USS Essex (LHD-2) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS Essex

Name: USS Essex Current Deployment
Start: 2026-07-20
Location: Hawaiian Operating Areas

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USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Essex was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship has been in active service for 33 years.

The Wasp class amphibious assault ships combine a full well deck for landing craft and vehicles with a large aviation capability that includes F-35B fighters and MV-22 Ospreys. They can embark over 1,600 Marines and serve as the centerpiece of Marine Expeditionary Units.

View USS Essex's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the amphibious assault 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 Essex (LHD-2) Current Deployment Details

Deployment Began: Tue Jul 07, 2026

Days Deployed: 15 days

Current Location: Hawaiian Operating Areas

Previous Location: Returned from prior deployment (June 25, 2026) / Pearl Harbor RIMPAC in-port phase

Mission: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship participating in RIMPAC 2026, supporting multinational amphibious, medical, distributed logistics, advanced manufacturing, and at-sea exercise operations around Hawaii.

Sources: USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker, July 13, 2026; USNI News Western Pacific Pulse, July 10, 2026; USNI News, USS Essex at the Center of Additive Manufacturing Trials During RIMPAC 26, July 2026

Last Updated: Mon Jul 20, 2026 19:41 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.

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