Saronic launches second Marauder autonomous ship from its Louisiana shipyard
Saronic's second Marauder, a medium unmanned surface vessel, is in the water and running under its own power at the company's shipyard in Franklin, Louisiana, CEO Dino Mavrookas posted on Nov. 3. He says this hull took 8% fewer labor hours to build than the first.
Saronic launched the first Marauder in May 2026, under a year after design began. At the time it said the second hull, flipped in March, was being outfitted with mechanical, electrical and autonomy systems, and that hulls three and four were under construction.
Why it matters
The labor figure is the CEO's own claim. Saronic says the Franklin yard should be able to build up to 20 Marauders a year once its expansion is finished at the end of 2026, so the next few hulls will show whether that pace is real.
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- Saronic: Marauder enters on-water trials
- Naval News: Saronic launches first Marauder
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