Jul 31, 2026, 05:56 UTC

Position: 29.9092° N, 90.0952° W
Area: Gulf of Mexico
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 317°
Heading: 248°

29.9092° N, 90.0952° W

Open the full live map →

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.

A year of history in the Terminal (Plus) · the full archive since June 1, 2026 (Pro)

Try the live demo, no sign-up

Identity & particulars

Name: WILLIAM A SODERMAN
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9232254
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 367819000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: NANL
Flag: United States
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 72,977
Length overall: 289 m
Beam: 32 m
Year built: 2002

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

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

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
Mar 28, 2013	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 4, 2010	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 18, 2010	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-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	Mar 28, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Oct 4, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Sep 18, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Sep 26, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	May 28, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Feb 1, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Jan 24, 2007(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Mar 4, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Aug 19, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Apr 9, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Apr 3, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Feb 11, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 11, 2003.

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

About WILLIAM A SODERMAN

USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) is a Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR) and is part of the Military Sealift Command. The USNS Soderman is in the Preposition Program which stations ships across the world with military equipment. The Soderman is Watson-class vehicle cargo ship built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The ship was launched on April 26, 2002, and put into service on September 24, 2002. The ship was named after Private First Class William A. Soderman, a Medal of Honor recipient for World War II.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is WILLIAM A SODERMAN now?: WILLIAM A SODERMAN (Cargo ship, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 31, 2026, 05:56 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 WILLIAM A SODERMAN?: WILLIAM A SODERMAN is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2002 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 289 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 72,977.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for WILLIAM A SODERMAN?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for WILLIAM A SODERMAN 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 WILLIAM A SODERMAN. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/vessels/9232254

View JSON API documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Follow by RSS Open data

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans