Facts
Tidbits of Bath Iron Works history, trivia and notable milestones.
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1975
First Computer arrive at BIW in 1975
The first computers arrived at BIW in late 1975. They were dumb computer terminals (remote terminals attached to a server), which were used by the Lofting group for design work…
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Modern Era – 1971
BIW completes first section of Main Assembly Building and installs 220-ton level-luffing No.11 Crane
220-ton level-luffing No. 11 Crane during construction.
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Post War America
BIW wins $10.5 million contract to build thirty-two French Fishing Trawlers
Shortly after WWII, BIW won a $10.5 million contract to build thirty-two trawlers for the French Purchasing Commission to replace many of the French fishing vessels lost during the war.…
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Great Depression and WW II – 1942-1945
BIW delivered 67 destroyers over 3+ years (1156 days), an average of 1 ship every 17 days
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Post War America – 1940
BIW Structural Fabrication Facility (Harding) is built in East Brunswick, ME
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Great Depression and WW II – 1939-1946
BIW delivered 89 destroyers to the US Navy (19% of DDs built during WWII)
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WW1 and Roaring 20s – 1917
BIW is sold to a syndicate of Maine investors upon the death of John Hyde
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Progressive Era – 1905
John S. Hyde, eldest son of General Hyde, purchases BIW from bankruptcy court
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1898
Light Vessel #71
On February 7, 1898, BIW delivered Light Vessel #71, a copper sheathed, steel framed light ship that was eventually stationed off Diamond Shoal in North Carolina. In World War I,…
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Progressive Era – May 31, 1890
Bath Iron Works Delivers Its First Hull
On May 31st, 1890, Bath Iron Works delivered its first hull, Cottage City, to the Maine Steamship Co. It was 232 feet long, 40 feet wide with a draft of…
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Industrialization – 1884
On October 20, the company is incorporated and becomes Bath Iron Works Ltd.
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