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Shipyards · Mobile, AL

Austal USA Mobile Shipyard

The 180-acre yard, which built aluminum EPF and Independence-class LCS ships, added a steel line in 2022 and in July 2024 announced a second final assembly building for Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters, T-AGOS 25 and submarine modules (1,032 jobs planned). Austal won the follow-on OPC contract in 2022; Eastern's original OPC contract was terminated in June 2026.

Owner
Austal USA
Type
New construction
Ownership
Private
Segments
Navy, Coast Guard
Workforce
—
Dry docks
Shiplift launch system (no dry dock cited)
Website
austalusa.com

Hulls built here

HullNameProgramStatusLaunchedDeliveredPlanned deliverySource
T-AGOS-25—Explorer (T-AGOS-25) classOrdered——2031-07Source
T-AGOS-26—Explorer (T-AGOS-25) classPlanned———Source
WMSM-919PickeringHeritage (WMSM-915) class Offshore Patrol CutterUnder construction——2027Source
WMSM-920IcarusHeritage (WMSM-915) class Offshore Patrol CutterUnder construction———Source
WMSM-921ActiveHeritage (WMSM-915) class Offshore Patrol CutterPlanned———Source
WMSM-922DiligenceHeritage (WMSM-915) class Offshore Patrol CutterPlanned———Source
WMSM-923AlertHeritage (WMSM-915) class Offshore Patrol CutterPlanned———Source
WMSM-924VigilantHeritage (WMSM-915) class Offshore Patrol CutterPlanned———Source
T-ATS-11Billy Frank Jr.Navajo (T-ATS-6) classLaunched2025-06-14——Source
T-ATS-12Solomon AtkinsonNavajo (T-ATS-6) classLaunched2026-02-23——Source
T-ATS-13James D. FairbanksNavajo (T-ATS-6) classUnder construction———Source
T-ATS-14NarragansettNavajo (T-ATS-6) classCancelled———Source
T-ATS-15—Navajo (T-ATS-6) classCancelled———Source
T-EPF-14CodySpearhead (EPF) class Expeditionary Fast TransportDelivered2023-03-202024-01-11—Source
T-EPF-15Point LomaSpearhead (EPF) class Expeditionary Fast TransportDelivered2024-09-032025-06-24—Source
T-EPF-16LansingSpearhead (EPF) class Expeditionary Fast TransportLaunched2026-02-25——Source

Capital projects

Module Manufacturing Facility 3 (MMF3) for submarine modules

Cost not disclosed · Under construction · target 2026 · funding: SIB

Austal USA broke ground in October 2024 on MMF3, a roughly 370,000-390,000 sq ft submarine module facility funded through a $450 million General Dynamics Electric Boat award under the Navy submarine industrial base effort. Phase 1 was completed in June 2026 and the facility is expected to be operational by late 2026.

Final Assembly Building 2 and shiplift

Cost not disclosed · Under construction · target 2026 · funding: company

Austal USA broke ground July 9, 2024 on Final Assembly Building 2, a 192,000 sq ft, three-bay steel module assembly building with waterfront improvements and a shiplift rated for vessels over 18,000 long tons. Cost was reported as $288 million by the state and trade press and $250 million by AL.com; operations were anticipated to begin in summer 2026.

Steel shipbuilding facility and panel line

$100M · Operating · funding: mixed

Austal USA opened a 117,000 sq ft steel manufacturing addition in Mobile on April 12, 2022, funded by a $50 million Defense Production Act Title III agreement announced in June 2020 and a $50 million company match; first steel ships were Navajo-class T-ATS tugs.

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