Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine

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Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine is a major American shipbuilding company best known for constructing U.S. Navy warships, including numerous guided-missile frigates and destroyers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shipbuilding company
acquiredBy General Dynamics
acquisitionYear 1995
builtForConflict Cold War
World War I
World War II
city Bath
country United States
economicRole key contributor to Maine economy
major employer in Bath, Maine
employsApprox thousands of workers
foundedBy Thomas W. Hyde
foundedIn 1884
foundedInCentury 19th century
hasAbbreviation BIW
hasDesignCapability naval ship design
hasFacilityType dry dock
fitting-out pier
shipyard
hasLaunchSite Kennebec River waterfront
hasWorkforceType skilled trades
unionized labor
headquartersLocation Bath, Maine
industry defense industry
shipbuilding
knownFor construction of U.S. Navy warships
construction of guided-missile destroyers
construction of guided-missile frigates
locatedIn Bath, Maine
Maine
United States
locatedOnRiver Kennebec River
notableProductType cruiser hull
destroyer
frigate
operatedBy General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
parentCompany General Dynamics
primaryCustomer United States Navy
producedClass Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Ticonderoga-class cruiser hulls
Zumwalt-class destroyer
regionallyKnownAs BIW
sector aerospace and defense
specializesIn naval engineering
surface combatant ships
state Maine

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USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) shipyard Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
USS Sampson (DDG-102) shipyard Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine