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SS Dakotan

IMO 5399664

Before joining this vessel — checklist

Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.

Not enough public data — flag state, owner and manager are all unknown for this vessel. Verify details directly with the employer before proceeding.
  1. 1. Verify vessel identity

    Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. SS Dakotan (IMO 5399664)

  2. 2. Check the flag state record

    Flag unknown — ask the employer. How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists

  3. 3. Check the company

    Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.

  4. 4. Review your contract (SEA)

    Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist

  5. 5. Check repatriation terms

    Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide

  6. 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags

    You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide

  7. 7. Save emergency contacts

    Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner

Data sources and methodology: /sources

Not enough public data — owner, manager and flag are all unknown for this vessel.
Type
cargo ship
Flag
—
Year built
1912
Builder
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard
GT
—
DWT
—
LOA
—
Beam
—
Draft
—
Class
—
Owner
—
Manager
—

Indexed from Wikidata (Q7393455).

Vessel history

built in 1912 for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company that served as a transport ship in the United States Army Transport Service , and then was transferred to the Soviet Union before being finally scrapped in 1969. During World War I, she was taken over by the United States Army as USAT Dakotan. Near the end of that war she was transferred to the United States Navy as USS Dakotan (ID-3882). During World War II, the ship was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed SS…

Source: SS Dakotan · cached via Firecrawl

PSC detention history

No detentions in the last 2 years.

More general cargo

Medium confidence

Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.

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