House passes defense bill with potential work for Bath shipyard

The house's version of the defense bill approves three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the main type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to be constructed in fiscal year 2022.

Schooner Fare, Dead Gowns, Oshima Brothers usher in Fall Season on stage

Chocolate Church Arts Center

20 year later, workers at Navy Base and BIW recall how 9/11 hijackings shook their world

Thousands of Bath Iron Works rushed out of the shipyard while the Navy base in Brunswick went into high alert and fortified itself. Here is what those working at the base and shipyard experienced.

Kennebec Estuary Land Trust to hold annual meeting, build birdhouses

‘It was complete annihilation’: Bath firefighter remembers working at Ground Zero

“What really threw us off was (the towers) were gone," Michael Clarke, a first responder in the 9/11 attacks, said. "It’s hard to ... see New York City on its knees.”

Collins, King: Bath shipyard helping Navy design new class of ship

The Navy's next type of ship, which is still in the early planning phases, is expected to replace the main types of ship Bath Iron Works builds.

Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer returns from sea trials

According to BIW Program Manager Edward Kenyon, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson "performed particularly well" throughout the trials.

Defense bill change could bring more business to Bath shipyard

The amendment authorizes a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to an annual defense bill.

Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer departs shipyard for sea trials

The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson is the third and final ship in the Zumwalt class, built exclusively by Bath Iron Works.

Bath museum court filing effort to limit liability in schooner capsizing

Maine Maritime Museum's Mary E capsized on the Kennebec River with 18 passengers aboard in July.