Metal Shark Boats

Metal Shark Boats is an American developer and builder of aluminum-hull vessels that operates shipyards in Jeanerette and Franklin, Louisiana.

As sales declined Gravois incorporated Metal Shark in 2005 with the goal of attracting governmental and commercial clients.

[4] In January 2014, Metal Shark announced that it had purchased a 25 acres (0.10 km2) site in Franklin, Louisiana on the Charenton Bypass Canal and planned to establish a second shipyard there with the capacity to construct vessels up to 250 feet (76 m) in length.

[5] In December 2014, Metal Shark reached an agreement with the Damen Group to market and build Damen-designed ships.

[7] Metal Shark won the $54 million contract to build 13 Defiant-class patrol vessels, under the supervision of the US Navy, intended to be given the USA's Caribbean neighbours.