Austal USA, Mobile AL
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. Its first two hull numbers were part of the parent company's series but then they started the 600 series for Austal USA. Since there are no new ships missing from this list, they must also use these numbers for other projects. 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 | Tons | Reported 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, Inc. | 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 | Experimental 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 | Laid up |
| 616 | Huakai | Hawaii Superferry | Ro-Pax Ferry | 3,617 | 75 | Feb-09 | Laid up |
| 618 | Independence (LCS 2) | GD/U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | 450+ | Dec-09 | Active |
| 630 | Fortitude (JHSV 1) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | 185 | Nov-10 | Building | |
| 642 | Coronado (LCS 4) | GD/U.S. Navy | Littoral Combat Ship | 975 | Jun-12 | Building | |
| Vigilant (JHSV 2) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | 152 | Sep-11 | Building | ||
| Spearhead (JHSV 3) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | 152 | Jul-12 | Building | ||
| (JHSV 4) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | Option | ||||
| (JHSV 5) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | Option | ||||
| (JHSV 6) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | Option | ||||
| (JHSV 7) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | Option | ||||
| (JHSV 8) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | Option | ||||
| (JHSV 9) | U.S. Army | High-Speed Transport | Option | ||||
| (JHSV 19) | U.S. Navy | High-Speed Transport | Option |