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USS Ashland (LSD-48) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS Ashland - Cruising Earth

USS Ashland Military Ship Tracker

USS Ashland Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

Homeport: San Diego, California
In Service:
Hull Number:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons: 		1992 | 34 years
LSD-48
Dock Landing
413
16,568 GT
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Speed:
 
610.0 ft
84.0 ft
21.0 ft
20.0 knots
23.0 mph

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USS Ashland (LSD-48) is a Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Ashland was built by Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans, Loiusiana. The ship has been in active service for 34 years.

The Whidbey Island class dock landing ships are optimized for amphibious operations with a large well deck capable of carrying up to 4 LCACs or 21 AAVs. They support extensive vehicle and cargo transport for Marine Expeditionary Units along with helicopter facilities for CH-53 and MV-22 operations.

View USS Ashland's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the dock landing ship tracker map below. All ship position data is sourced directly from the global AIS tracking system, delivering the latest tracking information available. Each new ship report received automatically updates the displayed data.

USS Ashland's Current Deployment

Current Location: Western Pacific / Philippines area (completed SWARMEX in Cebu on April 5, 2026)

Previous Location: Cebu, Philippines (SWARMEX exercise)

Mission: Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship that recently completed a wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX) in Cebu, Philippines. The ship is currently operating in the Western Pacific.

Sources: U.S. Navy Public Affairs, April 5–7 2026

Last Updated: Mon Apr 13, 2026 17:16 UTC

Note: The current location information above is an estimate from public reports and open-source intelligence. Exact positions are classified for operational security (OPSEC). The tracker map below displays the last publicly transmitted AIS data from this ship. Military ships typically transmit AIS data for maritime safety when operating near civilian traffic when not in an active theater.

Whidbey Island Class Sister Ships

Ship Name(s)Line Name
USS Comstock, USS Fort McHenry (decommissioned), USS Germantown, USS Gunston Hall, USS Rushmore, USS Tortuga, USS Whidbey Island (decommissioned)United States Navy

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