
Modern Era – 2001
The last ship to be launched down the ways was USS Mason (DDG 87) in 2001. Although these launches usually took about ninety seconds, a lot went into a smooth…



Modern Era – October 13, 2000
BIW delivered USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) in 2000. It was the first destroyer to be named for a non-American citizen and is the only US Navy vessel to…












Modern Era – 1993
When DiMillo’s floating restaurant in Portland was in danger of going under – literally – in 1993 they looked to BIW to shore up the decrepit hull. The restaurant had…












