Master Boat Builders Secures US Navy Landing Craft Construction Award
The yard has captured its initial prime defense contract with the US Navy to deliver three Landing Craft Utility vessels.
Shipbuilder Master Boat Builders has entered into a prime defense agreement with the U.S. Navy, marking the yard's first direct shipbuilding contract as a prime contractor for the military branch.
Under the terms of the newly awarded program, the shipyard will undertake the construction of three new Landing Craft Utility vessels. The vessels will be fabricated directly at the company's existing yard facilities.
The Landing Craft Utility class is designed to support specialized naval logistics and amphibious operations, facilitating the transport of heavy rolling stock, cargo, and personnel between offshore staging ships and shorelines.
The award represents an expansion into primary government naval construction for the builder, adding military craft production to its active commercial and utility shipyard portfolio.
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