What We Do

Austal USA is a ship manufacturer headquartered in Mobile, Ala., with service centers in San Diego and Singapore.  With the most modern steel panel line in the shipbuilding industry, Austal USA’s facility is capable of supporting the manufacture of both aluminum and steel ships.  Austal USA leverages a moving module production line and strict adherence to lean manufacturing principles to consistently deliver on-schedule and on-budget.  Austal USA is currently under contract to build the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), the Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue ships (T-ATS), the Auxiliary Floating Drydock Medium (AFDM), and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter and is supporting Navy unmanned vessel programs leveraging its advanced machinery control system. Austal USA’s service business has services contracts for the global support of both LCS variants.  Austal USA’s San Diego Service Center includes a waterfront facility that will have the capability to drydock small combatants and similar sized ships. Earning 21 safety excellence awards, Austal USA continues to be one of the safest shipyards in America.