USNS Amelia Earhart

Identity & particulars

Name

USNS Amelia Earhart

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9319818

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

369894000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

NEAR

Flag

United States

Vessel type

Bulk carrier

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

43,758

Length overall

210 m

Beam

—

Year built

2008

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.

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.

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.

Safety & inspections

Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.

About USNS Amelia Earhart

USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for noted American aviation pioneer and women's rights advocate Amelia Earhart (1897–1937). The contract to build the ship was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 27 January 2004. Her keel was laid down at the end of May 2007 at General Dynamics' NASSCO shipyard. In early 2007, Alex Mandel along with members of the Amelia Earhart Society (AES) and Amelia Earhart Research Association (AERA) successfully petitioned the naming of the ship. On 26 July 2007 one of the ship's four 200-ton diesel-electric engines toppled from a truck delivering it to the shipyard in the 2700 block of Harbor Drive, San Diego. The engine damaged three vehicles, completely flattening one.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USNS Amelia Earhart now?

USNS Amelia Earhart (Bulk carrier, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 31, 2026, 13:07 UTC, moored, near Busan (Sea of Japan). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

What kind of ship is USNS Amelia Earhart?

USNS Amelia Earhart is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2008 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 210 m long and has a gross tonnage of 43,758.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Amelia Earhart?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Amelia Earhart 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. USNS Amelia Earhart has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

Sister ships

Ships of the same class, Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship (source: Wikidata).

• US GOV VSL 1IMO 9271418Bulk carrier · built 2006 · 43,758 GT
• USNS Alan ShepardIMO 9284350Bulk carrier · built 2007 · 43,758 GT
• USNS SacagaweaIMO 9271420Bulk carrier · built 2007 · 43,758 GT
• RICHARD E. BYRDIMO 9300609Bulk carrier · built 2008 · 43,758 GT
• USNS Robert E. PearyIMO 9319806Bulk carrier · built 2008 · 43,758 GT
• USNS Carl BrashearIMO 9345104Bulk carrier · built 2009 · 43,758 GT
• USNS Wally SchirraIMO 9345116Bulk carrier · built 2009 · 43,758 GT
• CHARLES DREWIMO 9508287Bulk carrier · built 2010 · 43,758 GT
• USNS Matthew PerryIMO 9383625Naval vessel · built 2010 · 43,758 GT
• WASHINGTON CHAMBERSIMO 9551997Bulk carrier · built 2011 · 43,758 GT
• WILLIAM MCLEANIMO 9552006Bulk carrier · built 2011 · 43,758 GT
• EVERSIMO 9593115Bulk carrier · built 2012 · 43,758 GT