Swiftships is a shipbuilding and marine engineering company headquartered in South Louisiana, USA. [1] Company operates globally [2] and specialized in the construction of small to medium sized vessels made of steel, aluminum or fiberglass. [1] [3] Swiftships is involved in ship design, construction, repair and maintenance activities.
Founded by Fred Sewart in 1942, Swiftships began as Sewart Machine Works and then as Sewart Seacraft [4] in 1946. Company became a supplier of “ Swift Boats” to the US Navy during the Vietnam War (Swiftships delivered 193 Fast Patrol Crafts to the US Navy throughout the conflict). [2] The mission objective of the Swift Boat was to provide the Navy with a fast boat that could patrol the river shores for enemy soldiers. [5]
In 1969 the company was renamed as Swiftships. [6] [1]
Since 2004 and for the next years, Swiftships built ships for the oil and gas industry of the Gulf of Mexico [7] [8] and restored vessels for the Dominican Republic. [9]
Company has created its first fully unmanned surface vehicle in 2015, called Anaconda (AN-1), and later the Anaconda (AN-2), for which Swiftships teamed with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette [10] and augmented technology developers. [11] [12]
Since 1942 Swiftships has designed and built over 600 naval vessels and commercial platforms. [3]
In 2008 the company signed a contract with the Egyptian Navy, initiating a co-production program, building vessels in-country. [13] The partnership includes a yard in Alexandria, where the company produces patrol crafts. [14]
In 2009, Swiftships was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide Follow on Technical Support on behalf of the Iraqi Navy that included the establishment of a Ship Repair Facility in Umm Qasr, Iraq. [15] [16] [17] [18]
In 2020, Swiftships operates 3 yards in USA and 1 co-production yard (JV) with Egyptian Navy in Alexandria, Egypt:
Ship types include:
Swiftships is a shipbuilding and marine engineering company headquartered in South Louisiana, USA. [1] Company operates globally [2] and specialized in the construction of small to medium sized vessels made of steel, aluminum or fiberglass. [1] [3] Swiftships is involved in ship design, construction, repair and maintenance activities.
Founded by Fred Sewart in 1942, Swiftships began as Sewart Machine Works and then as Sewart Seacraft [4] in 1946. Company became a supplier of “ Swift Boats” to the US Navy during the Vietnam War (Swiftships delivered 193 Fast Patrol Crafts to the US Navy throughout the conflict). [2] The mission objective of the Swift Boat was to provide the Navy with a fast boat that could patrol the river shores for enemy soldiers. [5]
In 1969 the company was renamed as Swiftships. [6] [1]
Since 2004 and for the next years, Swiftships built ships for the oil and gas industry of the Gulf of Mexico [7] [8] and restored vessels for the Dominican Republic. [9]
Company has created its first fully unmanned surface vehicle in 2015, called Anaconda (AN-1), and later the Anaconda (AN-2), for which Swiftships teamed with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette [10] and augmented technology developers. [11] [12]
Since 1942 Swiftships has designed and built over 600 naval vessels and commercial platforms. [3]
In 2008 the company signed a contract with the Egyptian Navy, initiating a co-production program, building vessels in-country. [13] The partnership includes a yard in Alexandria, where the company produces patrol crafts. [14]
In 2009, Swiftships was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide Follow on Technical Support on behalf of the Iraqi Navy that included the establishment of a Ship Repair Facility in Umm Qasr, Iraq. [15] [16] [17] [18]
In 2020, Swiftships operates 3 yards in USA and 1 co-production yard (JV) with Egyptian Navy in Alexandria, Egypt:
Ship types include: