CHARLES DREW — Military Ops · IMO 9508287

CHARLES DREW was last reported in the East China Sea, within the Japan / Korea shipping lane. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

CHARLES DREW broadcasts MMSI 369970428 and is registered as IMO 9508287. The MMSI is the radio identifier used by AIS; the IMO number stays with the ship for life and does not change with re-flagging or sale.

CHARLES DREW is classified as a military ops vessel registered under the US flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full military ops fleet at /vessel-type/military-special and full US flag list at /flag/us.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from CHARLES DREW above, with current position, course, speed, and navigation status. Tap "View on map" to centre the live tracker on the vessel and watch its movement update in real time. The same data is available offline-friendly in the iOS and Android apps.

AIS transponders broadcast position every 2 seconds when underway at high speed and up to every 3 minutes at anchor. The position you see refreshes whenever the ship is in range of a coastal AIS receiver or a satellite pass — typically seconds in coastal waters and minutes offshore.

As a military ops, CHARLES DREW sits in the same design class as the other military opss listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full military ops directory at /vessel-type/military-special.