November 30, 2021
ElectraWatch completes two successful reverse sensitization treatments on U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser
Norfolk, VA – ElectraWatch, an Austal USA Company, completed two successful reverse sensitization treatments of aluminum alloy in service on the U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG-69) in September 2020 and July 2021. The process of reverse sensitization involves...
November 29, 2021
Austal USA contracts with Alabama-based steel provider SSAB on new steel ship construction
Mobile, Ala. – Following Austal USA’s award from the U.S. Navy to build steel-hulled Towing, Salvage, and Rescue ships (T-ATS), Austal USA has contracted with local Alabama steel provider SSAB to provide steel for the new Navy ships. The supplier partnership directly supports hundreds of jobs in...
November 23, 2021
Austal USA awarded U.S. Navy service contract for Littoral Combat Ships deployed to Western Pacific
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide services and support for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. This is the third major U.S. Navy service contract for Austal USA following the company’s significant investment in...
November 13, 2021
The future USNS Apalachicola, Nation's 13th Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship, christened at Austal USA
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA christened Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF-13) USNS Apalachicola during a ceremony at its state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility today. Austal has delivered twelve EPFs since December 2012. USNS Apalachicola is slated for delivery this summer.
The Honorable Kelly...
November 9, 2021
Austal USA reaches agreement on new San Diego waterfront ship repair facility
San Diego – Austal USA received approval from the San Diego Port of Commissioners to assume the lease of Marine Group Boat Works in the Port of San Diego. Austal USA and Marine Group Boat Works are entering a 45-day exclusive period to close the agreement. Austal USA will use the 15-acre site to...
October 28, 2021
ElectraWatch awarded Manufacturing Science Program contract from Office of Naval Research
Charlottesville, Va. – The United States Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded ElectraWatch, an Austal USA Company, a highly competitive Manufacturing Science Program contract to identify new material processing pathways that use additive manufacturing for Copper-Nickel (CuNi) heat exchanger...
October 16, 2021
Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke christens the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA hosted the christening ceremony for the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard today. Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke performed the ceremonial bottle break over the bow of the Santa Barbara, the 16th LCS...
October 5, 2021
Austal USA awarded $145 million multi-ship contract for U.S. Navy Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS)
Mobile, Ala. – The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $145 million two-ship Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) detailed design and construction contract Oct. 5. This contract award marks the first steel new ship construction program for the company. Austal USA will utilize its proven ship...
September 29, 2021
Austal USA establishes Austal West Campus Ship Repair in Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. - Following the acquisition of additional waterfront along the Mobile River in September 2020, Austal USA quickly established a ship repair facility that has had a booming response.
“Almost immediately after word got out Austal USA had purchased the additional waterfront property, we...
September 15, 2021
Rusty Murdaugh named president of Austal USA
Mobile, Ala. – The Austal USA Board of Directors announced the election of Rusty Murdaugh as President of Austal USA effective Sept. 9. Murdaugh joined Austal USA in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer and has been serving as interim president since February.
Murdaugh, a long-time veteran of the...
