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USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS John P. Murtha - Cruising Earth

USS John P. Murtha Military Ship Tracker

USS John P. Murtha Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

Homeport: San Diego, California
In Service:
Hull Number:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons: 		2016 | 10 years
LPD-26
Transport Dock
396
25,000 GT
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Speed:
 
684.0 ft
105.0 ft
23.0 ft
22.0 knots
25.3 mph

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USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) is a San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock currently operated by the United States Navy. USS John P. Murtha was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship has been in active service for 10 years.

The San Antonio class amphibious transport docks feature a large floodable well deck, advanced flight deck, and extensive command facilities. They can transport nearly 800 Marines along with vehicles, landing craft, and helicopters for effective ship-to-shore movement.

View USS John P. Murtha's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the amphibious transport dock 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 John P. Murtha (LPD-26) Current Deployment Details

Current Location: Pacific Ocean – Artemis II recovery support (as of early April 2026)

Previous Location: San Diego, California (departed early April 2026)

Mission: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock serving as the primary recovery vessel for NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar mission.

Sources: NASA, U.S. Navy Public Affairs, USNI News April 2026

Last Updated: Mon Apr 27, 2026 08:10 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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