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NS Elephant

General cargo ship · Namibia · built 2012

IMO9661883No AIS position on record

In short

NS Elephant (General cargo ship, Namibia flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 65 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Year built
2012
Gross tonnage
—
Size (length × beam)
108 m × 14 m
Registered owner
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Photo of NS Elephant
Photo: Ministério da Defesa · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
NS Elephant
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9661883
Length overall
108 m
Beam
14 m
Year built
2012

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Ownership & management

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Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About NS Elephant

NS Elephant (A11) is a Chinese-built multipurpose warship of the Namibian Navy. Construction of NS Elephant began in mid-2011 and the ship was officially handed over to the Namibian Navy on 3 July 2012 after sea acceptance trials were completed. The vessel is used to monitor Namibia's exclusive economic zone.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is NS Elephant now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for NS Elephant in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is NS Elephant?
NS Elephant is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Namibia, built in 2012 by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group. The vessel is 108 m long with a beam of 14 m.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for NS Elephant?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for NS Elephant 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 NS Elephant. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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