(Picture source: US DoD) Austal Limited CEO, Paddy Gregg, commended Austal USA's expanding steel shipbuilding proficiency, evidenced by the underway construction of T-ATS 11 and 12, and the recent Auxiliary Floating Dock Medium. Austal USA currently boasts three steel vessels under construction in Mobile, Alabama, alongside numerous aluminium vessels and component projects. The team is also handling submarine modules for Virginia-class submarines and aircraft elevators for Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, contributing significantly to the U.S. defence industrial base. The T-ATS ships, functioning as ocean-going tugs, salvage, and rescue ships, aid in the U.S. Navy's fleet operations with their multi-mission common hull platform. Besides towing heavy ships, they can be used for oil spill responses, humanitarian aid, search and rescue, and surveillance missions. The vessels have a displacement of 5,110 long tons (5,190 t).