Austal USA Launches First Steel Ship Marking Expansion From Aluminum

Austal USA Launches First Steel Ship Marking Expansion from Aluminum

Austal USA marked a key milestone in its shipbuilding operation recently with the rollout and launch of its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy F...

Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials

The U.S. Navy successfully completed acceptance trials for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama the week of June 9. These trials, marking the final Independence variant LCS acceptance trials, achieved the highest measured quality in 15 years.

Austal's first steel ship makes Mobile River splashdown

Austal USA has launched the first steel ship in its history, marking a pivotal transformation in the company’s ongoing push to diversify its naval production lines.

Austal USA Launches First Steel Ship

Austal USA launched the company’s first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), on June 14.

Austal USA Launches First Steel Ship, the Future USNS Billy Frank

MOBILE, Ala. –Austal USA successfully launched the company’s first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), on June 14.  Named after a native American Korean War veteran who, as an activist, fought for justice and environmental preservation in the Northwest United States, Billy Frank Jr. is a Navy Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship – one of 3 under construction at Austal USA and the first steel product of the company’s state-of-the-a…