Austal USA christened its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11), during a ceremony at its Mobile, Ala.

Shared by timelapse experts MK Timelapse over on YouTube, the film breaks down every stage of the gargantuan ship’s construction ... along with the pointed bow of the ship.

According to the ship builder, ship sponsor Peggen Frank will christen the vessel by breaking a champagne bottle over the bow in front ... is the first of numerous construction contracts awarded ...

Disney Destiny has been “floated up” from the floor of the dry dock chamber in the Meyer Werft Shipyard, where she has been ...

Additionally, through the extensive use of modular construction ... 20 percent of the ship to reduce their acquisition costs. Most of the changes are found in the bow where the traditional ...