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Name: USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Current Deployment
Start: 2026-09-10
Location: South China Sea

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) is an Arleigh Burke Flight IIA TI Class Destroyer currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship has been in active service for 6 years.

The Arleigh Burke Flight IIA Technology Insertion destroyers incorporated major combat system upgrades including Aegis Baseline 9/10 and improved power systems. These changes prepare the ships for future weapons such as directed-energy systems and advanced missiles.

View USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.'s real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the destroyer 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.

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) Current Deployment Details

Deployment Began: Mon Dec 01, 2025

Days Deployed: 292 days

Current Location: South China Sea

Previous Location: Sriracha, Thailand / scheduled port visit (September 2-6, 2026)

Mission: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group air-defence commander continuing the strike group's return transit following Operation Epic Fury and Middle East maritime-security operations.

Sources: 'USNI News': 'Fleet and Marine Tracker' (September 8, 2026); 'USNI News': 'Western Pacific Pulse' (September 4, 2026); 'United States Navy': 'Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Thailand' (September 2, 2026)

Last Updated: Thu Sep 10, 2026 16:21 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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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Military Ship Details

In Service:2020 | 6 years

Hull Number:DDG-121

Class:Arleigh Burke Flight IIA TI

Builder:Ingalls Shipbuilding

Build Location:Pascagoula, Mississippi

Call Sign:NA

Flagged Country:United States

Category:Destroyer

Complement:380

Gross Tons:9,200 GT

Length: 510.0 ft

Beam: 66.0 ft

Draft: 33.0 ft

Speed: 30.0 knots / 34.5 mph

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