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Expeditionary Fast Transport

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Illustration for the news story: Austal USA Opens Its Doors Saturday for Major Mobile Hiring Push

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Austal USA Opens Its Doors Saturday for Major Mobile Hiring Push

Austal USA hosts a job fair Saturday in Mobile as the shipyard hires 1,200 workers over 18 months. What to bring, where to go,…

Jan 23, 2023

Illustration for the news story: Austal USA’s Steel Pivot: How Diversification May Have Saved Hundreds of Mobile Shipyard Jobs

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Austal USA’s Steel Pivot: How Diversification May Have Saved Hundreds of Mobile Shipyard Jobs

Jan 17, 2023 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Austal USA Partners with Saildrone to Build Unmanned Sea Vehicles for the Navy

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Austal USA Partners with Saildrone to Build Unmanned Sea Vehicles for the Navy

Aug 31, 2022

Illustration for the news story: Cracks Found in Hulls of Austal-Built Navy Ships, Including Mobile’s USS Coronado

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Cracks Found in Hulls of Austal-Built Navy Ships, Including Mobile’s USS Coronado

May 12, 2022 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Austal USA Lands $230.5M Contract to Build EPF 16, Newest Class of Navy Transport

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Austal USA Lands $230.5M Contract to Build EPF 16, Newest Class of Navy Transport

May 4, 2022

Illustration for the news story: Austal USA delivers future USS Savannah to the Navy

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Austal USA delivers future USS Savannah to the Navy

Jun 28, 2021

Illustration for the news story: Austal Founder: Mobile Shipyard Will Build Half Steel, Half Aluminum as LCS Era Winds Down

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Austal Founder: Mobile Shipyard Will Build Half Steel, Half Aluminum as LCS Era Winds Down

Apr 22, 2021 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Navy Taps Austal USA for $235 Million EPF 15 Shipbuilding Contract

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Navy Taps Austal USA for $235 Million EPF 15 Shipbuilding Contract

Mar 1, 2021

Illustration for the news story: Austal USA Closes Purchase of Dry Dock, Waterfront Property on Mobile River

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Austal USA Closes Purchase of Dry Dock, Waterfront Property on Mobile River

Sep 11, 2020 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Austal to Christen Future USNS Newport, Its 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport, in Mobile

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Austal to Christen Future USNS Newport, Its 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport, in Mobile

Nov 6, 2019 Mobile