EXHIBIT 23.1
 
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
   
  We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
33-65267 of Avondale Industries, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated January
19, 1996, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Avondale Industries,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995, and to the use of our report dated
January 19, 1996, appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the
headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.     
 
                                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
New Orleans, Louisiana
   
February 6, 1996