AMERICAN FREEDOM

Tank Ship · Built 2010s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

AMERICAN FREEDOM is a 2017 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 38 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2017 and 2022.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 May 2026.

Built: 2017
Last inspected: 15 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 38
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2017–2022

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Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 15 May 2026

Recorded inspections38

…physical examinations20

…administrative events11

…with no type recorded7

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

1266796

9759898

KAFK

1377969

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1377969

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)576.2 ft × 105.6 ft × 62.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 29,801 / net 13,454

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)576.2 ft × 105.6 ft × 62.7 ft

ITC tonnagegross 29,801 / net 13,454

BuilderPHILLY SHIPYARD INC · PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES · built 2017

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Direct

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 2 December 2025 · expires 31 January 2027

Service, as the file records itTank Ship

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it29801 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
49828 - Dead Weight, Ton
13454 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

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Vessel history report

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Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 38

15 May 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8372392

7 May 2025 Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8131849

29 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8123684

24 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8070718

15 July 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7959150

10 June 2024 ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7930072

21 March 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7883097

3 September 2023 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7783553

9 May 2023 ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7685441

2 November 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7588778

1 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7592448

24 March 2022 ACP COI Oversight · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Re-Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7418182

1 March 2022 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7403614

16 November 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7352830

3 March 2021 ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7149544

25 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7130447

7 December 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7107701

13 October 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7076597

17 June 2020 ACP Periodic Oversight · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6979147

26 May 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7123383

14 March 2020 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6927706

22 February 2020 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6913574

27 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6898938

27 December 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6879776

31 July 2019 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6806110

24 June 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6724582

24 June 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6734802

18 April 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6665486

16 April 2019 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6655889

11 October 2018 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6561986

21 June 2018 ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6448611

30 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6429782

27 February 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6362950

21 April 2017 Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6129730

9 April 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6155496

6 April 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6119287

29 March 2017 ACP Handover Survey · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6108978

14 December 2016 Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6066173

Deficiency record · 3

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 7 May 2025 Resolved

Where "A" class divisions are penetrated, such penetrations shall be tested in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code. Multi cable transit under the bridge console and at C deck electrical trunk found missing sections of approved fire stop material. 74SOLAS(14)II-2/9.3.1

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 May 2025
Resolution: Crew installed type approved fire stop from ships supply.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › SOPEP

Issued 27 December 2019 Resolved

A vessel response plan must cover all geographic areas of the United States in which the vessel intends to transport oil, including offshore transit areas. The vessel transited through the Southeast Alaska (SEAK) COTP Zone without a SEAK geographic-specific appendix (GSA) in its Coast Guard-approved vessel response plan (VRP). Vessel must provide a SEAK GSA to the Coast Guard VRP desk for approval or confirmation that the vessel will no longer transit through the SEAK COTP Zone to the COTP in writing within 45 days. Vessel may not transit within SEAK COTP Zone until SEAK GSA is submitted to VRP desk.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 February 2020
Resolved 27 January 2020
Resolution: Paperwork received.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 16 April 2019 Resolved

Ships crew installed a mid level deck and welded support structure in the steering gear room. The structure extends from the access ladder across the fwd blkhd and all the way aft on the stbd side. Modifications include: additional lighting, removal of hand rail around emergency fire pump, chemical storage room added, and installatio of access ladder. Provide ABS approval of all modifications

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 May 2019
Resolved 14 May 2019
Resolution: ABS approval received

Casualty record · 5

9 April 2017Routine · role: Suspected to be in Violation of Law or Reg · activity 6155496

18 April 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6665486

24 June 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6734802

30 June 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6734104

2 November 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7588778

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Ownership record

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