USS Ross

USS Ross (DDG-71) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment.

USS Ross

DDG-71

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Last seen	Atlantic (2026-08-24)

Recorded positions

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

Theatres

This vessel has been recorded in Middle East, Atlantic.

See also

• USS Boxer
• USS Makin Island

Background

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

History

• She is the second Navy ship to be named Ross, the first Navy ship named for Medal of Honor recipient Donald K. - Wikipedia
• The first Ross, DD-563, was named for David Ross, a captain in the Continental Navy. - Wikipedia
• USS Ross (DDG-71) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and is the last of the Flight I variant. - Wikipedia

Commissioned

• Commissioned: 28 June 1997 - Wikipedia

Homeport

• Homeport: Norfolk - 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 Ross. (Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America MC1 Theron J. Godbold/U.S. Navy, Public domain)