USS Paul Ignatius

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment.

USS Paul Ignatius

DDG-117

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Last seen	Mediterranean (2026-08-24)

Recorded positions

• 2026-08-17: Middle East
• 2026-08-24: Mediterranean - moved

Theatres

This vessel has been recorded in Middle East, Mediterranean.

Background

Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not a position record and is not counted as one.

History

• Ignatius had previously served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. - Wikipedia
• Paul Ignatius is the second of eight planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contain elements of the Flight III ships. - Wikipedia
• She is named for Paul Ignatius who served as United States Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969. - Wikipedia
• USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. - Wikipedia

Class

• Class: , Flight IIA - Wikipedia

Displacement

• Displacement: 9200 - Wikipedia

Commissioned

• Commissioned: 27 July 2019 - Wikipedia

Homeport

• Homeport: Rota - Wikipedia

Builder

• Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

Publication history

What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

• rev 1, 2026-08-25 — first published from 0 source(s)
• rev 2, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 3, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 4, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources

How this page is made

Positions are recorded by the fleet tracker at each snapshot. Nothing on this page is written by a model.

Uss Paul Ignatius. (Mass Communication Specialist1st Class Brian G. Reynolds, Public domain)