








USS Chester (CL-1), which launched in 1907, was one of the first two U.S. Navy vessels to have a steam turbine engine, placing it at the cutting edge of naval…


Progressive Era – September 21, 1906
USS Georgia (BB-15), which launched in 1904, is the only Bath-built battleship and was the largest ship built on the Kennebec until the 1960s. During sea trials, Georgia achieved 19.26…






Industrialization – December 31, 1898
Ship was built in 1894 by Harland & Wolff Shipyard (Belfast, Ireland); the contract issued to BIW in 1898 was to convert the existing vessel into a troop transport ship…



Industrialization – December 21, 1899
On December 21, 1899, BIW delivered Dahlgren (TB-9), a 148-ton torpedo boat, to the US Navy. Dahlgren’s aft conning tower and galley were aluminum – the first time it was…





Industrialization – October 16, 1893
BIW’s third hull, Castine, was delivered to the US Navy in October of 1893. It was a gunboat that spent much of its time in international waters, from Mozambique to…

