Austal delivers littoral combat ship USS Canberra to US Navy

MARITIME AND
UNDERSEA WARFARE|23 DECEMBER 2021By: Reporter

Austal USA delivered its second Independence Cass littoral combat ship (LCS) to the US Navy for 2021, with an additional four still under construction.

The delivery of the USS Canberra marks the second LCS that the company delivered to the US military over the course of 2021, with the future USS Santa Barbara and USS Augusta launched but yet to be commissioned, and the future USS Kingsville and USS Pierre still under construction.

Austal USA confirmed that an additional two Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels are also under construction.

Paddy Gregg, chief executive of Austal Limited, welcomed the launch of the vessel – named after Australia’s capital – with Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne sponsoring the ship.

“We were honoured to have senator Marise Payne lay the keel for the future USS Canberra in March 2020, and now we’re very pleased to be delivering the completed vessel to the Navy, on time and on budget,” Gregg said.

“Canberra is the 15th Independence Class littoral combat ship that Austal USA has delivered to the US Navy, since 2010; an outstanding track record for a multibillion-dollar program, comprising 19 ships in total.

“Add on the twelve Spearhead Class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessels that Austal USA has also delivered, during roughly the same timeframe, and you get a clear picture that our Mobile, Alabama shipyard is an incredibly efficient, value-adding asset within the United States’ defence industrial base.”

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