Austal USA has begun construction of the future USCGC Ingham, the third Offshore Patrol Cutter in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage class, at the company’s Mobile, Alabama ship manufacturing facility, MarineLink Maritime News reported on 31 August 2026.
The start of structural work on Ingham was announced in the MarineLink item and confirms continued production activity at Austal USA’s Mobile yard. The report identifies the vessel as the third Heritage‑class Offshore Patrol Cutter under construction by the company.
MarineLink’s coverage states that Ingham is being built under a contract. The published item provides this programme detail without further elaboration in the supplied notes.
The announcement underscores Austal USA’s ongoing role in constructing Heritage‑class cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard. The company’s Mobile facility is named in the report as the site where the new cutter’s construction began.
Shipbuilding location and work
The report specifies Austal USA’s ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, as the location for the new build. MarineLink’s item links the commencement of work on Ingham directly to activity at that yard.
The information supplied notes only the start of construction on the future USCGC Ingham and does not include detailed schedule milestones, outfitting plans or delivery dates. The published item is recorded with the date 31 August 2026.
Programme note
The supplied facts identify Ingham as the third Heritage‑class Offshore Patrol Cutter being built by Austal USA. The article does not set out other vessels in the series or the full content of the contract referred to in the report.
The MarineLink report is the single supplied source for this item and its publication date is given as 31 August 2026. The brief supplied summary focuses on the start of construction and the location where the work is taking place.
Austal USA’s role as the builder of the third Heritage‑class cutter is the central fact confirmed by the supplied notes. Beyond that core detail, the material provided does not include additional technical, financial or timetable information.
Readers seeking further specifics about the contract scope, construction milestones, or subsequent programme developments would need to consult the original MarineLink item or official releases for more comprehensive data. The supplied notes establish the commencement of building activity but do not expand on follow‑on stages.
This report records a discrete production milestone for the Heritage class at Austal USA’s Mobile yard as captured by the MarineLink item dated 31 August 2026. No other operational or contextual details were provided in the factual notes available for this brief.