Track USS New Orleans' Current Position In This Live Military Ship Tracker
USS New Orleans (LPD-18) is a San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock currently operated by the United States Navy. USS New Orleans was built by Avondale Shipyard in Mississippi. The ship has been in active service for 19 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 New Orleans' 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 New Orleans (LPD-18) Current Deployment Details
Deployment Began: Tue Mar 10, 2026
Days Deployed: 95 days
Current Location: CENTCOM AOR (Middle East)
Previous Location: Indian Ocean mid-March 2026
Mission: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock assigned to Tripoli ARG with 31st MEU.
Sources: USNI News March 28-30 2026
Last Updated: Sat Jun 13, 2026 11:11 UTC
USS New Orleans Military Ship Tracking Map
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USS New Orleans Military Ship Details
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.
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