The US Navy's USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, capable of transporting up to 90 aircraft including airplanes and helicopters, will arrive in Panama this Sunday, March 29. Each new ship report automatically updates the displayed data. Below is how to track the exact location of these warships, particularly the USS Nimitz. Considered one of the world's largest aircraft carriers, the USS Nimitz has been in operation since 1968. Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia. In Service: 1975 | 51 years. Hull Number: CVN-68. Category: Aircraft Carrier. Complement: 6,012. Gross Tons: 100,020. Length: 1,092.0 ft. Beam: 252.0 ft. Draft: 41.0 ft. Speed: 30.0 knots (34.5 mph). The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier currently operated by the United States Navy. View the USS Nimitz's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more on the aircraft carrier tracker map below. The USS Nimitz was built by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The aircraft carrier above will be anchored in open waters and the ship at the Amador Cruise Port in Panama City until Thursday, April 2, 2026. The ship has been in active service for 51 years. It was christened in 1972 by its godmother, Catherine Nimitz, the daughter of Admiral Chester Nimitz. It will do so alongside the destroyer USS Gridley. All ship position data is sourced directly from the global AIS tracking system, delivering the latest tracking information available.
