ASC Shipbuilding Pty Ltd
2017 – 2018
Commonwealth company that held the surface shipbuilding business and workforce of ASC at Osborne, including completion of the Hobart-class air warfare destroyers, before passing to BAE Systems Australia for the Hunter-class frigate program.
How it came into existence
Created in 2017 by separating ASC Pty Ltd's shipbuilding business into its own Commonwealth-owned company, under the restructure of ASC announced by the government in October 2016.
- Surface shipbuilding
- Air warfare destroyer construction
Changes during its life
- 2018Ownership transferred to BAE Systems Australia for the duration of the Hunter-class frigate program.
How it ended
Became a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia in 2018 after BAE was selected to build the Hunter-class frigates, with the Commonwealth keeping a sovereign share and the company due to return to Commonwealth ownership at the end of the program.
Main functions
- Surface warship construction
- Completion of the Hobart-class air warfare destroyers
- Retention of the Osborne shipbuilding workforce
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Finance.
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 3 February 2017 to 1 January 2019)
Government records and websites
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