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.


















WW1 and Roaring 20s – April 9, 1925
On April 9, 1925, Bath-built coastal passenger and cargo steamer Nobska was delivered to the New England Steamship Co. It carried passengers and freight to the Nantucket Islands and later…



WW1 and Roaring 20s – December 29, 1923
Geared Parsons steam turbines, condensers and reduction gears built by BIW under a subcontract from the Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Corp (Baltimore, Maryland) for installation in ships Bethlehem were building for…

WW1 and Roaring 20s – December 24, 1923
Geared Parsons steam turbines, condensers and reduction gears built by BIW under a subcontract from the Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Corp (Baltimore, Maryland) for installation in ships Bethlehem were building for…





