RV Sally Ride
Other · United States · built 2016 · AIS Class A
In short
RV Sally Ride (Other, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 10.5 kn, in the North Pacific Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is USNPO (Newport), with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 16:30 UTC (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 15:57 UTC). Registered owner: Office of Naval Research (source: Wikidata). It has a crew of 20 (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Other
- Flag
- United States
- Year built
- 2016
- Gross tonnage
- 2,641
- Size (length × beam)
- 73 m × 15 m
- Registered owner
- Office of Naval Research
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 45.4296° N, 124.4391° W
- Area
- North Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 10.5 kn
- Course
- 163°
- Heading
- 163°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
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- Name
- RV Sally Ride
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9695171
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 369140000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- WSAF
- Flag
- United States
- Vessel type
- Other
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 2,641
- Net tonnage
- 792
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q28023617. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,472 t
- Length overall
- 72.5 m
- Beam
- 15.2 m
- Year built
- 2016
United StatesA 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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- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Ship radio licensee (FCC)
- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA(not linked to a company record)Source: FCC Universal Licensing System — ship station licences · since 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 6, 2026Licence matched to this ship by MMSI and call sign. The licensee holds the radio licence; it is not necessarily the owner.
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About RV Sally Ride
RV Sally Ride (AGOR-28) is a Neil Armstrong-class research vessel owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She was launched in 2014 and put into service in 2016. The ship was named for Sally Ride, the first US woman in space. Her sister ship, the Neil Armstrong, is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is RV Sally Ride now?
- RV Sally Ride (Other, United States flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 10:11 UTC, under way at 10.5 kn, in the North Pacific Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was USNPO (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 15:57 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is RV Sally Ride?
- RV Sally Ride is a other sailing under the flag of United States, built in 2016 by Dakota Creek Industries. The vessel is 72.5 m long with a beam of 15.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 2,641.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of RV Sally Ride?
- Office of Naval Research is recorded as Registered owner for RV Sally Ride (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RV Sally Ride?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RV Sally Ride 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 RV Sally Ride. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research vessel (source: Wikidata).
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Voydar profile.
CSCL ATLANTIC OCEANIMO 9695145Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A- CSCL INDIAN OCEANIMO 9695157Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- CSCL ARCTIC OCEANIMO 9695169Cargo (hazardous cat. D) · Class A
MV INTAN DAYA 11IMO 9695195Cargo · Class A
BAHRI RIYADHIMO 9695224Cargo · Class A
THE JEWELIMO 9695262Pleasure craft · Class A
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