Austal USA grapples with ‘massive change’ as opportunity drives growth
T-ATS 11 can be seen taking shape inside one of Austal USA’s assembly bays on the Mobile river. The vessel is the first steel ship that the yard will deliver to the U.S. Navy.Lawrence Specker | [email protected]
Something new is emerging from an Austal USA’s construction shed across the river from downtown Mobile. This isn’t the aluminum origami prow of a Littoral Combat Ship or an Expeditionary Fast Transport. This is something more bulbous, more conventional. This is steel. This is the future.