Ships
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Modern Era – March 3, 2020
Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) Start of Fabrication Ceremony
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the start of fabrication of the shipyard’s first Flight III destroyer, Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) on March 3, 2020. Louis H. Wilson…
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DDG 51 Namesakes
Who are the people the BIW-built Arleigh Burke destroyers are named for? We’re often asked. Some are famous, others less so. To bridge that knowledge gap and to clarify some…
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Modern Era – 2019
Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) Christening Ceremony
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works christened the U.S. Navy’s newest guided missile destroyer, Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The ship is named for Sen. Daniel Inouye,…
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Modern Era – 2019
Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) Christening Ceremony
On Saturday, April 27, 2019 General Dynamics Bath Iron Works christened the U.S. Navy’s newest guided missile destroyer, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002). The ship is named for President Lyndon…
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Modern Era
Bath-Built Cruisers & Frigates
Between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, Bath Iron Works began a busy program of US Naval construction. BIW was the lead yard for the Oliver Hazard Perry class of…
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DDG 51 Class
Bath Iron Works has built more than half of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke class Aegis destroyers. The longest-running post-WW2 program of surface combatants, the Burkes are the backbone of…
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