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May 9, 2016
AUSTAL USA CELEBRATES CHRISTENING OF MANCHESTER (LCS 14)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal officials joined ship sponsor U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and many distinguished guests in celebrating the christening of the nation’s 14th littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Manchester, here Saturday, May 7, 2016. Manchester (LCS 14) is the fifth LCS in Austal’s 11-...
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May 5, 2016
AUSTAL AWARDED US$18.5 MILLION FOR 12TH U.S. NAVY EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT LONG-LEAD MATERIALS
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a US$18.5 million contract to procure long-lead materials for the 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel (EPF) for the U.S. Navy. The award covers materials including main propulsion engines, generators, water jets, main reduction gears, and other long-lead...
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April 15, 2016
AUSTAL USA EARNS SHIPYARD MANUFACTURING SAFETY AWARDS
Mobile, Ala. - Austal USA remains one of the safest shipyards in the country the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) announced Mar. 7. Austal’s hard-earned workplace safety record has been recognized, yet again, by the SCA with both the 2015 Award for Excellence in Safety and the 2015 Award for...
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April 12, 2016
Austal USA Named 2016 Alabama Large Manufacturer of the Year
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was named Alabama’s manufacturer of the year by the Alabama Technology Network and the Business Council of Alabama during a ceremony in Montgomery, Ala., today. This makes Austal a three-time honoree in the award’s 16-year history; once as a medium company and twice as a...
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March 31, 2016
Austal awarded contract for 26th Littoral Combat Ship
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy has modified Austal USA’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) block-buy contract to include an eleventh ship, LCS 26, the Navy announced today. LCS 26 will be the 13th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship built by Austal. “The Austal LCS team has demonstrated exceptional...
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March 29, 2016
Austal celebrates keel-laying for nation’s eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel - Yuma (EPF 8)
MOBILE, Ala., – Austal celebrated the keel-laying milestone for the Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel Yuma (EPF 8) here today with a ceremony marking a significant milestone in the ship’s construction. This ship is the eighth EPF built at Austal under the 10-ship, $1.6 billion block-buy contract...
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March 19, 2016
Austal receives $14 Million Littoral Combat Ship Special Studies and Analyses modification
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $14 million Littoral Combat Ship contract modification by the U.S. Navy to conduct special studies and analyses, the Navy announced this week. This is the second $14 million LCS modification contract for Austal USA this month. This award is an option...
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March 11, 2016
AUSTAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES MORE THAN $171,000 FOR UNITED WAY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Mobile, Ala. – Austal raised more than $171,000 for the United Way of South Alabama through its annual golf tournament held this year at the Robert Trent Jones Magnolia Springs Golf Course in Mobile, Ala., Mar. 11. Golf outing participants and contributors to the event helped surpass last year’s...
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February 12, 2016
USNS Brunswick Sails Away from Austal USA
Mobile, Ala. – The USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) sailed away from Austal’s ship manufacturing facility here today following her post-delivery availability. The 338-ft Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel (EPF), delivered to the Navy in January, became the nation’s sixth EPF to enter the Navy’s fleet. “...
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January 28, 2016
Austal USA Apprentice Graduation Ceremony
Over 40 graduates of Austal USA's four-year apprenticeship program were honored with a graduation ceremony on Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. at the USS Battleship Aircraft Pavilion.  The graduates received their certificates of completion and designation as Department of Labor Class A Journeymen. Click here -...
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