Austal USA, located in Mobile Alabama, uses a unique procedure to float ships. After module construction, modules are transported a short distance down the road to two final assembly halls. Once final assembly is complete, the hulls are rolled onto a barge. The hulls are then floated down the river and rolled into a drydock to be floated.
Austal primarily builds ships out of aluminum. Austal recently completed the 19th and final Independence-class LCS and the 15th Spearhead-class Expiditionary Fast Transport for the USN. EPF 16 is under construction.
Austal expanded into steel production in 2022 to build the Navajo-class T-ATS for the Navy and the Heritage-class OPC for the Coast Guard.
Austal also broke ground last year for a new facility where they will produce modules for Virginia and Columbia class submarines.
I'd love to see them get involved with the Constellation-class frigate, assuming that program doesn't get canceled. They would likely need to construct another final assembly hall for anything bigger than an OPC.
Austal primarily builds ships out of aluminum. Austal recently completed the 19th and final Independence-class LCS and the 15th Spearhead-class Expiditionary Fast Transport for the USN. EPF 16 is under construction.
Austal expanded into steel production in 2022 to build the Navajo-class T-ATS for the Navy and the Heritage-class OPC for the Coast Guard.
Austal also broke ground last year for a new facility where they will produce modules for Virginia and Columbia class submarines.
I'd love to see them get involved with the Constellation-class frigate, assuming that program doesn't get canceled. They would likely need to construct another final assembly hall for anything bigger than an OPC.
