Austal USA Company

Austal USA is a subsidiary of Australian-based Austal Limited. Austal USA is headquartered in Mobile, Ala., with offices in San Diego, Washington, D.C. and Singapore. The company is positioned to support both commercial and government ship construction as well as worldwide post-delivery support and sustainment. Austal USA is under contract with the U.S. Navy to build two high-speed high performance ships, the Expeditionary Fast Transport (formerly known as the Joint High Speed Vessel) and the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship. As the newest shipyard in America servicing the U.S. military and despite its short 17-year history, Austal USA has one of the best safety records in the industry and is the most advanced state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility in the country.