Austal USA, Mobile AL
Most recent update: March 9, 2018.
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 on Pinto Island in Mobile, close to the I-10 tunnel. Visit the company at www.austal.com and see the yard from the air on Google here.
Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Price ($mm) Delivery Disposition 261 Mexico Anapaula Otto Candies Crewboat 365 21-Jan-02 Active 262 Mexico Veronica Otto Candies Crewboat 365 22-Jan-02 Active 607 1132690 Biscayne Lady Island Queen Cr. Cruise Boat 568 Jan-03 Active 609 1137834 Cloud Nine Cloud Nine, Inc. Cruise Boat 504 May-03 Active 610 1131648 Patriot Circle Line Cruise Boat 197 7 Nov-02 Christopher M. Colasanti 2003, inactive 611 1139023 Zephyr Circle Line Cruise Boat 600 7 Aug-03 Active 612 1156057 Seacoaster American Marine Patrol Craft 90 Dec-04 Now AMH Seacoaster 614 1151698 Lake Express Lake Express Ro-Pax Ferry 1,757 19 Jun-04 Active 615 1182234 Alakai Hawaii Superferry Ro-Pax Ferry 3,617 75 Jun-07 To USN 2012 as Puerto Rico (HST 2), to Bay Ferries 2016 as The Cat 616 1215902 Huakai Hawaii Superferry Ro-Pax Ferry 3,617 75 Feb-09 To USN 2012 as Guam (HST 1), active 618 872010 Independence (LCS 2) GD/U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 450+ 18-Dec-09 Active 642 1224272 Coronado (LCS 4) GD/U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 27-Sep-13 Active 700 1291391 Jackson (LCS 6) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 432 11-Aug-15 Active 701 1316879 Montgomery (LCS 8) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 368 23-Jun-16 Active 702 1325768 Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 346 27-Dec-16 Active 703 1335477 Omaha (LCS 12) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 346 15-Sep-17 Active 704 1370132 Manchester (LCS 14) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 340 28-Feb-18 Active 705 Tulsa (LCS 16) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 340 Building 706 Charleston (LCS 18) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 342 Building 707 Cincinnati (LCS 20) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 342 Building 708 Kansas City (LCS 22) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 345 Building 709 Oakland (LCS 24) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 345 Building 710 Mobile (LCS 26) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 564 Building 711 (LCS 28) U.S. Navy Litt. Combat Ship 975d 584 Building 630 1164656 Spearhead (EPF 1) U.S. Army Transport 1,515d 185 5-Dec-12 Active 631 1164659 Choctaw County (EPF 2) U.S. Navy Transport 1,515d 152 6-Jun-13 Active 632 1239943 Millinocket (EPF 3) U.S. Army Transport 1,515d 152 21-Mar-14 Active 633 1239944 Fall River (EPF 4) U.S. Navy Transport 1,515d 152 14-Sep-14 Active 634 1241460 Trenton (EPF 5) U.S. Army Transport 1,515d 152 13-Apr-15 Active 635 1241461 Brunswick (EPF 6) U.S. Navy Transport 1,515d 156 14-Jan-16 Active 636 1241462 Carson City (EPF 7) U.S. Army Transport 1,515d 156 24-Jun-16 Active 637 1317058 Yuma (EPF 8) U.S. Navy Transport 1,515d 161 21-Apr-17 Active 638 City of Bismarck (EPF 9) U.S. Army Transport 1,515d 161 21-Dec-17 Active 639 Burlington (EPF 10) U.S. Navy Transport 1,515d 167 Building 640 Puerto Rico (EPF 11) U.S. Navy Transport 1,515d 124 Building 641 (EPF 12) U.S. Navy Transport 1,515d 124 Building