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Friday, May 6, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Spearhead Returns Home Looking a Little Rough Around the Edges
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Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Spearhead Returns Home Looking a Little Rough Around the Edges

The U.S. Navy’s USNS Spearhead (T-EFTP 1), crewed by civilian mariners from Military Sealift Command, returns to the Joint Expeditionary Base Little

May 6, 2016
Total Views: 103

Thursday, January 14, 2016
U.S. Navy’s New Fast Transport Ships Can’t Stand Buffeting From High Seas
Interesting

U.S. Navy’s New Fast Transport Ships Can’t Stand Buffeting From High Seas

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy is spending millions of dollars to repair new high-speed transport ships built by Austal Ltd. because their

January 14, 2016
Total Views: 322

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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Defense

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel

The Navy recently accepted delivery of the fourth Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), the future USNS Fall River, from Austal USA.  This ceremony was marked on

September 17, 2014
Total Views: 114

Monday, February 3, 2014
jhsv rail gun
Defense

Will Black-Hulled Ships Become the U.S. Navy’s New Best Friend?

Fiscal austerity is here to stay, commented Rear Admiral Thomas Shannon, Commander of the United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) while speaking

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 296

Thursday, January 16, 2014
U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment
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U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment

The U.S. Navy's first joint high-speed vessel departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story in Virginia Thursday on its maiden deployment to the

January 16, 2014
Total Views: 24

Thursday, August 29, 2013
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Defense

LCS 4 Completes U.S. Navy Acceptance Trials

Austal Shipbuilding announced today that their second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the Coronado (LCS 4) successfully completed Acceptance Trials

August 29, 2013
Total Views: 23

Thursday, August 22, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots
Navy

Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots

The Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) this week conducted high-speed trials off the coast of Virginia, reaching speeds

August 22, 2013
Total Views: 82

Sunday, January 27, 2013
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News

Austal and Sembawang Shipyard Announce Strategic Partnership

Austal Shipbuilding and and Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard have announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing life-cycle services specifically

January 27, 2013
Total Views: 53

Thursday, December 6, 2012
Military Sealift Command Accepts Delivery of First JHSV
Shipbuilding

Military Sealift Command Accepts Delivery of First JHSV

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command on Wednesday accepted delivery of the Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel (JHSV), USNS Spearhead, at

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 271

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
usns choctaw county austal
Defense

Austal Shipbuilding Rolls out the USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) [IMAGES]

On Monday, with support from BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard and Berard Transportation, Austal USA successfully completed the launch process of the recently

October 3, 2012
Total Views: 63

Thursday, September 13, 2012
JHSV 1 Sea Trials
Defense

US Navy to Christen Austal-Built JHSV 2 Choctaw County

On Saturday, the US Navy will christen the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Choctaw County, named for three U.S. counties, located in Mississippi, Alabama and

September 13, 2012
Total Views: 77

Friday, April 27, 2012
JHSV Sea Trials
Defense

“Hauling the Mail”… Austal Left Grinning After Sea Trials of JHSV 1 [IMAGES]

USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), the innovative high-speed catamaran transport ship under construction by shipbuilder Austal in Mobile, Alabama, successfully completed

April 27, 2012
Total Views: 108

Sunday, March 18, 2012
lcs 2 littoral combat ship
Defense

St. Paddy’s Day was Good for Austal Shipbuilding, Two More Littoral Combat Ships Confirmed

Austal Shipbuilding had plenty of reason to drink green beer this weekend following the US Navy’s confirmation of two more orders for Austal USA-built

March 18, 2012
Total Views: 35

Sunday, February 26, 2012
U.S. Navy Orders JHSV 8 and 9 from Austal
Engineering News

U.S. Navy Orders JHSV 8 and 9 from Austal

Austal said today that the U.S. Navy has exercised contract options calling for the construction of the two additional Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSVs) worth

February 26, 2012
Total Views: 49

Thursday, June 30, 2011
US Navy Joint High Speed Vessel JHSV
Defense

US Navy Orders More Warships From Austal

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Navy has ordered two more Joint High Speed Vessels from Australian shipbuilder Austal Ltd. (ASB.AU) as part of a

June 30, 2011
Total Views: 79

Friday, May 6, 2011
Army transfers civilian crewed joint high speed vessels to Navy
Navy

Army transfers civilian crewed joint high speed vessels to Navy

The Department of Defense announced today that the departments of the Navy and Army signed a Memorandum of Agreement May 2 transferring all five of the

May 6, 2011
Total Views: 271

Friday, April 1, 2011
Austal breaks ground on three new Alabama facilities
News

Austal breaks ground on three new Alabama facilities

Austal USA held a combined groundbreaking ceremony today, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing

April 1, 2011
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Navy

Austal Commences Construction on JHSV 2

Less than one year after beginning fabrication of Spearhead (JHSV 1), Austal has commenced construction on Choctaw County (JHSV 2), the second of up to ten,

September 29, 2010
Total Views: 24
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