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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS Gerald R. Ford - Cruising Earth

USS Gerald R. Ford Military Ship Tracker

USS Gerald R. Ford Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
In Service:
Hull Number:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons: 		2017 | 9 years
CVN-78
Aircraft Carrier
4,539
100,000 GT
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Speed:
 
1,106.0 ft
256.0 ft
39.0 ft
30.0 knots
34.5 mph

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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is a Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier currently operated by the United States Navy. The ship has been in active service for 9 years.

The Gerald R. Ford class represents the U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear-powered supercarrier design. Featuring electromagnetic catapults, Advanced Arresting Gear, and significantly higher sortie generation rates, these ships deliver unmatched carrier aviation capability with a reduced crew.

View USS Gerald R. Ford's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the aircraft carrier 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 Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Current Deployment Details

Current Location: Red Sea / CENTCOM AOR (transited Suez Canal southbound April 16, 2026)

Previous Location: Mediterranean Sea (after Split, Croatia port visit)

Mission: Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on an extended deployment supporting Operation Epic Fury. The carrier has now been at sea for over 300 days, the longest post-Vietnam War deployment on record.

Sources: USNI News April 26–May 4 2026

Last Updated: Mon May 04, 2026 23:04 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.

Gerald R. Ford Class Sister Ships

Ship Name(s)Line Name
USS Enterprise (coming in 2030), USS John F. Kennedy (coming in 2027)United States Navy

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