INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration  Statement
     No.  33-31984  of Avondale Industries, Inc. on Forms S-8 and S-3 of our
     report  dated  February  17, 1997, appearing  in this  Annual Report on
     Form 10-K  of Avondale Industries, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
     1996.




         DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

         New Orleans, Louisiana
         March 12, 1997