Industrialization
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Great Depression and WW II, Industrialization, Modern Era, Post War America, Progressive Era, WW1 and Roaring 20s
BIW and the Hyde Windlass Company
In the 1880s the Bath Iron Foundry, owned by General Thomas Hyde and located on Water Street in downtown Bath, was a well-established builder of deck machinery, such as windlasses,…
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Industrialization – December 31, 1898
GRANT
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…
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Industrialization – October 15, 1897
ARMERIA
Ship was delivered in 1890 by John A. Dialogue (Camden, New Jersey); the contract issued to BIW in 1897 was for repair work only (due to accidental grounding in Penobscot…
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Industrialization – December 21, 1899
DAHLGREN
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…
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Industrialization – July 20, 1895
SALACIA
Hulls 1, 4, 6 and 11: The wooden hulls for these vessels were built and launched by the New England Company in Bath, Maine, then towed to BIW to have…
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Industrialization – October 6, 1894
ELEANOR
Some ships have many lives, like Eleanor, BIW Hull #9, which was launched on May 7, 1894. The three-masted, steam-powered bark was the largest American yacht, with a crew of…
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Industrialization – July 2, 1894
CITY OF LOWELL
BIW’s first steel-hulled commercial vessel was Hull 008, City of Lowell. At its launch in 1893, it was the largest ship built in Maine. City of Lowell was meant to…
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Industrialization
ALLEGHANY
On April 14, 1892, BIW launched the Alleghany, a steam dredge for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The 95-foot long vessel – drafting just four and a half feet – was the…
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Industrialization – August 9, 1892
FRANK JONES
On August 8, 1892, the side-wheel steamer Frank Jones was delivered. The wooden hull was built by New England Co. and the engines were built by BIW. It ran between…
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Industrialization – June 15, 1891
MANHATTAN
Hulls 1, 4, 6 and 11: The wooden hulls for these vessels were built and launched by the New England Company in Bath, Maine, then towed to BIW to have…
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Industrialization – October 16, 1893
CASTINE
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…
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