Austal USA, Mobile AL
Most recent update: October 7, 2011.
Austal USA was established in 2000 as a joint venture of the Australian boatbuilder, Austal, and Tom Bender, owner of Bender Shipbuilding. Austal bought Bender out in September 2006. The shipyard is a completely new facility on Pinto Island in Mobile, located close to the I-10 tunnel. Visit the shipyard at www.austal.com. See it from the air on Google here: the original yard is the white building just north of the Bankhead tunnel; the first expansion was the building between the two tunnels; and there is now also a big fab shop on the land southeast of the corner of Dunlap and ADDSCO.
| Hull # | Original Name | Original Owner | Ship Type | GT | Price ($mm) | Delivery |
Disposition |
| 261 | Anapaula | Otto Candies | Crewboat | 365 | Jan-02 | Active | |
| 262 | Veronica | Otto Candies | Crewboat | 365 | Jan-02 | Active | |
| 607 | Biscayne Lady | Island Queen Cruises | Cruise Boat | 568 | Jan-03 | Active | |
| 609 | Cloud Nine | Cloud Nine, Inc. | Cruise Boat | 504 | May-03 | Active | |
| 610 | Christopher M. Colasanti | Cruise Boat | 197 | 7 | Nov-03 | Now Circle Line's "Patriot" | |
| 611 | Zephyr | Circle Line | Cruise Boat | 600 | 7 | Aug-03 | Active |
| 612 | Seacoaster | American Marine | Patrol Craft | 90 | Dec-04 | Now "AMH Seacoaster" | |
| 614 | Lake Express | Lake Express | Ro-Pax Ferry | 1,757 | 19 | Jun-04 | Active |
| 615 | Alakai | Hawaii Superferry | Ro-Pax Ferry | 3,617 | 75 | Jun-07 | Repossessed by MARAD |
| 616 | Huakai | Hawaii Superferry | Ro-Pax Ferry | 3,617 | 75 | Feb-09 | Repossessed by MARAD |
| 618 | Independence (LCS 2) | GD/U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 450+ | Dec-09 | Active |
| 642 | Coronado (LCS 4) | GD/U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | Jun-12 | Building | |
| Jackson (LCS 6) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 432 | Feb-14 | Building | |
| Montgomery (LCS 8) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 368 | Oct-15 | Building | |
| (LCS 10) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2015 | Option | ||
| (LCS 12) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2015 | Option | ||
| (LCS 14) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2016 | Option | ||
| (LCS 16) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2016 | Option | ||
| (LCS 18) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2017 | Option | ||
| (LCS 20) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2017 | Option | ||
| (LCS 22) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2018 | Option | ||
| (LCS 24) | U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 2018 | Option | ||
| 630 | Spearhead (JHSV 1) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | 185 | Dec-11 | Building |
| 631 | Choctaw County (JHSV 2) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | 152 | Jun-12 | Building |
| 632 | Fortitude (JHSV 3) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | 152 | Dec-12 | Building |
| 633 | Fall River (JHSV 4) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | 152 | Jun-13 | Building |
| 634 | Resolute (JHSV 5) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | 152 | Dec-13 | Building |
| 635 | (JHSV 6) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | 156 | Jun-14 | Building |
| 636 | Courageous (JHSV 7) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | 156 | Dec-14 | Building |
| (JHSV 8) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | Option | |||
| Sacrifice (JHSV 9) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | Option | |||
| (JHSV 10) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | 1,515d | Option |