Private company
Austal USA
Logo: U.S. Navy photo courtesy Austal USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
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Shipbuilder subsidiary in Mobile, Alabama
Austal USA is an American shipbuilder based on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama. It is a subsidiary of the Australian shipbuilder Austal, operating under a Special Security Arrangement which allows it to work independently and separately on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership. Austal USA was formed in 1999 when Austal formed a 70:30 joint venture with Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co to build ferries.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryshipbuilding1
- HeadquartersMobile1
- Websitewww.austal.com
- Legal formLimited Liability Company3
- LEI5493000CNDXD2L3LVN763
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY INC, 36104 Montgomery, United States3
- Registered withSecretary of State, 000-667-4393
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Austal USA is an American shipbuilder based on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama. It is a subsidiary of the Australian shipbuilder Austal, operating under a Special Security Arrangement which allows it to work independently and separately on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership.2
Corporate structure
Austal USA is part of a group headed by Austal. 4 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Austal Perth, Australia
- Austal USA Mobile, Alabama, United States
- AUSTAL AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Perth, Australia
- AUSTAL SHIPS PTY LTD Subsidiary · Perth, Australia
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
- high-speed craft
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Ultimate parent
From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Controversies and legal
Legal
Unionizing efforts
Following complaints from the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA), Austal USA has twice been found to have engaged in unfair labor practices with respect to the organizing effort of unions by the National Labor Relations Board. Unionization had been rejected by employees in elections held in May 2002 and April 2008. A third attempt in August 2011 was again rejected with a vote of 613 against unionization to 367 for it. The SMWIA filed a new complaint with the labor board after the result.
Discrimination allegations
In March 2008, the company was sued by 22 employees for alleged racial discrimination and a hostile work environment. The company was found not guilty in separate discrimination trials that culminated in October 2011 and January 2012. A request for a new discrimination trial was rejected in March 2012 by a federal court. After appeals, seven of the plaintiffs were allowed to proceed to trial. Juries found in favor of Austal USA in April 2015.
Accounting fraud
In 2023 senior Austal executives were charged with orchestrating an accounting fraud scheme for the Littoral Combat Ship program.
From Wikipedia’s article on Austal USA, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Timeline
- 1999Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $50.0M
- Federal contracts $14.4B
- Federal grants $50.0M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | $382.5M | $382.5M |
| 2025 | – | $778.1M | $778.1M |
| 2024 | – | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| 2023 | – | $652.8M | $652.8M |
| 2022 | – | $837.4M | $837.4M |
| 2021 | $12.5M | $495.6M | $508.1M |
| 2020 | $37.5M | $156.8M | $194.3M |
| 2019 | – | $457.7M | $457.7M |
| 2018 | – | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| 2017 | – | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| 2016 | – | $872.7M | $872.7M |
| 2015 | – | $860.9M | $860.9M |
| 2014 | – | $655.5M | $655.5M |
| 2013 | – | $895.3M | $895.3M |
| 2012 | – | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| 2011 | – | $703.7M | $703.7M |
| 2010 | – | $974.9M | $974.9M |
| 2009 | – | $103.2M | $103.2M |
| 2008 | – | $222.2M | $222.2M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Jun 18, 2020$50.0M from Department of the Air Force: Defense Production Act Title Iii (Dpa Title Iii)7 To AUSTAL USA, LLC Award FA86502025538
Largest contracts
- Dec 29, 2010$4.5B from Department of the Navy: Basic contract8 To AUSTAL USA, LLC Award N0002411C2301
- Jun 23, 2017$2.8B from Department of the Navy: Construction of lcs flight 0+ ship9 To AUSTAL USA, LLC Award N0002417C2301
- Jan 31, 2008$1.7B from Department of the Navy: Phase i: preliminary concept design for the joint high speed vessel.10 To AUSTAL USA, LLC Award N0002408C2217
- Jun 30, 2022$1.4B from U.S. Coast Guard: Offshore patrol cutter (opc) stage 2 contract: detailed design and production (dd&p) of 11 opcs.11 To AUSTAL USA, LLC Award 70Z02322C93220001
- Oct 16, 2018$1.3B from Department of the Navy: Expeditionary fast transport (epf) 1312 To AUSTAL USA, LLC Award N0002419C2227
Links
- Websitewww.austal.com1
- WikipediaAustal USA
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4822844
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataAustal USA on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAustal USA on Wikipedia
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- 6USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: AUSTAL USA, LLC
- 7USAspending.govFA86502025538: Department of the Air Force
- 8USAspending.govN0002411C2301: Department of the Navy
- 9USAspending.govN0002417C2301: Department of the Navy
- 10USAspending.govN0002408C2217: Department of the Navy
- 11USAspending.gov70Z02322C93220001: U.S. Coast Guard
- 12USAspending.govN0002419C2227: Department of the Navy