Ships under the United States of America flag

Skydex collections hold 305 ships registered in United States of America, logged by 9 pilots. Most of them are tugs and workboats. It is one of the flags you see constantly out there. Registry comes from the MMSI prefix in the AIS signal — the flag state, which for most merchant traffic is not the owner’s country.

Vessels

• EMPIRE STATE — passenger ship · 30 m · 3 spotters
• HERCULES — tug · 27 m · 2 spotters
• LBFD FB20 — vessel · 35 m · 2 spotters
• YORK — passenger ship · 24 m · 2 spotters
• HORNBLOWER FREEDOM — passenger ship · 38 m · 2 spotters
• CAPE FEAR — tug · 28 m · 2 spotters
• OWLS HEAD — passenger ship · 26 m · 2 spotters
• MMSI 367640610 — vessel · 207 m · 2 spotters
• FDNY M1A — vessel · 10 m · 2 spotters
• KOALAFIED CRUISER — passenger ship · 29 m · 2 spotters
• MISS NEW YORK — passenger ship · 37 m · 2 spotters
• MARINER III — vessel · 37 m · 2 spotters
• LEGACY ? — passenger ship · 23 m
• LIBERTY — fishing vessel · 26 m
• OCEAN ODYSSEY — passenger ship · 24 m
• MALIHINI — fishing vessel · 24 m
• VENTURE MORE — vessel
• MMSI 367645910 — vessel
• CONSTITUTION — passenger ship · 26 m
• CABRILLO — passenger ship · 22 m
• KILLEEN — tug · 21 m
• OSPREY — cargo ship · 59 m
• SILVERGATE — vessel · 24 m
• SOJOURNER TRUTH — tanker · 228 m
• TIOGA — tug · 30 m
• EWOLF — tug · 25 m
• CTRACTOR-8 — vessel · 27 m
• PERSUADER — vessel · 16 m
• C-TRACTOR 11 — tug · 26 m
• C-TRACTOR 7 — tug · 25 m
• LUCY STONE — tanker · 228 m
• PB -1910 — vessel
• 40PB 1909 — vessel · 14 m
• US GOV VESSEL 8 — vessel · 127 m
• SARAH REED — tug · 19 m
• SOUTH CREEK — tug · 8 m
• CRISTY T — vessel · 33 m
• LUNA — vessel · 27 m
• BIBI — fishing vessel · 15 m
• DARRELL HIATT — tug · 27 m
• INDEPENDENCE — tug · 24 m
• CLEAN OCEAN — vessel · 44 m
• CG GEORGE COBB — vessel · 53 m
• MARIE CHERAMIE — vessel · 46 m
• PETER MAC — vessel
• CATALINA PROVIDER — cargo ship · 45 m
• VISION — tanker · 209 m
• PILOT BOAT BANNING — vessel · 13 m
• MILLENIUM MAVERICK — tug
• FIREBOAT 4 — vessel · 22 m
• MADELINE B HAMILTON — tug · 18 m
• EAGLE — tug · 33 m
• PRESIDENT JQ ADAMS — cargo ship · 255 m
• MISSOURI EXPRESS — cargo ship · 306 m
• VULCAN — vessel · 42 m
• BARBARA J MULHOLLAND — tug · 30 m
• JAMIE ANN — tug · 31 m
• SARAH C. — tug · 20 m
• ALASKAN LEGEND — tanker · 287 m
• SHANNON — vessel · 45 m
• ELIZABETH C — tug · 33 m
• LB PILOT POLARIS 3 — vessel · 21 m
• CAPE ANN — vessel · 139 m
• ELIZABETH ANNE — tug · 29 m
• GLADYS S — vessel · 28 m
• MORTY — vessel · 59 m
• HERMOSA — passenger ship · 20 m
• GEORGE II — cargo ship · 273 m
• DELTA TERESA — tug · 28 m
• MARIA MARU — fishing vessel · 21 m
• WESTERN RANGER — tug · 30 m
• WESTERN TITAN — tug · 32 m
• ALASKA MARINER — tug · 37 m
• GULF TITAN — tug · 40 m
• OLYMPIC SCOUT — tug · 28 m
• MMSI 366999010 — tug · 9 m
• AMERICAN-DYNASTY — fishing vessel · 83 m
• ARAHO — fishing vessel · 57 m
• CHIEF SEATTLE — vessel
• WSF WENATCHEE — passenger ship · 140 m
• SPIRIT OF KINGSTON — passenger ship · 22 m
• DOC MAYNARD — passenger ship · 31 m
• WEDELL FOSS — tug · 34 m
• CG POLAR STAR — vessel · 121 m
• GUARD — tug · 39 m
• CHIEF — tug · 34 m
• WSF KALEETAN — passenger ship · 112 m
• ISLAND CHIEF — tug · 21 m
• PACIFIC FALCON — tug · 37 m
• TODD E PROPHET — tug · 162 m
• DR MILTON WANER — tug · 28 m
• TRIUMPHANT — passenger ship · 26 m
• H R MORRIS — vessel
• COLLETTE C — tug · 21 m
• NAT GEO VENTURE — passenger ship · 73 m
• RIVERCAT — tug · 17 m
• CAPE HENRY — vessel · 229 m
• CAPE SABLE — cargo ship · 239 m
• NJORD — vessel · 50 m
• JEFFREY M — tug · 26 m
• OVERSEAS HOUSTON — tanker · 183 m
• MMSI 338548046 — high-speed craft
• FIREBOAT 3 — vessel
• FIREBOAT PHOENIX — vessel · 26 m
• SAGITTARIAN — tug · 24 m
