Austal Australia delivered the first trimaran Hull 394 of the two vessel A190 million contract the Bajamar Express in July 2020.
Austal trimaran warship. Austal has a further 11 trimarans under construction or scheduled for construction at the companys shipyards around the world - and remains the only shipbuilder designing constructing and sustaining large high speed trimaran ferries globally. The high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry to be known as Bajamar Express was launched at Austals Henderson. This 27m TRI SWATH Wind Farm Support Vessel is a new Austal design which will enable safer and more efficient offshore wind turbine service through its with seakeeping capabilities.
Austal designs and builds frigate sized multi-mission surface combatants high speed military transport vessels and a range of patrol boats for customers worldwide. Vosper Thornycroft a shipbuilding company based in Portsmouth will unveil a model of a 1500-tonne trimaran frigate next month at the Idex defence exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. The 102-metre Condor Liberation is an evolution of Austals landmark 2005 trimaran ferry Benchijigua Express in every sense - optimising performance seakeeping fuel efficiency passenger comfort and payload to deliver a truly next generation transportation solution.
View Ships Austals Offshore Solutions are proven vessel platforms that deliver safety versatility and economy while providing the best possible customer experience for offshore crew and operators. The 102-metre Condor Liberation is an evolution of Austals landmark 2005 trimaran ferry Benchijigua Express in every sense - optimising performance seakeeping fuel efficiency passenger comfort and payload to deliver a truly next generation transportation solution. The first order for a prototype was awarded to the BIW and Austal LCS team in October 2005 and a contract for a second BIW and Austal LCS was awarded by the Navy in May 2009.
Austal Limited Chief Executive Officer Paddy Gregg said the successful launch was the first to be completed using Austal Philippines new floating dry dock Hercules procured in 2020. The high-speed cruise ship project evolved into Austals commercial high-speed trimaran ferry HSC Benchijigua Express. Since 2005 Austal has delivered 14 high-speed aluminium trimarans worldwide including 11 for the United States Navy.
Austals Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship LCS developed for the US Navy is a high-speed agile multi-mission combatant that delivers superior seakeeping and performance. Featuring a catamaran hull massive missionpayload area helicopter deck and roll-onroll off ramp the JHSV is able to effectively support a variety of operations including joint military missions traditional. Their displacement is rated at 2176 tons light 2784 tons full and 608 tons deadweight.
Austal designed the seaframe and built the 418 foot aluminum trimaran ship. Its about a three meter draft and youre talking ten meters plus for a military warship usually so its a huge advantage there Tony explains. Austals trimaran platform was an obvious choice.