Austal USA christened the first of its new Joint High Speed Vessels and won accolades from a visiting Navy official. The “Spearhead, ” the first of 10 JHSVs to be built in Austal’s Mobile shipyard, was christened Sept. 17. It is an aluminum-hulled, catamaran-style vessel that can carry 600 short tons, average 35 knots, transport…
