# Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) at Alameda, California, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `5fd85356-0a45-4566-867c-11c82c89af4a`

[Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) operates autonomous unmanned surface vehicles from its Alameda, CA headquarters for maritime intelligence and ocean data collection.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** saildrone-usv-alameda-california-usa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor)](/models/saildrone-usv.md) (id: `385b5e9b-4631-4e27-8b28-23993f6c0cf9`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) (id: `cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920`)
- **Location:** [Alameda, California, USA](/locations/alameda-california-usa.md) (id: `46a6cff7-024c-49df-81b4-930dcd5fb8bc`)
- **First seen:** 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.saildrone.com/about

## Common questions

### What is the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Alameda, California, USA?

Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), built by Saildrone, is recorded as a deployment at Alameda, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Saildrone operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) at Alameda, California, USA?

Saildrone, the manufacturer of Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Alameda, California, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2012 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Alameda, California, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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