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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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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Great Depression and WW II – January 8, 1943
SPENCE
Typhoon Cobra (also known as Halsey’s Typhoon) formed on December 14, 1944 and dissipated five days later. It struck the U.S. Pacific Fleet operating in the Philippine Sea during WWII.…
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Great Depression and WW II – December 5, 1941
EMMONS
BIW launched USS Emmons (DD-457) in 1941. During the battle for Okinawa in 1945, the Gleaves-class destroyer was hit by five separate Japanese kamikazes. Survivors abandoned ship and the vessel…
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