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Austal USA is an American shipbuilder based on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama. It is a subsidiary of the Australian shipbuilder Austal, operating under a Special Security Arrangement which allows
USS Independence (LCS-2) at the Austal USA shipyards along the Mobile River in Mobile, Alabama
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport is a United States Navy–led shipbuilding program to provide a high-speed, shallow draft vessel intended for rapid intra-theater transport of medium-siz
Austal USA
…September 2006. Notable projects for the shipbuilder include the United States Navy's Independence class littoral combat ship (first launched in 2008) Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport (first launched in 2010), and United States Coast Guard's Heritage-class cutter (contract awarded in 2022). Austal USA's first contract was for two…
USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) in 2021
Stern view of USNS Spearhead, with helicopter
Ramp deployed and in use
The Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Choctaw County (EPF-2) awaits delivery at the Austal USA vessel completion yard.