Bath shipyard christens new warship named for late Michigan senator

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Published
October 3, 2021

Bath shipyard christens new warship named for late Michigan senator

The ship is named for former Sen. Carl Levin, a 36-year lawmaker, who served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was known as a champion of the military and pushed for defense funding.
Published
September 28, 2021

Bath shipyard to christen ship named for late Michigan senator

Former Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, a 36-year lawmaker, served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was known as a champion of the military and pushed for defense funding.
Published
September 24, 2021

House passes defense bill with potential work for Bath shipyard

The House's version of the defense bill approves three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the main type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to be constructed in fiscal year 2022.
Published
September 2, 2021

Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer returns from sea trials

According to BIW Program Manager Edward Kenyon, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson "performed particularly well" throughout the trials.
Published
September 1, 2021

Defense bill change could bring more business to Bath shipyard

The amendment authorizes a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to an annual defense bill.
Published
August 1, 2021

Former senator, BIW destroyer namesake dies at 87

At 36 years, Carl Levin was Michigan's longest-serving senator.
Published
July 29, 2021

Golden: New contract could bring business, stability to Bath shipyard

Rep. Jared Golden said Bath Iron Works likely will build about half of the 15 warships secured in a new multiyear shipbuilding contract.
Published
July 7, 2021

Sen. King expects Bath-built warship cut from defense budget will be added back

King said the decision to remove the ship from the budget was ‘both a strategic and financial mistake.’
Published
June 29, 2021

House defense budget reverses plan to cut Bath-built ships

The bill includes funding for two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, going against the president’s shipbuilding cut from earlier this year.
Published
June 22, 2021

Bath shipyard union officer dies from COVID-19 complications

Rick Poulin was a BIW worker of 31 years.