• MMSI 338315017 — fishing vessel
• MMSI 366864140 — passenger ship · 17 m
• SAMMY G — tug
• DELTA DEANNA — tug · 34 m
• DELTA BILLIE — tug · 30 m
• P/V CALIFORNIA — vessel · 32 m
• SAN FRANCISCO BELLE — passenger ship · 67 m
• SONOMA — passenger ship · 47 m
• BLUE RUNNER — passenger ship · 14 m
• JOHN AB DILLARD — vessel · 27 m
• RACCOON — vessel · 29 m
• ANGEL ISLAND — passenger ship · 18 m
• SANDY B — fishing vessel · 8 m
• MMSI 338306963 — fishing vessel · 19 m
• AIR SNIPE — tug · 34 m
• SEAFREEZE ALASKA — fishing vessel · 90 m
• NORTHERN HAWK — fishing vessel · 109 m
• WORTHY — vessel · 68 m
• TITAN — vessel · 50 m
• ZODIAC — vessel
• MITCHELL C — cargo ship · 46 m
• MIST COVE — passenger ship · 48 m
• CONSTELLATION — fishing vessel · 50 m
• KATIE ANN — fishing vessel · 96 m
• GYRFALCON — passenger ship
• TUGIDAK — cargo ship · 40 m
• LADY KODIAK — fishing vessel · 54 m
• HUSKY — fishing vessel · 25 m
• ICY BAY — fishing vessel · 40 m
• SBS PROVIDER — fishing vessel · 47 m
• MAKO — fishing vessel · 20 m
• ARCTIC WIND — fishing vessel · 35 m
• MMSI 368633000 — fishing vessel · 27 m
• COASTAL STANDARD — cargo ship · 73 m
• MAJOR — fishing vessel · 17 m
• PELICAN — fishing vessel · 15 m
• HANS HALVOR — fishing vessel · 17 m
• PACIFIC SOJOURN — fishing vessel · 22 m
• POLAR LADY — fishing vessel · 27 m
• MMSI 367112420 — fishing vessel · 18 m
• WINSTON CHURCHILL — fishing vessel · 14 m
• HAIDA CHIEF — fishing vessel · 24 m
• ROLLO — fishing vessel · 31 m
• ENTRANCE POINT — vessel · 29 m
• MMSI 338153809 — fishing vessel · 22 m
• GLACIER BAY — fishing vessel · 47 m
• AMERICAN EMPRESS II — vessel · 84 m
• SAFARI ENDEAVOUR — passenger ship
• MMSI 338538179 — fishing vessel
• COASTAL NOMAD — cargo ship · 74 m
• DAKOTA — fishing vessel · 19 m
• FOXY LADY — fishing vessel · 39 m
• M&M — vessel · 26 m
• F/V ADVENTUROUS — fishing vessel · 18 m
• MMSI 367634170 — fishing vessel · 17 m
• LUCAS — fishing vessel · 19 m
• OCEAN LEADER — fishing vessel · 34 m
• EMANCIPATOR — fishing vessel
• OCEAN ROVER — fishing vessel · 64 m
• CG FIR — vessel · 68 m
• AERAS-1 — vessel · 39 m
• EDITH FOSS — tug · 23 m
• MANOA — cargo ship · 262 m
• WASHINGTON — tanker · 251 m
• MMSI 338562136 — fishing vessel · 10 m
• BECKY T — tug · 16 m
• REDONDO — tug · 20 m
• APACHE — tug · 19 m
• BROOKS M HAMILTON — tug · 26 m
• BLAIR C — high-speed craft · 52 m
• WENDY JO — tug
• LILLIAN FOSS — tug · 28 m
• DELTA AUDREY — tug · 32 m
• ENDLESS SUMMER — vessel
• LOUISA OF THE SEAS — passenger ship · 35 m
• HIYU — passenger ship · 45 m
• RACHEL CARSON — vessel · 22 m
• GEORGE III — vessel · 236 m
• WSF CHIMACUM — passenger ship · 110 m
• HUDSON — tug · 31 m
• COASTAL NAVIGATOR — vessel · 66 m
• PACIFIC ARROW — vessel · 18 m
• SALISH EXPLORER — vessel · 38 m
• RELIANCE — high-speed craft · 23 m
• ORCA II — passenger ship · 24 m
• COMMANDER — high-speed craft · 43 m
• VENTURE — tug · 26 m
• MARSHALL FOSS — tug · 27 m
• WILLIAM BREWSTER — tug · 21 m
• ANNIE MOORE — passenger ship · 23 m
• FB343 — vessel · 40 m
• FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT — passenger ship · 36 m
• ADM RICHARD E BENNIS — passenger ship · 26 m
• MICHAEL MILLER — tug · 25 m
• FRANK SINATRA — passenger ship · 26 m

105 more under this flag are not listed here.

Spotters

First caught by ess on 2026-07-12.

• ess — 56 catches · since 2026-07-12
• kolmey — 29 catches · since 2026-09-30
• raph-beaup — 1 catch · since 2026-09-30
• lcameron — 47 catches · since 2026-10-16
• drshoes — 1 catch · since 2026-10-27
• 0krypt — 4 catches · since 2026-10-27
• kx1t — 8 catches · since 2026-10-27
• swisser — 3 catches · since 2026-10-29
• qt21 — 194 catches · since 2026-10-29

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