Legacy Vault
Established in 2020 and in celebration of Maine’s bicentennial, The BIW Legacy Vault is an archive of photographs, plans and ephemera that chronicles our contribution to American shipbuilding and celebrates the unique place that BIW holds for the people of our state and our country.
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Post War America – August 31, 1956
BARRY
On October 1, 1955, USS Barry (DD 933) was launched at BIW. The Forrest Sherman-class destroyer served in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. After its Navy career,…
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Post War America – March 18, 1949
EPPERSON
This ship was constructed and launched in 1945 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp (Kearny, New Jersey; owned by US Steel) before the Navy issued a stop work order.…
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Post War America – November 4, 1949
ROBERT A. OWENS
This ship was constructed and launched in 1945 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp (Kearny, New Jersey; owned by US Steel) before the Navy issued a stop work order.…
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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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