Alabama Shipyard
Former BAE Systems Mobile yard bought by Epic Companies in October 2018 for ship repair and offshore work using its existing dry docks; current ownership and workload not re-verified.
- Owner
- Epic Companies
- Type
- Repair
- Ownership
- Private
- Segments
- Commercial, Offshore energy
- Workforce
- —
- Dry docks
- Includes Alabama Dry Dock, one of the largest in the Gulf of Mexico
Hulls built here
No hulls recorded.
Capital projects
Mobile Naval Yard submarine module industrial park
In September 2024 the Navy announced that a CapZone-managed opportunity fund had bought 355 acres on Pinto Island, the former Alabama Shipyard site, to develop the Mobile Naval Yard for Virginia- and Columbia-class submarine module production, with Austal USA as a Navy-funded limited partner. The purchase price was not disclosed and reported Navy contract amounts to Austal differ by source ($152 million vs $512 million).
Automated welding system (FY2024 Small Shipyard Grant)
On July 10, 2024 MARAD awarded Birdon America's Alabama Shipyard LLC $997,065, the second-largest FY2024 Small Shipyard Grant, for an automated welding system.