Shipbuilder Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., launched two Navy vessels within a three-day span, including the final Expeditionary Fast Transport and the second Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship.
The shipbuilder launched the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12) on Feb. 23 and the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) on Feb. 25.
The 263’x59′ Solomon Atkinson is one of three T-ATS vessels under construction at Austal USA. The steel monohull ship is named after a Native American who was a plankowner of the Navy SEAL teams and one of the service’s most decorated Alaska Native sailors…