Deliveries include a response boat for a fire department in Florida and a light corvette for the Bulgarian Navy. Construction meanwhile continues on surface ships for the Korean and UK navies and the US Navy's 31st Virginia-class submarine.
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding and Construction recently floated out four new high-speed patrol vessels ordered by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
The future ROKS Chamsuri-231, ROKS Chamsuri-232, ROKS Chamsuri-233, and ROKS Chamsuri-235 belong to the Gumdoksuri-class patrol killer medium rocket vessels (PKMRs), which are upgraded variants of the ROKN's Yoon Youngha-class patrol boats.
The Bulgarian Navy recently took delivery of the lead ship of a new class of patrol vessels.
The future Hrabri is the first of a planned class of two "multi-mission modular patrol vessels" (MMPVs) to be built under a contract valued at approximately US$593 million.
US boatbuilder Silver Ships has delivered a new 52-foot (16-metre) fireboat to the Destin Fire Control District in Florida.
Identified as M-19, the vessel is equipped with four 425 hp (317 kW) Yamaha outboard engines and two 1,500-gallon (5,700-litre) Darley fire pumps capable of pushing a combined 3,000 gallons (11,000 litres) per minute.
The keel of the Royal Navy's third Type 31 frigate, HMS Formidable, has been laid at Babcock International's facility in Rosyth, Scotland. The event, held on December 9, 2025, signalled the start of the main construction phase for the third of five Inspiration-class frigates destined for the navy.
The Royal Navy noted that work on HMS Formidable has been underway since the first steel was cut in October 2024. The Type 31 programme aims to deliver all five vessels within ten years of the contract signing.
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division laid the keel of the future US Navy attack submarine USS Barb in a ceremony on Tuesday, December 9.
The submarine will be the third in the US Navy to be named after the tiger barb (P. tetrazona), a species of tropical fish. She will also be the navy's 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine as well as the 15th boat in the class to be delivered by NNS.