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Shipbuilding

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding

Gladding Hearn is currently building four pilot boats, including a 70-foot pilot boat for the Galveston Pilots. stage of the build program and is believed to be competing Austal USA has four Independence-class LCS currently with yards such as Bollinger, Austal USA and Huntington under construction, with two Expeditionary Fast Trans-

Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding. Stage 2 contracts ports also under construction and a third under contract. could be awarded as soon as Spring 2022. In October, Austal USA was awarded a contract to build

Pascagoula, Miss. shipbuilder Halter Marine has been a pair of Navajo class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships awarded contracts to build the ? rst two U.S. Coast Guard (T-ATS) for the U.S. Navy, the ? rst contract for Austal’s

Polar Security Cutters to replace the Coast Guard’s existing new steel construction facility. Gulf Island Fabrication and ? eet of heavy icebreakers. Construction on the ? rst PSC Bollinger Shipyards have also secured contracts to build kicked off in 2021 with delivery planned for 2024, while Navajo class ships. Bollinger, which has 11 shipyards in work on the second vessel is expected to be completed by Louisiana, was four additional USCG Sentinel-Class Fast

September 2026. Halter Marine, which has an option for a Response Cutters (FRC) in 2021, bringing the total num- third PSC, is also building the U.S. Navy’s ? fth Auxiliary Per- ber of FRCs awarded to Bollinger up to 64 vessels since the sonnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and mess- program’s inception.

ing barge as well as oceanographic survey ship (T-AGS 67). Anoter signi? cant government build program is the se-

Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis., which ries of ? ve training ships known as National Security Multi- is currently building the Freedom Class littoral combat Mission Vessels (NSMV) that Philly Shipyard is construct- ships (LCS), has been awarded the ? rst two of up to 10 ing for the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The

Constellation-class guided missile frigates (FFGs), a new ships will be operated by the state maritime academies, and series of warships for the U.S. Navy. The lead ship is the ? rst is scheduled to be delivered to SUNY Maritime planned for delivery in around 2026. Mobil, Ala.-based College in 2023.

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