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USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS Winston S. Churchill - Cruising Earth

USS Winston S. Churchill Military Ship Tracker

USS Winston S. Churchill Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

Homeport: Jacksonville, Florida
In Service:
Hull Number:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons: 		2001 | 25 years
DDG-81
Destroyer
380
9,200 GT
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Speed:
 
509.5 ft
66.0 ft
31.0 ft
30.0 knots
34.5 mph

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USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) is an Arleigh Burke Flight IIA Class Destroyer currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Winston S. Churchill was built by Bath Iron Works in Maine. The ship has been in active service for 25 years.

The Flight IIA variant added full helicopter hangars and support facilities for two MH-60R Seahawks, significantly boosting anti-submarine and surface warfare capabilities. With 96 VLS cells and the latest Aegis upgrades, these ships are highly versatile multi-mission platforms ideally suited for protecting high-value assets and conducting independent patrols.

View USS Winston S. Churchill'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 Winston S. Churchill'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 escort support.

Sources: USNI News March 23-24 2026

Last Updated: Tue Mar 24, 2026 19:52 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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