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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. - Cruising Earth

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Military Ship Tracker

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

In Service:
Hull Number:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons:
2020 | 6 years
DDG-121
Destroyer
380
9,200 GT
Length:
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Draft:
Speed:
 
510.0 ft
66.0 ft
33.0 ft
30.0 knots
34.5 mph

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) is an Arleigh Burke 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.

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.

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

Current Location: Strait of Hormuz / Arabian Gulf (mine clearance operations as of April 11–15, 2026)

Previous Location: Arabian Sea / CENTCOM AOR

Mission: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. Currently conducting mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz and supporting the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

Sources: USNI News, CENTCOM releases April 11–15 2026

Last Updated: Sat Apr 18, 2026 14:11 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.

Arleigh Burke IIA TI Class Sister Ships

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USS Carl M. Levin, USS Daniel Inouye, USS Delbert D. Black, USS Paul Ignatius, USS Thomas HudnerUnited States Navy

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