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Austal Nabs $79 Million Option To Build Another Navajo-Class Towing, Rescue and Salvage Ship

Austal Nabs $79 Million Option To Build Another Navajo-Class Towing, Rescue and Salvage Ship
A rendering of the Navajo-class towing, rescue and salvage ship (T-ATS). (Image: Austal USA)

The Navy awarded Austal USA a $79 million contract modification to exercise an option for construction of one more Navajo-class towing, rescue and salvage ship, the future T-ATS 15. This award puts the company under contract for five Navajo-class ships. T-ATS 11 and T-ATS 12 are currently under construction at Austal’s new Mobile, Ala., steel assembly line. “Construction of the T-ATS program is well underway at Austal USA. We are very pleased with the performance of our steel panel line.…

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