Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 8833752. A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.
<nowiki>Nave Esperienza Alliance; アライアンス (A 1956); NRV Alliance; Italian ship Alliance; Alliance; research ship built in 1988; nave da ricerca; судно; Schiff</nowiki>