BATH (AP) — Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works has replaced one of the massive turbines on the future USS Michael Monsoor, and the stealthy destroyer is scheduled to depart for San Diego in November. The delicate operation involved lifting and maneuvering the 15-ton Rolls Royce marine turbine out of the ship, and workers had to build […]
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Navy seeks to extend service life of Arleigh-Burke destroyers
When then-candidate Donald Trump came to Lisbon in the closing days of the 2016 presidential campaign, he promised additional work for Bath Iron Works in the form of new ship construction. “My plan builds the 350-ship Navy we need and everybody requests,” Trump told voters. “And that means a lot more work for – I’m […]
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Navy requests more destroyers, to be built by BIW or Ingalls
BATH (AP) — The Navy has submitted a request for proposals for more destroyers to be built by either Maine’s Bath Iron Works or Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard, or both. The Naval Sea Systems Command issued its final request on Thursday for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built with ballistic missile defense capability. The contract covers the fiscal […]
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Some remains of sailors found on USS John McCain after collision
SINGAPORE (AP) — The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said some remains of Navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain on Tuesday, a day after the warship’s collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing. Adm. Scott Swift also said at a news conference […]
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Navy christens BIW-built destroyer named for Medal of Honor aviator
Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner looks on during the christening ceremony for the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named in his honor, at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War […]
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BIW hosts ceremony for final stealth destroyer to be named for LBJ
BATH (AP) — A Navy shipbuilder in Maine is marking a milestone in construction of the last of three stealthy destroyers. The daughters of Lyndon B. Johnson are going to be on hand Monday at Bath Iron Works for the keel-laying ceremony of the warship bearing the late president’s name. Keel-laying ceremonies date to the […]
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Bath Iron Works hoists 900-ton deckhouse onto second stealth destroyer
BATH — Overnight Thursday into Friday morning, cranes at Bath Iron Works lifted the 900-ton deckhouse of the future USS Michael Monsoor and lowered it carefully onto the hull of the second Zumwalt-class “stealth” guided-missile destroyer built by BIW for the U.S. Navy. The 155-foot-long, 60-foot-high composite deckhouse, built by Huntington Ingalls Industries in Gulfport, […]
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Thousands in Bath cheer christening of ‘most advanced Navy ship in the world’
“This ship is a modern marvel,” said U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. “She will support our allies, assist those in need, and deter and defeat, if necessary, any adversary. He said the increase in ships is so the Navy will continue to be at the right place not just at the right time […]
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Capt. Kirk says to focus on Zumwalt ‘legacy’ at destroyer christening in Bath
BATH — When he served on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Capt. James A. Kirk was assigned the call sign “Tiberius,” in a nod to the starship captain of the USS Enterprise who shared the same first and last name on the TV show “Star Trek.” The fictional captain’s middle name was Tiberius, which […]
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Navy: Sailor, civilian suspect killed in shooting at Virginia base
The suspect was a civilian who had access to be at Naval Station Norfolk, spokeswoman Terri David said early Tuesday. She said she couldn’t say whether he had permission to be on the USS Mahan, where the male sailor was shot about 11:20 p.m. Monday. No other injuries were reported, and the base was briefly […]