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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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 – May 31, 1890
COTTAGE CITY
The Cottage City, a wooden steamer, was the first ship that BIW worked on. The hull of Cottage City was built by New England Shipbuilding Company while BIW built and…
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Industrialization – 1884
On October 20, the company is incorporated and becomes Bath Iron Works Ltd.
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The New Nation – 1826
Our Beginnings
Bath Iron Works was the namesake of a brass and iron foundry established in 1826. Brigadier General Thomas W. Hyde took over the foundry in 1865, following service with the…
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