Category: 2015

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of DDG 116

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BATH, Maine – On November 16, 2015, Bath Iron Works held a keel-laying ceremony for the Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), the company’s 36th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The ship is named for Captain Thomas Hudner Jr., U.S. Navy (ret.), a Korean War aviator and Medal of Honor recipient. Captain Hudner intentionally crash-landed his plane during Read More >

Navy Awards General Dynamics Bath Iron Works $610 Million for Construction of DDG 51 Class Destroyer

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BATH, Maine – The U.S. Navy has awarded funding for the construction of DDG 122, the Fiscal Year 2015 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer under contract at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. This $610.4 million contract modification fully funds this ship which was awarded in 2013 as part of a multi-ship competition for DDG 51 Class destroyers. Read More >