USS Kearsarge Military Ship Tracker
Military Ship Details & Statistics
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In Service: Hull Number: Category: Complement: Gross Tons: |
1993 | 33 years LHD-3 Assault Ship 1,208 40,500 GT |
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Length: Beam: Draft: Speed: |
844.0 ft
106.0 ft 27.0 ft 22.0 knots 25.3 mph |
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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) is a Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Kearsarge 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 Kearsarge'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 Kearsarge (LHD-3) Current Deployment Details
Current Location: Atlantic Ocean, en route to CENTCOM AOR
Previous Location: Norfolk, Virginia (departed May 2026)
Mission: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group deploying to the Middle East.
Sources: USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker – May 11, 2026
Last Updated: Thu Jun 04, 2026 20:16 UTC
Wasp Class Sister Ships
| Ship Name(s) | Line Name |
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| USS Bataan, USS Bonhomme Richard (decommissioned), USS Boxer, USS Essex, USS Iwo Jima, USS Makin Island, USS Wasp | United States Navy |
USS Kearsarge Military Ship Tracking Map
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