Blue Water Autonomy introduces 190-foot Liberty Class autonomous ship
Blue Water Autonomy introduced Liberty Class, a 190-foot steel autonomous ship designed for long-range U.S. Navy missions and serial construction at Conrad Shipyard.
Evidence notes
- The published design pairs a Damen Stan Patrol 6009 hull with more than 10,000 nautical miles of range and over 150 metric tons of payload capacity.
- Construction was scheduled to begin at Conrad Shipyard in March 2026, with the first vessel targeted for completion later that year.
- Blue Water described missile, sensor and logistics payloads as planned mission configurations.
Company context
Blue Water Autonomy is a U.S. maritime robotics and shipbuilding company developing long-endurance unmanned surface vessels for naval logistics, sensing and open-ocean missions.