# Austal USA awarded $144M U.S. Navy contract for T-ATS ships

The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $144 million contract for the detailed design and construction of two Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships (T-ATS). This is Austal USA's first steel new ship construction program.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-10-06
- Where: Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Value: $144.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Austal USA](https://endata.com/companies/34968.md)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [modernmetals.com](https://www.modernmetals.com/2-news/page-61.html), 2021-10-07: "The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $144 million two-ship Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) detailed design and construction contract Oct. 5."
- [baybusinessnews.com](https://baybusinessnews.com/logistics-distribution-maritime/austal-wins-144-million-contract-opens-in-demand-repair-facility/), 2021-10-08: "Almost immediately after word got out Austal USA had purchased the additional waterfront property, we were inundated with calls from commercial captains looking to return to Mobile to have their ships serviced."

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