USS Mahan Military Ship Tracker
Military Ship Details & Statistics
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In Service: Hull Number: Category: Complement: Gross Tons: |
1998 | 28 years DDG-72 Destroyer 281 9,000 GT |
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Length: Beam: Draft: Speed: |
505.0 ft
59.0 ft 31.0 ft 30.0 knots 34.5 mph |
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USS Mahan (DDG-72) is an Arleigh Burke Flight II Class Destroyer currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Mahan was built by Bath Iron Works in Maine. The ship has been in active service for 28 years.
Flight II Arleigh Burke destroyers incorporated improved radar performance, enhanced electronic countermeasures, and better communications systems while retaining the core weapons fit of the class. They provided increased situational awareness and survivability, making them even more effective escorts for carrier strike groups and independent operations.
View USS Mahan'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 Mahan's Current Deployment
Current Location: Red Sea / CENTCOM AOR (Middle East, as of March 2026)
Previous Location: Suez Canal transit March 5-6, 2026
Mission: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer assigned to Gerald R. Ford CSG; air defense and multi-mission support.
Sources: USNI News March 23-24 2026
Last Updated: Tue Mar 24, 2026 19:52 UTC
Arleigh Burke Flight II Class Sister Ships
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| USS Decatur, USS Donald Cook, USS Higgins, USS McFaul, USS O'Kane, USS Porter | United States Navy |
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