Austal Lays Keel for USNS Billy Frank Jr (T-ATS 11)
The keel for the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), the Navy’s 6th Navajo-class platform, was laid Nov. 14 at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. A keel laying ceremony recognizes…
Austal USA to Build Three LCU 1700 Class Landing Craft
Swiftships graphic Austal USA was awarded a $91,535,551 fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price type modification to definitize a previously awarded contract for the detail design and construction of three Landing Craft…
Sixth Navajo Class Named USNS Billy Frank Jr
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced today, that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue ship will be named USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11). The future…
Construction of Elevators for CVN 80 & CVN 81 Begins in Mobile
Austal USA has started construction on the aluminum aircraft elevators for two U.S. Navy Ford-class aircraft carriers, Enterprise (CVN 80) and Doris Miller (CVN 81), currently under construction at HII’s…
Austal USA Awarded U.S. Navy T-ATS 15 Contract
Austal USA was awarded a $79.2 million U.S. Navy contract option for the construction of T-ATS 15, a Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship. With the award, the company is…
Austal USA Celebrates Keel Laying of Future USS Pierre (LCS 38)
Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony late last week for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard. Ship sponsor Larissa…
First Expeditionary Medical Ship Named USNS Bethesda
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced, May 12th, USNS Bethesda (EMS 1) as the name for the lead ship in the new Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS(X)) class…
USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Commissions in Port Hueneme
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) commissioned at Port Hueneme aboard Naval Base Ventura County, April 1. “Littoral Combat Ships are versatile platforms. A successor in heritage…
Three Indicted for Accounting Fraud at Austal USA LLC
A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging three Alabama men with orchestrating an accounting fraud scheme at Austal USA LLC, a Mobile-based shipbuilder that constructs vessels for the…
Austal USA Launches Cody (T-EPF 14) & Kingsville (LCS 36)
This past week Austal USA launched two Navy ships, USNS Cody (EPF 14) and the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), demonstrating the efficiency of the shipyard’s launch process. Both ships…