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AIS vessel AUSTRALIAN WARSHIP - show graphs
Callsign: VKCN
MMSI number: 503778000
IMO number: 608960
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Military operations (35)
Destination: (ETA ***00 24:60)
Location: 21°29.69' S 150°23.17' E - locator QG58EM61IF - show map
Last position: 2025-07-27 23:47:33 UTC (19h19m ago)
Course: 307.9° – heading 236°
Speed: 2 km/h
Dimensions: length 231 m width 32 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: VKCN>ais via VK4NB
Positions stored: 16846
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This page shows real-time information collected from the Automatic Position Reporting System Internet network (APRS-IS). APRS is used by amateur (ham) radio operators to transmit real-time position information, weather data, telemetry and messages over the radio. A vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver, a VHF transmitter or HF transceiver and a small computer device called a tracker transmits it's location, speed and course in a small data packet, which is then received by a nearby iGate receiving site which forwards the packet on the Internet. Systems connected to the Internet can send information on the APRS-IS without a radio transmitter, or collect and display information transmitted anywhere in the world.
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