REAL SHIPS LOCATION

The Heart Of Steel Boatbuilding

Real Ships is located in south Mobile County, the nexus of Alabama’s steel boatbuilding industry. Modern Mobile Bay derives more than half its annual wealth from activities dependent upon and allied to waterborne commerce, while shipbuilding alone in Mobile County has an estimated payroll of $30 million.* Our facility is the first solely custom yacht operation in the center of this thriving commercial shipbuilding community. We are not a workboat builder dabbling in yachts as a sideline; we only build luxury long-range yachts.
 
Because of the region’s established shipbuilding culture, Real Ships has local access to a broad array of resources, skilled workers and industry subcontractors, allowing us to build with the finest in materials and labor.
 
One of the common threads uniting the commercial and recreational builders of the Mobile area is that they all recognize the many benefits of building with steel. Steel has long been acknowledged as the premier choice in commercial shipbuilding for its strength and durability; its versatility makes it a desirable choice for custom luxury yacht construction as well. Mobile County’s boatyards have well-established suppliers to meet the high demand. Not until you visit the Real Ships yard in Bayou La Batre and environs do you really start to grasp the amount and scope of ship construction taking place in the area.
 
* Sources: Mobile Convention and Visitors Center ( mobile.org) and “The Business View”
 

Visiting Real Ships

We strongly encourage anyone interested in building a Real Ships yacht to visit the yard, and see where all the action takes place. We are proud of our team and our facilities, and think it’s important you get to know who will be building your vessel. It’s much easier to visualize how your yacht will come to life as you inspect the climate-controlled cabinetry shop, fabrication building, paint tent and operations office, and put a face with the names of the project managers, welders, painters, carpenters and electricians who will be working for you.

Airport Information

If you are flying in, major airports within easy commute to Bayou La Batre include:
Mobile (MOB): http://www.mobairport.com/ is about a 40 minute drive south to Real Ships
 
Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT): http://www.flygpt.com/ is just over an hour drive east to Real Ships
 
Pensacola (PNS): http://www.flypensacola.com/ is not quite a two hour drive west to Real Ships
 
New Orleans (MSY): http://www.flymsy.com/ is about a two and a half hour drive east to Real Ships
 

Hotel Accommodations

There are a number of accommodations close to the Real Ships yard in the Mobile area. Here are a few we would recommend:
 
Hampton Inn Mobile Tillman's Corner
5478 Inn Road
Mobile, AL
(251) 660-9202
 
Marriott Airport Blvd. Mobile
3101 Airport Blvd.
Mobile, AL 36606
(251)476-9360
 
Downtown Mobile Hotel & Accommodations  
Riverview Plaza Hotel
64 S. Water St.
Mobile, AL
(251) 438-4000
 
Battle House Renaissance Hotel
26 N. Royal St.
Mobile, AL 
(866) 316-5957
 
Admiral Semmes Radisson Hotel
251 Government St.
Mobile, AL
(251) 432-8054
 
Eastern Shore
 
Grand Marriott Hotel Resort, Golf Club & Spa
One Grand Boulevard
P.O. Box 639
Point Clear, AL 36565
(251) 928-9201
 

Visiting Mobile

Mobile, Alabama, is a fast-growing metro area of activity rich in Southern charm and history. From the parks and beaches that stretch along Mobile Bay to Mobile Battleship Memorial Park, where you can tour the USS Alabama, to the Bellingrath Gardens and Home, there is much to see and do in Mobile. There are also a number of events year round in Mobile including a Bird Festival, Art Festival, Pecan Festival and a wide range of music festivals as well. Mobile is also on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
 
Visit www.mobilecountyal.gov or www.mobile.org/vis_home.php to see what’s happening in Mobile during your stay.