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U.S. Navy

Published
June 25, 2023

Bath Iron Works’ latest destroyer commissioned into service

The USS Carl M. Levin, Bath Iron Works' 38th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, will be homeported in Pearl Harbor.
Published
May 17, 2023

Bath Iron Works lays keel for latest destroyer

The USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. is Bath Iron Works' first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Published
February 5, 2023

Navy warship to take Maine capital’s name to sea

The commander of a new combat ship nearing completion in Alabama hopes to bring the USS Augusta to Maine for its commissioning.
Published
January 1, 2023

Like his father, Dr. Richard King to serve as a Navy reserve medical officer with the Marine Corps

Dr. Richard King, a trauma surgeon at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, received a direct commission to serve as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve in April. Next year, he'll begin drilling with the 4th Medical Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Published
September 27, 2022

Hawaii fines U.S. Navy for unauthorized sewage release

The Hawaii Department of Health said it recorded 766 counts of the Navy discharging pollutants in excess of limits established by a permit.

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Published
September 9, 2022

Kittery shipyard’s impact last year soared to $1.3 billion

Southern Maine towns and cities benefited from large number of workers and their salaries.
Published
August 4, 2022

Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships the Navy didn’t seek

The fiscal 2023 bill requires the Navy to spend that $4 billion to build all or part of a destroyer, 2 amphibious ships, a cargo vessel and several troop-ferrying hovercrafts.
Published
July 25, 2022

BIW wins contract to help design next-gen destroyer

The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a contract to help design its next generation of destroyers, the shipyard announced in a press release Friday afternoon.
Published
April 18, 2022

Sen. Collins calls for aid to Ukraine following Bath shipyard visit

Collins and Rep. Jared Golden were joined on a tour of BIW by U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday.
Published
February 22, 2022

Maine congressional delegates ask for more Bath-built ships

Maine and Mississippi lawmakers asked for funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the type of ship BIW builds, in the president's budget for next year.